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	Great, but the animation tool is flawed posted by Anonymous @ 68.54.125.253 on Feb 19 2008 3:30 PM
My kids really like this program, but with each new version our main issue remains unresolved. The vector drawing and animation tool is really well made, but there is no way to edit previous slides. You can draw a scene, use the camera icon to take a snapshot and go to scene 2, change it, snap, go to scene 3 and so forth. But there is no way to edit a previous scene. The instructions say to use the number under the tool box to change to a different slide. That number shows you which slide you are currently viewing, but it seems to be unchangeable. It's like a text label, not a selection or input-box. To be a true animation app, you pretty much have to be able to re-adjust every scene. Moving objects in front or behind other objects is also sometimes a frustrating trial of "find the magic place to click", but overall, it's a wonderful program in a great app. With some minor fixes, this app alone could hold up the entire suite.
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Re: Great, but the animation tool is fla posted by bcoudoin @ 82.228.70.121 on Feb 20 2008 11:47 PM   Thanks for your feedback. I agree with all your comments. I am sad we don't have a better animation activity. I wrote the original one which allowed backward edition but it was way too slow. Then Yves wrote a better one but without the backward edition, that explains you why the help does not tell the truth. We are currently changing our internal drawing library from gnomecanvas to goocanvas. Every activities are working, except the animation that still requires some amount of work. I hope one day we could have a better animation activity. What's missing also is grouping and layers.   [Reply]

	They only charge for the windows version posted by Anonymous @ 68.254.175.125 on May 2 2007 9:32 AM
I was shocked to learn that the windows version is shareware, while the versions for Linux, Mac, and others are truely GPL. Only 22 of the 105 programs work on the windows shareware version. The full windows version costs 20 Euros or about $27 U.S. Do not get me wrong it is worth the money, but some schools have very tight budgets and their IT department only supports windows computers. Sad. It is an excellent educational toolkit for kids. *****
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Re: They only charge for the windows ver posted by bcoudoin @ 82.228.70.121 on May 10 2007 9:55 AM   In fact, the Windows version is also GPL, it is distributed under a shareware model but there is no license change.   [Reply]   Re: They only charge for the windows ver posted by Anonymous @ 202.92.44.173 on Sep 17 2007 12:32 PM   If you know how to compile Posix apps for Windows, then this program shouldn't be a problem.   [Reply]

	cool posted by MafiaInc @ 87.126.44.199 on Nov 15 2006 2:41 AM
cool
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	The commercial windows version posted by Anonymous @ 203.166.96.238 on Oct 31 2006 4:11 PM
Is the commercial windows version of GCompris proprietary or free software?
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Re: The commercial windows version posted by bcoudoin @ 90.16.128.128 on Nov 2 2006 3:27 AM   Yes, it's still free software. The windows version is also under the GPL.   [Reply]

	GCompris posted by leszek @ 87.65.130.48 on Oct 31 2006 4:55 AM
It should be possible to rate a game without posting... btw: 5 stars My nephew loves it, especially the mouse games with all the animals.
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Re: GCompris posted by Anonymous @ 203.166.96.239 on Oct 31 2006 3:53 PM   You can leave the comment box blank when you vote.   [Reply]

	Ubuntu Works Flawlessly posted by Anonymous @ 63.77.208.4 on Jul 25 2006 10:38 AM
I'd just like to say thanks for this program. I've been running it for my daughter since she was born. The "Train Game" has been her favorite for a long time (though I've now lost track of where it is in the menu system). Before she could play I would just reset that level over and over so she could see the different trains. At one she started half playing the parachute Tux game and now, at two, she learning all the mouse games. She's picking them up at an amazing speed. I see people on Fedora and RedHat are having installation problems. In Ubuntu, this was a one click install for me. Just wanted to let people know. I haven't looked at the site yet, but I'd love to contribute to the project.
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Re: Ubuntu Works Flawlessly posted by Anonymous @ 24.2.1.56 on Jul 26 2006 8:38 PM   I must agree. It is very easy on Ubuntu. Easier than Windows. I first installed on Warty thru Synaptic. Very easy. Now they have in the Add/Remove programs and it is even easier. Runs great. To be fair it should be easy any Debian based distro and not just Ubuntu, but Ubuntu does make it just too easy. BTW my grandchild loves this program. Everyone with small children around should have it.   [Reply]

