Russian translation of eyeOS web OS user manual for versions 1.8
Russian translation of eyeOS web OS user manual for versions 1.8. Translated and redone for version 1.8 by me for the eyeOS community. At the moment, this is the first and only user manual and documentation in Russian in general. Available on the eyeOS official website at eyeos.org/usermanual
1. Introduction
1.1. Login
1.2. Creating a new user
2. Desktop: first steps
2.1. Application bar
2.2. Default icons
2.2.1. Home Folder icon
2.2.2. Application Icon
2.2.3. Trash icon
2.3. System panel
2.4. Task bar
3. Basic applications
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
3.1.1. General operations
3.1.1.1. Usage example
3.1.1.2. File upload
3.1.1.3. Opening files
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
3.2.1. Document creation
3.2.2. Saving the document
3.2.3. Opening a document
3.3. eyeCalendar
3.3.1. Adding an event
3.3.2. Moving event
3.3.3. Event editing
3.4. eyeContacts
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
3.4.2. View, edit and delete contact
3.4.3. Import and export contacts
3.5. eyeBoard: bulletin board
3.5.1. Sending a message
3.5.2. Cleaning board
3.6. eyeMail: email client
3.6.1. Reception mail
3.6.2. Sending a new message
3.7. eyeRSS: feed reader
3.7.1. Add new tape
3.7.2. Reading tape
3.7.3. Tape update
3.7.4. Tape removal
3.8. eyeProcess: process manager
3.8.1. Close application
3.9. eyeControl: control panel
3.9.1. Changing the look of your desktop
3.9.2. System administration
3.9.2.1. General administration
3.9.2.2. user management
3.9.2.3. Group management
3.9.2.4. Storage Management
3.9.2.5. Installing new software
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This document is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.01 license.
Translation into Russian - Evgeny Vladimirovich Krivenko (c) 2009
Translator's note: this manual is not an exact translation of the eyeOS User Manual manual, it has been corrected for eyeOS 1.8 versions taking into account changes in this version and is valid for the ru-system Russification package.
1. Introduction
Welcome to the eyeOS user guide . This guide describes how to start using the eyeOS web system and general use of its applications.
eyeOS is a web-based system that allows you to work and have fun with your files and documents wherever there is an Internet connection. With eyeOS, you can organize and centralize your files and documents, play your media files, work with Word documents and much more. All you need to get started is a web browser on your computer, internet tablet, or any internet device.
To start using eyeOS, you need to know the address of the server where eyeOS is installed. If you do not have a private server (for example, an eyeOS server provided by your company or a group of friends), you can use the eyeOS public server, which is available at www.eyeOS.info .
1.1. Login
The first thing you need to do to use eyeOS is to type in the address of your server in the address bar of your browser. You will be taken to the eyeOS login menu (see Illustration 1).
Figure 1: The eyeOS login menu
If you already have an account on this server, simply enter your username and password and click "Login" to log into your desktop. Please go to Chapter 2, "Desktop: First Steps."
If you still do not have an eyeOS account on this server, and the server administrator allows you to create new users (the text “New user” appears in the lower left part of the login window), you can create a new user. Please go to chapter 1.2 "Creating a new user".
1.2. Creating a new user
To create a new user, click New User and enter your username and password on the form. Please note that the username must be at least 4 characters in length and that you must enter your password twice to be sure of the correct input.
Once you have entered your username and password, click Create Account (see Illustration 2).
Figure 2: Creating a new user
If everything was in order (and a message appeared indicating that your user was successfully created), you can now log in using the login window by entering the username and password that you just selected to create your user.
2. Desktop: first steps
Only after pressing the “Login” button, the login window will disappear and your eyeOS desktop will appear. You will be in your eyeOS desktop (see Illustration 3).
Figure 3: Default eyeOS desktop view
Now you are in your eyeOS desktop, which is divided into four zones: an application bar, desktop icons, a system bar, and a taskbar.
2.1. Application bar
At the top of the desktop, you will see an application panel (also known as eyeDock), where you will find the main applications organized in categories.
To see the applications in the category, just click on the category image. To launch an application, click on its icon or description (see Illustration 4).
Note that the panel categories and icons can be edited in the eyeManageApps application (you can launch it from the system panel by selecting “Run” or opening the program folder and clicking on the “Application Manager” button). Do not be afraid to customize your eyeDock.
Figure 4: Opening the Office category in eyeDock
2.2. Default desktop icons
In the left desktop area you have desktop icons (home folder, applications, calendar, contacts and recycle bin). To open an icon, simply click on it.
2.2.1. Home Folder Icon
The home folder will open the eyeOS file manager (also known as eyeFiles) with the contents of your home folder, which contains your personal files and documents (see Illustration 5).
From eyeFiles you can upload files from your computer to eyeOS, files from eyeOS to your computer, and manage them (copy / paste and rename them, create folders).
You can also run some files that are recognized by eyeOS. They include images, videos, text documents, archived files, eyePackages (eyeOS installation packages), and so on.
Please refer to chapter 3.1 „eyeFiles: file manager” for more information about eyeFiles and its use.
Figure 5: Home folder
2.2.2. Application Icon
The Application icon will open the application folder where you can launch each installed application. Note that the system could install applications that will not appear in eyeDock, but they will be in the applications folder, because eyeDock only shows your preferred applications (to edit eyeDock, click Top Panel Settings in the upper left of the application folder).
