GSoC '25 Third Week report by Bishoy Wadea

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+title: "GSoC ’25 Week 03 Update by Bishoy Wadea"
+excerpt: "Broken Calculator"
+category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
+date: "2025-06-22"
+slug: "gsoc-25-BishoyWadea-week03"
+author: "@/constants/MarkdownFiles/authors/bishoy-wadea.md"
+tags: "gsoc25,sugarlabs,week03,BishoyWadea"
+image: "assets/Images/GSOC.png"
+---
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable -->
+
+# Week 03 Progress Report by Bishoy Wadea
+
+**Project:** [Broken Calculator](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Broken-Calculator)  
+**Mentors:** [Ibiam Chihurumnaya](https://github.com/chimosky)  
+**Assisting Mentors:** [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender/)  
+**Reporting Period:** 2025-06-22 - 2025-06-28 
+
+---
+
+## Goals for This Week
+
+- **Goal 1:** Fix issues in Four Color Map game opened by ibiam [Move buttons from canvas to tool bar](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/issues/1), [Sugarize activity icon](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/issues/2), [adding lisence to activity](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/issues/3).
+- **Goal 2:** Fix issues in Broken Calculator game opened by ibiam [change UI to be more focused](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Broken-Calculator/issues/2).
+
+---
+
+## This Week’s Achievements
+
+### *Goal 1: Fix Issues in Four Color Map Activity*
+
+1. **Moved Control Buttons to Toolbar**  
+   - Relocated in-canvas buttons (Undo, Help, Menu) to a proper activity toolbar for a more intuitive UI layout.  
+   - PR: [Move Buttons to Toolbar](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/pull/5)
+
+2. **Sugarized the Activity Icon**  
+   - Designed and applied a new icon that follows Sugar activity standards in shape, color, and transparency.  
+   - PR: [Sugarized Icon](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/pull/6)
+
+3. **Added License File**  
+   - Included a standard open-source license file in the repo, ensuring compliance with FOSS guidelines.  
+   - PR: [Add License](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/pull/7)
+
+---
+
+### *Goal 2: Improve Broken Calculator UI & UX*
+
+1. **Redesigned UI for Focused Gameplay**  
+   - Refactored layout to fill the canvas with the calculator interface and decluttered extra elements.  
+   - commit: [Canvas Layout Update](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Broken-Calculator/commit/7ec076475ae1c7e77c96a6ae155b151681fa724a)
+
+---
+
+## Challenges & Solutions
+
+- **Challenge:** Migrating control elements from canvas to toolbar in Four Color Map.  
+  **Solution:** Familiarized myself with the Sugar toolbar API and successfully relocated buttons, improving UI consistency.
+
+- **Challenge:** Making the interface engaging for children.  
+  **Solution:** Added animations, character images, and accessible visual elements.
+
+---
+
+## Key Learnings
+
+- Deepened experience working with **Sugar activity design standards**, including toolbars and icon sugarization.
+- Gained hands-on experience applying **open-source contribution practices**—issue tracking, commit hygiene, licensing, and documentation.
+- Practiced creating UI/UX for young learners, focusing on minimalism, feedback clarity, and visual accessibility.
+
+---
+
+## Next Week’s Roadmap
+
+### Soma Cubes Game: Initial Insights & Exploration
+- Begin designing core mechanics and gameplay flow for a Soma Cubes puzzle activity.
+- Prototype user interactions: piece manipulation, rotation, and snapping into place.
+- Investigate how to integrate puzzle constraints and feedback for users.
+- Sketch out UI layout and controls tailored for children.
+
+---
+
+### Fix Open Issues
+
+#### Four-Color Map Activity
+- **[#4 Make activity pep8 compliant](https://github.com/Bishoywadea/Four-Color-Map/issues/4)**  
+  The activity isn't pep8 compliant.
+
+---