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Revision as of 09:31, 23 July 2012
, 09:31, 23 July 2012These should be added when there are links to other learning pages, otherwise it is confusing
==Install Fedora 17==
==Install Fedora 17==
Follow the instructions at the [http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora Fedora page] and install Fedora or run it in virtualization.
Follow the instructions at the [http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora Fedora page] and install Fedora or run it in a virtualized environment.
==Install Sugar==
==Install Sugar==
Now install Sugar:
Now install Sugar, on Fedora this is [[0.96/Notes| Sugar 0.96]]:
yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
Or you can run it from your launcher like any other application:
Or you can run it from your launcher like any other application:
[[File:1 develop activity f17 start sugar emulator.png]]
[[File:2 develop activity f17 running emulator.png]]
[[File:3 develop activity f17 running emulator 3.png]]
==Modify an Activity==
==Modify an Activity==
The Activities you installed earlier with the 'groupinstall' command are installed under '/usr/share/sugar/activities/'. For developing it is easier to have them available in a user accessible part of the system. Sugar does look in the $HOME/Activities folder for Activities. The folder has to be named to end with '.activity'.
Start a terminal and create the folder in your $HOME directory and change into it:
cd
mkdir Activities
cd Activities/
Clone the HelloWorld activity (in the folder helloworld.activity):
git clone git://git.sugarlabs.org/hello-world/mainline.git helloworld.activity
[[File:6 develop activity f17 get helloworld.png]]
If you know restart the sugar-emulator the activity will be available. You can favorite it in the activity-list view in the Home view.
[[File:7_develop_activity_f17_helloworld_favorite.png]]
[[File:8_develop_activity_f17_helloworld_favorte_2.png]]
[[File:9_develop_activity_f17_helloworld_favorite_3.png]]
[[File:10_develop_activity_f17_run_helloworld.png]]
So the first fun thing to do is to change the HelloWorld Activity to welcome yourself. Just change the activity.py file in the Activity folder with your favorite editor and restart the Activity. You do not need to restart the emulator for that.
[[File:11 develop activity f17 edit activity 1.png]]
[[File:12 develop activity f17 edit activity.png]]
[[File:13 develop activity f17 result.png]]
If you made it this far, you have made a big step to becoming an Activity developer using the tools available in Fedora 17. I hope you enjoyed it.