Comments on: Building the XO: The Anatomy of an Activity http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/ Red Hat Magazine Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:28:21 +0000 http://lyceum.ibiblio.org/?v=1.0.2 by: James Simmons http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-49111 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:40:34 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-49111 I have been trying to create an Activity on my XO laptop. What I want this activity to do is be launched from the Journal, just like the Read activity is. I'll associate files in the Journal with a MIME type so that when the user resumes files of this type my application will be launched. That part I have working. I also have a Python script that works standalone from the terminal window, so that's working. I've adapted the script so that it is a launchable activity. What I'm missing is a way to get the path of the file that I used to launch the activity. With that path I can open the file and do what I need to do; without it I'm stuck. This seems like such an obvious question I thought there must be a tutorial somewhere explaining it but I've searched and searched and found nothing. Every damned tutorial assumes you will never read or write a file. Can someone point me to the information I need? Thanks. James Simmons I have been trying to create an Activity on my XO laptop. What I want this activity to do is be launched from the Journal, just like the Read activity is. I’ll associate files in the Journal with a MIME type so that when the user resumes files of this type my application will be launched. That part I have working. I also have a Python script that works standalone from the terminal window, so that’s working. I’ve adapted the script so that it is a launchable activity. What I’m missing is a way to get the path of the file that I used to launch the activity. With that path I can open the file and do what I need to do; without it I’m stuck.

This seems like such an obvious question I thought there must be a tutorial somewhere explaining it but I’ve searched and searched and found nothing. Every damned tutorial assumes you will never read or write a file.

Can someone point me to the information I need? Thanks.

James Simmons

]]> by: Racing http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-25240 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:02:27 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-25240 Networking works great under QEMU. I can easily use ssh, or even using the browser… I was wondering if there is some easier way… Networking works great under QEMU. I can easily use ssh, or even using the browser… I was wondering if there is some easier way…

]]> by: Nick http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-4787 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:45:29 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-4787 I found a way, maybe not the most elegant, but it works and it's fairly easy. I do all my development in the host, then I post it in my webserver. I then download it with the browser in sugar, and I used it from there.... I found a way, maybe not the most elegant, but it works and it’s fairly easy. I do all my development in the host, then I post it in my webserver. I then download it with the browser in sugar, and I used it from there….

]]> by: Nick http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2581 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:46:49 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2581 Networking works great under QEMU. I can easily use ssh, or even using the browser... I was wondering if there is some easier way... Networking works great under QEMU. I can easily use ssh, or even using the browser… I was wondering if there is some easier way…

]]> by: Mandell http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2185 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:29:18 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2185 What the heck is XO? Spelling out OLPC at least once would be nice, too. Clarity is a good thing! What the heck is XO? Spelling out OLPC at least once would be nice, too. Clarity is a good thing!

]]> by: gregdek http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2118 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:52:42 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2118 I haven't played much with QEMU myself, so I don't know much about moving files between guest and host -- but from the cursory research I've done, it ain't exactly simple. Does networking work in your QEMU instance? There should be an ssh client in build 303. I haven’t played much with QEMU myself, so I don’t know much about moving files between guest and host — but from the cursory research I’ve done, it ain’t exactly simple. Does networking work in your QEMU instance? There should be an ssh client in build 303.

]]> by: Nick http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2065 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:02:08 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/03/26/building-the-xo-the-anatomy-of-an-activity/#comment-2065 I am running build 303 in emulation (QEMU). Is there an easy way I can use this emulated session to store and test an activity? I am running build 303 in emulation (QEMU). Is there an easy way I can use this emulated session to store and test an activity?

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