Figure 6: Application Folder
2.2.3. Trash icon
The Recycle Bin icon will open your trash bin, where deleted files will go before complete removal from the system (see Illustration 7). You should periodically check the trash bin, since the files in the trash are also part of your file system and you may find that your disk quota has been exhausted due to the files in the trash.
Figure 7: Basket
2.3. System panel
Right above the taskbar, you will see a system tray that can be opened by clicking on the green eyeOS button in the central lower area of ​​your desktop.
From the system panel you can perform some general operations (see Illustration 8):
â—Ź End Session: This item will close your current session and return you to the login window. Please note that all unsaved documents will be lost.
â—Ź Execute: use this item to launch the application by entering its name. You can also use this item to use system utilities (for example, type killall in eyeLaunch
APPNAME (to close the APPNAME application).
â—Ź About eyeOS: in the eyeInfo window you will see the eyeOS version, which
is used, and the names of the eyeOS team members, as well as some collaborators.
● Applications: this item will open the application folder in the same way as the “Applications” icon on the desktop (see Illustration 6).
â—Ź System Setup: Click to start system setup. If you are logged in as a regular user, you can change some of the options and presets of your user and desktop (see Illustration 9). If you are logged in as root, you will also see some options for managing your eyeOS server.
Figure 8: Opening the system tray
Figure 9: System Presets Available for the Regular User
2.4. Task bar
At the bottom of your desktop, you will see a dark panel that contains minimized applications. You can restore minimized application by clicking on its button on the panel. If you click on the button of the maximized application, it will appear on top of all open applications. Finally, if you click on the application button, it will be minimized.
On the right side of the taskbar, you will see a small panel, darker than the minimized applications panel, which contains the current hour and date. If you click on a date (which is displayed in the day / month format) a small calendar of the current month will appear. To close the calendar, simply click again on the date (see Illustration 10).
Figure 10: Taskbar Calendar
3. Basic applications
eyeOS comes with a number of related applications that allow you to work from a system with a wide variety of documents and files.
By installing eyeOS by default, you can create and read text documents (with support for the Microsoft Word format), manage your calendar, contacts and email, share files with other users on the system, listen to your music, and so on.
This chapter will cover the most important applications shipped with eyeOS, but the best way to discover all of its capabilities is to explore it directly.
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
eyeFiles is the eyeOS file manager. From eyeFiles, you can upload your files and documents from your hard disk to eyeOS, move them, manage them between different copies of the application, and run a wide variety of files that will be played / displayed with each specific application.
To launch eyeFiles, simply click on the “Home folder” icon on your desktop or open “File Manager” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
As soon as you launch the application, you will see three zones:
â—Ź left panel with a list of common operations and folders.
â—Ź top pane with current directory. You can use it to navigate your home folder. Note that if you are the root user, you will be able to navigate through the entire eyeOS virtual file system.
● file space, where you will see all files and folders in your current directory (by default, your “Home folder”).
3.1.1. General operations
EyeFiles operations can be started by clicking on their icons in the left pane. Note that you must first click on the operation and then on the file or folder to which it will be applied.
3.1.1.1. Example of operation
To show how to use operations in eyeFiles, we will copy and paste the file:
1. Click on the operation “Copy” (note that the background under the caption of the operation has turned blue).
2. Click on the file you want to copy.
3. Go to the folder where you want to paste the file.
4. Click the right mouse button and select the "Paste" operation.
This process also applies to “Download”, “Download as zip”, “Delete”, “Rename” and “Properties”.
3.1.1.2. File upload
If you want to upload a file to your eyeOS, just go to the folder where you want to upload the file and click "Upload Files".
The download dialog box appears, and you can select one or more files you want to download (see Illustration 11). Note that the system administrator may have limited the size of the file for downloading in megabytes (usually 2 MB) in the web server configuration.
Figure 11: Uploading some files to the home folder
Once the download is complete, a message confirming the download will appear. When you close the download window, you will see the new files just downloaded to your folder.
Note that if the server configuration allows it, you will see thumbnails of the images instead of the image icon. If you see the image icon and would like to see the thumbnail images automatically, please ask your system administrator to install the GD library and its module for your PHP installation.
3.1.1.3. Opening files
If the file is recognized by eyeOS and is associated with an installed application, you can simply click on the file without the selected operation, and the corresponding application will start, opening the file.
Some types of files that eyeOS will recognize by default:
â—Ź Images (.bmp, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .tiff) will be opened in eyeOS
Image Viewer.
â—Ź MP3 music files (.mp3) will open in the eyeOS Music Player.
â—Ź Videos and movies (.flv, .avi, .divx ...) will be opened in eyeVideo or
eyeMovies, depending on the need of the DivX plug-in.
â—Ź Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and eyeOS documents (.eyedoc) will
open in eyeDocs, eyeOS word processor.
â—Ź Archive files (.zip, .tar, .tbz, .tbz2, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2) will be opened in eyeArchive, the eyeOS archiver.
â—Ź Text files (.eyecode, .txt, .py, .pl, .c, .cc) will be opened in eyeNotes.
â—Ź eyePackages , eyeOS installation packages (.eyepackage) will be opened in eyeInstaller, but only if you are logged in as root.
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
eyeDocs is an eyeOS word processor. With eyeDocs, you can create and edit documents in both formats - eyeOS document format or Microsoft Word format.
3.2.1. Document creation
To create a new document, open eyeDocs. You can do this in the “Office” menu in eyeDock by clicking on “Text Processing”. A new document will appear, so you can start typing. (see Illustration 12).
