[MWForum]MicroWorlds wish list

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 06:11:04 +0100

15) is possible implementing vectorial graphics?

Roberto Bergonzini

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From: "Wendy Petti" <wpetti@mathcats.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:14 AM
Subject: RE: [MWForum]MicroWorlds wish list

> Shawn,
> 
> Three of us at OpenWorld Learning put our heads together to come up with
> our MW wish list.  These ideas come from Daniel Ajoy, Chris Myers, and
> myself:
> 
> 1) Very important:  the plugin should be easier to download and install
> and should load faster.  Ideally the plugin would auto-detect if the
> user's computer needs the plug-in and would automatically launch an
> easy-install screen requiring only one click of a button to
> self-install.   In this way, countless more people would begin using
> MicroWorlds projects online and would fall in love with MicroWorlds.
> Having an easier-to-install plug-in would be the best possible PR you
> could develop.
> 
> 2) (Adding to Graham's suggestion of having the ability to set the
> turtle's shape to rotate a certain number of degrees on each click):  It
> would be great to have the option of the shape pivoting/angling itself
> to match the turtle's heading (just as the turtle itself now pivots).
> Since in some projects it is preferable for the turtle's shape to remain
> in a fixed orientation, it would be great if there could be a shape
> orientation parameter which could be set for turtles:  fixed,
> auto-pivot, or pivot-on-click (I guess ideally the user could also set
> the number of degrees that the shape would pivot when the turtle is
> clicked).
> 
> 3) The help section would be more functional and easier to use if:
> a) it were more obvious how to access the vocabulary index
> b) the user could see the procedures used in all of the little demo
> projects embedded
> in the help pages course
> c) the user could bookmark specific help pages of interest
> d) there were printable documentation (including a PDF file of all
> vocabulary documentation) and more support materials
> 
> 4) Include these primitives currently found in MSWLogo:
> repcount
> px
> for ("For" is similar to "dotimes" but takes more inputs and therefore
> leads to more efficient coding.)
> 
> 5) The name of a button should be different from what it executes.
> 
> 6) Extra images and other multimedia files should be include-able in the
> MW project file.
> 
> 7) As in MSWLogo, it would be useful to have a "label" primitive that
> draws True-Type text horizontally, vertically or at an angle.
> 
> 8) Procedures should be definable with optional parameters.
> 
> 9) File/Export/Page Image" should have a primitive that allows to save a
> rectangular area of a page.
> 
> 10) Text manipulation in textboxes should be easier and more functional,
> including:
> a) a way to center text
> b) customary key commands for dealing with selected text (ex: CTRL-B
> for bold)
> 
> 11) It would be helpful to have a way to create a library of frequently
> used procedures which would load automatically when MW starts. The
> library procedures should not be visible in the Procedures Tab.
> 
> 12) Some improvements to the print options are in order:
> a) Provide a means of printing without the project name and page name
> appearing in the bottom right corner.
> b) Currently, MW can print single pages or the whole project; it would
> be nice to be able to specify a cluster of pages to print from a
> project.  (At least on the printer setup I tested, trying to specify a
> range of pages from the whole project does not produce the expected
> result:  in a 3-page project, setting the range for pages 2 - 3 produces
> a printout of page 2 and then page 1.)
> c) The procedures page should print with a wide left (and top) margin
> so that pages can be placed in a notebook; currently the procedures
> margins are pretty much non-existent.
> 
> 13) The HTML template should generate HTML that presents an option to
> download the project file.
> 
> 14) It would be good to have a way to determine if the project is run
> online or offline.
> 
> Wendy Petti
> OpenWorld Learning
> http://mia.openworldlearning.org
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:mwforum-admin@lists.mathcats.com]On Behalf Of Logo Computer
> > Systems Inc.
> > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:17 AM
> > To: mwforum@lists.mathcats.com
> > Subject: [MWForum]MicroWorlds wish list
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > as you all might already know we are working on a new version
> > of MicroWorlds.
> >
> > Please send me (as soon as possible) any recommendations/suggestions
> > that you would like to see implemented in the new version.  I can't
> > make you any promises although it won't hurt to try.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Shawn Jesty
> > LCSI
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