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How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

R.D. Latimer
I'd like to run eToys projects through a browser, like Illinois has
done  with their Library Collections -
http://etoysillinois.org/library?tags=CS4K5%20Grade%201

How do they do this.  It looks like with the eToys plugin, clicking on
the link to the project in my browser will open up eToys software.
The Illinois version looks like it's running within the browser, that
looks like a better way.

Scratch has this capability with a jar file to include in the website's folder.

Thanks for any help,
Randy Latimer
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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

Steve Thomas
Randy,

The plug-in needs to be installed on the computer.  If its Windows or Mac, simply go to downloads page on www.squeakland.org and install Etoys.  Unfortunately we do not have a plug-in for Linux.

Stephen

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:31 PM, R.D. Latimer <[hidden email]> wrote:
I'd like to run eToys projects through a browser, like Illinois has
done  with their Library Collections -
http://etoysillinois.org/library?tags=CS4K5%20Grade%201

How do they do this.  It looks like with the eToys plugin, clicking on
the link to the project in my browser will open up eToys software.
The Illinois version looks like it's running within the browser, that
looks like a better way.

Scratch has this capability with a jar file to include in the website's folder.

Thanks for any help,
Randy Latimer
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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

R.D. Latimer
Okay, thanks, I'll try again.  I put a link in to the actual project
code?  When I do this, the program loads up eToys, then loads in the
project.  The Illinois version looks like it's running in the browser.
In the html file I'm using <a href=" the project file name ">
Thanks,
Randy

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Steve Thomas <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Randy,
>
> The plug-in needs to be installed on the computer.  If its Windows or Mac,
> simply go to downloads page on www.squeakland.org and install Etoys.
>  Unfortunately we do not have a plug-in for Linux.
>
> Stephen
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:31 PM, R.D. Latimer <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to run eToys projects through a browser, like Illinois has
>> done  with their Library Collections -
>> http://etoysillinois.org/library?tags=CS4K5%20Grade%201
>>
>> How do they do this.  It looks like with the eToys plugin, clicking on
>> the link to the project in my browser will open up eToys software.
>> The Illinois version looks like it's running within the browser, that
>> looks like a better way.
>>
>> Scratch has this capability with a jar file to include in the website's
>> folder.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Randy Latimer
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>> [hidden email]
>> http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

Bert Freudenberg

On 14.02.2012, at 22:56, R.D. Latimer wrote:

> Okay, thanks, I'll try again.  I put a link in to the actual project
> code?  When I do this, the program loads up eToys, then loads in the
> project.  The Illinois version looks like it's running in the browser.
> In the html file I'm using <a href=" the project file name ">

Simplest is to link to Squeakland's project launcher, e.g.:

http://squeakland.org/launcher?http://freudenbergs.de/bert/etoys/OLPC-XO-Display.pr

You need to replace the part after the "?" with the *full* URL to your project.

Alternatively, you could replicate the page generated by the launcher (just look at its source), but you will have to maintain the launcher code yourself then.

> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Steve Thomas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Randy,
>>
>> The plug-in needs to be installed on the computer.  If its Windows or Mac,
>> simply go to downloads page on www.squeakland.org and install Etoys.
>>  Unfortunately we do not have a plug-in for Linux.

What makes you say that? Of course there is a browser plugin for Linux.

We just do not provide full Linux downloads on the Squeakland website, because each Linux distribution already has their own Etoys package ready to install.

(possibly this should be mentioned on the download page)

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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

R.D. Latimer
Thank you all, I'll try this out.
I like putting up the image of the file too.  Not sure what unzipping
a .pr file means...but I'll take a look  (I'm used to unzipping .zip
files)
Randy

