Re: Beta Release of Dora the Explorer Colouring for the IIgs

[schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

I got Tool035 from a random disk on the 'net to try on KEGS, then back
at home, the SynthLab disk had it, so that's what I used to transfer
to my real GS.  Then I ran it through a real beta test... girls aged 7
and 5.

One bug I found: on initialization, the pen color is unset (set to
black).  There's basically no recourse if you paint with it!  One must
explicitly pick a color at the outset.

Would be nice to turn sound on/off.  My GS puts out sound way too loud
for some reason, even with volume all the way down; I plugged
headphones into the jack to keep from waking up some guests we have in
the house.

Here's some selected comments from the girls:

5.5-year-old -
"How do you switch to another picture?"
<clicks on blue arrow with no help>

During a big fill:
Her: "The computer's not working..."
Me: "Why?"
Her: "It's leaving white spaces."
Me: "It goes back and fills them in."

She clicked through many of the pictures - and kept to the simpler
ones, favoring Isa and the map/backpack ones.

7.5-year-old -
Note: X made it go away with no confirmation
"How do I save Isa?"
"He should do a Sponge Bob one."
Used fill algorithm, timed with keyboard, to fill one side of border
Used fill slowness + keyboard to do broad stripes <I'll send you a
photo>
"Tell your friend his program rules."