Hello,
I have a few questions about the OLPC version of eToy, which I downloaded from http://etoys.laptop.org/src/etoys-image-and-pr.zip .
First, it looks like the current eToy image that can be downloaded from squekland web site cannot open OLPC-eToy projects. I assume that the Squeakland download version will be replaced with the OLPC version. I guess that my quetion is if I use the OLPC version now, will my eToy project can be opened in the future Squeakland download version?
Second, is there a way to import an mp3 file and use it in a sketch? In other words, I want to add a new sound in the "sound" category of the sketch viewer. Is this possible?
Third, the Object catablog of the OLPC version does not include Kedama. Does this mean that Kedama is not supported in the OLPC version? I guess not, because I saw Kedama examples, e.g., ParticlesDyeInWater.009.pr, in the ExampleEtoy folder. But, I could not figure out how to do a Kedama project in the OLPC version. Can anyone explain how to do the Kedana project in the OLPC version?
Thanks in advance.
Young-JIn Lee
Hi.
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Young-Jin Lee youngjin.michael@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I have a few questions about the OLPC version of eToy, which I downloaded from http://etoys.laptop.org/src/etoys-image-and-pr.zip .
First, it looks like the current eToy image that can be downloaded from squekland web site cannot open OLPC-eToy projects. I assume that the Squeakland download version will be replaced with the OLPC version. I guess that my quetion is if I use the OLPC version now, will my eToy project can be opened in the future Squeakland download version?
Yes. They have plan to release new version of Squeakland called "Squeakland OLPC" for non-XO platform. That will be basically same image as "OLPC Etoys", but with different configurations. Early prototype has been released; see http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/etoys/2008-May/002307.html
Second, is there a way to import an mp3 file and use it in a sketch? In other words, I want to add a new sound in the "sound" category of the sketch viewer. Is this possible?
You surely could add custom sounds and use them within tiles. With "Sound Library" in Object Catalog you could load aiff/wav. Unfortunately mp3 isn't supported, but you could convert it (or even hack mp3 support :-). And with SoundRecorder you could record from microphone or line input and save in library.
Third, the Object catablog of the OLPC version does not include Kedama. Does this mean that Kedama is not supported in the OLPC version? I guess not, because I saw Kedama examples, e.g., ParticlesDyeInWater.009.pr, in the ExampleEtoy folder. But, I could not figure out how to do a Kedama project in the OLPC version. Can anyone explain how to do the Kedana project in the OLPC version?
You could still use Kedama in the new image though that is improved from old one in squeakland2005 and there might be some incompatibility. In object catalog, "Particles" is equivalent of old "Kedama bundle".
hope this helps. /Korakurider
Thanks in advance.
Young-JIn Lee
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Hello, Young-Jin,
Korakurider's reply answers them all. (I do mostly what he tells me to do after all^^;)
The incompatibility of Kedama he mentioned is big, unfortunately. A Kedama project made in the old Squeakland *may* load onto the new system, but you cannot edit scripts in such a project. In shorter words, it is better to say, "old Kedama projects won't work in the new Squeakland-Etoys." Sorry about that.
-- Yoshiki
At Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:57:15 -0500, Young-Jin Lee wrote:
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I have a few questions about the OLPC version of eToy, which I downloaded from http://etoys.laptop.org/src/ etoys-image-and-pr.zip .
First, it looks like the current eToy image that can be downloaded from squekland web site cannot open OLPC-eToy projects. I assume that the Squeakland download version will be replaced with the OLPC version. I guess that my quetion is if I use the OLPC version now, will my eToy project can be opened in the future Squeakland download version?
Second, is there a way to import an mp3 file and use it in a sketch? In other words, I want to add a new sound in the "sound" category of the sketch viewer. Is this possible?
Third, the Object catablog of the OLPC version does not include Kedama. Does this mean that Kedama is not supported in the OLPC version? I guess not, because I saw Kedama examples, e.g., ParticlesDyeInWater.009.pr, in the ExampleEtoy folder. But, I could not figure out how to do a Kedama project in the OLPC version. Can anyone explain how to do the Kedana project in the OLPC version?
Thanks in advance.
Young-JIn Lee
squeakland@lists.squeakfoundation.org
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