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-===Sugar-Emulator Screen Size Adjustment===
+===sugar-emulator, sugar-runner, and sweets-sugar-emulator===
-* In Terminal:
+:sugar-emulator is used in Fedora 19 and earlier versions.
-*: {{Code|sugar-emulator -i 600x500}} (fits the screen for a 10" Netbook as a window)
+:sugar-runner is used in Fedora 20 and later versions.
-*: {{Code|'''sugar-emulator -f'''}} '''(Full Screen)''' fit screen size and display entire sugar-emulator window
+:sweets-sugar-emulator is used in [[Sweets_Distribution|Ubuntu and its derivatives with sweets-desktop]]
-* Help for sugar-emulator
-*: {{Code|sugar-emulator --help}}
-* Modify the menu item Applications->Education->Sugar
+Documentation
-*: Use 'Main Menu' utility (alacarte) or edit a separate launcher
+* {{Code|sugar-emulator --help}}
-*# [right click]->[add launcher to desktop]
+* {{Code|sugar-runner --help}}
-*# right click on icon on desktop
+* {{Code|sweets-sugar-emulator --help}}
-*# Properties, Command:/usr/bin/sugar-emulator '''-i 832x624'''
+Fit the screen for a 10" Netbook as a window:
-*# Close
+* in Terminal,
+*: {{Code|sugar-emulator -i 600x500}} (Fedora 19 and earlier)
+*: {{Code|sugar-runner --resolution 600x500}}
+Fit full screen size use it all for Sugar:
+* in Terminal,
+*: {{Code|sugar-emulator -f}}
+*: {{Code|sugar-runner}}  (defaults to full screen)
+*: {{Code|sweets-sugar-emulator -f, --fullscreen }}
+Edit the launcher icon file to change the default:
+: {{Code|sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/sugar-runner.desktop}}
+:: edit the line {{Code|Exec&#61;sugar-runner --resolution 832x624}} for example.
+* [[Emulator/Full Screen|How to make a desktop icon that starts Sugar full screen]] {{highlight|bgcolor=yellow|'''Only needed for Fedora 19 and earlier versions.'''}}
+Fit emulator to XO display dimensions by modifying the menu definition:
+* Use 'Main Menu' utility (alacarte) or edit a separate launcher
+* [right click]->[add launcher to desktop]
+* right click on icon on desktop
+* Properties, Command: {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-emulator -i 832x624}} or {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-runner --resolution 832x624}}
+* Close
+: Adjust the default window size for Sugar by editing the menu item for Sugar to<br>{{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-emulator -i 1200x900}} or {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-runner --resolution 1200x900}}
+:: to match the XO reflective screen resolution
+: {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-emulator -i 832x624}} or {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-runner --resolution 832x624}}
+:: approximates the display proportions of the XO laptops, closely matching the toolbar, for example.
+: {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-emulator -i 600x500}} or {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-runner --resolution 600x500}}
+:: fits the screen for a 10-inch netbook
+: {{Code|/usr/bin/sugar-emulator -f}} {{highlight|bgcolor=yellow|'''Only needed for Fedora 19 and earlier versions.'''}}
+:: '''full screen on netbook'''
-* Now a smaller Xephyr window will launch
-** 832x624 matches the XO display proportions (Pages in Browse will mimic the layout of those on an XO.)
 ===Start Networking===
 * In terminal:
   ifconfig eth0 up
   dhclient eth0
+===Sugar 0.86 Improvements===
+* [[0.86/Notes#Home_Favourites_View_Improvements|0.86 Favorite View Improvements]]
 ===Keyboard shortcuts===
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 * [[The Undiscoverable/Fonts|Fonts]]
+=== sugar-control-panel [command]===
+* '''The Original Way to Configure Sugar'''
+::Still present in sugar 0.92.4
+: In terminal:
+ sugar-control-panel
+ Usage: sugar-control-panel [ option ] key [ args...]
+ Options:
+ -h       show this help message
+ -l       list all available options
+ -h key   show information about this key
+ -g key   get the current value of the key
+ -s key   set the current value of the key
+ -c key   clear the current value of the key
+ --------
+ $ sugar-control-panel -l
+ modemconfiguration:
+     apn
+     number
+     password
+     pin
+     puk
+     username
+ datetime:
+     timezone
+ updater:
+ network:
+     networks (use the -c argument with this option)
+     registration (use the -c argument with this option)
+     jabber
+     publish_information
+     radio
+ language:
+     languages
+ aboutme:
+     color
+     color_xo
+     nick
+ aboutcomputer:
+     aboutcomputer
+     build_number
+     firmware_number
+     license
+     serial_number
+     wireless_firmware
+ power:
+     automatic_pm
+     extreme_pm
+ frame:
+     corner_delay
+     edge_delay
+ keyboard:
+*If you want to connect quickly, simply open terminal. Then type the following commands :
+ sugar-control-panel -s jabber jabber.server.url
+:replace jabber.server.url with the jabber server you with to use
+:then restart Sugar (warning: close activities first to save) by pressing ctrl+alt+erase, then go to the neighborhood view and have fun!
 === Remote collaboration ===
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 * File types
 * InfoSlicer
+====Custom Icons====
+:Make your own Custom Icons:[[Development_Team/Almanac/Making_Icons]]
 ===Journal===
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 ===[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Xo-get xo-get]===
+'''NOTE''': This script does not work with Sugar 0.98 or later and needs to be updated.
 The obsolete xo-get script and Activity accessed a repository of Activities for installation and updates. Use [http://Activities.sugarlabs.org/ Activities.sugarlabs.org] instead.
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 * [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Xo-get#Installation_of_xo-get Script] [http://xo-get.olpc.at/xo-get.py Download]
 * [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Xo-get#Installation_of_xo-get_GUI Activity]
+To install an activity from a downloaded .xo file from the cli, one can use <tt>sugar-install-bundle</tt> instead
 ===Terminal===
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 * [[The Undiscoverable/Bookmarks|Bookmarks]]
+* The URI in the address box can be copied to the clipboard with a right-click palette Copy action.
 * You can use browse to browse the file system and .py files
 * Uploading from Journal
 * [[wikipedia:About:config|about]]:config    (Enter this in the address bar to see and set Browse configuration values, such as for  [[olpc:Our software#Proxy configuration]])
-* The fast way to cleanup address history is stopping Browse and removing all its local data by typing in Terminal activity:
+* The fast way to cleanup address history is stopping Browse and removing all its local data by entering in Terminal Activity this command:
- rm -rf ~/.sugar/default/org.laptop.WebActivity
+*: {{Code|rm -rf ~/.sugar/default/org.laptop.WebActivity}}
 ===Jukebox===