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diff --git a/help/Sugar_Glossary.html b/help/Sugar_Glossary.html index 9aa3b1e..3e8e042 100644..100755 --- a/help/Sugar_Glossary.html +++ b/help/Sugar_Glossary.html @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ <head><title></title> -<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Main.SethWoodworth"/><META NAME="COPYRIGHT" CONTENT=""/><META NAME="DOCNUMBER" CONTENT="r1.9 - 04 Sep 2008"/><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="TWiki TWiki-4.2.0, Tue, 22 Jan 2008, build 16278"/><META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT=""/><META NAME="SUBJECT" CONTENT=""/></head> +<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Main.WalterBender"/><META NAME="COPYRIGHT" CONTENT=""/><META NAME="DOCNUMBER" CONTENT="r1.10 - 17 Sep 2008"/><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="TWiki TWiki-4.2.0, Tue, 22 Jan 2008, build 16278"/><META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT=""/><META NAME="SUBJECT" CONTENT=""/></head> <body><a name="Glossary"> </a><html> <head> <title>Sugar</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> - <link rel="icon" href="./TWiki/FlossSkin2/fl2.ico" 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href="XO_Keyboard.html">KEYBOARD</a></li><li class="heading">INTERFACE</li><li><a href="Sugar_Interface.html">ABOUT THE USER INTERFACE</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_HomeView.html">HOME VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ActivityView.html">ACTIVITY VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_NeighbourhoodView.html">NEIGHBOURHOOD VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_GroupView.html">GROUP VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_TheFrame.html">THE FRAME</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_TheJournal.html">THE JOURNAL</a></li><li class="heading">ACTIVITIES</li><li><a href="Sugar_WhatIsAnActivity.html">WHAT IS AN ACTIVITY</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_LaunchingActivities.html">LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Collaborating.html">COLLABORATING</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_SwitichingActivities.html">SWITCHING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ExitingActivities.html">EXITING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_InstallingActivities.html">INSTALLING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_FindingActivities.html">ACTIVITY SAMPLER</a></li><li><a href="XO_AboutNetworksAndTheInternet.html">INTRODUCTION</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ConnectingNetwork.html">CONNECTING</a></li><li><a href="XO_GiveMeTheInternet.html">GIVE ME THE INTERNET</a></li><li><a href="XO_ExternalHardware.html">NETWORKING HARDWARE</a></li><li><a href="XO_RouterTable.html">WIRELESS DEVICES</a></li><li class="heading">MAINTENANCE</li><li><a href="Sugar_BackingUp.html">BACKING UP</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ConservingDiskspace.html">CONSERVING DISKSPACE</a></li><li><a href="XO_ChargingBattery.html">CHARGING </a></li><li><a href="XO_CaringForXO.html">CARING FOR YOUR XO</a></li><li><a href="XO_HowToFlash.html">HOW TO REFLASH</a></li><li><a href="XO_Repairing.html">REPAIRING</a></li><li><a href="XO_Troubleshooting.html">TROUBLESHOOTING</a></li><li><a href="XO_Maintenance.html">MAINTENANCE</a></li><li><a href="XO_ReplacingBattery.html">REPLACING</a></li><li><a href="XO_GettingSupport.html">GETTING SUPPORT</a></li><li class="heading">APPENDICES</li><li><a href="XO_KeyboardShortcuts.html">KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS</a></li><li><a href="XO_HardwareSpecifications.html">HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Glossary.html">GLOSSARY</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="XO_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="Main_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li></ul> + <ul><li class="heading">INTRODUCTION</li><li><a href="XO_Introduction.html">INTRODUCTION</a></li><li><a href="XO_AboutOLPC.html">ABOUT OLPC</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Introduction.html">WHAT IS SUGAR</a></li><li><a href="XO_HowToVolunteer.html">HOW TO VOLUNTEER</a></li><li class="heading">GETTING STARTED</li><li><a href="XO_GettingStarted.html">GETTING STARTED</a></li><li><a href="XO_OpeningTheXO.html">OPENING