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{{user mail|olpc.aunti.mame|gmail.com}} |
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{{Template:User blank|G1G1|This user is a [[XO Giving|Give 1 Get 1]] donor.}} |
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Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! |
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== Current Activities == |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_testing |
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[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AuntiMame Wikimedia Commons gallery] |
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== Graphics for OLPC wiki == |
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[[Image:Xo-math.svg]] [[Image:Xo-music.svg]] [[Image:Xo-education.svg]] |
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<br />[[Image:Xo-medicine.svg]] [[Image:Xo-literacy.svg]] [[Image:Xo colors.pdf|Official XO colors]] |
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<br />[[Image:icon_stethoscope.svg]] [[Image:ECG_icon.svg]] [[Image:Stars_icon.svg]] [[Image:DOS_icon.svg]] |
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== Formatting E-books == |
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Steps for re-formatting [http://www.gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg] ASCII text files into "beautified" PDF E-books on a MS Windows machine using MS Word. |
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# download the the ASCII text file. |
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# open the ASCII file in MS Notepad. |
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# Select all & copy. |
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# Start MS Word. |
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#* Page size 7x9 inches |
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#* All margins .5 inch |
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#* Mirror margins |
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#* Use [http://www.gnome.org/fonts/ Bitstream Vera] or [http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page DejaVu] (Bitstream Vera variation) open font faces. |
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# Paste ASCII into new document. |
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# strip out PG small print |
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# Tools menu. Options. View tab. check to view paragraph marks. |
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# Edit menu. Replace. More button. Special button. replace ^p^p (insert symbols) with "EndOfParagraph". Replace all button. |
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#* replace ^p with single-space |
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#* hide paragraph marks |
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# |
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== notes to myself == |
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http://dev.laptop.org/pub/content/library/games/xo-color.xml |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Sugar_Interface/Colors |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Display#color_selection |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Munsell |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_colors |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Colors |
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http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=6 all images uploaded to the wiki |
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===people who wanted to be on the mailing list=== |
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# [[User:AuntiMame]] |
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# [[User:Jnk27]] |
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# [[User:Js]] |
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# [[User:seven]] |
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# [[User:Iluvpandas4]] |
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# [[User:pinke555]] |
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# [[User:denro55]] |
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# [[User:Mima]] |
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# [[User:Culseg]] |
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# [[User:dbs]] |
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# [[User:TJB]] |
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# [[User:Woosta]] |
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# [[User:Bnardone]] |
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# [[User:mark66j]] |
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# [[User:Augustine-adams]] |
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# [[User:Mtw2]] |
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# [[User:bogstad]] |
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# [[User:donohued]] |
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# [[User:Mchua]] |
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== What's on the Velveteen[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen_Rabbit]] XO == |
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I spent several weeks playing with upgrades and such and found myself with an overloaded XO, so |
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in late June 2008 I wiped the Velveteen XO clean and reloaded 656. Here's what I did to revert this XO back to a "First World, Adult User laptop": |
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# Loaded [http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/official/656/jffs2/ 656] from [[Update_paths#Off-line_.28big_download.29|USB]] |
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# [[Sugar-Control-Panel#Setting_The_Time_With_ntpdate|Set the time]] |
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# Disable the [[User:Sarah_Elkins#Disabled_Hot_Corners|hot corners]]. |
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# Install SeaMonkey, an all-in-one Internet suite ( including firefox and thunderbird) |
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#* Installing SeaMonkey requires that you remove its exclusion from the XO's repository list. Follow [[Xfce#Install_Firefox_2|these instructions for Firefox]], but remove SeaMonkey from the list instead of Firefox. |
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#* After removing it from the exclusion list, you can install SeaMonkey using the [[Yum|yum package installer]]. (i.e., yum install seamonkey) |
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# Install [[Midnight_Commander|Midnight Commander]] using yum. (i.e., yum install mc) |
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# Sugar-coat both SeaMonkey using [http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1555.msg12203#msg12203 the scripts by the goddess CatMoran]. |
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# Mod Write to enable [http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1111 access to the full AbiWord]. |
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# Install the [http://www.socialtext.net/socialcalcxo/index.cgi Sweet SocialCalc] spreadsheet. |
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# [http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2157.msg17032 Change the XO Guy]. |
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# Add the [[Fluendo_mp3_decoder|MP3 drivers]] for Totem and Sugar-coat Totem. |
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# Connect to a Boston MA [[Community_Jabber_Servers|jabber server]] at bos.ma.us.xochat.org |
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# Install the [[Map_(activity)|Map activity]] that ties into GoogleMaps. |
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# Install the latest version of [[StarChart|StarChart]]. Apart from the fact that its cooler than heck, I know the guy who wrote it and I made the icon. It may not help me with any work related stuff -- but I want it on my machine. |
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# Install the latest version of [[Speak|Speak]]. I have to have something that kids will want to play with. |
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# Install the latest version of [[Physics|Physics]]. It can keep my attention for hours, while I'm stuck inside an airplane. Until there's a [[FiftyTwo|solitaire]] game on the XO, this will be my favorite time-kill. |
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# Remove Acoustic Tape Measure, EToys, Measure, Memorize, NewsReader, Pippy, TamTam, and Turtle Art. They are all great activities, but I don't use them. |
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# Edit /usr/share/sugar/data/activities.defaults to re-order the Activites list at the bottom of the home page (paths can be found at /home/olpc/.sugar/default) |
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===Preinstalled stuff I removed=== |
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* Etoys -- yum remove etoys |
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== Stuff that might be cool to add to the Velveteen XO == |
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gqview (yum install gqview)- an image viewer |
Revision as of 17:49, 13 July 2008
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Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!
