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| {{Translations | | {{Translations |
| | [[Documentation Team/User Manual|english]] | [[Documentation Team/User Manual/lang-es|español]] }} | | | [[Documentation Team/User Manual|english]] | [[Documentation Team/User Manual/lang-es|español]] }} |
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− | =How To Use Sugar= | + | ==How To Use Sugar== |
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| ====Where's the desktop?==== | | ====Where's the desktop?==== |
− | Sugar is a different desktop environment to what is normally used in Windows, Apple's OS X or other Linux operating systems. The first thing that a child sees, therefore, is not a hard disk or a trash can — it’s the other children in the “neighborhood.” Sugar's closest desktop metaphor is the Home view: where the user can see what Activities they are currently using and access the Journal, which acts as a history of usage and allows the user to access files they viewed or applications they ran previously. | + | Sugar is a different desktop environment to what is normally used in Windows, Apple's OS X or other Linux operating systems. One of the first thing that a child sees, therefore, is not a hard disk or a trash can—it’s the other children in the “neighborhood.” Sugar's closest desktop metaphor is the Home view: where the user can see what Activities they are currently using and access the Journal, which acts as a history of usage and allows the user to access files they viewed or applications they ran previously. |
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| ===Using Activities=== | | ===Using Activities=== |
| ====What is an Activity?==== | | ====What is an Activity?==== |
− | The program that you run using Sugar are called Activities. Why? Because Sugar, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a [[Documentation Team/Glossary|user interface]] that is based on both cognitive and social [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29 constructivism]: an environment where learners engage in authentic exploration and collaboration in the act of learning. | + | The program that you run using Sugar are called Activities. Why? Because Sugar, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a [[Documentation Team/Glossary|user interface]] that is based on both cognitive and social [[wikipedia:Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29| constructivism]]: an environment where learners engage in authentic exploration and collaboration in the act of learning. |
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| ====Starting an Activity==== | | ====Starting an Activity==== |
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| ===Customizing the Interface=== | | ===Customizing the Interface=== |
| ====Changing an XO's Nickname and Color on Sugar Views==== | | ====Changing an XO's Nickname and Color on Sugar Views==== |
− | <ol>Your XO's Nickname and other options can be changed using the [[Terminal Activity]]'s command line [[Sugar-Control-Panel]]. | + | <ol>Your XO's Nickname and other options can be changed using the [[OLPC:Terminal Activity]]'s command line [[OLPC:Sugar Control Panel]]. |
| </ol> | | </ol> |
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| <li> Press the Enter key after each. In response to the ntpdate command, if it successfully contacts this US government official time server, the system will output a line of data displaying the correct date and time. | | <li> Press the Enter key after each. In response to the ntpdate command, if it successfully contacts this US government official time server, the system will output a line of data displaying the correct date and time. |
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− | <li> Click the "Stop" icon [[Image:Quit.gif|25px]] at the upper right corner of the screen to log out and close the Terminal Activity program. | + | <li> Click the "Stop" icon [[OLPC::Image:Quit.gif]] at the upper right corner of the screen to log out and close the Terminal Activity program. |
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| </ol> | | </ol> |
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| ====How to set the timezone on my laptop==== | | ====How to set the timezone on my laptop==== |
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− | You can set the timezone by typing the [[Sugar-Control-Panel]] command in the [[Terminal Activity]]. | + | You can set the timezone by typing the [[OLPC:Sugar Control Panel]] command in the [[OLPC:Terminal Activity]]. |
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| ===Sound Control=== | | ===Sound Control=== |
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| To take a screen shot, typing Alt+1 at the same time will take one and store it in your journal. | | To take a screen shot, typing Alt+1 at the same time will take one and store it in your journal. |
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− | =Networking & Communications= | + | ==Networking & Communications== |