3.2.2. Saving the document
To save the document, simply click “Save” or “Save As” if you have not saved the document before.
Note that if you do not add file extensions while saving your document, it will be saved as an eyeOS document, with the extension .eyedoc. If you want to keep the document compatible with Microsoft Word, simply add the .doc extension to the end of the file name.
3.2.3. Opening a document
To open a document, you can click on the “Open” button in eyeDocs or simply click on the document in the file manager (eyeFiles).
Figure 12: Creating a new document
3.3. eyeCalendar
eyeCalendar is a simple eyeOS calendar. With eyeCalendar, you can create events in a visual and very intuitive way and move them over time.
To go to a specific date, simply use the small calendar in the upper right part of the application to navigate between months. When you are in the month you want, click on the bottom you are interested in and the week displayed will change to the selected one.
3.3.1. Adding an event
To assign an event to a specific date, just go to the hour and day when you want to start it, and click, without releasing the mouse button, at the time the event begins. After that, just drag the pointer to the end of the event and release the mouse button when you are ready (see Figure 13).
Figure 13: Creating a new event on Tuesday at 1:30
When you have created an event, simply click on it and write a note for it. When you're ready, just click anywhere in the application window to save the note. Note that if you click a button while inside the week, another event will be created, so it is recommended to click outside the calendar area.
3.3.2. Moving event
If you want to move an event to another day of the same week, just click on it and drag it (navy blue icon where time is written) to a new date and / or time.
3.3.3. Event editing
To edit an existing event, simply click on the text of its notes and edit it. When you have done this, click somewhere outside the calendar area to save it.
3.4. eyeContacts
eyeContacts is a system contact manager. With eyeContacts, you can create and maintain your contact list.
To launch it, simply click on “Contacts” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
If this is the first launch of eyeContacts, you may want to enter the “Add Contact” tab to start adding your contacts (see Illustration 14). There you can fill in all the information you want to add to the new contact. Be especially careful when entering your first name, last name, and home phone number, as they appear in your contact list.
Figure 14: Adding a new contact
When you click the “Create” button, the contact will be created. You will be returned to the contact table, and you can view, edit and delete them.
3.4.2. View, edit and delete contact
To view / edit or delete a contact, simply select it from the list and click the appropriate button (“View / Change” to view and edit it or “Delete” to delete it).
3.4.3. Import and export contacts
You may also want to import and export your contacts from / to the vCard format. You can do this from the toolbar by clicking on the “Import” or “Export” buttons.
3.5. eyeBoard: eyeBoard's message board
is a place in eyeOS to post messages that all users on the server will see.
To launch eyeBoard, click on the Bulletin Board in the Network menu in eyeDock.
When you open it, you will see the latest messages from all users on the server and be able to send new messages (see Illustration 15).
Figure 15: Sending a message to eyeBoard
3.5.1. Sending a message
To send a message, just type it in a line and press the “Enter” key on the keyboard or press the “Send” button.
3.5.2. Cleaning the board
To clean the board, you must be logged in as root. Then you will see the "Clear" button, which will erase all messages of the board after clicking on it.
3.6. eyeMail: email client
With eyeMail, you can access all your email addresses through eyeOS, reading incoming mail (and saving it, so that you can access it later), composing messages and sending mail.
To launch eyeMail, click on “Mail client” in the “Network” menu in eyeDock.
When you open eyeMail for the first time, you will see that the configuration menu prompts you to set up your first mail account in order to start using eyeMail (see Illustration 16).
Figure 16: Configuring an account in eyeMail
If you do not have your account settings, simply click the “Configure Later” button.
You can access this configuration menu later by clicking on “Accounts” and then on “Add”.
3.6.1. Receiving Mail
If you want to download a new inbox, click on the name of the account you want to update, then click on “Inbox” in the folder window and wait for eyeMail to download your new inbox.
3.6.2. Sending a new message
To send mail, simply select the account you want to use to send mail by clicking its name in the account window and click on the “Send” button in the eyeMail toolbar.
A message sending window will open. Write your letter, the recipient's address and subject and click on the “Submit” button.
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3.7. eyeRSS: eyeRSS News
Reader - eyeOS RSS News Reader. It can process RSS feeds and save them so that you can access and read all your news in one place on your eyeOS desktop.
You can launch eyeRSS by clicking on “Reading RSS feeds” in the “Network” menu in eyeDock.
3.7.1. Adding a new feed
To add a new feed, simply click on the “Add feed” button, and enter the URL of your feed. For example, if you want to add an eyeOS blog with all the project news and releases, type feeds.feedburner.com/eyeOS (see Illustration 17).
Figure 17: Adding an eyeOS Blog blog feed to eyeRSS
You can add different tapes in the same window, and close it when you have finished adding.
New tapes will be placed in the "Tapes" window.
3.7.2. Reading the tape
To read the tape, simply click on the name of the tape in the “Tapes” window. Wait for the server to download it and show you the latest news in the main eyeRSS window (see Figure 18).
To read the message, simply click on it, and eyeNav will open the full text of the message.
3.7.3. Updating the Ribbon
To update the ribbon, do the following:
1. Tap the name of the ribbon in the ribbon window.
2. Click on the “Update” button on the toolbar.
3. Wait for the tape to be updated. The update is done.
3.7.4. A ribbon Deleting
If you want to remove a ribbon from your eyeRSS, do the following:
1. Click on the ribbon in the ribbon name window.
2. Click on the “Delete” button on the toolbar.
The tape will be removed from your eyeRSS and cache.