THE XO</a></li><li><a href="XO_Ports.html">PORTS</a></li><li><a href="XO_ChargingBattery.html">BATTERY CHARGING</a></li><li><a href="XO_Starting.html">STARTING THE XO</a></li><li><a href="XO_Keyboard.html">KEYBOARD</a></li><li class="heading">INTERFACE</li><li><a href="Sugar_Interface.html">ABOUT THE USER INTERFACE</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_HomeView.html">HOME VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ActivityView.html">ACTIVITY VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_NeighbourhoodView.html">NEIGHBOURHOOD VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_GroupView.html">GROUP VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_TheFrame.html">THE FRAME</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_TheJournal.html">THE JOURNAL</a></li><li class="heading">ACTIVITIES</li><li><a href="Sugar_WhatIsAnActivity.html">WHAT IS AN ACTIVITY</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_LaunchingActivities.html">LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_SwitichingActivities.html">SWITCHING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Collaborating.html">COLLABORATING</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ExitingActivities.html">EXITING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_InstallingActivities.html">INSTALLING ACTIVITIES</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_FindingActivities.html">ACTIVITY SAMPLER</a></li><li class="heading">NETWORK</li><li><a href="XO_GiveMeTheInternet.html">GIVE ME THE INTERNET</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_ConnectingNetwork.html">CONNECTING</a></li><li><a href="XO_RouterTable.html">WIRELESS DEVICES</a></li><li><a href="XO_ExternalHardware.html">NETWORKING HARDWARE</a></li><li><a href="XO_Troubleshooting.html">TROUBLESHOOTING</a></li><li class="heading">RECORD ACTIVITY</li><li><a href="Record_Introduction.html">INTRODUCTION</a></li><li><a href="Record_StartingRecord.html">STARTING RECORD</a></li><li><a href="Record_Pictures.html">PHOTOS</a></li><li><a href="Record_Video.html">VIDEO</a></li><li><a href="Record_Audio.html">AUDIO</a></li><li><a href="Record_ShareMedia.html">SHARING MEDIA</a></li><li><a href="Record_MoreIdeas.html">THINGS TO TRY</a></li><li><a href="Record_UploadToWikimedia.html">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></li><li class="heading">BROWSE ACTIVITY</li><li><a href="Browse_Introduction.html">INTRODUCTION</a></li><li><a href="Browse_WhatIsTheWeb.html">WHAT IS THE WEB</a></li><li><a href="Browse_StartingBrowse.html">STARTING BROWSE</a></li><li><a href="Browse_BrowsingWeb.html">BROWSE WEB</a></li><li><a href="Browse_Bookmarks.html">BOOKMARKS</a></li><li><a href="Browse_ChangingView.html">CHANGING THE VIEW</a></li><li><a href="Browse_SharingLinks.html">SHARING LINKS</a></li><li><a href="Browse_TheArtInAllOfUs.html">COUNTRY QUIZ</a></li><li><a href="Browse_Search.html">SEARCH THE WEB</a></li><li><a href="Browse_UsingWikipedia.html">USING WIKIPEDIA</a></li><li><a href="Browse_ContributeToWikipedia.html">CONTRIBUTE TO WIKIPEDIA</a></li><li><a href="Browse_Email.html">USING EMAIL</a></li><li class="heading">WRITE ACTIVITY</li><li><a href="Write_Introduction.html">INTRODUCTION</a></li><li><a href="Write_Starting.html">STARTING WRITE</a></li><li><a href="Write_Collaborating.html">COLLABORATING</a></li><li><a href="Write_PeerEditing.html">PEER EDITING</a></li><li><a href="Write_Basics.html">THE BASICS</a></li><li><a href="Write_GroupStoryTelling.html">GROUP STORY TELLING</a></li><li><a href="Write_LetterToTheEditor.html">LETTER TO THE EDITOR</a></li><li><a href="Write_EmailingADocument.html">EMAILING A DOCUMENT</a></li><li class="heading">TURTLE ART</li><li><a href="TurtleArt_Introduction.html">INTRODUCTION</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_TurtleArtGetStart.html">GETTING STARTED</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_StarterCommands.html">STARTER COMMANDS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_PenColors.html">PEN COLORS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_PenCommands.html">PEN COMMANDS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_TryTurtleArt.html">TRY TURTLE ART</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_TurtleArtLetters.html">TURTLE ART LETTERS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_RepeatingCommands.html">REPEATING