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