	No good for me posted by Angelox @ 209.221.40.159 on Dec 15 2005 3:17 AM
Install was too complicated for any of my Linux boxes - I figure this was just a scam so you could call it "freeware", since the wimdows versions intalls easily.
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Re: No good for me posted by Angelox @ 209.221.40.159 on Dec 15 2005 3:21 AM And the windows version costs MONEY :)   [Reply]   Re: No good for me posted by bcoudoin @ 82.228.70.121 on Dec 17 2005 5:38 AM   Installation on GNU/Linux is a complex process mostly because there is no binary compatibility. It is sad it's so easy to install the windows version but there is nothing I can do. We need to fix the installation problem as a whole on GNU/Linux. For now, if you don't want or know how to compile, just stick to a mainstream, desktop oriented GNU/Linux distribution. For example, Debian, Mandriva, Ubuntu and others include recent version of GCompris. GCompris is definitly a free software supporting and encouraging users to switch to GNU/Linux.   [Reply]   Re: No good for me posted by Angelox @ 209.221.40.41 on Feb 22 2006 3:09 AM Well, I don't understand what you mean, but that's easy coming from me - I have come to realize I still have a whole lot more to learn about Linux - I always have Mandriva , but could not get it to run here, or find any Mandriva - specific RPM. Anyways, I just managed to get your latest installed and running, and it is very nice.   [Reply]   Re: No good for me posted by Anonymous @ 83.14.123.172 on Feb 22 2006 5:19 AM   google("gcompris rpm mandriva"); And the second result is: http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/15/pakman/4714/com/Erwan%20Velu%20(erwan_seanodes_com).html And thousand packages with gcompris(mostly dor mandriva) So you weren't seracning. Not creataors are scaming, but you are trolling !!!   [Reply]   Re: No good for me posted by Angelox @ 209.221.40.41 on Feb 22 2006 11:20 AM Why would I be trolling if I just gave him 5 stars and told him it installed and worked nice? - I looked for it in my Distro , and at his site. If anyone is a troll, it's you :)   [Reply]

	outstanding for the kids posted by Xtifr @ 64.81.58.33 on Apr 26 2005 3:26 AM
When my three-year-old niece wanted to try my computer, I looked around for some software that might interest her, and gave gcompris a shot. She absolutely loved it, and now that she's five, she has her own account on my machine, and plays a few other games, but still loves gcompris. It's really an impressive piece of work, with plenty of variety, so the kids don't get too bored, and it's not full of thinly-disguised advertising like most commercial educational software. If you have young kids around that are starting to get interested in the computer, you definitely want this one. That said, if you don't have young kids around, you probably shouldn't bother. :)
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	Painting part of GCompris posted by Anonymous @ 66.38.177.73 on Feb 1 2005 9:21 AM
Hello! I installed GCompris on Windows for my kid and in 2 minutes he learned how to click on somes fish (for a 2years old guy, it's very FAST and GOOD!!!). But I have a little suggestion... for the PAINT part of GCompris, perhaps adding TuxPaint like painting for younger kids could be kewl! just my 2cents.
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Re: Painting part of GCompris posted by bcoudoin @ 82.228.70.121 on Feb 1 2005 10:22 AM   Why do we need to re-implement what tuxpaint does and does fine. Most school oriented distrib does package tuxpaint and gcompris. I prefer to focus on what we miss on the GNU/Linux platform. For those who do not know it yet, get tuxpaint here. http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/ Thanks for the suggestion anyway.   [Reply]   Re: Painting part of GCompris posted by Anonymous @ 24.107.218.158 on Feb 5 2005 6:28 PM   It is amazing how quickly kids pick things up. i set up a pii for my son when he was 1. just ran a program that changed colors when you hit a key. he didn't get the hang of the mouse until i stumbled upon one of those little laptop size mice that had buttons that stick up so you know they're buttons. he figured out the mouse at around 1 1/2 and then he was off like a rocket. at two he had accounts on 3 computers(2 linux, 1 winders) all with different passwords. i made the passwords match the icons. i figured that'd be a way to trick him into learning to spell more words. i change his passwords every couple weeks to introduce more words to him. now he's 4 and is a total wiz. gcompris, childsplay, neverball(the old camera angle works best for him), ppracer, syberia, 101 dalmations, tux paint, and mame are his favorites. i recommend them all. by the way, i think tux paint does the job well and you might as well just use it and not put it in with gcompris...unless you're thinking of some sort of way to launch tuxpaint from within gcompris like a shell or something.   [Reply]   Re: Painting part of GCompris posted by bcoudoin @ 82.228.70.121 on Feb 24 2006 2:13 PM   Happy penguin readers, you convinced us. It's now possible to start the excelent Tuxpaint from within GCompris: http://gcompris.net/en-tuxpaint   [Reply]   Re: Painting part of GCompris posted by Anonymous @ 24.250.154.81 on Sep 11 2005 9:28 AM   The GCompris for Linux has a lot more stuff than the Windows version. Try the Linux version.   [Reply]

	How 'bout for language teaching? posted by scarlet @ 203.122.203.140 on Nov 3 2004 4:30 AM
Since the game is created by a bilingual author, it could be a cool idea to make an activity that teaches english speaking children basic french, and vice versa. Just a suggestion of cause, I don't know how well it would actually work out. I havn't actually even used the software, it's just installing now, even though, I'm a little... out of the target demographic shall we say.
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Re: How 'bout for language teaching? posted by bcoudoin @ 82.228.70.121 on Nov 3 2004 9:46 AM   It's already possible to run gcompris in a target language. In gcompris there is a configuration dialog that let you choose the language. I hope it will also be used this way. There is currently no specific language training activity. I never though about it but I am not sure it would fit well in the localisation issue. Perhaps, learning english from french my be different than learning it from spanish. If you have ideas on how to make a language training/discovery, you are welcome. Bruno.   [Reply]