COMMANDS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_NumbersandCommands.html">NUMBERS AND COMMANDS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_ShapesandSpectrum.html">SHAPES AND SPECTRUM</a></li><li class="heading">SUPPORT</li><li><a href="XO_HowToFlash.html">HOW TO REFLASH</a></li><li><a href="XO_AdvancedPower.html">POWERING OF YOUR LAPTOP</a></li><li><a href="XO_ReplacingBattery.html">REPLACING</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_BackingUp.html">BACKING UP</a></li><li><a href="XO_GettingSupport.html">GETTING SUPPORT</a></li><li class="heading">APPENDICES</li><li><a href="XO_KeyboardShortcuts.html">KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Personalising.html">PERSONALISING SUGAR</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Glossary.html">GLOSSARY</a></li><li><a href="XO_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="Sugar_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="TurtleArt_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="Browse_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="Record_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="Write_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li><li><a href="Main_Credits.html">CREDITS</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div id="content"> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ </p> <h2>Activation key </h2> -<p>Key that unlocks the laptop. +<p>Key that unlocks an XO laptop. </p> <h2>Activity </h2> @@ -48,13 +48,19 @@ </h2> <p> The OLPC security platform. </p> -<h2>Content +<h2>Build </h2> -<p>The books, music, movies, photographs, drawings, etc. that are created on the laptop or downloaded to the laptop. Stored in an <strong>.xol</strong> file. +<p>A version of the operating system, designated by category and number; e.g., Ship.2-656; Update.1-698; Joyride-1792. + <br /> </p> -<h2>Build +<h2>Click </h2> -<p>A Version of the operating system, designated by category and number; e.g., Ship.2-656; Update.1-698; Joyride-1792. +<p> The action of positioning the cursor over an object such as a menu item or icon and then pressing and releasing a "mouse" button. To "left click", you click with the left-hand mouse button. To "right click", you click with the right-hand mouse button. + <br /> +</p> +<h2>Content +</h2> +<p>The books, music, movies, photographs, drawings, etc. that are created on the laptop or downloaded to the laptop. Stored in an <strong>.xol</strong> file. </p> <h2>Datastore </h2> @@ -64,6 +70,14 @@ </h2> <p>If the boot firmware sees a developer key, it makes the XO laptop work just like any ordinary PC-style laptop, in the sense that it will let you interrupt the boot process and enter commands; and it will try to boot and run any program you supply to it, no matter whether the OLPC organization has tested or signed it. (The laptop also works this way if its firmware security is disabled.) </p> +<h2>Double click +</h2> +<p>Click two times in rapid succession. In many graphical user interfaces, double click is used as a different gesture than two separate single clicks. Sugar does not use double clicks. +</p> +<h2>Drag and drop +</h2> +<p> The combination of dragging an object and then dropping onto a region of the screen. To drag an object: (1) position the cursor over the object; (2) press and hold the mouse button; and (3) move the cursor without releasing the mouse button. To drop an object, release the mouse button. In Sugar, drag and drop is used to move items from the clipboard into an Activity. +</p> <h2>Email list </h2> <p>A collection of email addresses—an efficient way to send email to a group of people who share an interest @@ -74,11 +88,11 @@ </p> <h2>Firmware, System </h2> -<p>The system firmware is made up of 2 parts: The EC and OFW. The first part is the software that runs the embedded controller (EC). The EC handles the processing of the keyboard, touchpad, game buttons, power button, and charging the battery. The second part is OpenFirmware (OFW). OFW is responsible for initializing the hardware and booting the operating system. OFW also handles boot security so that it will only load “official” OLPC operating systems. +<p>The system firmware is made up of two parts: The EC and OFW. The first part is the software that runs the embedded controller (EC). The EC handles the processing of the keyboard, touchpad, game buttons, power button, and charging the battery. The