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The manual [http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/index/ Make Your Own Sugar Activities!] was written by James Simmons a few years ago.  It is still the most complete guide to making Sugar Activities, but it is already out of date.  Two things have changed since it was first published:

The manual [http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/index/ Make Your Own Sugar Activities!] was written by James Simmons a few years ago.  It is still the most complete guide to making Sugar Activities, but it is already out of date.  Two things have changed since it was first published:

# Python is now at version 3, and will not run code for version 2.  Python 3 uses GTK3 to create user interfaces and that will also break existing code.  The examples in the book need to be updated and re-tested.

# Sugar now uses GTK3 to create user interfaces.  The examples in the book use the older GTK, which is still available, but Activities should start using the new GTK3.  The examples need to be updated and re-tested.

# When James wrote the book he hoped it would help students write their own Activities.  Whether the book helped or not, the fact is that students '''are''' writing Sugar Activities and even contributing to the Sugar environment itself.  It is time for these students to stand up and be counted.  Show off what you know, put your bio in the "About The Authors" chapter, and enjoy the benefits of being a published author.  Impress friends, family, girls, boys, and future employers.

# When James wrote the book he hoped it would help students write their own Activities.  Whether the book helped or not, the fact is that students '''are''' writing Sugar Activities and even contributing to the Sugar environment itself.  It is time for these students to stand up and be counted.  Show off what you know, put your bio in the "About The Authors" chapter, and enjoy the benefits of being a published author.  Impress friends, family, girls, boys, and future employers.

# Can you do a good translation from English to Spanish (or Spanish to English?)  There is a Spanish version of the book at http://en.flossmanuals.net/como-hacer-una-actividad-sugar/.  We need to make any improvements to one manual have a translated version in the other.  Some of our authors may prefer to write in Spanish, so we might need translators for both directions.

# Can you do a good translation from English to Spanish (or Spanish to English?)  There is a Spanish version of the book at http://en.flossmanuals.net/como-hacer-una-actividad-sugar/.  We need to make any improvements to one manual have a translated version in the other.  Some of our authors may prefer to write in Spanish, so we might need translators for both directions.

We'll write the manual using software called Booktype, which is like a Wiki that can make books.  All you need is a web browser.  The Sugar Browse Activity should be fine.  The books will be published for free on the Internet Archive, as webpages on the FLOSS Manuals website, and as attractive printed books and Kindle e-books on Amazon.com sites in the U.S. and Europe.

We'll write the manual using software called Booktype, which is like a Wiki that can make books.  All you need is a web browser.  The Sugar Browse Activity should be fine.  The books will be published for free on the Internet Archive, as webpages on the FLOSS Manuals website, and as attractive printed books and Kindle e-books on Amazon.com sites in the U.S. and Europe.  Currently the cover shows a picture of James Simmons and lists him as the sole author.  The new edition will list all contributors and the back may have a sort of collage of the contributor's photos.  The mentor may also buy copies of the printed book for the contributors and ship them to wherever they live.