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===Join another IRC channel===
===Join another IRC channel===
*[http://chat.sugarlabs.org:9090/?channels=sugar List of #sugar related Channels] '''Chat''' in the wiki top bar
:Starts in your browser
*Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
*Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
:enter: '''/join #trisquel''' in the left bottom grey bar
:enter: '''/join #trisquel''' in the left bottom grey bar
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*You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
*You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
*You Can store the current  IRC session, by clicking the journal icon with the arrow pointing at it, Located in the top bar.
*You Can store the current  IRC session, by clicking the journal icon with the arrow pointing at it, Located in the top bar.
===Close an IRC Channel===
===Close an IRC Channel===
*Hover over an IRC tab and hold down the right mouse button:
*Hover over an IRC tab and hold down the right mouse button:

Revision as of 08:43, 14 December 2011

  • Use the ← left________________________right → links in the blue top/bottom bars
to connect to another part of this Annotated Guide to Sugar
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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
sugar<==translates==>sugar-es
type Spanish in #sugar-es read English in #sugar

Join another IRC channel

Starts in your browser
  • 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
  • You Can store the current IRC session, by clicking the journal icon with the arrow pointing at it, Located in the top bar.

Close an IRC Channel

  • Hover over an IRC tab and hold down the right mouse button:
A pop up box appears with (X Close)
  • Click on it
This closes the IRC 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 Home (or f3) screen
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