Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity: Difference between revisions

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The IRC Activity is an implementation of Internet Relay Chat for Sugar.

boot Sugar

You must be connected to the Internet for IRC to connect.

Screenshots
Introduction to the Sugar Interface
Connecting to the Internet
Chatting with the Chat Activity
Chatting with the IRC Activity
Copy with drag & drop
Send a file to a friend
Backup & restore Journal

Capturas de pantalla
Introducción a la interfaz de Azúcar
Conexión a Internet
Charlando con la Actividad Chat
Charlando con la Actividad IRC
Copia con un simple arrastrar y soltar

Installation
Install SoaS in VirtualBox
Install SoaS in VMware Player
Import a VirtualBox Appliance
Importar un aparato de VirtualBox
Install with `liveinst`
Instalar con `liveinst`
Install & use liveusb-creator
Netinstall Fedora with Sugar Desktop
Burn a CD.iso on a Mac

Videos

The Home view screen appears.

Start the IRC Activity

Click on the Toolbar icon with horizontal lines Home list view.
(This screenshot is from another session of Sugar.)

Find the IRC Activity icon

Click on it to launch the Activity.

IRC starts

Wait while it connects (5-10 seconds).

You are connected when there are 2 tabs on the bottom:

#sugar

#sugar-es

$#35;sugar <==translates==> #sugar-es

Enter Spanish in #sugar-es, read English in #sugar.

Join another IRC channel

List of #sugar related Channels Chat in the Sugar Labs wiki blue navigation bar on the top of every page.

External link above ^

Starts in your browser

Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:

Enter: /join #trisquel in the left bottom grey bar.

/join is a command to the IRC application server.

# is used to specify that you are naming a channel

Click the <Enter> key on your keyboard.

A third tab appears on the bottom of the IRC screen, labeled "trisquel".

Anything you enter in the left bottom grey text entry area will be transmitted when you depress the <Enter> key.

This is where you can talk to others on the IRC channel.

Conversations are displayed in the large area above.

Connected users' names are displayed in the right vertical panel.

To call someone you know on an IRC channel, enter the name they are using on the channel.

Look for their name, on the right vertical column of the IRC window, to see if they are connected.

You can scroll the list, if it is long, to see if they are on line.

Enter the first few characters of their name and press the <Tab> key. It should complete their name (if the first few characters were unique in the list) followed by a colon and space. You should then enter your message:

Name: message you want to send

Do not sent a message of over 4 lines, It is not polite to do so.

Use your browser at the web site: http://fpaste.org

Paste/write you long message or text into that site's screen

Depress the <Enter> key.

copy/paste the address of this paste into your IRC message.

To request help without knowing who to ask:

Ask your question.

Stay connected after you ask the question.

It may take a while before you get an answer.

Be polite.

Thanks

You can switch open channels by clicking on a tab.
You can save the current IRC session, by clicking the icon of a Journal with an arrow pointing at it, located on the IRC Activity tool bar.

Close an IRC channel

Hover the mouse pointer over an IRC tab and hold down the right mouse button:

A pop up box appears with (X Close)

Click on it.

This closes the IRC channel.

Shut down IRC

Click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, on the right of the IRC Activity tool bar.

Stop Ctrl+Q appears in icon palette label.

Click on it
You return to the Home view.

