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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. | 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 [ | 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. | ||
====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 | <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. | ||
<li> Click the "Stop" icon [[Image:Quit.gif | <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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====How to set the timezone on my laptop==== | ====How to set the timezone on my laptop==== | ||
You can set the timezone by typing the [[Sugar | You can set the timezone by typing the [[OLPC:Sugar Control Panel]] command in the [[OLPC:Terminal Activity]]. | ||
===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. | ||
=Networking & Communications= | ==Networking & Communications== | ||
===Connecting to Wireless Networks=== | ===Connecting to Wireless Networks=== | ||
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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 ( | *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. | ||
===Connecting to Jabber Servers=== | ===Connecting to Jabber Servers=== | ||
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=== IRC Chat === | === IRC Chat === | ||
[ | [[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]]. | ||
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. | ||
Some other Sugar/OLPC IRC chatrooms are listed [ | Some other Sugar/OLPC IRC chatrooms are listed [[OLPC:IRC#irc.freenode.net_channels|here]]. | ||
=== 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! | ||
=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 | ||
=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 [[ | * [[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]] | ||
* [[ | * [[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] | ||
=See also= | ==See also== | ||
* [[Documentation Team/Glossary]] of Sugar terms | * [[Documentation Team/Glossary]] of Sugar terms | ||