squeakland September 2003

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RE: [Squeakland] Tutorials not working quite right
by Kim Rose 30 Sep '03

30 Sep '03

Hi, Sheine - Well, this is interesting "information"....neither Microsoft nor the Foundation are providing any support to Viewpoints or "Squeak" at this time. Many of the Squeakland community have thought it might be interesting to propose for funding to the MS Foundation -- and now with the recent news of their support to NY schools. However, at this point, what you've heard is rumor OR it may be that they are supporting a school and that school is using Squeak but if this is the case, I am personally unaware. best, Kim At 11:25 AM -0400 9/29/03, Mankovsky, Sheine wrote: >Hi. I met yesterday with one of the TDSB trustees (not running again) who >works for Microsoft. Her name is Elizebeth Moyer and she is manager for >something related to money to schools for innovation (I think). She said she >thought that Microsoft was supporting Squeak in the U.S. We've never talked >about that and I haven't noticed anything, except that Microsoft/Foundation >might be supporting laptops in schools. > >I was thinking of pursuing re the Squeak trial at the TDSB. However, I >wanted to consult with you first re Microsoft involvement. > >Sheine > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kim Rose >To: Greg Brunet; squeakland(a)squeakland.org >Cc: Rose, Kim >Sent: 20/08/2003 12:24 PM >Subject: Re: [Squeakland] Tutorials not working quite right > >Hi, Greg - >Sorry to learn about your hassles.... >As far as known problems with IE6 on Win XP I leave that to our >expert, Mike, to address....and will ask him to respond to you. >As far as your trouble with the Paint tutorial -- that Tutorial was >written at a time when the Etoy interface was a bit different and >that 'onion skin' only covered the painting *area* leaving the >remainder of the world/screen uncovered. We are updating/improving >that tutorial RIGHT NOW and plan to have a better version there for >use very shortly. >When you finish a tutorial, the best thing is to "return to the >browser" and then use your browser's back button to navigate within >the Squeakland site to either do another tutorial or play, explore >other areas. >Thanks for your willingness, and patience as we grow and improve! >cheers, >Kim > > >At 1:16 PM -0500 8/19/03, Greg Brunet wrote: >>I recently found the Squeakland site and thought it would be neat to >let >>my kids try it out. Unfortunately, when I went into the tutorials, I >>ran into problems on the background and the first (painting) tutorial. >>I'm wondering if there is a known problem running the Squeak plug-in on >>IE6 on Win XP (though the problem still exists after I escape the >browser), >>or perhaps the tutorials aren't quite ready. >> >>In the case of the background, the right edge of the text is cut off >>(I'd guess about 3-5 characters worth) making it hard to read the >>article. Also, if I left click on the text, then use the mouse scroll >>wheel (expecting to scroll down in the text), the pictures jump from >the >>right to the left side, covering the text. I can't figure out how to >move >>them back off the text. >> >>In the case of the painting etoy, after escaping the browser and > >clicking on the paintbrush icon as directed on page 1, a transparent > >skin covers the entire screen, not just the working area. If I try to > >click on the 'page' buttons, I end up painting on them instead. I can >>only get rid of the skin by choosing 'keep' or 'toss' on the palette. >I >>can't follow the rest of the tutorial, because the paint operation >isn't >>staying within the workarea. Is there a way to fix these problems? >> >>Finally, it's not clear what to do after reaching the end of a tutorial >>lesson. The 'prev/next' buttons on the navigator tab don't seem to do >>anything, so I was left with selecting 'quit' which took me back to my >>browser with a blank screen and a message "Squeak Plugin <inactive>". >>Is there a way to navigate to the next tutorial or at least back to the >>webpage? >> >>Thanks, >> >>-- > >Greg >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Squeakland mailing list >>Squeakland(a)squeakland.org >>http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland > > >-- >_______________________________________________ >Squeakland mailing list >Squeakland(a)squeakland.org >http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland --

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[FUN]L-System project on Squeakland BBS
by Karl Ramberg 24 Sep '03

24 Sep '03

I have made a L-System (Lindenmayer System) available on the Squeakland BBS. http://squeakland.org:8080/super/357 To load with Squeak plugin: http://www.squeakland.org/project.jsp?http://squeakland.org:8080/super/uplo… It's mainly a implementation of the system described here: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/bionb441/LSystem/ Enjoy growing trees :-) Karl

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[ENH]Comma operator to Etoy strings.
by Karl Ramberg 23 Sep '03

23 Sep '03

"Change Set: ExtendableText Date: 22 September 2003 Author: Karl Ramberg Adds #, (comma) as an operator in Etoys strings so strings can grow."!