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| ===Connecting to Wireless Networks=== | | ===Connecting to Wireless Networks=== |
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| <ol> | | <ol> |
| On the XO-1 laptop, there are three ways to connect to the Internet: | | On the XO-1 laptop, there are three ways to connect to the Internet: |
− | *Wireless access point (WiFi hotspot); | + | *Wireless access point (Wi-Fi hotspot); |
| *“School Server” mesh network; or | | *“School Server” mesh network; or |
| *“simple” mesh network, which lets you collaborate directly with other XOs. | | *“simple” mesh network, which lets you collaborate directly with other XOs. |
| </ol> | | </ol> |
− | Read [[Documentation Team/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]] for detailed instructions. | + | Read [[Documentation Team/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet|Connecting to the Internet]] for detailed instructions. |
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| ===Connecting to Jabber Servers=== | | ===Connecting to Jabber Servers=== |
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| === IRC Chat === | | === IRC Chat === |
− | [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XoIRC Install the XoIRC activity] and connect with other Sugar/OLPC users and enthusiasts on the internet and chat with them in real time. XoIRC uses a system called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC]. | + | [[olpc:XoIRC | Install the XoIRC activity]] and connect with other Sugar/OLPC users and enthusiasts on the internet and chat with them in real time. XoIRC uses a system called [[wikipedia:Internet_Relay_Chat| IRC]]. |
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| It defaults to a "room" called #olpc-help, but you can also enter other rooms by typing '''/join #room''' where '''room''' is the name of the room you wish to join. | | It defaults to a "room" called #olpc-help, but you can also enter other rooms by typing '''/join #room''' where '''room''' is the name of the room you wish to join. |
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− | Some other Sugar/OLPC IRC chatrooms are listed [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/IRC#irc.freenode.net_channels here.] | + | Some other Sugar/OLPC IRC chatrooms are listed [[OLPC:IRC#irc.freenode.net_channels|here]]. |
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| === OLPC/Sugar as Webserver === | | === OLPC/Sugar as Webserver === |
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| *Go to another machine on your LAN and type your Sugar Computer/XO's IP Address into your browser. There's your Sugar computer serving up a web page! | | *Go to another machine on your LAN and type your Sugar Computer/XO's IP Address into your browser. There's your Sugar computer serving up a web page! |
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− | =Installing Sugar= | + | ==Installing Sugar== |
| *[[:Category:Installing Sugar|Installing Sugar]] (on various platforms) | | *[[:Category:Installing Sugar|Installing Sugar]] (on various platforms) |
− | *[[Sugar Instructions]], booting and getting started with Sugar | + | *[[OLPC:Sugar Instructions]], booting and getting started with Sugar |
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− | =Developing For Sugar= | + | ==Developing For Sugar== |
| * [http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/23/building-the-xo-introducing-sugar/ Building the XO: Introducing Sugar - Red Hat Magazine 2007-02-23] | | * [http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/23/building-the-xo-introducing-sugar/ Building the XO: Introducing Sugar - Red Hat Magazine 2007-02-23] |
− | * [[Development Team/Jhbuild|Build]] from sources, and [[Sugar Instructions|get started]]. | + | * [[Development Team/Jhbuild|Build]] from sources, and [[OLPC:Getting started]]. |
| * Read the human interaction [[Design_Team/Human_Interface_Guidelines|guidelines]] | | * Read the human interaction [[Design_Team/Human_Interface_Guidelines|guidelines]] |
− | * Get an overview of the [[Sugar Architecture|architecture]] | + | * Get an overview of the [[OLPC:Sugar Architecture|architecture]] |
− | * [[Sugar_Activity_Tutorial|Write]] your own activity | + | * [[OLPC:Activity tutorial|Write]] your own activity |
| * Check out the [[Development Team/Almanac/Code Snippets|code snippets]] library | | * Check out the [[Development Team/Almanac/Code Snippets|code snippets]] library |
| * [[Development Team/Understanding the Code]] organization. | | * [[Development Team/Understanding the Code]] organization. |
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| * [http://dev.laptop.org/roadmap Roadmap] | | * [http://dev.laptop.org/roadmap Roadmap] |
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− | =See also= | + | ==See also== |
| * [[Documentation Team/Glossary]] of Sugar terms | | * [[Documentation Team/Glossary]] of Sugar terms |
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