Current Activities
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_testing
Graphics for OLPC wiki
File:Xo-music.svg
File:Xo-medicine.svg File:Xo colors.pdf
Formatting E-books
Steps for re-formatting Project Gutenberg ASCII text files into "beautified" PDF E-books on a MS Windows machine using MS Word.
- download the the ASCII text file.
- open the ASCII file in MS Notepad.
- Select all & copy.
- Start MS Word.
- Page size 7x9 inches
- All margins .5 inch
- Mirror margins
- Use Bitstream Vera or DejaVu (Bitstream Vera variation) open font faces.
- Paste ASCII into new document.
- strip out PG small print
- Tools menu. Options. View tab. check to view paragraph marks.
- Edit menu. Replace. More button. Special button. replace ^p^p (insert symbols) with "EndOfParagraph". Replace all button.
- replace ^p with single-space
- hide paragraph marks
notes to myself
http://dev.laptop.org/pub/content/library/games/xo-color.xml
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Sugar_Interface/Colors
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Display#color_selection
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Munsell
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_colors
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Colors
http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=6 all images uploaded to the wiki
people who wanted to be on the mailing list
- User:AuntiMame
- User:Jnk27
- User:Js
- User:davewa
- User:seven
- User:sjf
- User:Iluvpandas4
- User:pinke555
- User:denro55
- User:Mima
- User:Culseg
- User:dbs
- User:TJB
- User:Woosta
- User:Bnardone
- User:mark66j
- User:Augustine-adams
- User:Mtw2
- User:bogstad
- User:donohued
- User:Mchua
What's on the Velveteen[[1]] XO
I spent several weeks playing with upgrades and such and found myself with an overloaded XO, so in late June 2008 I wiped the Velveteen XO clean and reloaded 656. Here's what I did to revert this XO back to a "First World, Adult User laptop":
- Loaded 656 from USB
- Set the time
- Disable the hot corners.
- Install SeaMonkey, an all-in-one Internet suite ( including firefox and thunderbird)
- Installing SeaMonkey requires that you remove its exclusion from the XO's repository list. Follow these instructions for Firefox, but remove SeaMonkey from the list instead of Firefox.
- After removing it from the exclusion list, you can install SeaMonkey using the yum package installer. (i.e., yum install seamonkey)
- Install Midnight Commander using yum. (i.e., yum install mc)
- Sugar-coat both SeaMonkey using the scripts by the goddess CatMoran.
- Mod Write to enable access to the full AbiWord.
- Install the Sweet SocialCalc spreadsheet.
- Change the XO Guy.
- Add the MP3 drivers for Totem and Sugar-coat Totem.
- Connect to a Boston MA jabber server at bos.ma.us.xochat.org
- Install the Map activity that ties into GoogleMaps.
- Install the latest version of StarChart. Apart from the fact that its cooler than heck, I know the guy who wrote it and I made the icon. It may not help me with any work related stuff -- but I want it on my machine.
- Install the latest version of Speak. I have to have something that kids will want to play with.
- Install the latest version of Physics. It can keep my attention for hours, while I'm stuck inside an airplane. Until there's a solitaire game on the XO, this will be my favorite time-kill.
- Remove Acoustic Tape Measure, EToys, Measure, Memorize, NewsReader, Pippy, TamTam, and Turtle Art. They are all great activities, but I don't use them.
- Edit /usr/share/sugar/data/activities.defaults to re-order the Activites list at the bottom of the home page (paths can be found at /home/olpc/.sugar/default)
Preinstalled stuff I removed
- Etoys -- yum remove etoys
Stuff that might be cool to add to the Velveteen XO
gqview (yum install gqview)- an image viewer