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* While build 650 has no trivial in-GUI way to find your build number, it can be learned via the [[Terminal]] activity.
 
* While build 650 has no trivial in-GUI way to find your build number, it can be learned via the [[Terminal]] activity.
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==For older releases==
 
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The '''developer''' console activity provides a number of developer-targeted features (some of which previously existed as a separate activity):
 
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* XO Resources
 
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* Memphis (memory usage tool)
 
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* Log Viewer : sugar-log-viewer
 
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* Terminal : Linux prompt
 
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From build 239 the activity can be started within the Sugar UI in two ways:
 
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* <tt>Alt+=</tt>
 
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* <tt>Alt+0</tt>
 
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After it is started, <tt>Alt+=</tt> or <tt>Alt+0</tt> will toggle visibility; hiding or showing the activity.  It can be dismissed by clicking on the X on top right corner.
 
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(Keyboard shortcut information can be found in [http://dev.laptop.org/git.do?p=sugar;a=blob;f=README the Sugar README] which should be referenced to ensure the developer console keyboard shortcuts have not changed.)
 
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This partial screenshot illustrates how the developer console appeared in build 239:
 
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[[Image:Sugar_developer_console_1.png]]
 
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The source can be found in the git repository:
 
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git+ssh://dev.laptop.org/git/sugar/services/console/interface
 
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===Change font size===
 
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Here is how to increase the print size in the terminal for those who need it (a good quick-start for technically-minded low-vision users or developers):
 
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# Press <tt>Alt-0</tt> to get into the developer console, and the last tab is the terminal.
 
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# Type ''<tt>nano ~/.sugar/default/terminalrc</tt>''
 
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# Find the line saying ''<tt>Font = Monospace 8</tt>'', change it to ''<tt>Monospace 16</tt>'' (or whatever you want).
 
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# Press <tt>Control-X</tt> and answer Yes to save.
 
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# Close the developer console (the tiny tiny X in the top right-hand corner)
 
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# Re-open it with <tt>Alt-0</tt>, the terminal should now be in a larger print.
 
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[[Category:DevelopmentTeam]]
 
[[Category:DevelopmentTeam]]

Revision as of 03:41, 9 June 2008

Developer Environment

Currently we are going to replace the current developer console with a new developer environment, composed by:

Analyze Activity
An activity that get useful resources information as: memory usage by activities running, X Server mapped pixmaps, Network interfaces traffic, presence service, etc
URL: http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/analyze-activity

Terminal Activity
A Terminal-Shell activity, where the developer or kid can use the Linux shell
URL: http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/terminal-activity

Log Activity
Allow to see the activities log files and system logs as /var/log/messages. It will allow to send reports about a given activity or general system to a central server as reports.
URL: http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/log-activity

NOTE: As of build 650 (and perhaps earlier), the Developer Console no longer exists as a single entity. Its functionality has been split out into different activities and tools.

  • Log Viewer is now a separate Log Viewer activity.
  • Terminal is now a separate Terminal activity.
  • Memphis is ... partly covered by the Analyze activity.
  • While build 650 has no trivial in-GUI way to find your build number, it can be learned via the Terminal activity.
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