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+<noinclude>[[Category:Tutorial]]</noinclude>__TOC__
-* '''Use the  ← left________________________right → links in the colored bar below
+The IRC Activity is an implementation of [[wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat|Internet Relay Chat]] for Sugar.
-:to connect to another part of this Annotated Guide to Sugar'''
-{| width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
+See [[Internet Relay Chat]] on our wiki.
-|-
-|width=25% align=left bgcolor=#C3D9FF|&larr; '''[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Drag-Drop|Drag-Drop]]'''
-|width=50% align=center bgcolor=#C3D9FF|'''[[Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS|Fedora-SoaS]]'''
+===boot Sugar===
-|width=25% align=right bgcolor=#C3D9FF| '''[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/How_to_use_Chat|How to Use Chat]]''' &rarr;
-|}
+:[[Tutorials/Connecting_to_the_Internet|You must be connected to the Internet for IRC to connect]].
+{{:Nav-Tutorials}}
+* The '''Home''' view screen appears.
-==How to use IRC==
-===boot Sugar===
-:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Connecting_to_the_Internet|You must be connected to the internet for IRC to connect]]
-*The '''Home (or f3)''' Screen appears
 [[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|600px]]
-===Start IRC application===
+===Start the IRC Activity===
-*click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view''''*'''
+* Click on the Toolbar icon with horizontal lines '''Home''' list view.
+*: (This screenshot is from another session of Sugar.)
 [[File:Home_ListView_button.png|600px]]
-:'''*''' (this screen-shot is from another session of sugar)
-:find the IRC application [[File:IRC.png]]
+: Find the IRC Activity icon [[File:IRC.png]]
-*click on it
+* Click on it to launch the Activity.
 [[File:Screenshot_of_list_view_pointer_on_IRC.png|600px]]
-*IRC starts
+* IRC starts
-:wait while it connects (5-10 sec)
+: Wait while it connects (5-10 seconds).
-:You are connected when there are 2 tabs on the bottom:
+: You are connected when there are 2 tabs on the bottom:
-::sugar
+:: &#35;sugar
-::sugar-es
+:: &#35;sugar-es
-:sugar<==translates==>sugar-es
+: $#35;sugar <==translates==> #sugar-es
-:type Spanish in '''#sugar-es''' read English in '''#sugar'''
+: Enter Spanish in '''#sugar-es''', read English in '''#sugar'''.
 ===Join another IRC channel===
-*[http://chat.sugarlabs.org:9090/?channels=sugar List of #sugar related Channels] '''Chat''' in the wiki top bar
+* [http://chat.sugarlabs.org:9090/?channels=sugar List of #sugar related Channels] '''Chat''' in the Sugar Labs wiki blue navigation bar on the top of every page.
-:'''External link ^'''
+: '''External link above ^'''
-:Starts in your browser
+: Starts in your browser
-*Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
+* Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
-:enter: '''/join #trisquel''' in the left bottom grey bar
+: Enter: '''/join #trisquel''' in the left bottom grey bar.
-::'''/join''' is a command to the IRC application server
+:: '''/join''' is a command to the IRC application server.
 :: '''#''' is used to specify that you are naming a channel
-*hit <return>
+* Click the <Enter> key on your keyboard.
 [[File:Screenshot_of_IRC_Join_cmd2.png|600px]]
-:a third '''tab''' ^ appears on the bottom of the IRC screen, labeled "trisquel"
+: A third '''tab''' appears on the bottom of the IRC screen, labeled "trisquel".
-*Anything you type in the left bottom grey bar will be transmitted; when you hit <return>
+* Anything you enter in the left bottom grey text entry area will be transmitted when you depress the <Enter> key.
-:This is where you can talk to others on the IRC Channel
+: This is where you can talk to others on the IRC channel.
-:Conversations are displayed in the large area above.
+: Conversations are displayed in the large area above.
-:Connected Users names are displayed in the right vertical panel.
+: Connected users' names are displayed in the right vertical panel.
-*To call someone you know on an IRC channel type the name they are using on the channel.
+* To call someone you know on an IRC channel, enter the name they are using on the channel.
-:Look for their name, on the right vertical column of the IRC window, to see if they are connected.
+: Look for their name, on the right vertical column of the IRC window, to see if they are connected.
-:You can scroll the list to see if they are on line.
+: You can scroll the list, if it is long, to see if they are on line.
-*Type their name (followed by a colon) and then your message:
+* Enter the first few characters of their name and press the <Tab> key. It should complete their name (if the first few characters were unique in the list) followed by a colon and space. You should then enter your message:
- '''Name: message you want to send'''
+{{Code|Name: message you want to send}}
-*Do not sent a message over 4 lines, It is not polite to do so.
+* Do not sent a message of over 4 lines, It is not polite to do so.
-:Use your browser at the web site: '''http://fpaste.org'''
+: Use your browser at the web site: '''http://fpaste.org'''
-:Paste/write you long message or text into that site's screen
+: Paste/write you long message or text into that site's screen
-:hit <return>
+: Depress the <Enter> key.
-:'''copy/paste''' the address of this paste into your IRC message.
+: '''copy/paste''' the address of this paste into your IRC message.
-*To request help without knowing who to ask:
+* To request help without knowing who to ask:
-:ask your question
+: Ask your question.
-:stay connected after you ask the question
+: Stay connected after you ask the question.
-:It may take a while before you get an answer.
+: It may take a while before you get an answer.
-*''' BE POLITE '''
+* '''Be polite.'''
-:Thanks
+: Thanks
 [[File:Screenshot_of_IRC_Activity_with_trisquel.png|600px]]
-*You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
+* You can switch open channels by clicking on a tab.
-*You Can store the current  IRC session, by clicking the journal icon with the arrow pointing at it, Located in the top bar.
+* You can save the current IRC session, by clicking the icon of a Journal with an arrow pointing at it, located on the IRC Activity tool bar.
-===Close an IRC Channel===
+===Close an IRC channel===
-*Hover over an IRC tab and hold down the right mouse button:
+* Hover the mouse pointer over an IRC tab and hold down the right mouse button:
-:A pop up box appears with '''(X Close)'''
+: A pop up box appears with '''(X Close)'''
-*Click on it
+* Click on it.
-:This closes the IRC channel
+: This closes the IRC channel.
 ===Shut down IRC===
-*click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
+* Click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, on the right of the IRC Activity tool bar.
-:"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
+: '''Stop''' Ctrl+Q appears in icon palette label.
-*Click on it
+* Click on it
-*You return to the '''Home (or f3)''' screen
+* You return to the '''Home''' view.
-* '''Use the  ← left________________________right → links in the colored bar below
-:to connect to another part of this Annotated Guide to Sugar'''
-{| width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
-|-
-|width=25% align=left bgcolor=#C3D9FF|&larr; '''[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Drag-Drop|Drag-Drop]]'''
-|width=50% align=center bgcolor=#C3D9FF|'''[[Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS|Fedora-SoaS]]'''
-|width=25% align=right bgcolor=#C3D9FF| '''[[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/How_to_use_Chat|How to Use Chat]]''' &rarr;
-|}