Sugar Network/Tutorial

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- Updated June 5 2012

Sweets.svgSugar Network annotated screen-shots

Info and How to install Sugar Network (SN)

  • SN is only available on Factory
Platform Team/Harmonic Distribution
Sweets Distribution#Installation
Sweets Distribution/Manual Installation
Sugar_Network_Activities Listing which activities on SN work - Browsing 113 Contexts; 19 Pages
Sugar_Network_Server_mode_Activities Testing list of activities in Server mode
Test View of SN Test View of SN
  • Visual introduction to the Sugar Interface
Introduction to the Sugar Interface

Check for Updates Often

Maybe even daily; as SN is a rapidly being developed.
  • root terminal: (for Ubuntu; Trisquel)
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
  • Reboot Computer

Home view for Sugar Network (F3 key)

  • Home view - updated June 5 2012
Hover over central XO avatar to get drop-down menu

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Sugar Network in "My Settings"

  • Click on Sweets Distribution

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  • Check [x] to start SN
  • Check [x] to Start Server Mode
This is Only used for testing and should not be used.
Reboot Computer after selecting SN
You may be unable to Connect to Activites if you do not

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Neighbourhood view for Sugar Network (F1 key)

  • Neighbourhood view can also be accessed from the far left Icon on sugar-frame (see next screenshot)
  • Note many more XO Avitars than are present on jabber.sugarlabs.org
Grey (No color) XO Avatars seem to have incomplete info on server.

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Access Activities with SN button on Frame

  • Move Cursor arrow to top right corner of window to activate the frame. Wait for frame to appear.
  • Click on the SN button to access SN Activities
The F8 KEY is an alternate way to access Activities

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SN Activities

  • when [_] server mode is NOT checked in My settings (Drop-Down Menu on f3 HOME screen-Circular View)
  • listing and start pages for Sugar_Network_Activities
Click on the Activity Icon to start
Not all will start at this time.
  • Screen 1 of 55 pages, (329 activities)

Note: type the name of the activity you want in Search box (_______) on top bar of page to find it quickly

  • For Details on Search - It can be Complex ie "author:walter"
Search Contexts Diagram http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Sugar-Network-diagram.png

OFF Line Mode

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ON Line Mode

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  • Cursor is on new "Improve the system:Sugar Network pop up screen

Note:

clicking on the "(" moon icon will copy activity to ~/Activities, thus it will be accessible from f3 Home View.
If the "star" is set, it will appear in the favourites view of f3
Disable "(" Moon to remove it; unset "star" to remove from favourites view.
Improve the system

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Browse Problems

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SN Server-mode Activities

THIS IS ONLY FOR TESTING- DO NOT USE

  • when [x] server mode is checked in My settings (Drop-Down Menu on f3 HOME screen-Circular View)
If the server is checked, you browse your local activities in f8 all the time
Click on an Activity Icon to start It.
Updated June 5 2012

SN Activity reporting page

  • Note click [=] icon to return to activities list.
(Cursor in screenshot is over it)

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SN Error report dialog

This is not functional and will crash system requiring a restart --Satellit 10:09, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

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