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{{G1G1 Support FAQ}} |
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The [[Sugar Control Panel]] command can be used from the [[Terminal Activity]] to change certain system settings. |
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To view all Sugar Control Panel options type: |
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== Change Nickname == |
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To view the current nickname for your XO type: |
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[[Sugar Control Panel|sugar-control-panel]] -g nick |
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To change the nickname type: |
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[[Sugar Control Panel|sugar-control-panel]] -s nick "My New Nickname" |
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''Note: some characters should not be used in the nickname as them may prevent Sugar from loading properly after you've changed the name. Such characters to avoid include '''-'''(minus sign), ... [[User:D0li0#Problems with - in nickname|bad nickname recovery help]].'' |
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== Change Color == |
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To change the color of the XO symbol at the center of your [http://www.laptop.org/laptop/start/homeview.shtml Home View], launch the [[Terminal |
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activity]] |
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At the prompt, type just one of the following example commands: |
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sugar-control-panel -s color '''<outline color>''' '''<interior color>''' '''<outline shade>''' '''<interior shade>''' (press "Enter") |
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The first color you specify will apply to the XO figure's outline. |
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The second color will apply to the XO figure's interior color. |
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The optional '''shade''' values ma be ''light'', ''medium''. or ''dark''. They specify the darkness of the outline and interior color respectively. |
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To ensure that the color scheme you choose is readable when the display is in monochrome mode, the outline and internal light/medium/dark values can not be the same. If you try to make them the same, they will be silently set to be different. |
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Restart [[Sugar]] by pressing these 3 keys at once: Ctrl-Alt-Erase. |
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Bonus: a few [[Sugar Control Panel|extra tips on running sugar-control-panel]]. |
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 14 February 2008
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