Figure 18: Reading the eyeOS Blog Blog Ribbon
3.8. eyeProcess: Process Manager
Sometimes, an eyeOS application may hang on a large process so that you cannot close it.
Then eyeProcess is the perfect solution for you. With eyeProcess, you can close any running application (even some elements of the desktop, such as eyeDock or eyeBar).
To launch eyeProcess, click on “Process List” in the “System” menu in eyeDock.
If you open eyeProcess without any open application on the desktop, you will see the default applications and loaded system modules (see Illustration 19). Notice that they are important essential parts for the proper functioning of your desktop, and you cannot close them.
Figure 19: eyeProcess with default desktop applications
3.8.1. Closing an application
To close an open application, simply select it by clicking on its name in the panel with the sorted list of processes in eyeProcess and click on the “End Process” button. Note that if there is more than one running copy of the same application, you will close only one of the copies.
3.9. eyeControl: the
eyeControl control panel is also a system settings application, where you can select all your desktop settings and preferences, and the system administration menu, where you can change the behavior of your system if you are logged in as root.
To open eyeControl, click on the “System Setup” item in the eyeBar system bar.
3.9.1. Change your desktop settings
When you open eyeControl as a regular user, you will see three groups: “Personal data”, “Registration” and “System” (see Illustration 20).
You will also see how much space is used that you have for your account in the bottom right of the eyeControl window.
Figure 20: Standard User System Settings
In the "Personal Information" menu, you can change your user information, password and language that you use in this system. To do any of these operations, first click on the settings panel where you want to go, change / add the necessary areas and click on the “Save Changes” button to save them.
In the “Appearance” menu, you can change the wallpaper of your desktop (or restore the eyeOS default wallpaper if you changed it before), and change the theme of your desktop from the available themes for this eyeOS system.
Finally, in the “System” menu, you can select applications that will be automatically loaded when you log in as a user (so you can add a new application, for example, open eyeFiles every time you log in to the system), or delete the current ones. It is not recommended to completely remove desktop applications, since you can make your account unusable without administrator settings.
You can also change the location of your eyeFiles files in the file manager menu, and change your default eyeNav home page in the Web browser menu.
3.9.2. Changing system behavior
Note that you must be logged in as root to be able to see and update the system control panel.
To change the options and behavior of your system, simply open eyeControl as root and you will see a new “Administration” menu (see Illustration 21).
Figure 21: eyeControl as root
3.9.2.1. General administration
The “System” menu in the “Administration” panel allows you to update some system options, such as the host name of the system (which appears in the browser header after the user name), and some options such as allowing new users to register with your system, allowing them to create shared directories the default system and the login menu topic that is used.
To update some of the options, simply change their values ​​to new ones and click on the “Save Changes” button.
Note that you can also completely uninstall your eyeOS from this panel by entering the superuser password and clicking the “Delete eyeOS” button. This is useful when you want to completely remove your eyeOS installation, and you cannot do this because of the permissions assigned to the eyeOS files during the installation.
Note that uninstalling your eyeOS cannot be undone. Please do this only when you and all users on your system have saved all important data.
3.9.2.2. User management
The “Users” menu allows you to create new users by clicking on the “Create” button and filling out the form.
You can also edit the current users (for example, in order to assign them permission to access the new group you just created or change their password) by selecting the user you want to change and clicking on the “Change” button.
Finally, you can delete the user and all data by selecting the user and clicking the “Delete” button.
Note that you cannot delete the superuser, and this operation cannot be undone.
3.9.2.3. Managing groups
The “Groups” menu allows you to create new groups to collaborate with users in a group. This is one of the most important options inside eyeOS because it allows you to create shared folders between users, so they can work with them in a group.
To create a new group, simply create it with the “Create” button and enter the name of the group.
Once a group has been created, it will not be automatically assigned to any user. You can then enter the
“Users” menu, and edit the users to assign them to the new group.
Next time, when these users load under their account and enter the eyeGroups folder in the “Folders” category in eyeDock, they will see their new group and will be able to copy and manage files in it.
3.9.2.4. Managing repositories
Repositories are something very important in eyeOS, as they allow you to install applications from the eyeSoft application automatically, without having to download or upload anything to your system.
If you have an eyeOS repository URL and would like to add it to your repository list, you can install the software from there by simply clicking on the “Create” button and entering a new repository URL.
The next time you update eyeSoft, you will also see the applications from that repository.
3.9.2.5. Installing new software
To install new software in your eyeOS, you can do this from the eyeSoft application repository, or by downloading the prepared eyeOS package (usually called eyepackages) into your home folder and clicking on it under the superuser.
To install new software through eyeSoft, simply open it by clicking on the “Applications” icon on the desktop and click on “Install Applications”. The eyeSoft package manager opens.
The first thing you need to do every time you open eyeSoft is to click on the “Update” button, so it can update the sources of the programs and show you the latest available packages and applications for installation (see Illustration 22).
Illustration 22: Updating eyeSoft
To install an application, simply click on it in the list of applications and click the “Install” button. The installation process will begin, displaying brief information about the application, and asking you to agree to the license terms by clicking on the “Accept” button.
Then the application will be downloaded and installed on your system. Wait for the message “Package successfully installed” and then close the window.
You can now launch your new application from the “Applications” folder. Note that every application you install will be available to all users on your system.
To remove an application, simply select it (note that the installed message will appear next to the application in the list), and click on the “Delete” button. The application will be uninstalled from your system.
