[#SQ-569] Posted a Remix of my own project and previous project removed from showcase - dashboard

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Posted a Remix of my own project and previous project removed from showcase

Created: 12/Nov/09 02:19 AM Updated: 23/Jul/10 10:15 AM Resolved: 12/Nov/09 04:58 AM

Component/s:

etoys

Fix Version/s:

etoys 4.1

Time Tracking:

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Duplicate

This issue duplicates:

~~SQ-558~~ URI Save As for same account

Related

This issue is related to:

SQ-410 allow for multiple versions on project page

This issue is related to:

~~SQ-737~~ If I rename a project and load it to the Showcase, the renamed project replaces my previously published project

Environment:

PROD

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I had modified "Fraction Tools" and renamed it "Area Geo Boards1" then I saved this to "My Squeakland"
I then logged on to the web site to check it and make it Public.
But it was already public and my previous project "Fraction Tools" no longer shows up on the showcase.

I have marked this as "Blocker" because if I wasn't such a stubborn SOB, who thought Etoys was such a great tool for kids I would leave and find something else. But I am a

FYI did this around 2:00am EST Nov 12 and when I looked at what is on "My Squeakland" via Etoys, I can see both "Fraction Tools" and "Area Geo Boards1"
On a separate note, not sure why the "1" was added to the name tried to remove it couldn't, tried to recreate the problem and couldn't got different error, will investigate and post that later once I have more information on the nature of the problem and hopefully how to reliably recreate it.

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teefal added a comment - 12/Nov/09 04:58 AM

Your earlier project is still on the server, it's just not showing in the list because of the new project. This is actually by design. We had a tradeoff to consider between people that view the title as merely information and people that see the title as a unique filename. Many children change the title often as though they were changing the title of a word document (not the filename). This is understandable since there is no real visible connection between the title and the filename in Etoys (especially in Sugar).

So we had to choose whether to treat the title as an attribute or an identifier. The decision was to assign a unique URI to each project and tie different versions together through it, regardless of title. This leans towards the kids who don't understand file names (which is the majority worldwide).

What you really want is "save as URI" or some kind of "make distinct" command when viewing old versions. See the attached issues, which are still open. I'm marking this issue as duplicate because the solution is "save as URI".