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;Code: Tasks related to writing or refactoring code
 
;Code: Tasks related to writing or refactoring code
# Write a new pootle-helper script for doing preventative [[GoogleCodeIn2012/MsgfmtChecker|msgfmt checks]].
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# Sugarize [[GoogleCodeIn2012/Virtaal|Virtaal]] for L10n "bootstrapping".
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# Convert Sugar activities from [[Features/GTK3/Porting|GTK-2 to GTK-3]] framework.
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# [[Features/Touch/Development|Enable touch]] for activities that use direct keyboard input.
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# Implement the [[Features/Background_image_on_home_view|set background image on Home View Feature]].
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# Package Sugar activity utilities (e.g., [http://git.sugarlabs.org/portfolio/portfolio/blobs/master/toolbar_utils.py]) for inclusion in the [http://git.sugarlabs.org/sugar-toolkit-gtk3 Sugar toolkit].
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# Extend the Infoslicer activity to be able to leverage the local content in the Wikislices project.
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# Port the Python turtle module to GTK (currently it is QT)
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;Documentation/Training: Tasks related to creating/editing documents and helping others learn more
 
;Documentation/Training: Tasks related to creating/editing documents and helping others learn more
# Write a [[GoogleCodeIn2012/Turtle Art|Turtle Art]] introductory tutorial.
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# Identify and document a generalized (ideally automated) method for taking nearly identical screen shots with the desktop set to a selected list of different languages. (Possibly Orca?).
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# Flesh out the [[Features/GTK3/Porting|GTK-2 to GTK-3]] conversion documentation to include more comprehensive coverage of Pango.
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# Better document the process of creating and using [[Sugar_on_a_Stick|Sugar on a Stick]], the LiveUSB version of Sugar.
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# Better document the process of running Sugar in a [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/VirtualBox|virtual machine (VM)]].
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# Create videos on how to use Sugar and how to use core Sugar activities.
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# Update and add new content to the manual [http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/index/ Make Your Own Sugar Activities]! (details [[GoogleCodeIn2012/MYOSA|here]]).
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;Outreach/Research: Tasks related to community management, outreach/marketing, or studying problems and recommending solutions
 
;Outreach/Research: Tasks related to community management, outreach/marketing, or studying problems and recommending solutions
# Research internationalization of [[GoogleCodeIn2012/SVG images| SVG images]].
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# Research what [[Platform_Team/sugar-stats|metadata about Sugar activity usage]] would be helpful to teachers for assessment purposes.
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# Research what opportunities/roadblocks exist for running Sugar in your local schools.
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# Research what is missing from Sugar that makes it unused by your local schools.
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# Research the issues involved with porting Sugar to "the Cloud".
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# Research the issues involved with porting Sugar to Android.
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# Research how Sugar Labs might leverage the work of [copyleftgames.org CGG] and CGG might leverage the work of Sugar Labs.
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;Quality Assurance: Tasks related to testing and ensuring code is of high quality.
 