Finally, to search through the list of applications, just enter the word you want to find and click the “Search” button. The list will be updated to match your search. To clear the search result and show all applications again, simply delete the search words and click on the “Search” button again.
Content
1. Introduction
1.1. Login
1.2. Creating a new user
2. Desktop: first steps
2.1. Application bar
2.2. Default icons
2.2.1. Home Folder icon
2.2.2. Application Icon
2.2.3. Trash icon
2.3. System panel
2.4. Task bar
3. Basic applications
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
3.1.1. General operations
3.1.1.1. Usage example
3.1.1.2. File upload
3.1.1.3. Opening files
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
3.2.1. Document creation
3.2.2. Saving the document
3.2.3. Opening a document
3.3. eyeCalendar
3.3.1. Adding an event
3.3.2. Moving event
3.3.3. Event editing
3.4. eyeContacts
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
3.4.2. View, edit and delete contact
3.4.3. Import and export contacts
3.5. eyeBoard: bulletin board
3.5.1. Sending a message
3.5.2. Cleaning board
3.6. eyeMail: email client
3.6.1. Reception mail
3.6.2. Sending a new message
3.7. eyeRSS: feed reader
3.7.1. Add new tape
3.7.2. Reading tape
3.7.3. Tape update
3.7.4. Tape removal
3.8. eyeProcess: process manager
3.8.1. Close application
3.9. eyeControl: control panel
3.9.1. Changing the look of your desktop
3.9.2. System administration
3.9.2.1. General administration
3.9.2.2. user management
3.9.2.3. Group management
3.9.2.4. Storage Management
3.9.2.5. Installing new software
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This document is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.01 license.
Translation into Russian - Evgeny Vladimirovich Krivenko (c) 2009
Translator's note: this manual is not an exact translation of the eyeOS User Manual manual, it has been corrected for eyeOS 1.8 versions taking into account changes in this version and is valid for the ru-system Russification package.
1. Introduction
Welcome to the eyeOS user guide . This guide describes how to start using the eyeOS web system and general use of its applications.
eyeOS is a web-based system that allows you to work and have fun with your files and documents wherever there is an Internet connection. With eyeOS, you can organize and centralize your files and documents, play your media files, work with Word documents and much more. All you need to get started is a web browser on your computer, internet tablet, or any internet device.
To start using eyeOS, you need to know the address of the server where eyeOS is installed. If you do not have a private server (for example, an eyeOS server provided by your company or a group of friends), you can use the eyeOS public server, which is available at www.eyeOS.info .
1.1. Login
The first thing you need to do to use eyeOS is to type in the address of your server in the address bar of your browser. You will be taken to the eyeOS login menu (see Illustration 1).
Figure 1: The eyeOS login menu
If you already have an account on this server, simply enter your username and password and click "Login" to log into your desktop. Please go to Chapter 2, "Desktop: First Steps."
If you still do not have an eyeOS account on this server, and the server administrator allows you to create new users (the text “New user” appears in the lower left part of the login window), you can create a new user. Please go to chapter 1.2 "Creating a new user".
1.2. Creating a new user
To create a new user, click New User and enter your username and password on the form. Please note that the username must be at least 4 characters in length and that you must enter your password twice to be sure of the correct input.
Once you have entered your username and password, click Create Account (see Illustration 2).
Figure 2: Creating a new user
If everything was in order (and a message appeared indicating that your user was successfully created), you can now log in using the login window by entering the username and password that you just selected to create your user.
2. Desktop: first steps
Only after pressing the “Login” button, the login window will disappear and your eyeOS desktop will appear. You will be in your eyeOS desktop (see Illustration 3).
Figure 3: Default eyeOS desktop view
Now you are in your eyeOS desktop, which is divided into four zones: an application bar, desktop icons, a system bar, and a taskbar.
2.1. Application bar
At the top of the desktop, you will see an application panel (also known as eyeDock), where you will find the main applications organized in categories.
To see the applications in the category, just click on the category image. To launch an application, click on its icon or description (see Illustration 4).
Note that the panel categories and icons can be edited in the eyeManageApps application (you can launch it from the system panel by selecting “Run” or opening the program folder and clicking on the “Application Manager” button). Do not be afraid to customize your eyeDock.
Figure 4: Opening the Office category in eyeDock
2.2. Default desktop icons
In the left desktop area you have desktop icons (home folder, applications, calendar, contacts and recycle bin). To open an icon, simply click on it.
2.2.1. Home Folder Icon
The home folder will open the eyeOS file manager (also known as eyeFiles) with the contents of your home folder, which contains your personal files and documents (see Illustration 5).
From eyeFiles you can upload files from your computer to eyeOS, files from eyeOS to your computer, and manage them (copy / paste and rename them, create folders).
You can also run some files that are recognized by eyeOS. They include images, videos, text documents, archived files, eyePackages (eyeOS installation packages), and so on.
Please refer to chapter 3.1 „eyeFiles: file manager” for more information about eyeFiles and its use.
Figure 5: Home folder
2.2.2. Application Icon
The Application icon will open the application folder where you can launch each installed application. Note that the system could install applications that will not appear in eyeDock, but they will be in the applications folder, because eyeDock only shows your preferred applications (to edit eyeDock, click Top Panel Settings in the upper left of the application folder).
Figure 6: Application Folder
2.2.3. Trash icon
The Recycle Bin icon will open your trash bin, where deleted files will go before complete removal from the system (see Illustration 7). You should periodically check the trash bin, since the files in the trash are also part of your file system and you may find that your disk quota has been exhausted due to the files in the trash.
