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===Using the Interface===

===Using the [[Glossary|Interface]]===

~~====What is an "interface"?====~~

A User Interface is defined by Wikipedia as "is the aggregate of means by which people—the users—interact with the system—a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tools. The user interface provides means of:

* Input, allowing the users to manipulate a system

* Output, allowing the system to produce the effects of the users' manipulation."

~~So, the Sugar interface is the icons and words on the screen that you click on using the keyboard, mouse, or touchpad buttons.~~

====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 kids in the “neighborhood.” Sugar's closest desktop metaphor is the Home view: where the user can see what Activities thy are currently using and access the Journal.

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-===Using the Interface===
+===Using the [[Glossary|Interface]]===
-====What is an "interface"?====
-A User Interface is defined by Wikipedia as "is the aggregate of means by which people—the users—interact with the system—a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tools. The user interface provides means of:
-* Input, allowing the users to manipulate a system
-* Output, allowing the system to produce the effects of the users' manipulation."
-So, the Sugar interface is the icons and words on the screen that you click on using the keyboard, mouse, or touchpad buttons.
 ====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 kids in the “neighborhood.” Sugar's closest desktop metaphor is the Home view: where the user can see what Activities thy are currently using and access the Journal.