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Home view
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The Home view is accessed by clicking on the Home icon on the Frame or by pressing the F3 key (OLPC-XO-1-specific hint).
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The Home view is used for launching activities and accessing the Journal.
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- 1. Search menu
- The search field can be used to find activities and documents.
- 2. View modes
- There are multiple versions of the Home view: a ring, a list, and a random view.
- 3. Activity icon
- Clicking on an activity icon will launch that activity (causing it to appear on the Frame). Only activities that have been "starred" will appear in this view. (Please see the #List view below for more details.)
- 4. XO icon
- Hovering over the XO in the center of the Home view brings up a menu and access to the Sugar control panel.
- 5. Active-activity icon
- The icon of the currently active activity appears under the XO icon.
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List view
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The list view is used for managing activities.
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- 1. Activity entry
- Each entry in the list has: a star (for marking those activities that will appear in the other Home views); an icon; a title; a version number; and an install date.
- 2. Scroll bar
- The activity list may extend beyond the screen. A scroll bar is used to move through the list.
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Freeform view
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The “freeform” Home view (shown as a mock-up) functions the same as the “ring” Home view, but the icons are arrayed randomly instead of in a circle.
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The hover menu that appears over the XO icon is used for accessing the Sugar control panel and to shutdown or restart the computer.
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Sugar control panel
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The control panel is used to set a variety of Sugar settings, including the default Jabber server, the XO icon colors, etc.
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