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===f3 Boot Screen=== | ===f3 Boot Screen=== | ||
| − | + | ;Sugar boots to this Screen: | |
:It contains a circle of activities | :It contains a circle of activities | ||
| + | ::It becomes a spiral if a large number of Activities are "Favorites" | ||
:: and is reached with the '''f3''' key | :: and is reached with the '''f3''' key | ||
| − | + | ;Click on Any of the Activities in the circle and the activity will start | |
[[File:Screenshot_of_f3_Drop-Down.png|700px]] | [[File:Screenshot_of_f3_Drop-Down.png|700px]] | ||
:On the top right bar are 2 icons | :On the top right bar are 2 icons | ||
::You are using the circular one | ::You are using the circular one | ||
| − | + | ;Click on the one with horizontal lines (The list view) | |
[[File:Screenshot_of_f3_list_view.png|700px]] | [[File:Screenshot_of_f3_list_view.png|700px]] | ||
;Click on Any of the Activities in the list and the activity will start. | ;Click on Any of the Activities in the list and the activity will start. | ||
| − | :Click on the circular figure on the top bar | + | ::click on the "star" to the left of the activity on the list view |
| − | + | ::It will alternate as a colored or outlined star. | |
| + | ::If the star is colored, It becomes a "Favorite" and will be listed in the Activity circle/spiral on the other screen for '''f3''' | ||
| + | ;Click on the circular figure on the top bar | ||
| + | :You switch back to the '''f3''' circular view | ||
::In the Center is the users XO figure | ::In the Center is the users XO figure | ||
:Hover over the XO figure and a Drop Down Box Appears | :Hover over the XO figure and a Drop Down Box Appears | ||
[[File:Screenshot_of_f3_Drop-Down.png|700px]] | [[File:Screenshot_of_f3_Drop-Down.png|700px]] | ||
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===My Settings=== | ===My Settings=== | ||
:(a "Control Panel" page where you set the configuration of Sugar) | :(a "Control Panel" page where you set the configuration of Sugar) | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 8 December 2011
Introduction to the Sugar Interface
Under construction
This page is under active construction at this time. Please check back shortly for updated information.
unknown estimated finish. --satellit_ 7 December 2011
This page is under active construction at this time. Please check back shortly for updated information.
unknown estimated finish. --satellit_ 7 December 2011
- Booted Trisquel 5.0-sugar CD was used for these examples
- Trisquel On A Sugar Toast#Trisquel 5.0 Sugar based on Ubuntu 11.04
- Listed on left side of all wiki Pages under Projects
- Note these screen-shots were Drag-Dropped to a 2nd USB-stick
- Copied from the USB to another Computer and uploaded to the Sugarlabs.wiki
- Where it was inserted into this page
- Note:For All Screen-shots:
- Click on Screen-shot to enlarge it
- Use your Browsers <== Back arrow to return
f3 Boot Screen
- Sugar boots to this Screen
- It contains a circle of activities
- It becomes a spiral if a large number of Activities are "Favorites"
- and is reached with the f3 key
- Click on Any of the Activities in the circle and the activity will start
- On the top right bar are 2 icons
- You are using the circular one
- Click on the one with horizontal lines (The list view)
- Click on Any of the Activities in the list and the activity will start.
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- click on the "star" to the left of the activity on the list view
- It will alternate as a colored or outlined star.
- If the star is colored, It becomes a "Favorite" and will be listed in the Activity circle/spiral on the other screen for f3
- Click on the circular figure on the top bar
- You switch back to the f3 circular view
- In the Center is the users XO figure
- Hover over the XO figure and a Drop Down Box Appears
My Settings
- (a "Control Panel" page where you set the configuration of Sugar)
- Select the "My Settings"
- You switch to the :Control Panel"
- Here you can click on each of the items to make changes to how Sugar Works
- Like Language or Keyboard setting
OLPC Sugar Control Panel
- (Off Site Reference ^)
- After Reading:USE your Browser's <==== back arrow to return here
- Very complete description-(Important Information)
- for older version of XO-1 OLPC
- RECOMMENDED READING
About Me
- Change the color of your XO identiy (Click on it)
- Change your name (edit it)
- You will have to restart Sugar after these changes
About My Computer
- Shows Sugar Version and Operating system information
Accessibility
- Not present in most sugar versions
- (This is Trisquel 5.0- which has some Dextrose3 features)
Date & Time
- set your Time Zone
Frame
- sets the corner and edge sensitivity of the frame to the cursor
Keyboard and Language
- Use to set these up in sugar
Modem Configuration
- Set up GSM modem
Network
- Shows the Jabber Connection Information
- fill in the field of the jabber server:
- (Jabber.sugarlabs.org)
- The normal one used
Software Update
- Updates the applications installed in your sugar
- Can be customized for use with a School server in deployments
- To exit the control-panel hit the (X) or (check mark if it appears :it saves changes) in the frame bar right corner
Network Neighborhood
- Hit F1 key and you switch to the Jabber Network Neighborhood View
- You are the XO in the center.
- Hover on it and the same drop-down menu will appear as in f3
- All the other XO figures are other users on the jabber network
- Hover the cursor over one of them and a pop up will give their name
- hit f3 and return to the main screen
TO Shutdown Sugar
- Choose shutdown on the dropdown box