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| '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones: | | '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones: |
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− | == Sugar 0.86 == | + | === Sugar 0.86 === |
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| + | |valign=top|[[Image:0.86_Browse_new_toolbar.png|left|300px]] |
| + | |valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest '''Sugar''' release, 0.86.3. It features: |
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− | [[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png|left|200px]] | + | * redesigned toolbars; |
| + | * improved wireless networking; |
| + | * EPUB file support for e-books ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4028 Read]); |
| + | * better Gnash support for Adobe Flash content; |
| + | * easier keyboard configuration; |
| + | * support for tabbed browsing ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4024 Browse]); |
| + | * and an easy way to update to the latest Activities (Control Panel). |
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− | Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest '''Sugar''' release, 0.86.3. It features: | + | Detailed release notes for Sugar 0.86 are available [[0.86/Notes|here]]. |
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− | * a redesigned toolbar;
| + | === ZyX-LiveInstaller === |
− | * support for tabbed browsing (Browse);
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− | * epub file support for ebooks (Read);
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− | * and an easy way to update to the latest activities (Control Panel).
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− | == ZYX-Liveinstaller == | + | |valign=top|[[Image:zyx-liveinstaller.png|left|300px]] |
− | | + | |valign=top|A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk. |
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− | A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk. | |
| We teamed up with the '''zyx-liveinstaller''' developer in order to provide: | | We teamed up with the '''zyx-liveinstaller''' developer in order to provide: |
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− | * a seamless way of installing your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk | + | * seamless installation of your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk; |
− | * that saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system | + | * it saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system; |
− | * without even requiring a reboot! | + | * and the installation does not even require a reboot. |
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| + | * [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|Instructions]] |
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− | == E-Books == | + | === E-Books === |
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| + | |valign=top|[[Image:read-alice.png|left|300px]] |
| + | |valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry supports viewing e-books through '''Read''', including the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers are provided through an additional [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/E-Books|page]]. |
| + | Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included '''Get Internet Archive Books''' Activity. |
| + | A [http://people.sugarlabs.org/sayamindu/shared_read.ogv screencast] of the e-book sharing process is also available. |
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− | Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry features a number of well-selected e-books in the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers have found their way onto this release.
| + | === Activities === |
− | Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included '''Get Internet Archive Books''' Activity.
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| + | |valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of Activities for children and many new ones. An example is '''SocialCalc''', a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the '''TamTam''' activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular '''Physics''' and '''TurtleArt''', have been updated. Sugar's rich collection of Activities are available for download from [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar's Activity Library]. |
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− | == Activities == | + | === Based On Fedora === |
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− | Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of activities and many new ones. An example is '''SocialCalc''', a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the '''TamTam''' activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular '''Physics''' and '''TurtleArt''', have been updated.
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− | | + | |valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version (F12) of the [http://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora operating system], a GNU/Linux distribution which showcases the latest in free and open source software. |
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− | == Based On Fedora == | |
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− | Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version of the Fedora operating system. | |
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− | == For More Information ==
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− | For more information, please visit<br/>
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− | [http://www.sugarlabs.org www.sugarlabs.org] | |
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− | == About This Document ==
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− | A PDF layout of this file is available at http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-v2-notes.pdf with SVG source at http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-v2-notes.svg. Note that the wiki page version is likely to be more up-to-date.
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