Figure 7: Basket
2.3. System panel
Right above the taskbar, you will see a system tray that can be opened by clicking on the green eyeOS button in the central lower area of ​​your desktop.
From the system panel you can perform some general operations (see Illustration 8):
â—Ź End Session: This item will close your current session and return you to the login window. Please note that all unsaved documents will be lost.
â—Ź Execute: use this item to launch the application by entering its name. You can also use this item to use system utilities (for example, type killall in eyeLaunch
APPNAME (to close the APPNAME application).
â—Ź About eyeOS: in the eyeInfo window you will see the eyeOS version, which
is used, and the names of the eyeOS team members, as well as some collaborators.
● Applications: this item will open the application folder in the same way as the “Applications” icon on the desktop (see Illustration 6).
â—Ź System Setup: Click to start system setup. If you are logged in as a regular user, you can change some of the options and presets of your user and desktop (see Illustration 9). If you are logged in as root, you will also see some options for managing your eyeOS server.
Figure 8: Opening the system tray
Figure 9: System Presets Available for the Regular User
2.4. Task bar
At the bottom of your desktop, you will see a dark panel that contains minimized applications. You can restore minimized application by clicking on its button on the panel. If you click on the button of the maximized application, it will appear on top of all open applications. Finally, if you click on the application button, it will be minimized.
On the right side of the taskbar, you will see a small panel, darker than the minimized applications panel, which contains the current hour and date. If you click on a date (which is displayed in the day / month format) a small calendar of the current month will appear. To close the calendar, simply click again on the date (see Illustration 10).
Figure 10: Taskbar Calendar
3. Basic applications
eyeOS comes with a number of related applications that allow you to work from a system with a wide variety of documents and files.
By installing eyeOS by default, you can create and read text documents (with support for the Microsoft Word format), manage your calendar, contacts and email, share files with other users on the system, listen to your music, and so on.
This chapter will cover the most important applications shipped with eyeOS, but the best way to discover all of its capabilities is to explore it directly.
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
eyeFiles is the eyeOS file manager. From eyeFiles, you can upload your files and documents from your hard disk to eyeOS, move them, manage them between different copies of the application, and run a wide variety of files that will be played / displayed with each specific application.
To launch eyeFiles, simply click on the “Home folder” icon on your desktop or open “File Manager” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
As soon as you launch the application, you will see three zones:
â—Ź left panel with a list of common operations and folders.
â—Ź top pane with current directory. You can use it to navigate your home folder. Note that if you are the root user, you will be able to navigate through the entire eyeOS virtual file system.
● file space, where you will see all files and folders in your current directory (by default, your “Home folder”).
3.1.1. General operations
EyeFiles operations can be started by clicking on their icons in the left pane. Note that you must first click on the operation and then on the file or folder to which it will be applied.
3.1.1.1. Example of operation
To show how to use operations in eyeFiles, we will copy and paste the file:
1. Click on the operation “Copy” (note that the background under the caption of the operation has turned blue).
2. Click on the file you want to copy.
3. Go to the folder where you want to paste the file.
4. Click the right mouse button and select the "Paste" operation.
This process also applies to “Download”, “Download as zip”, “Delete”, “Rename” and “Properties”.
3.1.1.2. File upload
If you want to upload a file to your eyeOS, just go to the folder where you want to upload the file and click "Upload Files".
The download dialog box appears, and you can select one or more files you want to download (see Illustration 11). Note that the system administrator may have limited the size of the file for downloading in megabytes (usually 2 MB) in the web server configuration.
Figure 11: Uploading some files to the home folder
Once the download is complete, a message confirming the download will appear. When you close the download window, you will see the new files just downloaded to your folder.
Note that if the server configuration allows it, you will see thumbnails of the images instead of the image icon. If you see the image icon and would like to see the thumbnail images automatically, please ask your system administrator to install the GD library and its module for your PHP installation.
3.1.1.3. Opening files
If the file is recognized by eyeOS and is associated with an installed application, you can simply click on the file without the selected operation, and the corresponding application will start, opening the file.
Some types of files that eyeOS will recognize by default:
â—Ź Images (.bmp, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .tiff) will be opened in eyeOS
Image Viewer.
â—Ź MP3 music files (.mp3) will open in the eyeOS Music Player.
â—Ź Videos and movies (.flv, .avi, .divx ...) will be opened in eyeVideo or
eyeMovies, depending on the need of the DivX plug-in.
â—Ź Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and eyeOS documents (.eyedoc) will
open in eyeDocs, eyeOS word processor.
â—Ź Archive files (.zip, .tar, .tbz, .tbz2, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2) will be opened in eyeArchive, the eyeOS archiver.
â—Ź Text files (.eyecode, .txt, .py, .pl, .c, .cc) will be opened in eyeNotes.
â—Ź eyePackages , eyeOS installation packages (.eyepackage) will be opened in eyeInstaller, but only if you are logged in as root.
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
eyeDocs is an eyeOS word processor. With eyeDocs, you can create and edit documents in both formats - eyeOS document format or Microsoft Word format.
3.2.1. Document creation
To create a new document, open eyeDocs. You can do this in the “Office” menu in eyeDock by clicking on “Text Processing”. A new document will appear, so you can start typing. (see Illustration 12).
3.2.2. Saving the document
To save the document, simply click “Save” or “Save As” if you have not saved the document before.
