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Sugar is written in Python with a variety of open source packages. Programming in the Sugar environment requires a basic understanding of both the Sugar User Interface, supporting third-party packages, and built-in Sugar packages.
Sugar is written in Python and uses a variety of open source packages. Programming in the Sugar environment requires a basic understanding of the Sugar user interface, supporting third-party packages, and built-in Sugar packages.


Traditional software packages are built against Application Programming Interfaces. Sugar runs [[Activity | Activities]] instead of applications, but from a developer's point of view, it's the same thing.
Traditional software packages are built against application programming interfaces. Sugar runs [[Activity | Activities]] instead of applications, but from a developer's point of view, it's the same thing.


== Third Party Packages ==
== Third Party Packages ==
*[[Abiword]] - Document writer
*[[Abiword]] - Document writer
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|ATK]] - GNOME Accessibility Toolkit
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|ATK]] - GNOME Accessibility Toolkit
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Avahi]] - Network Discovery Service
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Avahi]] - network service discovery system
*[[GTK for OLPC|GTK]] - GNOME Toolkit
*[[GTK for OLPC|GTK]] - GNOME Toolkit
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|gstreamer]] - media player
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|gstreamer]] - multimedia framework
*[[Cairo]] - A 2D graphics Library
*[[Cairo]] - 2-D graphics library
*[[D-BUS]] - Message Bus service
*[[D-BUS]] - message bus service
*[[Evince]] - Document viewer
*[[Evince]] - document viewer
*[[HippoCanvas]] - Cairo compatible Drawing tool
*[[HippoCanvas]] - generic user interface widget
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Matchbox]] - Graphical Windows Manager
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Matchbox]] - graphical windows manager
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Pango]] - GTK package for text rendering
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Pango]] - GTK package for text rendering
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|X Window System]] - the tried-and-true ancient X11 display libraries
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|X Window System]] - the tried-and-true ancient X11 display libraries
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Xul]] - XML User Interface Language (aka gecko and other identity challenged projects)
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Xul]] - XML User Interface Language


== Sugar Packs ==
== Sugar Packs ==
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=== [[Sugar Architecture/API/Sugar Library Packages|Sugar Library Packages]] ===
=== [[Sugar Architecture/API/Sugar Library Packages|Sugar Library Packages]] ===
Many Sugar Library packages reside in /usr/lib/python*/site-packages/sugar
Many Sugar library packages reside in /usr/lib/python*/site-packages/sugar


Modules:
Modules:
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=== Package [[Sugar Architecture/API/sugar.shell | sugar.shell]] ===
=== Package [[Sugar Architecture/API/sugar.shell | sugar.shell]] ===
Most of the Human Interface is implemented in the sugar shell packages located in /usr/share/sugar/shell
Most of the Human Interface is implemented in the sugar.shell packages located in /usr/share/sugar/shell


Modules:
Modules:
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=== [[Sugar Architecture/API/Sugar Activity APIs|Sugar Activity APIs]] ===
=== [[Sugar Architecture/API/Sugar Activity APIs|Sugar Activity APIs]] ===
The previous API sections detail all sugar interfaces. Here is an abbreviated list of the APIs most relevant for activity programming:
The previous API sections detail all Sugar interfaces. Here is an abbreviated list of the APIs most relevant for activity programming:


* TBD
* TBD

Revision as of 22:30, 13 March 2007

Table of Contents
API Introduction
Third Party Packages AbiWord ATK Avahi GTK gstreamer Cairo D-Bus evince HippoCanvas
Sugar Packs Python Scripts Library Packages Shell Packages Services Package Activity APIs

Sugar is written in Python and uses a variety of open source packages. Programming in the Sugar environment requires a basic understanding of the Sugar user interface, supporting third-party packages, and built-in Sugar packages.

Traditional software packages are built against application programming interfaces. Sugar runs Activities instead of applications, but from a developer's point of view, it's the same thing.

Third Party Packages

  • Abiword - Document writer
  • ATK - GNOME Accessibility Toolkit
  • Avahi - network service discovery system
  • GTK - GNOME Toolkit
  • gstreamer - multimedia framework
  • Cairo - 2-D graphics library
  • D-BUS - message bus service
  • Evince - document viewer
  • HippoCanvas - generic user interface widget
  • Matchbox - graphical windows manager
  • Pango - GTK package for text rendering
  • X Window System - the tried-and-true ancient X11 display libraries
  • Xul - XML User Interface Language

Sugar Packs

Sugar Python Scripts

Several Python Scripts reside in /usr/bin

Scripts:

  • sugar-activity
  • sugar-activity-factory
  • sugar-clipboard
  • sugar-console
  • sugar-data-store
  • sugar-emulator
  • sugar-emulator-shutdown
  • sugar-nm-applet
  • sugar-presence-service
  • sugar-setup-activity
  • sugar-shell

Sugar Library Packages

Many Sugar library packages reside in /usr/lib/python*/site-packages/sugar

Modules:

  • TracebackUtils
  • emulator
  • env
  • logger
  • profile
  • simulator
  • util

Subpackages:

Package sugar.shell

Most of the Human Interface is implemented in the sugar.shell packages located in /usr/share/sugar/shell

Modules:

Subpackages:

Package sugar.services

Various services are provided in /usr/share/sugar/services

Modules: none

Subpackages:

Sugar Activity APIs

The previous API sections detail all Sugar interfaces. Here is an abbreviated list of the APIs most relevant for activity programming:

  • TBD
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