Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity

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 Home (or f3) screen