Note that if you do not add file extensions while saving your document, it will be saved as an eyeOS document, with the extension .eyedoc. If you want to keep the document compatible with Microsoft Word, simply add the .doc extension to the end of the file name.
3.2.3. Opening a document
To open a document, you can click on the “Open” button in eyeDocs or simply click on the document in the file manager (eyeFiles).
Figure 12: Creating a new document
3.3. eyeCalendar
eyeCalendar is a simple eyeOS calendar. With eyeCalendar, you can create events in a visual and very intuitive way and move them over time.
To go to a specific date, simply use the small calendar in the upper right part of the application to navigate between months. When you are in the month you want, click on the bottom you are interested in and the week displayed will change to the selected one.
3.3.1. Adding an event
To assign an event to a specific date, just go to the hour and day when you want to start it, and click, without releasing the mouse button, at the time the event begins. After that, just drag the pointer to the end of the event and release the mouse button when you are ready (see Figure 13).
Figure 13: Creating a new event on Tuesday at 1:30
When you have created an event, simply click on it and write a note for it. When you're ready, just click anywhere in the application window to save the note. Note that if you click a button while inside the week, another event will be created, so it is recommended to click outside the calendar area.
3.3.2. Moving event
If you want to move an event to another day of the same week, just click on it and drag it (navy blue icon where time is written) to a new date and / or time.
3.3.3. Event editing
To edit an existing event, simply click on the text of its notes and edit it. When you have done this, click somewhere outside the calendar area to save it.
3.4. eyeContacts
eyeContacts is a system contact manager. With eyeContacts, you can create and maintain your contact list.
To launch it, simply click on “Contacts” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
If this is the first launch of eyeContacts, you may want to enter the “Add Contact” tab to start adding your contacts (see Illustration 14). There you can fill in all the information you want to add to the new contact. Be especially careful when entering your first name, last name, and home phone number, as they appear in your contact list.
Figure 14: Adding a new contact
When you click the “Create” button, the contact will be created. You will be returned to the contact table, and you can view, edit and delete them.
3.4.2. View, edit and delete contact
To view / edit or delete a contact, simply select it from the list and click the appropriate button (“View / Change” to view and edit it or “Delete” to delete it).
3.4.3. Import and export contacts
You may also want to import and export your contacts from / to the vCard format. You can do this from the toolbar by clicking on the “Import” or “Export” buttons.
3.5. eyeBoard: eyeBoard's message board
is a place in eyeOS to post messages that all users on the server will see.
To launch eyeBoard, click on the Bulletin Board in the Network menu in eyeDock.
When you open it, you will see the latest messages from all users on the server and be able to send new messages (see Illustration 15).
Figure 15: Sending a message to eyeBoard
3.5.1. Sending a message
To send a message, just type it in a line and press the “Enter” key on the keyboard or press the “Send” button.
3.5.2. Cleaning the board
To clean the board, you must be logged in as root. Then you will see the "Clear" button, which will erase all messages of the board after clicking on it.
3.6. eyeMail: email client
With eyeMail, you can access all your email addresses through eyeOS, reading incoming mail (and saving it, so that you can access it later), composing messages and sending mail.
To launch eyeMail, click on “Mail client” in the “Network” menu in eyeDock.
When you open eyeMail for the first time, you will see that the configuration menu prompts you to set up your first mail account in order to start using eyeMail (see Illustration 16).
Figure 16: Configuring an account in eyeMail
If you do not have your account settings, simply click the “Configure Later” button.
You can access this configuration menu later by clicking on “Accounts” and then on “Add”.
3.6.1. Receiving Mail
If you want to download a new inbox, click on the name of the account you want to update, then click on “Inbox” in the folder window and wait for eyeMail to download your new inbox.
3.6.2. Sending a new message
To send mail, simply select the account you want to use to send mail by clicking its name in the account window and click on the “Send” button in the eyeMail toolbar.
A message sending window will open. Write your letter, the recipient's address and subject and click on the “Submit” button.
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3.7. eyeRSS: eyeRSS News
Reader - eyeOS RSS News Reader. It can process RSS feeds and save them so that you can access and read all your news in one place on your eyeOS desktop.
You can launch eyeRSS by clicking on “Reading RSS feeds” in the “Network” menu in eyeDock.
3.7.1. Adding a new feed
To add a new feed, simply click on the “Add feed” button, and enter the URL of your feed. For example, if you want to add an eyeOS blog with all the project news and releases, type feeds.feedburner.com/eyeOS (see Illustration 17).
Figure 17: Adding an eyeOS Blog blog feed to eyeRSS
You can add different tapes in the same window, and close it when you have finished adding.
New tapes will be placed in the "Tapes" window.
3.7.2. Reading the tape
To read the tape, simply click on the name of the tape in the “Tapes” window. Wait for the server to download it and show you the latest news in the main eyeRSS window (see Figure 18).
To read the message, simply click on it, and eyeNav will open the full text of the message.
3.7.3. Updating the Ribbon
To update the ribbon, do the following:
1. Tap the name of the ribbon in the ribbon window.
2. Click on the “Update” button on the toolbar.
3. Wait for the tape to be updated. The update is done.
3.7.4. A ribbon Deleting
If you want to remove a ribbon from your eyeRSS, do the following:
1. Click on the ribbon in the ribbon name window.
2. Click on the “Delete” button on the toolbar.
The tape will be removed from your eyeRSS and cache.
Figure 18: Reading the eyeOS Blog Blog Ribbon
3.8. eyeProcess: Process Manager
Sometimes, an eyeOS application may hang on a large process so that you cannot close it.
