User:Quozl

Pippy Design Idea

A running Pippy instance will contain the following user data:

• zero or more python zip bundles,

List of changes:

• remove the examples widget from the main screen, provide it only as an "open an example bundle" function,
• remove the output window from the main screen, provide it only when a program is run, and only if the program generates stdout or reads from stdin,
• enlarge the program text entry widget to be nearly full screen,
• encapsulate the program text entry widget in tabs for files in a zip bundle,
• encapsulate the bundle in tabs for zip bundles loaded into pippy instance,
• on standard sugar save, save all zip bundles and files in a sugar journal entry,
• provide an export zip bundle button that creates a sugar journal entry of type zip bundle, for sharing,
• provide a way to import zip bundles from journal into the current pippy instance,
• on execution of a bundle, allow access to all other currently loaded bundles via import, and access to system bundles via import,

<Quozl> pippy screen might contain a series of zip bundles.  each bundle might contain multiple files, including the setup.py perhaps hidden.  learner might load some bundles into pippy, then write a program as a new bundle that imports the other bundles.
<Quozl> i think the program output window might be separate to the main view ... something that pops up when "run" is pressed.
<Quozl> i think the series of examples takes up space unnecessarily.
<m_anish> Quozl yep, and an activity for a kid could be to use the existing examples in a bundle to write more complex code
<Quozl> yes.
<m_anish> Quozl agree
<Quozl> each of the samples would be a bundle.