Port to Python 3

[ayushnawal]

I will try to fix the issues listed by you asap.

[quozl]

I've reviewed the activity source code, and I'm not willing to test or merge, as the activity has no use case that I can figure out.

[jdsimmons]

James, The purpose of this Activity was to enable the XO to read comic books in CBZ format without having to store them in the journal. Instead, you can put them on an SD card and have the journal entry point to the file on that card. Disk space on an XO is very limited, but SD cards (and micros SD's with an SD adapter) can store a lot of data fairly cheaply. A CBZ file is a collection of sequentially named image files (GIF, JPG, PNG) in a Zip file which has been given the suffix .cbz. James Simmons

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[quozl]

Thanks, I agree. So no use case for more modern computers that have substantially more storage.

[jdsimmons]

James, It was something I wrote for my own use, and at the time served a real need I had. If anyone wants to try it out, a sample .CBZ file will be found here: https://archive.org/details/AnnieOakleyComicBook The file format is Comic Book Zip. The Internet Archive has a collection of these: https://archive.org/details/comics James Simmons

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[quozl]

Thanks. So it could be enhanced to reach into Internet Archive to download and keep CBZ files?

[jdsimmons]

James, It would make more sense to modify get ia books to download the CBZ format. There aren't a lot of CBZ format files at the Internet Archive, and if journal space isn't at a premium View Slides does the same thing Read SD Comics does, with the CBZ file stored in the Journal. If you don't think Read SD Comics is needed anymore, I'm Ok with it. I haven't been actively involved with Sugar Labs for many years, though I still subscribe to the mailing lists. I'm amazed that any of my old stuff is still being maintained. James Simmons

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[quozl]

Thanks. I don't mind either way; we just need a maintainer to step up to add CBS format support somewhere. I don't think we have that.

I wouldn't call this maintenance; @ayushnawal is apparently semi-automatically paying attention to all repositories with specific tasks in mind. It creates an illusion of maintenance, but the scope of work is so limited that there is often no useful outcome for the end users if the activity has other problems.

[srevinsaju]

@quozl, volunteering to add CBZ support for GetIABooksActivity, shall I proceed?

[quozl]

Thanks for the offer.

I've listened to school librarian podcasts recently where graphic novels and comic books were discussed, and they have significant pedagogical value, by engaging alternate paths to understanding.

I suggest instead making a comics-specific activity, if necessary by forking one of the two get books activities.

Read activity claims support for content type application/x-cbz. Please also check that the Read activity can display the files?

Apart from Internet Archive, are there other collections of CBZ files?