Difference between revisions of "Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→How to use IRC: You must be connected to the internet for IRC to connect) |
Tonyforster (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
*boot Sugar | *boot Sugar | ||
:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Connecting_to_the_Internet|You must be connected to the internet for IRC to connect]] | :[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Connecting_to_the_Internet|You must be connected to the internet for IRC to connect]] | ||
| − | :The '''f3''' Screen appears | + | :The '''Home (or f3)''' Screen appears |
[[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|600px]] | [[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|600px]] | ||
===Start IRC application=== | ===Start IRC application=== | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 13 December 2011
How to use IRC
- boot Sugar
- You must be connected to the internet for IRC to connect
- The Home (or f3) Screen appears
Start IRC application
- click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view'
- find the IRC application
- click on it
- IRC starts
- wait while it connects (5-10 sec)
- You are connected when there are 2 tabs on the bottom:
- sugar
- sugar-es
How to join another IRC channel
- Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
- enter: /join #trisquel in the left bottom grey bar
- hit return
- a third tab appears labeled "trisquel"
- Anything you type in the left bottom grey bar will be transmitted; when you hit <return>
- This is where you can talk to others on the IRC Channel
- Conversations are displayed in the large area above.
- Connected Users names are displayed in the right vertical panel.
- You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
- Hover over a tab and hold down the right mouse button:
- A pop up box appears with (X Close)
- Click on it
- This closes the channel
Shut down IRC
- click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
- "Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
- Click on it
- You return to the f3 screen