Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity

How to use IRC

• boot Sugar

f3 Screen appears

Start IRC application

• click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view'

find the IRC application and click on it

• IRC starts

wait while it connects (5-10 sec)

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

sugar

sugar-es

How to join another IRC channel

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

enter: /join #trisquel in the left bottom grey bar

• hit return

a third tab appears labeled "trisquel"

Anything you type in the left bottom grey bar will be transmitted

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.

• You can switch channels by clicking on a tab

Hover over a tab and hold down the right mouse button:

A pop up box appears with (X Close)

• Click on it

This closes the channel

Shut down IRC

click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar

"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu

Click on it