[etoys-dev] Etoys 5 - Blue cloud

[Steve Thomas]

+1 for blue cloud

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Ricardo Moran <richi.moran at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi, I edited the subject to discuss this in a new conversation.
>
> IMHO, Kathleen's proposal of a blue cloud pointing to a project showing
> all the new features in Etoys 5.0 is a very good idea.
>
> Cheers,
> Richo
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Kathleen Harness <
> kathleenharness at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have been following the conversations about the new version of Etoys,
>> but I do not have a good grasp of what will be included nor how some it can
>> be used. Still, I want to help and the attachments are two possibilities.
>>
>> Would a book be a good way to show all of the new features in one place?
>> It would not add to the Quick Guides and would be highly visible. It could
>> also have a section of bug fixes or improvements.
>>
>> One good thing about using a book would be, when the next version is
>> introduced, that the blue cloud could read Etoys 6 and lead to a book for
>> those features while the Etoys 5's book now could become of of the projects
>> in the Gallery.
>>
>> I would be glad work with everyone to make a book like the attached draft
>> if you would provide projects and explanations.
>>
>> The screen print attachment shows a way to introduce new things from the
>> opening world.
>>
>> Balloon help that is consistent with the balloon help in this version is
>> a good idea.
>> Kathleen
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Scott Wallace <
>> scott.wallace at squeakland.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 9, 212, at 9:10 AM, Steve Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>> > Ed Team should think about Quick Guides on Variables, and perhaps
>>> balloon help when you mouse over the variable types.
>>>
>>>
>>> Right -- and it would be very good if in the gallery or guides or
>>> *somewhere* we had examples illustrating use of every one of the types.
>>>
>>>  -- Sott
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