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<noinclude>[[Category:Tutorial|Chat]]</noinclude>__TOC__ | |||
* Communicate with other Sugar Learners and developers. | |||
*'''Chat''' is an example of a '''shared Activity''', which allows [[The Undiscoverable/Collaboration|'''Collaboration''']] over a network. | |||
: There are many different '''shared Activities''' in '''Sugar''' | |||
: Collaboration is one of Sugar's strongest features. | |||
*Communicate with other | |||
*'''Chat''' is an example of a '''shared | |||
:There are many different '''shared | |||
: | |||
===Boot Sugar=== | ===Boot Sugar=== | ||
*The '''Home | * The '''Home''' view (F3) appears | ||
{{:Nav-Tutorials}} | |||
[[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|500px]] | [[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|500px]] | ||
: The Chat icon [[ | : The Chat icon [[File:Activity-chat.png]] is on the right side of the Spiral of Activities | ||
:[[ | :[[Tutorials/Connecting_to_the_Internet|You must be connected to a network for Chat to Collaborate]]. | ||
===Start Chat=== | ===Start Chat=== | ||
*Click on the Chat | * Click on the Chat icon. | ||
[[File:Chat_Start.png|500px]] | [[File:Chat_Start.png|500px]] | ||
===Send Chat | |||
:Type your message in the bottom | |||
* Hit | ===Share your Chat session=== | ||
:Here '''Testing Chat''' is the message | * Click on the 'white disc with a dot inside' icon on the Activity toolbar. | ||
:Note that the | * Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the drop-down palette menu. | ||
:In this case '''Tris5-sugar: Testing Chat''' | [[File:Chat_Activity_share_dropdown.png|500px]] | ||
:This becomes useful if several other | : You must run Chat as a shared session for it to collaborate. | ||
: You are now [[The_Undiscoverable/Collaboration|collaborating]] in a shared Activity session. | |||
: Your shared Chat session will show as an icon on the '''Neighborhood''' view (F1). | |||
: Other Learners can join your Chat session from their Neighborhood view. | |||
===Send Chat message=== | |||
: Type your message in the bottom text entry box of Chat. | |||
* Hit the Enter key on your keyboard. | |||
: Here '''Testing Chat''' is the message | |||
: Note that the Learner's avatar name is displayed on the line before the message. | |||
: In this case, '''Tris5-sugar: Testing Chat''' | |||
: This becomes useful if several other Learners join the Chat session. | |||
===Use emoticons in your chat=== | ===Use emoticons in your chat=== | ||
Click on the "happy face" icon on the | Click on the "happy face" icon on the toolbar. | ||
:A drop | : A drop-down palette menu appears and you can click on any of the emoticons on it. | ||
[[File:Chat_Activity_emoticon_drop_down.png|500px]] | [[File:Chat_Activity_emoticon_drop_down.png|500px]] | ||
* | |||
: | |||
* Press the Enter key on your keyboard. | |||
: The emoticon is added to your message. | |||
[[File:Chat_with_msg_and_emoticon.png|500px]] | [[File:Chat_with_msg_and_emoticon.png|500px]] | ||
===Joining a | ===Joining a shared Chat session=== | ||
:This is an example of joining another | : This is an example of joining another Learner's shared Chat session. | ||
* Click [[File:Mesh_key_f1_small.png]] in the [[Tutorials/Introduction_to_the_Sugar_Interface#Frame|Frame]] or press the '''F1''' key and you switch to the '''Neighborhood''' view. | |||
*Move mouse pointer | * Move the mouse pointer away from screen/window edge to retract the '''Frame'''. | ||
*Join Chat | * Join another Learner's shared Chat session. | ||
:Hover the mouse | : Hover the mouse pointer over the Chat icon. | ||
:Click '''Join''' on the | : Click '''Join''' on the pop-up palette menu. | ||
:[[File:F1_Join_Chat.png|500px]] | : [[File:F1_Join_Chat.png|500px]] | ||
:You are Chatting ( | |||
:[[File:Shared_Chat.png|500px]] | |||
:You can see your messages | |||
:Other' | : You are Chatting (collaborating) in the other Learner's Chat session. | ||
:It will not always be blue. | : [[File:Shared_Chat.png|500px]] | ||
*Move the mouse | |||
:Wait until the ''' | : You can see your messages in yellow and the other Learner's messages in blue. | ||
*This | : Other Learners' colors will match the colors of their XO avatar. | ||
: It will not always be blue. | |||
* Move the mouse pointer to a corner of the screen/window. | |||
: Wait until the [[Tutorials/Introduction_to_the_Sugar_Interface#Frame|'''Frame''']] extends. | |||
* This screenshot is from a '''newly shared Chat session'''. | |||
[[File:Screenshot_of_Chat_Activity_frame_shared_with_XO-1.png|500px]] | [[File:Screenshot_of_Chat_Activity_frame_shared_with_XO-1.png|500px]] | ||
* | * An icon for the running '''Chat''' Activity is displayed on the top bar of the '''Frame'''. | ||
* | * Avatars of the 2 connected Learners are displayed on the right bar of the '''Frame'''. | ||
# | # Icon for the Learner - (Has the same pop-up palette menu as shown in the '''Home''' view version of the icon (not shown). | ||
# | # Pop-out palette menu for the Learner sharing this Chat session - '''Remove Friend''' (shown) | ||
===Stop Chat=== | ===Stop Chat=== | ||
:[[File:Shared_Chat_stop.png|500px]] | :[[File:Shared_Chat_stop.png|500px]] | ||
* | * Click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, on the right side of the toolbar. | ||
: | : '''Stop''' Ctrl+Q appears on the drop-down palette label. | ||
*Click on it | * Click on it. | ||
*You return to the '''Home | * You return to the '''Home''' view screen. | ||