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:13 AM, Bert Freudenberg <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> On 14.02.2012, at 22:56, R.D. Latimer wrote:
>
>> Okay, thanks, I'll try again.  I put a link in to the actual project
>> code?  When I do this, the program loads up eToys, then loads in the
>> project.  The Illinois version looks like it's running in the browser.
>> In the html file I'm using <a href=" the project file name ">
>
> Simplest is to link to Squeakland's project launcher, e.g.:
>
> http://squeakland.org/launcher?http://freudenbergs.de/bert/etoys/OLPC-XO-Display.pr
>
> You need to replace the part after the "?" with the *full* URL to your project.
>
> Alternatively, you could replicate the page generated by the launcher (just look at its source), but you will have to maintain the launcher code yourself then.
>
>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Steve Thomas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> Randy,
>>>
>>> The plug-in needs to be installed on the computer.  If its Windows or Mac,
>>> simply go to downloads page on www.squeakland.org and install Etoys.
>>>  Unfortunately we do not have a plug-in for Linux.
>
> What makes you say that? Of course there is a browser plugin for Linux.
>
> We just do not provide full Linux downloads on the Squeakland website, because each Linux distribution already has their own Etoys package ready to install.
>
> (possibly this should be mentioned on the download page)
>
> - Bert -
>
>
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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

Bert Freudenberg
On 15.02.2012, at 14:08, R.D. Latimer wrote:

> Not sure what unzipping a .pr file means...but I'll take a look  (I'm used to unzipping .zip files)

Etoys .pr files are actually .zip files. One file of interest inside it is the thumbnail.png file. If you were to write a server app, it could show a project's thumbnail by extracting it from the project.

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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

mokurai
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On Tue, February 14, 2012 3:31 pm, R.D. Latimer wrote:
> I'd like to run eToys projects through a browser, like Illinois has
> done  with their Library Collections -
> http://etoysillinois.org/library?tags=CS4K5%20Grade%201
>
> How do they do this.  It looks like with the eToys plugin, clicking on
> the link to the project in my browser will open up eToys software.
> The Illinois version looks like it's running within the browser, that
> looks like a better way.

This capability would be extremely valuable for the Sugar Labs program for
Replacing Textbooks. We need to be able to integrate software into
learning materials in order to integrate it into the curriculum. Until
study, classroom work and homework can be done using the same software for
all students, we cannot convince school boards that one-to-one computing
is not only viable, but necessary.

> Scratch has this capability with a jar file to include in the website's
> folder.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Randy Latimer
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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

mokurai
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On Tue, February 14, 2012 3:54 pm, Steve Thomas wrote:
> Randy,
>
> The plug-in needs to be installed on the computer.  If its Windows or Mac,
> simply go to downloads page on www.squeakland.org and install Etoys.
>  Unfortunately we do not have a plug-in for Linux.

AAAARGH!!! OLPC is 100% Linux, currently for 2.5 million students. What
has to happen to get such a plug-in?

> Stephen
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:31 PM, R.D. Latimer <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to run eToys projects through a browser, like Illinois has
>> done  with their Library Collections -
>> http://etoysillinois.org/library?tags=CS4K5%20Grade%201
>>
>> How do they do this.  It looks like with the eToys plugin, clicking on
>> the link to the project in my browser will open up eToys software.
>> The Illinois version looks like it's running within the browser, that
>> looks like a better way.
>>
>> Scratch has this capability with a jar file to include in the website's
>> folder.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Randy Latimer
>> _______________________________________________
>> squeakland mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
>>
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Re: How to put eToys projects in a browser to run, like Illinois?

Steve Thomas
Edward,

I was mistaken, as per Bert there is a Linux plug-in, we need to update the downloads page on squeakland.

Stephen

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:49 PM, <[hidden email]> wrote:

On Tue, February 14, 2012 3:54 pm, Steve Thomas wrote:
> Randy,
>
> The plug-in needs to be installed on the computer.  If its Windows or Mac,
> simply go to downloads page on www.squeakland.org and install Etoys.
>  Unfortunately we do not have a plug-in for Linux.

AAAARGH!!! OLPC is 100% Linux, currently for 2.5 million students. What
has to happen to get such a plug-in?

> Stephen
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:31 PM, R.D. Latimer <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to run eToys projects through a browser, like Illinois has
>> done  with their Library Collections -
>> http://etoysillinois.org/library?tags=CS4K5%20Grade%201
>>
>> How do they do this.  It looks like with the eToys plugin, clicking on
>> the link to the project in my browser will open up eToys software.
>> The Illinois version looks like it's running within the browser, that
>> looks like a better way.
>>
>> Scratch has this capability with a jar file to include in the website's
>> folder.
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Randy Latimer
>> _______________________________________________
>> squeakland mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
>>
> _______________________________________________
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The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
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