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OS X startup and how to get a new morph badge
by Shannon Pekary 23 Sep '03

23 Sep '03

I am a new squeak user, but experienced programmer. I got through the car driving demo with my kids, but I was really frustrated getting to the point where they could just squeak. 1) Most of the computers I am using are Mac OS X computers. Double-click on the squeak.image file just produces a "Don't know what application to run this with" type message. If I map in the Explorer, Explorer just hangs and eventually crashes. How can I set things up on an OS X computer to quickly start squeak with a blank screen without being connected to the internet? 2) I am trying to figure out how to turn on sharing of desktops in an intranet environment. The squeak.org site FAQ says to choose a new badge from the new morph/experimental menu. "experimental" is not a choice on my new morph menu. Any other ideas? Thanks, Shannon ------------------------------------ Hands High Software, Inc. Bringing order to your mind Software for the Palm OS

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[BUG]Text getFirstCharacter
by Karl Ramberg 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

I made a L-system parser and had it read characters one by one from a text (TextMorph) using the getFirstCharacter tile, and assigning them to a variable: myMorph's text: text getFirstCharacter. This works fine but when I use the variable in a test it will fail because it has actually gotten a character and not a string. myMorph's text = 'G' -> false myMorph's text = $G -> true. I would think this is a bug in TextMorph>>getFirstCharacter which should read: TextMorph>>getFirstCharacter "obtain the first character from the receiver if it is empty, return a black dot" | aString | ^ (aString _ text string) isEmpty ifTrue: [''] ifFalse: [aString first asString] ^^^^^^^^ Karl

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Some new goodies on Squeakland.org
by Kim Rose 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

-- Greetings! I want to let you know that we've added some goodies to the Squeakland website that might be of value to you -- especially those of you in classrooms, clubhouses and computing centers who might be introducing newcomers to Etoys. Take a look at the Etoy QuickStart Guide which can be found here: http://www.squeakland.org/author/startguide.html This page is found off the 'Etoys, Tutorials and Other Goodies' page here: http://www.squeakland.org/author/etoys.html The guide can be color (or black and white) printed and either put back-to-back on 11x17 paper so when folded it becomes a 4 page "booklet" reference guide, or if you cannot print on 11x17 paper it can certainly be printed on 4 8 1/2 x 11" pages. We hope this can help you and your children become familiar with the Etoy vocabulary, supplies, handles, paint tools and navigation. We've also added some other fun items to the Squeak Media page/section. Check it out! cheers to all, Kim

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[Squeakland] [ANN] Moodle: a new "course management system" (CMS) - using Open Source, PHP, Social Constructionist Pedagogy
by Darius Clarke 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

Here's some interesting new course management system (CMS) (not Squeak) that tries to address this community's need for a CMS that agrees with its constructionist pedagogy. http://moodle.org/doc/?frame=features.html "Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses. Such e-learning systems are sometimes also called Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). One of the main advantages of Moodle over other systems is a strong grounding in social constructionist pedagogy. "Moodle is a software package for producing internet-based courses and web sites. It's an ongoing development project designed to support a social constructionist framework of education. "Moodle will run on any computer that can run PHP, and can support many types of database (particularly MySQL). "The word Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, which is mostly useful to programmers and education theorists. It's also a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable tinkering that often leads to insight and creativity. As such it applies both to the way Moodle was developed, and to the way a student or teacher might approach studying or teaching an online course. Anyone who uses Moodle is a Moodler." Perhaps this community already has an unexpressed opinion of any perceived need or lack of need for a "course management system" such as this. Cheers, Darius

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RE: [Squeakland] [FUN]Space Invader Tutorial
by Darius Clarke 07 Sep '03

07 Sep '03

Hmmmm. Why did you use Sketches of the script tiles rather than put a copy of the script tile into the Gee book that we could take apart ourselves. In my world's viewer, under the category chooser menu 'collections', there is no tile 'world append dot'. What do you think is the problem? Cheers, Darius -----Original Message----- From: Karl Ramberg [mailto:karl.ramberg@chello.se] Sent: Thu 9/4/2003 11:22 PM To: squeakland(a)squeakland.org Cc: Subject: [Squeakland] [FUN]Space Invader Tutorial I'v slightly updated a tutorial I wrote quite some time ago: http://www.squeakland.org/project.jsp?http://squeakland.org:8080/super/u ploads/space%20invader%20tutorial.005.pr Suggestions etc. are welcome. Karl _______________________________________________ Squeakland mailing list Squeakland(a)squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland *********************************************************************************** This transmission contains information which may be legally privileged, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are hereby notified that reading, copying, or distributing this transmission is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please telephone us immediately at 818-407-1400 and mail the transmission back to us at the above address. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ***********************************************************************************

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[FUN]Maze constructor
by Karl Ramberg 07 Sep '03

07 Sep '03

I've made up a little project that draws a maze. Enjoy. http://www.squeakland.org/project.jsp?http://209.143.91.36/super/uploads/ma… Karl

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RE: [Squeakland] [FUN]Space Invader Tutorial
by Darius Clarke 06 Sep '03

