0.102/Notes

Sucrose 0.101.4 Release Notes

Introduction

Sugar 0.101.4 (unstable) is the feature-freeze version of the Sugar learning platform on the road towards the 0.102 release. It was released 8 March 2014.

The main changes in this cycle are primarily bug fixes and enhancements to existing features. Worth noting is the large number of patches contributed by new community members.

Summary of changes

Sugar

Add age and gender to intro pages and About Me settings; configurable limits imposed on the number of open activities; activities can be limited to opening a single instance at a time; improvements to the updater; reworking of wireless control panel; improvements to batch processing; improvements to View Source; removal of OLPC-specific code from Control Panel.

Sugar Toolkit

Conversion to gsettings; improvements to mimetype handling; Journal searching; inhibit suspend while activity is sharing

Sugar Artwork

New icons for backup and restore; age and gender; document-open. Improvements to the battery-charging icons. Some style improvements.

Sugar Activities (Fructose)

Pippy, the Sugar Python editor got a major overhaul. It supports multiple tabs and numerous new export mechanisms. In combination with Turtle Blocks, it is now possible to create new Sugar Activities entirely within Sugar itself: (1) Create a Turtle Blocks project; (2) Export the project as Python; (3) Import the Python code into Pippy; and (4) Export the Python code as a Sugar Activity. You can even create a Sugar icon for your project using Turtle Blocks.

What is new for users

• We optionally capture age and gender for each user.
• We limit the number of open activities
• We limit certain activities to one open instance at a time

What's new for developers

• Conversion to gsettings (gconf is deprecated)

How to contribute with testing

Testing and reporting issues is a big help for the developing team.

You can set up the Sugar developer environment by following the instructions found at http://developer.sugarlabs.org

We've not yet set up pre-built test images for 0.101.4. The images from 0.100 can be found here: 0.100/Testing

Sugar Commits since 0.100

Author	Commit
Gonzalo Odiard	Show a error message if the activity updater can't connect to the server …
Gonzalo Odiard	Microformat updater: fix parser …
rcunning01	Set GNU GPL in monospace font …
Ignacio Rodríguez	Use hardcode names and colors.
Gonzalo Odiard	Microformat updater: set cache header …
Ignacio Rodríguez	Unit test for profile, age, gender, color and nick.
Daniel Narvaez	Pyflakes fixes
Frederick Grose	Rework wireless control panel section to respect non-wireless connect… …
Daniel Narvaez	Fix pep8 errors
Prasoon Shukla	Fixed ticket 4694. …
edudev	A small bug fix, due to the GSettings port and homeview key merging
Gonzalo Odiard	Inhibit suspend while doing text to speech …
Gonzalo Odiard	Display keyboard shortcuts in palettes - Fixes #4716 …
Gonzalo Odiard	CurrentActivityIcon need check if _home_activity is None - Fixes #4725 …
Ignacio Rodríguez	Use set_color_xo instead set_color …
manuq	Expose variables used by inner functions
Daniel Narvaez	Revert "Remove unused variable from journal misc.py" …
Daniel Narvaez	Remove unused variable from journal misc.py
Walter Bender	add missing file: agepicker.py
Daniel Narvaez	Add keybinding to dump the ui tree
Walter Bender	Add age and gender to user profile …
manuq	Icon API change: use pixel_size …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix error while trying to open journal palette. Fixes #4637 …
Martin Abente Lahaye	Fix missing options in batch copy palette …
Gonzalo Odiard	Add viewhelp.py to POTFILES.in
Gonzalo Odiard	Implement Activity Help feature …
edudev	Asynchronous file copying
Daniel Narvaez	Add the gsettings schemas for translation
edudev	GConf to GSetitngs port, tier 2 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix method name in journal multiple objects operation …
manuq	Remove monochrome from battery icon while charging …
Walter Bender	Fix typo in GConf code …
Ignacio Rodríguez	Port AboutMe section to Grid
edudev	Use .splice_async() in filetransfer.py …
edudev	GConf backward compatibility …
edudev	Change paths to non deprecated scheme
edudev	GConf to GSettings port
Daniel Narvaez	Remove trailing space
Sam	Fixed an issue with the show_launcher option having no effect
Gonzalo Odiard	CP background section need set the cursor at exit - SL #4667 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix control panel search focus issue - SL #3188 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix "Show feedback in detailview when sugar can't manage a entry" …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix "Restart button in detailview does not works if palette is opened… …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix Clone of gtk3 activities - SL #4608 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Consolidate the control of what can be resumed in the journal …
Gonzalo Odiard	Show feedback in detailview when sugar can't manage a entry - SL #328 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix regression introduced by ae54fc4 …
ChristoferR	Unnecessary checkout for getting file size, Fixes: #2303 …
Walter Bender	add jarabe/view/alerts …
Walter Bender	Set limit to open activities and open instances …
Daniel Narvaez	Revert "Shows path instead of activity name in Title bar. Fixes #3073" …
Daniel Narvaez	Add padding to the journal button palette …
cheekujodhpur	Shows path instead of activity name in Title bar. Fixes #3073
Daniel Narvaez	Revert "Removes pulsing from start-up icon. Fixes #3092" …
Jerry Vonau	Remove OLPC specific code from sugar-control-panel …
Gonzalo Odiard	Do not update the journal when in the detail view - SL #4658 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Reorganize the code to avoid duplications … Gonzalo Odiard About computer: show when was the last update on system packages …
Gonzalo Odiard	About this computer: Display secondary licenses if needed …
Gonzalo Odiard	Display the model in the control panel About this computer section …
Gonzalo Odiard	Add a gconf option to show/hide the Register option - SL #4640 …
Daniel Narvaez	Improve shutdown/restart/logout configurability …
Daniel Narvaez	Trivial string change …
Gonzalo Odiard	Avoid popup the palette while a dragging in the Journal - SL #3999 …
Walter Bender	The set hidden attribute ioctl doesn't work for …
Gonzalo Odiard	Add 5 GHz frequency channels table - SL #4459 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Update version of Sugar to 0.100 …
Walter Bender	Fix to fix of SL #4650 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Avoid switch to the Journal or change views when a modal window is op… …

