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To learn more about Sugar, visit the [[Main_Page|Sugar Labs wiki]].
To learn more about Sugar, visit the [[Main_Page|Sugar Labs wiki]].
==What's New For Users==
==What's New For Learners==
===Sugar===
===Sugar===
==== Graphical Control Panel ====
==== Graphical Control Panel ====
Sucrose 0.82 introduces a graphical user interface to modify the preferences. The command line interface is still available. Due to the request from many users we added an option that you can adjust the activation delay of the frame. The activation by hot corners can be turned off completely. Detailed information on each section and how to use the panel can be found [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_Control_Panel#The_graphical_user_interface here].
Sucrose 0.82 introduces a graphical user interface to modify the preferences. The command line interface is still available. Due to many requests, we added an option that you can adjust the activation delay of the frame. The activation by hot corners can be turned off completely. Detailed information on each section and how to use the panel can be found [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_Control_Panel#The_graphical_user_interface here].
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==== Session management ====
==== Session management ====
In previous releases, if you shut down the system without closing the activities you would risk losing your work. This is now fixed, all the user data is saved on shutdown.
In previous releases, if you shut down the system without closing the activities you would risk losing your work. This is now fixed, all the learners' data is saved on shutdown.
==== New activity startup notification ====
==== New activity startup notification ====
==== Object chooser improvements ====
==== Object chooser improvements ====
The object chooser allows users to place objects from the journal into activities. In this release, we have added search, filtering, removable devices support, and a much better look.
The object chooser allows one to place objects from the journal into activities. In this release, we have added search, filtering, removable devices support, and a much better look.
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==== Multiple layouts in the home view and ability to move icons around ====
==== Multiple layouts in the home view and ability to move icons around ====
People have asked insistently for a better way to organize lots of activities in the Sugar shell, so we have implemented new ways to list activities and operate on them.
All installed activities are shown in a list that can be searched. Activities can be removed from there and marked as "favorite". This means that these favorite activities will appear in the more restricted views shown below. The goal is to offer a simpler view with just the most used activities.
All installed activities are shown in a list that can be searched. Activities can be removed from there and marked as "favorite". This means that these favorite activities will appear in the more restricted views shown below. The goal is to offer a simpler view with just the most used activities.
=== Journal ===
=== Journal ===
==== Options in entry palette ====
==== Options in entry palette ====
As part of the redesign of the journal some options that were only present in the detailed view are now present as well in the main view. The palette associated with each entry icon does provide a quickstart option, the possibility to copy the entry and to erase it from the journal. Another feature is that you can directly edit the title of an entry in the main page by clicking on it.
As part of the redesign of the journal, some options that were only present in the detailed view are now present as well in the main view. The palette associated with each entry icon does provide a quickstart option, the possibility to copy the entry and to erase it from the journal. Another feature is that you can directly edit the title of an entry in the main page by clicking on it.
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==== Certificate exceptions ====
==== Certificate exceptions ====
Some websites have custom or invalid SSL certificates, which Browse usually refuse to load for security reasons. Unfortunately this is very common and prevents access to several web sites. We added Firefox 3's feature for the user to make an exception and load the site anyway.
Some websites have custom or invalid SSL certificates, which Browse usually refuse to load for security reasons. Unfortunately this is very common and prevents access to several web sites. We added Firefox 3's feature for one to make an exception and load the site anyway.
==== Contextual palettes ====
==== Contextual palettes ====
== What's New For Developers ==
== What's New For Developers ==
Faisal Anwar has done a fantastic work in documenting the sugar API. This tutorial style [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_Almanac guide] is a nice starting point for new developers and an interesting read up for the pros.
Faisal Anwar has done a fantastic work in documenting the Sugar API. This tutorial style [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_Almanac guide] is a nice starting point for new developers and an interesting read up for the pros.
David Farning has set up a great [http://api.sugarlabs.org/ site] where the sugar code can be browsed. The code for the site is based off api.kde.org. The documentation is dynamically generated from the git tree using doxygen and a modified version of kdocs.
David Farning has set up a great [http://api.sugarlabs.org/ site] where the Sugar code can be browsed. The code for the site is based off api.kde.org. The documentation is dynamically generated from the git tree using doxygen and a modified version of kdocs.
==Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (l10n)==
==Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (l10n)==
== Getting the sources ==
== Getting the sources ==
If you want to package sugar for your favourite distribution or just want to examine sugar's lovely code ;) you can find all the source code of each module at the links below.
If you want to package Sugar for your favorite distribution or just want to examine Sugar's lovely code ;) you can find all the source code of each module at the links below.
=== Glucose modules===
=== Glucose modules===