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== Third Party Packages ==
== Third Party Packages ==
*[[Abiword]]
*[[Abiword]] - Document writer
*[[ATK]] - GNOME Accessibility Toolkit
*[[ATK]] - GNOME Accessibility Toolkit
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Avahi]] - Network Discovery Service
*[[Software_components#Libraries_and_Plugins|Avahi]] - Network Discovery Service
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*[[gstreamer]] - media player
*[[gstreamer]] - media player
*[http://www.cairographics.org/manual/ Cairo]
*[http://www.cairographics.org/manual/ Cairo]
*[[D-BUS]]
*[[D-BUS]] -
*[[Evince]]
*[[Evince]] - Document viewer
*[[HippoCanvas]]
*[[HippoCanvas]] -
*[[Matchbox]] - Graphical Windows Manager
*[[Matchbox]] - Graphical Windows Manager
*[[Pango]] - GTK package for text rendering
*[[Pango]] - GTK package for text rendering

Revision as of 14:44, 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 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.

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

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