Sugar Toolkit Commits since 0.100

Author	Commit
Gonzalo Odiard	Remove c implementation of mime methods …
Gonzalo Odiard	Implement mime.get_mime_parents using python …
Gonzalo Odiard	Use Gio.content_type_guess to identify mime type - Fixes #4715 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Add accelerator to PaletteMenuItem - Fixes #4716 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Restore suspend catch the wrong exception …
Gonzalo Odiard	Inhibit suspend while a activity is shared …
Gonzalo Odiard	Remove unused code …
Gonzalo Odiard	Webkit1 compatibility: send 404 error if the file don't exists …
Sam	Fixes #1929, update toolbar examples in activity doc strings
Martin Abente Lahaye	Revert "Keep updated CellRendererInvoker self.path updated - Fixes #4… …
Gonzalo Odiard	Keep updated CellRendererInvoker self.path updated - Fixes #4717 …
manuq	Icon: deprecate icon_size …
Ignacio Rodríguez	pep8 fixes for 'Add menu width chars'
Ignacio Rodríguez	Add menu width chars to sugar3
Daniel Narvaez	Fix chaining up to the parent
Daniel Narvaez	Fix pyflakes errors
Sai Vineet	Add Activity Testing API and check command to setup.py …
edudev	Touch UI: esc fullscreen …
edudev	Remove GConf completely …
Daniel Narvaez	Remove unnecessary check for python headers …
edudev	GConf to GSettings port
Gonzalo Odiard	Add get_show_launcher() in bundles other than activitybundle …
Akshay Nautiyal	Use proper formatting syntax, fixes #2170
Sam	Fixes #4634, issue where spaces in bundle ids crashed sugar
Gonzalo Odiard	Be able to click in a tooltip - Fixes #991 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Make webactivity compatible with webkit1 …
Gonzalo Odiard	Fix cloning activity in sugar - SL #4608 …
Walter Bender	Add single_instance field to activity bundle …
dnaula	Fixes #3665: add is_fullscreen() method to Window class …
Ezequiel Pereira	Add journal filter for .xo bundles …
Daniel Narvaez	Make gir files depend on their library …

Sugar Artwork Commits since 0.100

Author	Commit
manuq	Remove double line in menuitem separators …
manuq	Add icons for Backup and Restore …
Walter Bender	New icons for age-gender feature …
manuq	Fix fill of charging battery icon 100 …
Ignacio Rodríguez	Add document-open to make file
Ignacio Rodríguez	Add document-open icon
Robert King	Fixes #44 . Adds charging icon to charging battery sign
Ignacio Rodríguez	Add icon for the python mime type …
Frederick Grose	Use Sugar-themed hand for the touchpad icon. …

Changes to Sugar Activities since 0.100

Marian Zepf||Export Python branch (This is really fun. Give it a try.)