second part is OpenFirmware (OFW). OFW is responsible for initializing the hardware and booting the operating system. OFW also handles boot security so that it will only load “official” OLPC operating systems. </p> <h2>Frame </h2> -<p>The Frame, which can appear in any view, hollds system status (battery, network, etc.), a clipboard, the list of open activities, navigation controls, and list of “buddies” (collaborators); +<p>The Frame, which can appear in any view, holds system status (battery, network, etc.), a clipboard, the list of open activities, navigation controls, and list of “buddies” (collaborators); </p> <h2>Group view </h2> @@ -148,6 +162,11 @@ </p> <h2><strong>Mesh Portal Point</strong> </h2><dl><dt><strong> </strong>A mesh node that serves as a gateway (portal) to a network external to the mesh.</dt></dl> +<h2>Mouse button +</h2> +<p> Originally referring to a button on a computer mouse, the term is now used to refer to a button on any pointing device, such as a touchpad or pointing stick. + <br /> +</p> <h2>NAND Flash </h2> <p>Internal storage in some laptops, including the OLPC XO. @@ -157,7 +176,7 @@ </h2> <p>A view of who is on the network with you and what activities and content are being shared. </p> -<h2><strong>Operating System</strong> +<h2><strong>Operating system</strong> </h2> <p>(OS) - The low-level system that manages the various files, processes, etc. needed to operate the laptop; the OS used by the XO laptop is the RedHat Fedora distribution of Linux. </p> @@ -201,7 +220,12 @@ </p> <h2><strong>Resume</strong> </h2> -<p>{exact definition needed} In general, to make the XO go back into normal operatiaon from a standby (or power down?) state. +<p>To return to a normal state of operation after suspending. +</p> +<h2>Rollover +</h2> +<p> See Hover over + <br /> </p> <h2><strong>School server mesh mode</strong> </h2> @@ -219,13 +243,17 @@ </h2> <p>A mesh network that is running between laptops without a School Serve. </p> +<h2>Single click +</h2> +<p>Click one time. In many graphical user interfaces, multiple clicks are used as a different gesture than single clicks. Sugar does not use multiple clicks. +</p> <h2><strong>Sugar UI </strong> </h2> -<p>The user interface. It consists of four views, the Frame, and the Journal. +<p>The Sugar user interface. It consists of four views, the Frame, and the Journal. </p> <h2><strong>Suspend</strong> </h2> -<p>{exact definition needed} In general, to make the XO go into a standby (or power down?) state. +<p>To cause a computer go into a standby state in order to save power. </p> <h2>Thumb drive </h2> @@ -241,13 +269,13 @@ </p> <h2>Tubes </h2> -<p>A protocol for passing data between laptop. +<p>A protocol for passing data between computers. </p> -<h2><strong>Update</strong> +<h2><strong>Update/olpc-update</strong> </h2> -<p> (olpc-update) - The process by which incremental changes to system software are installed. +<p> The process by which incremental changes to system software are installed. </p> -<h2>USB drive/USB stick +<h2>USB drive/USB stick/USB storage device </h2> <p>See: <em>Jumpdrive</em> </p> @@ -266,11 +294,7 @@ </p> <h2>XO-1 </h2> -<p>A low-cost, power-efficient, durable laptop computer designed for education in developing countries. The XO features <em>mesh networking</em> and a dual-mode, low power, sunlight readable display. -</p> <a name="Networking"></a> -<h2>XoctoPlug -</h2> -<p>A prototype classroom device used to power up to 8 laptops without the use of individual power adapters. +<p>A low-cost, power-efficient, durable laptop computer designed for education in developing countries by One Laptop per Child. The XO-1 features <em>mesh networking</em> and a dual-mode, low power, sunlight readable display. </p> <h2>XS school server </h2><dl><dt>An <em>XS</em> or <em>school server</em> extends the amount of storage available to children. It also serves as a local library and a mesh portal to the Internet.</dt></dl> @@ -280,8 +304,11 @@ <p /> - <br> + <p> Author : <i>Glossary</i> <br/>© David Farning 2006, 2008<br/>Modifications:<br/>adam hyde 2006, 2007, 2008<br/>Janet Swisher 2008<br/>Seth Woodworth 2008<br/>Walter Bender 2008<br/><hr/><br>License : General Public License +</p> +<p>Produced in FLOSS Manuals (<a href='http://www.flossmanuals.net'>http://www.flossmanuals.net</a>) +</p> </div> </body> </html></body>
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