Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity

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How to use IRC

boot Sugar

You must be connected to the internet for IRC to connect

The Home (or f3) Screen appears

Start IRC application

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

find the IRC application

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

sugar<==translates==>sugar-es

type Spanish in #sugar-es read English in #sugar

Join another IRC channel

List of #sugar related Channels Chat in the wiki top bar

External link ^

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

hit return

a third tab appears labeled "trisquel"

Anything you type in the left bottom grey bar will be transmitted; when you hit <return>

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
You Can store the current IRC session, by clicking the journal icon with the arrow pointing at it, Located in the top bar.

Close an IRC Channel

Hover 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, in the right top bar

"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu

Click on it
You return to the Home (or f3) screen