New entries in packaged list
The <http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-jr/packaged> "already packaged for
Debian Jr." list will shortly (after the next w.d.o update) have these new
entries which I just reviewed with my kids.
Under "Games - Toys":
ktuberling
A KDE toy "Mr. Potato Guy" that is suitable for all ages.
xearth
This displays a globe with placenames in your root window. The children
have fun making <b>oneko</b> walk all over the world. By default, the
globe turns once every five minutes so eventually you see the whole
world. There are command line options to change this and other
parameters, but if the Debian menu is used to start xearth, there is no
opportunity to deviate from the defaults. It would be nice for this and
other toys started from the menu to have a popup for the toy that allows
you to select different settings before it starts.
xfireworks
Displays fireworks (as in the familiar <b>xscreensaver</b> hack) on
your root window. Unfortunately, there is no "stop xfireworks" at
this time in the menu. That's OK, though, as it was an opportunity to
teach the children how to use <b>killall</b>. Also, the fireworks "eat"
the image behind it, much as <b>xhangglider</b> does. You can erase
the firework trails by moving objects (icons, menus, windows) over the
trails.
xscreensaver
In addition to using the screensaver hacks as screensavers, they can
be started with various command line options as toys for your
desktop (e.g. using the -root switch). On slower systems, screensaver
hacks may be more successful run in their own window than in the
root window because they take less CPU to refresh. Use the -demo
option to try out different screensavers.
In other news ...
The "typist" package (maintained by yours truly :) has been renamed to
"gtypist" in woody. Since Debian Jr. is still under development and all
new packages for Debian Jr. go into woody only, I have simply reflected
this name-change in the package listing rather than maintaining two
entries, one for the old name and one for the new.
Comments anyone? New submissions?
Ben
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