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| = Description = | | = Description = |
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− | This activity born as a proof of concept for a piano keyboard widget, with the idea of add this widget to the existing TamTam suite. This widget should be usable with touch devices, as the XO-4, and support multiple touches, then we need use Gtk3 (Gtk2 only support a simple toch emulation). The [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/GTK3/Porting/TamTam port of TamTam suite to Gtk3] already started, but is a complicate and need more work. | + | This activity born as a proof of concept for a piano keyboard widget, with the idea of add this widget to the existing Tam Tam suite. This widget should be usable with touch devices, as the XO-4, and support multiple touches, then we need use Gtk3 (Gtk2 only support a simple touch emulation). The [[Features/GTK3/Porting/TamTam|port of Tam Tam suite to Gtk3]] already started, but is complex and need more work. |
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− | The widget trigger events for every key pressed/released, and is designed to be easily included in other activities. | + | The piano widget trigger events for every key pressed/released, and is designed to be easily included in other activities. |
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− | The part of the code needed to play the notes, is copied from TamTam suite. The backend is using csound, but has not been improved in a lot of time. | + | The part of the code needed to play the notes, is copied from Tam Tam suite. The backend is using csound, but has not been improved in a lot of time. |
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| = Repositories = | | = Repositories = |
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− | The MusicKeyboard repository is https://git.sugarlabs.org/simplepiano | + | The Music Keyboard repository is https://git.sugarlabs.org/simplepiano or https://github.com/godiard/music-keyboard-activity |
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− | The TamTam repository is https://git.sugarlabs.org/tamtam | + | The Tam Tam repository is https://git.sugarlabs.org/tamtam |
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− | Note the master branch in the TamTam repository is where the port to Gtk3 started, but is not finished. If you want generate a usable activity, should use the branch sugar-0.94 | + | Note the master branch in the Tam Tam repository is where the port to Gtk3 started, but is not finished. If you want generate a usable activity, should use the branch sugar-0.94 |
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| = Download = | | = Download = |
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| == Add recording to Music Keyboard activity == | | == Add recording to Music Keyboard activity == |
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− | There are code, actually commented, to record sounds in TamTamMini activity. I don't know if the code is working or not, but is a alternative to explore. Other options to explore, is check if we can save the key press/release events, or convert to a more useful format as midi. | + | There are code, actually commented, to record sounds in Tam Tam Mini activity. I don't know if the code is working or not, but is a alternative to explore. |
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| + | The activity Tam Tam Jam use sequences of notes as loops to play. Can we save a loop in Music Keyboard? Should be good for inter-operability. |
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| + | Other options to explore, is check if we can save the key press/release events, or convert to a more useful format as midi. |
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| == Display notes in a score in Music Keyboard activity == | | == Display notes in a score in Music Keyboard activity == |
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| Daniel Francis proposed: "I have been working some time ago on a staff widget to show the notes [1]. Has pending to draw notes with sharps and flats (black keys in the piano)." | | Daniel Francis proposed: "I have been working some time ago on a staff widget to show the notes [1]. Has pending to draw notes with sharps and flats (black keys in the piano)." |
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| + | Another option is show the notes as horizontal bars as the Tam Tam Edit activity do, maybe is more intuitive for kids. |
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| [1] http://git.sugarlabs.org/stafflib/test | | [1] http://git.sugarlabs.org/stafflib/test |
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| + | = More info = |
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| + | Page with information about Tam Tam development [[Activities/Tam Tam]] |
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| + | If you never developed a Sugar Activity, you must read: |
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| + | http://www.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/ |
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| + | Note, most of the book examples use Gtk2, but we moved to Gtk3. |
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| + | General information about port from Gtk2 to Gtk3 is here: |
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| + | [[Features/GTK3/Porting]] |
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| + | If you want help us fixing some bugs on activities, and learn a little about how activities work, |
| + | you can see at this list of pending tickets: |
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| + | http://dev.laptop.org/~gonzalo/bugs_index.html |
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| + | [[Category:Activities]] |