[Microbit-Python] A native editor

[Naomi Ceder]

Sadly I can't get the extension to work on either OSX or Linux - instead,
the extension reports

 There were warnings when trying to install this extension:

   - 'fileSystem.requestFileSystem' is not allowed for specified platform.


So the result for me is that the new, open, and save functions don't do
anything at all, and the repl says it can't find the microbit.

I'm not finding any explanations of line, but I've attached a screen shot
of the warning...

I'm also not seeing any setting for Chrome that would seem to help.

Cheers,
Naomi


On 6 December 2015 at 15:15, Carlos P.A. <carlos.p.a.87 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Excellent work Nicholas!
>
> Will the pluggin also automatically work when the interface is accessed
> from the https://www.microbit.co.uk/create-code python link? (once it is
> implemented in the webiste).
>
> As a small suggestion, probably with a low priority, is that having some
> visual feedback on the page that the program is being flashed would be
> ideal, even better if there was a tiny progress bar on the button.
>
> Regards,
> Carlos
>
> On 6 December 2015 at 20:34, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:
>
>> Basically, this:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MGFVuZrrs
>>
>> ...is a first draft and the source code is here:
>>
>> https://github.com/ntoll/python-native-editor
>>
>> There's no documentation and I'll be working on it over the coming days
>> with a view to showing it on Wednesday to a bunch of teachers.
>>
>> FYI - working out how to flash the device took several tortuous days.
>> Chrome has a USB API that was documented to appear to be exactly what I
>> needed (pushing file based data to the device). I spent far too much
>> time learning about USB and getting permission to write to the device to
>> work.
>>
>> In the end I gave up when I realised there was a really easy hack that
>> was right in front of my nose... just copy the damn .hex file to the
>> device via the built-in file-system API.
>>
>> It worked first time..! :-)
>>
>> That's several hours of my time I'll never get back.
>>
>> Early days. Collaboration welcome!
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Nicholas.
>>
>>
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