;Quality Assurance: Tasks related to testing and ensuring code is of high quality.
# Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are are orphaned.
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;User Interface: Tasks related to user experience research or user interface design and interaction
# Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are touch-enabled or need modifications to support touch.
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# Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are lacking in documentation (e.g., [[Activities|Activity wiki page]]).
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# Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are have issues running on non-x86 architectures (e.g. ARM).
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# Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are lacking i18n support.
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;User Interface: Tasks related to user experience research or user interface design and interaction
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# Analyze Sugar from the point of view of special needs and make recommendations for improvements.
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# Help us design the Sugar affordances for Sugar on tablet computers (Sugar Touch).
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! Project !! Title !! Category !! Notes
# Develop new Maliit keyboard files for additional languages(beyond those already developed by garycmartin).
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# Think of ways to further leverage the use of an accelerometer in Sugar (and other common sensors found in portable computing devices).
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! i18n || Pootle helper-script || code || Write a new pootle-helper script for doing preventative [[GoogleCodeIn2012/MsgfmtChecker|msgfmt checks]].
# Assessing how Sugar is used by students. What is learnt? Survey students and teachers. How well does it deliver its goals?
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# Survey Sugar users to find out what UI features they want from Sugar in the future.
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! i18n || Sugarize Virtaal || code || Sugarize [[GoogleCodeIn2012/Virtaal|Virtaal]] for L10n "bootstrapping"
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! gtk3 || GTK2-to-GTK3 conversion || code || Convert Sugar activities from [[Features/GTK3/Porting|GTK-2 to GTK-3]] framework.
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|-
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! touch || On-screen keyboard support || code || [[Features/Touch/Development|Enable touch]] for activities that use direct keyboard input.
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|-
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! ui || Set background image || code || Implement the [[Features/Background_image_on_home_view|set background image on Home View Feature]].
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|-
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! toolkit || Package toolbar utils || code || Package Sugar activity utilities (e.g. [http://git.sugarlabs.org/portfolio/portfolio/blobs/master/toolbar_utils.py]) for inclusion in the [http://git.sugarlabs.org/sugar-toolkit-gtk3 Sugar toolkit].
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! activity || Infoslicer enhancement (wikislices) || code || Extend the Infoslicer activity to be able to use the local content in the Wikislices project.
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|-
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! activity || Infoslicer enhancement (journal images) || code || Extend the Infoslicer activity to be able to use images from the Sugar Journal
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|-
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! activity || Sugarize Python Turtle module || code || Will require port of the Python turtle module to GTK (currently it is QT)
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|-
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! activity || Turtle Art tutorial || documentation/training || Write a [[GoogleCodeIn2012/Turtle Art|Turtle Art]] introductory tutorial
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! i18n || Multilanguage screenshots || documentaton/training || Identify and document a generalized (ideally automated) method for taking nearly identical screen shots with the desktop set to a selected list of different languages. (Possibly Orca?).
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|-
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! gtk3 || GTK3 conversion guide || documentation/training || Flesh out the [[Features/GTK3/Porting|GTK-2 to GTK-3]] conversion documentation to include more comprehensive coverage of Pango.
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|-
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! soas || Sugar on a Stick guide || documentation/training || Better document the process of creating and using [[Sugar_on_a_Stick|Sugar on a Stick]] the LiveUSB version of Sugar.
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! www || Create new Sugar Labs home page || documentation/training || We have some detailed designs of a new website that need to be implemented.
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! soas || Sugar VM || documentation/training || Better document the process of running Sugar in a [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/VirtualBox|virtual machine (VM)]].
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! doc || How to videos || documentation/training || Create videos on how to use Sugar and how to use core Sugar activities.
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! doc || How to create a collection || documentation/training || Create a guide to creating and using collections.
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! doc || Sugar FLOSS Manual || documentation/training || Update and add new content to the manual [http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/index/ Make Your Own Sugar Activities]! (details [[GoogleCodeIn2012/MYOSA|here]]).
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! i18n || SVG internationalization || outreach/research || Research internationalization of [[GoogleCodeIn2012/SVG images| SVG images]].
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! assessment || Sugar assessment tools || outreach/research || Research what [[Platform_Team/sugar-stats|metadata about Sugar activity usage]] would be helpful to teachers for assessment purposes.
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|-
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! outreach || Sugar in your school (opportunities) || outreach/research || Research what opportunities/roadblocks exist for running Sugar in your local schools.
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|-
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! outreach || Sugar in your school (roadblocks) || outreach/research || Research what is missing from Sugar that makes it unused by your local schools.
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|-
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! future || Sugar in the Cloud || outreach/research || Research the issues involved with porting Sugar to "the Cloud".
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! future || Sugar on Android || outreach/research || Research the issues involved with porting Sugar to Android.
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! cgg || Copyleft Games || outreach/research || Research how Sugar Labs might leverage the work of [copyleftgames.org CGG] and CGG might leverage the work of Sugar Labs.
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! maintenance || Orphaned activities || quality assurance || Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are are orphaned.
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! maintenance || Sugar Touch || quality assurance || Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are touch-enabled or need modifications to support touch.
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! doc || Sugar Documentation || quality assurance || Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are lacking in documentation (e.g. [[Activities|Activity wiki page]]).
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! arm || Sugar on ARM || quality assurance || Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are have issues running on non-x86 architectures (e.g. ARM).
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! i18n || Sugar i18n || quality assurance || Do an analysis of which Sugar activities are lacking i18n support.
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|-
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! ui || Special Needs || user interface || Analyze Sugar from the point of view of special needs and make recommendations for improvements.
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|-
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! ui || Touch || user interface || Help us design the Sugar affordances for Sugar on tablet computers (Sugar Touch).
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|-
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! ui || On-screen Keyboard || user interface || Develop new Maliit keyboard files for additional languages(beyond those already developed by garycmartin).
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|-
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! ui || Accelerometer || user interface || Think of ways to further leverage the use of an accelerometer in Sugar (and other common sensors found in portable computing devices).
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|-
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! ui || Assessment || user interface || Assessing how Sugar is used by students. What is learnt? Survey students and teachers. How well does it deliver its goals?
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! ui || New Features || user interface || Survey Sugar users to find out what UI features they want from Sugar in the future.
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