Re: [Tuxmath-devel] GSOC 2013

[Siddharth K. <sid...@gm...>]

Hi Madhawa,

Good to know about you. One of the projects last year ported/re-implemented
Tuxmath to mobile. The end result is a good base to proceed further. The
app is written in HaXe NME, which is open source (MIT license) and provides
cross-platform support for all major platforms out there. I have recently
added the code on Tux4Kids unofficial github repository
https://github.com/tux4kids/tuxmathmobile, and have been working on scaling
assets at runtime (see the devel branch).

A few solid starter contributions for this project can be -
1. The code has poor debugging support. A good start would be to add a
debug macro, with a level wise debug support (1 - benign tracing, 2 -
moderate tracing, 3 - heavy tracing).
2. Scaling approach can be improved. I am currently compiling assets for a
particular device dimension (1920x1200) and then scaling them based on the
runtime device dimensions. Using svgs (and a svg to bitmap parser) instead
of bitmaps at compile time should reduce the generated .apk size by a huge
factor.
3. Refactor the code to a consistent standard.

All three tasks should give one a good familiarity with the code base. Send
in the pull requests when you have one of the tasks finished. Use the
github project issue tracker to report bugs/feature requests.

If you interested in porting TuxType or TuxPaint, you can create a lo-fi
prototype and show it to us. In this case, you would have flexibility in
choosing an open-source development language/framework with cross-platform
support. If you have a different idea, you can share it and get a feedback
before building up.

Hope that helps,
Siddharth


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Madhawa Chandrasena
<dil...@gm...>wrote:

> Hi,
> I am a student of Computer Science  & Engineering in Sri Lanka. I am
> interested in the project idea "Tux4kids Mobile". Since I am an engineering
> student I have a good knowledge in mathematics. Also I have a good
> experience in Android developments as well as in HTML5, Phonegap and
> Javascript. I would like to contribute in some way before applying GSOC
> 2013. Please be kind enough to give me some directions about that. Thank
> you!.
>
>
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