06 Sep '03

Also, the get new variable is not in the menu now but in a separate (V) button. Cheers, Darius -----Original Message----- From: Karl Ramberg [mailto:karl.ramberg@chello.se] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 01:56 AM To: Darius Clarke Cc: squeakland(a)squeakland.org Subject: Re: [Squeakland] [FUN]Space Invader Tutorial Darius Clarke wrote: > Hmmmm. > Why did you use Sketches of the script tiles rather than put a copy of the script tile into the Gee book that we could take apart ourselves. I think this is a good idea. But I'm not sure if multiple copies of the same script can hang around in different versions, as the scripts evolve. I'll have to experiment a little. I like the idea of live objects instead of just pictures of them. > In my world's viewer, under the category chooser menu 'collections', there is no tile 'world append dot'. What do you think is the problem? Looks like the append tile dissapeared. Use 'include at beginning' or 'include at end' instead. I'll update the tutorial. Thanks for testing. Karl *********************************************************************************** This transmission contains information which may be legally privileged, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are hereby notified that reading, copying, or distributing this transmission is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please telephone us immediately at 818-407-1400 and mail the transmission back to us at the above address. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ***********************************************************************************

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RE: [Squeakland] [FUN]Space Invader Tutorial
by Darius Clarke 05 Sep '03

05 Sep '03

*********************************************************************************** This transmission contains information which may be legally privileged, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are hereby notified that reading, copying, or distributing this transmission is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please telephone us immediately at 818-407-1400 and mail the transmission back to us at the above address. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. *********************************************************************************** Hmmmm. Why did you use Sketches of the script tiles rather than put a copy of the script tile into the Gee book that we could take apart ourselves. In my world's viewer, under the category chooser menu 'collections', there is no tile 'world append dot'. What do you think is the problem? Cheers, Darius -----Original Message----- From: Karl Ramberg [mailto:karl.ramberg@chello.se] Sent: Thu 9/4/2003 11:22 PM To: squeakland(a)squeakland.org Cc: Subject: [Squeakland] [FUN]Space Invader Tutorial I'v slightly updated a tutorial I wrote quite some time ago: http://www.squeakland.org/project.jsp?http://squeakland.org:8080/super/uplo… Suggestions etc. are welcome. Karl _______________________________________________ Squeakland mailing list Squeakland(a)squeakland.org http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland

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[FUN]Space Invader Tutorial
by Karl Ramberg 05 Sep '03

05 Sep '03

I'v slightly updated a tutorial I wrote quite some time ago: http://www.squeakland.org/project.jsp?http://squeakland.org:8080/super/uplo… Suggestions etc. are welcome. Karl

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squeakland super swiki down ?
by Karl Ramberg 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

I can't access http://squeakland.org:8080/super Karl

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Re: [Squeakland] [FUN]Maze constructor
by Karl Ramberg 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

Bert Freudenberg wrote: > > Bert Freudenberg wrote: > > >> But this does not construct a maze anymore? > > > > > > I found it. The color test fails, because I have a display depth of 32. > > You should make sure that the pen color is exactly the same as the test > > color. > > One more bug: back tracking does not work. Stack items are not moved to > the trash holder. This is what you get working on multiple versions of the same project in different images :-) Try this http://www.squeakland.org/project.jsp?http://squeakland.org:8080/super/uplo… > Also, did you know you can rename objects and scripts? Makes the code > much easier to read ;-) I'm on it. Karl

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Re: Squeaklets
by Jeff Longland 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

I can understand how SARs would be convenient for existing Squeak users - but what about those who have never used Squeak? Up to this point, I've found that saving my work as a project and loading the file from squeakland.org/project.jsp has been the best for reaching non-Squeak users. That said, if there were changes I wanted to make to the image - how would I go about creating a loader similar to that of Squeakland? Thanks, Jeff > If you're just trying to make a package that includes code, other resources, and > maybe projects as well, and will be loading it into a regular Squeak image, you > should probably use a SAR. You can now put projects into SARs. >

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Setting up Squeak on OS X server
by Phil Firsenbaum 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

Well the summer is officially over now that school's about to open and I'm gearing up to get some Squeak projects going with 5th graders. Need some advice though on setting things up on an OS X server. I haven't done it yet,but I'm wondering how things are going to work since Squeak files aren't usually saved to the standard Documents folder. Basically, I want to make Squeak available to any 5th grader who logs in and have their work saved to the server. Is there any documentation on this? Thanks...Phil

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"Powerful Ideas Book" now available!
by Kim Rose 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

-- Hello, Squeakers! If word has not made it your way, I am delighted to inform you that the Etoy project book I created with BJ Conn is now published and available! It can be ordered directly from Squeakland.org and specifically at http://squeakland.org/sqmedia/sqmediahome.html Thanks to those of you who provided feedback on early drafts and tested projects along the way. We hope you find the book of value and will share this news with other teachers, parents and students. Have fun Squeaking!!! -- Kim

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