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==Editing==

==Editing==

This describes how to reprogram activities using just the tools that come with the Sugar operating system. It does not require any extra development tools. Development is done directly on the OLPC XO, alternatively it can be done using the [[Live CD]], [[Sugar on a Stick]] or other implementations of Sugar.  

This describes how to reprogram activities using just the tools that come with the Sugar operating system. It does not require any extra development tools. Development is done directly on the OLPC XO, alternatively it can be done using the [[Live CD]], [[Sugar on a Stick]] or other implementations of Sugar.  

This page is targeted at beginners, more experienced users may find reading [[Activities/Turtle Art/Patching]] , [[Activity_Team/Resources]] and [[Activity_Team/Creating_a_New_Activity]] useful.

This page is targeted at beginners, more experienced users may find reading [[Activities/Turtle Art/Patching]] , [[Activity Team/Resources]] and [[Activity Team/Creating a New Activity]] useful.

The activities are  stored  at ''/home/olpc/Activities'' and you can use Browse as a "file manager" to browse the file system using the URL prefix ''file://''

The activities are  stored  at ''/home/olpc/Activities'' and you can use Browse as a "file manager" to browse the file system using the URL prefix ''file://''

For example, type ''file:///home/olpc/Activities/TurtleArt.activity'' into the browser address bar to see the Python files that make up the TurtleArt activity. Click on one of the *.py files to inspect the code.

For example, type ''file:///home/olpc/Activities/TurtleArt.activity'' into the browser address bar to see the Python files that make up the Turtle Art activity. Click on one of the *.py files to inspect the code.

You can view the code but not edit it in Browse.  

You can view the code but not edit it in Browse.  

[[Activities/Turtle in a Pond]] is an Activity designed to be modified. Keep the Turtle in the pond. Write your own short Python program.

[[Activities/Turtle in a Pond]] is an Activity designed to be modified. Keep the Turtle in the pond. Write your own short Python program.

==Modifying TurtleArt Files==

==Modifying Turtle Art Files==

(see also [[Activities/TurtleArt-0.88#Programmable_Brick]])

(see also [[Activities/Turtle Art-0.88#Programmable_Brick]])

Turtle Art has a special block that is programmable in Pippy. Look for the tamyblock.py entry in your Journal. Try uncommenting one of the examples.

Turtle Art has a special block that is programmable in Pippy. Look for the tamyblock.py entry in your Journal. Try uncommenting one of the examples.

===turtleart.py===

===turtleart.py===

This file is not used by Sugar to launch TurtleArt but you can use it to launch TurtleArt from the terminal, go to ''/home/olpc/Activities/TurtleArt.activity'' and type

This file is not used by Sugar to launch Turtle Art but you can use it to launch Turtle Art from the terminal, go to ''/home/olpc/Activities/TurtleArt.activity'' and type

  python turtleart.py

  python turtleart.py

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===Localizing TurtleArt===

===Localizing Turtle Art===

The best way to contribute to translations for Sugar Activities is through http://translate.sugarlabs.org/ In the next release cycle, your translations will be available to millions of users.

The best way to contribute to translations for Sugar Activities is through http://translate.sugarlabs.org/ In the next release cycle, your translations will be available to millions of users.

Here follows a quick and dirty hack to add translations to a local copy of TurtleArt.  

Here follows a quick and dirty hack to add translations to a local copy of Turtle Art.  

For TurtleArt, the translations' source resides at /home/olpc/Activities/TurtleArt.activity/po For example, the Slovenian translation source is in sl.po. The file consists of untranslated and translated string pairs:

For Turtle Art, the translations' source resides at /home/olpc/Activities/TurtleArt.activity/po For example, the Slovenian translation source is in sl.po. The file consists of untranslated and translated string pairs:

  msgid "untranslatedstring"

  msgid "untranslatedstring"