Then eyeProcess is the perfect solution for you. With eyeProcess, you can close any running application (even some elements of the desktop, such as eyeDock or eyeBar).
To launch eyeProcess, click on “Process List” in the “System” menu in eyeDock.
If you open eyeProcess without any open application on the desktop, you will see the default applications and loaded system modules (see Illustration 19). Notice that they are important essential parts for the proper functioning of your desktop, and you cannot close them.
Figure 19: eyeProcess with default desktop applications
3.8.1. Closing an application
To close an open application, simply select it by clicking on its name in the panel with the sorted list of processes in eyeProcess and click on the “End Process” button. Note that if there is more than one running copy of the same application, you will close only one of the copies.
3.9. eyeControl: the
eyeControl control panel is also a system settings application, where you can select all your desktop settings and preferences, and the system administration menu, where you can change the behavior of your system if you are logged in as root.
To open eyeControl, click on the “System Setup” item in the eyeBar system bar.
3.9.1. Change your desktop settings
When you open eyeControl as a regular user, you will see three groups: “Personal data”, “Registration” and “System” (see Illustration 20).
You will also see how much space is used that you have for your account in the bottom right of the eyeControl window.
Figure 20: Standard User System Settings
In the "Personal Information" menu, you can change your user information, password and language that you use in this system. To do any of these operations, first click on the settings panel where you want to go, change / add the necessary areas and click on the “Save Changes” button to save them.
In the “Appearance” menu, you can change the wallpaper of your desktop (or restore the eyeOS default wallpaper if you changed it before), and change the theme of your desktop from the available themes for this eyeOS system.
Finally, in the “System” menu, you can select applications that will be automatically loaded when you log in as a user (so you can add a new application, for example, open eyeFiles every time you log in to the system), or delete the current ones. It is not recommended to completely remove desktop applications, since you can make your account unusable without administrator settings.
You can also change the location of your eyeFiles files in the file manager menu, and change your default eyeNav home page in the Web browser menu.
3.9.2. Changing system behavior
Note that you must be logged in as root to be able to see and update the system control panel.
To change the options and behavior of your system, simply open eyeControl as root and you will see a new “Administration” menu (see Illustration 21).
Figure 21: eyeControl as root
3.9.2.1. General administration
The “System” menu in the “Administration” panel allows you to update some system options, such as the host name of the system (which appears in the browser header after the user name), and some options such as allowing new users to register with your system, allowing them to create shared directories the default system and the login menu topic that is used.
To update some of the options, simply change their values ​​to new ones and click on the “Save Changes” button.
Note that you can also completely uninstall your eyeOS from this panel by entering the superuser password and clicking the “Delete eyeOS” button. This is useful when you want to completely remove your eyeOS installation, and you cannot do this because of the permissions assigned to the eyeOS files during the installation.
Note that uninstalling your eyeOS cannot be undone. Please do this only when you and all users on your system have saved all important data.
3.9.2.2. User management
The “Users” menu allows you to create new users by clicking on the “Create” button and filling out the form.
You can also edit the current users (for example, in order to assign them permission to access the new group you just created or change their password) by selecting the user you want to change and clicking on the “Change” button.
Finally, you can delete the user and all data by selecting the user and clicking the “Delete” button.
Note that you cannot delete the superuser, and this operation cannot be undone.
3.9.2.3. Managing groups
The “Groups” menu allows you to create new groups to collaborate with users in a group. This is one of the most important options inside eyeOS because it allows you to create shared folders between users, so they can work with them in a group.
To create a new group, simply create it with the “Create” button and enter the name of the group.
Once a group has been created, it will not be automatically assigned to any user. You can then enter the
“Users” menu, and edit the users to assign them to the new group.
Next time, when these users load under their account and enter the eyeGroups folder in the “Folders” category in eyeDock, they will see their new group and will be able to copy and manage files in it.
3.9.2.4. Managing repositories
Repositories are something very important in eyeOS, as they allow you to install applications from the eyeSoft application automatically, without having to download or upload anything to your system.
If you have an eyeOS repository URL and would like to add it to your repository list, you can install the software from there by simply clicking on the “Create” button and entering a new repository URL.
The next time you update eyeSoft, you will also see the applications from that repository.
3.9.2.5. Installing new software
To install new software in your eyeOS, you can do this from the eyeSoft application repository, or by downloading the prepared eyeOS package (usually called eyepackages) into your home folder and clicking on it under the superuser.
To install new software through eyeSoft, simply open it by clicking on the “Applications” icon on the desktop and click on “Install Applications”. The eyeSoft package manager opens.
The first thing you need to do every time you open eyeSoft is to click on the “Update” button, so it can update the sources of the programs and show you the latest available packages and applications for installation (see Illustration 22).
Illustration 22: Updating eyeSoft
To install an application, simply click on it in the list of applications and click the “Install” button. The installation process will begin, displaying brief information about the application, and asking you to agree to the license terms by clicking on the “Accept” button.
Then the application will be downloaded and installed on your system. Wait for the message “Package successfully installed” and then close the window.
You can now launch your new application from the “Applications” folder. Note that every application you install will be available to all users on your system.
To remove an application, simply select it (note that the installed message will appear next to the application in the list), and click on the “Delete” button. The application will be uninstalled from your system.
Finally, to search through the list of applications, just enter the word you want to find and click the “Search” button. The list will be updated to match your search. To clear the search result and show all applications again, simply delete the search words and click on the “Search” button again.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/59327/
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