Activity	Version
Pippy	57
Author	Enhancements
Walter Bender	Set tab label with file name when loading examples
Walter Bender	Set focus on text view
Gonzalo Odiard	Improvement to search for sound resources
Sai Vineet	Export as disutils, as library, as example
Sai Vineet	Edit on multiple tabs
Ignacio Rodriguez	Add custom icon selection when saving as Sugar activity
Emil Dudev	Add confirmation alert before loading new projects
Ignacio Rodriguez	Use open palette instead of treeview
Sai Vineet	Show/Hide terminal widget
Walter Bender	Added new examples (math/pi, math/stern-brocot)
Jorge Alberto Gómez López	Added i18n support for examples
Jorge Alberto Gómez López	Added tutorials
Ignacio Rodriguez	Reenable copy/paste
Walter Bender	New icons
Author	Bug Fixes
Walter Bender	Sort out numerous cases regarding saving/restoring tabs/tabs content
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with sound check in sugar-build env.
Walter Bender	Don't offer up sound examples if TamTam is not installed
Walter Bender	Work around problem importing sugar3.activity to generate bundle_path
Walter Bender	Keep dialog window on top after cycling between activities
Walter Bender	Fix problems with sound library
Walter Bender	Using elements package from Physics
Walter Bender	Fixed a problem that prevented Pippy from opening .py files
Fixed many issues with export Sugar activity code
Activity	Version
Turtle Blocks	199
Author	Enhancements
Walter Bender	Use journal or file block for all media types
Walter Bender	Play audio and video from the web
Walter Bender	Eliminate extra space around protoblock labels
Walter Bender	Code cleanup: separate classes for Selectors and PaletteViews
Walter Bender	Use built-in Python mimetype processing
Walter Bender	Cleaned up gplay code (uses debug_output)
Jorge Alberto Gómez López	Export project as Sugar icon
Jorge Alberto Gómez López	Export project as ODP
Scimonster	Added URL block
Walter Bender	Save/restore palette settings in GConf
Alan Aguiar	Add confirmation when emptying trash in GNOME version
Daniel Francis	Add load/save plugin dialog to GNOME version
Walter Bender	Add busy cursor when projects are being prepared to run
Walter Bender	Added busy cursor while project is loading from store
Walter Bender	Added tabbing through palette proto-blocks
Cynthia Solomon	New sample program
Walter Bender	Merged new translations
Author	Bug Fixes
Walter Bender	Fixed bug with color constants when used with push/pop and boxes
Alan Aguiar	Fixed bug with hover help in GNOME
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with dragging canvas while programming is running
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with Returns in action and box names (as reported by quozi)
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with label positioning on some blocks
Walter Bender	Fixed rendering problem with filled shapes using arcs
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with sharing filled shapes using arcs
Ignacio Rodriguez	Make save_as_icon button insensitive when no svg output available
Ignacio Rodriguez	Make save_as_ODP button insensitive when no saved pictures available
Walter Bender	Added missing parens for some binary operations in Python export
Walter Bender	Fixed positioning of help messages (#4679)
Walter Bender	Reworked Duplicate Blocks warning graphic to reflect current block shapes
Walter Bender	Refactor until block shape to better reflect flow logic
Walter Bender	Enabled load file to heap/save heap to file to use the Sugar journal
Alan Aguiar	Fixed shade block dock settings
Alan Aguiar	Fixed bug in empty trash
Walter Bender	Set active turtle after 'clean' in exported Python code
Walter Bender	Execute 'until' body once before entering loop in exported Python code
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with running_blocks flag not being cleared (cause of spurious "hit stop button" messages.
Walter Bender	Fixed problem with errant text entry widget on run.
Jorge Alberto Gómez López	Fixed problem with text wrap of SVG output #1856
Walter Bender	Logging errors in project metadata for making learning visible
Walter Bender	Prevent text blocks from docking to blocks requiring numeric arguments

Credits

Many people contributed to this release indirectly, including testing, documentation, translation, contributing to the Wiki, outreach to education and developer communities. On behalf of the community, we give our warmest thanks to the developers and contributors who made this Sugar release possible.

We want to especially thank:

• the Infrastructure team which does all this great work in the background without which the development would not be possible at all,

• the deployments that provide the development team with feedback from the field,

• the Design team which guided the design of features with UI changes or impact on the workflow,

• the Translation team which makes sure that Sugar is enjoyable in the local languages of our users,

• the developers that submit patches for new features and bug fixes and do review other's patches,

• the maintainers that make sure their code is shippable and which provide packagers with new tarballs,

• the packagers which provide distributions with new Sugar packages,

• the SoaS team for providing a Sugar version to test with during the development cycle,

• the testers for finding the small and bigger issues,

• the release team and Development team for coordinating those efforts.

Daniel Narvaez took the responsibility of manage the release.