May 11, 2009 at 20:03Russian translation of the eyeOS web OS user guide for versions 1.8
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Russian translation of the eyeOS web OS user guide for versions 1.8. Translated and redone for versions 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. Posted on the eyeOS official website at eyeos.org/usermanual
1. Introduction
1.1. Logging in
1.2. Creating a new user
2. Desktop: first steps
2.1. Application Panel
2.2. The default icons are
2.2.1. The Home Folder Icon
2.2.2. Icon "Applications"
2.2.3. Trash icon
2.3. System Panel
2.4. Taskbar
3. Main applications
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
3.1.1. General operations
3.1.1.1. Example of use
3.1.1.2. Downloading files
3.1.1.3. Opening files
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
3.2.1. Creating a document
3.2.2. Saving a document
3.2.3. Opening a document
3.3. eyeCalendar
3.3.1. Adding an event
3.3.2. Moving an event
3.3.3. Editing an event
3.4. eyeContacts
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
3.4.2. Viewing, editing and deleting a contact
3.4.3. Import and export contacts
3.5. eyeBoard: message board
3.5.1. Sending a message
3.5.2. Board cleaning
3.6. eyeMail: email client
3.6.1. Reception of mail
3.6.2. Sending a new message
3.7. eyeRSS: news feed reader
3.7.1. Adding a new tape
3.7.2. Reading the tape
3.7.3. Updating the tape
3.7.4. Removing the tape
3.8. eyeProcess: process manager
3.8.1. Application close
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
This document is licensed under a Creative Commons license BY-NC-ND 3.01.
Translation into Russian - Evgeny Vladimirovich Krivenko (s) 2009
Translator's note: this manual is not an accurate translation of the eyeOS User Manual; it has been adjusted for eyeOS 1.8 versions to reflect changes in this version and is valid for the ru-system.eyepackage 1 Russification package
. Introduction
Welcome to the eyeOS user guide . This guide describes how to get started using the eyeOS web system and the 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, work with Word documents and much more. All you need to have to get started is the web browser of 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, the eyeOS server provided by your company or a group of friends), you can use the public eyeOS server, which is available at www.eyeOS.info .
1.1. Logging in
The first thing you must do to use eyeOS is to type your server address in the address bar of your browser. You will be taken to the eyeOS login menu (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: EyeOS login menu
If you already have an account on this server, just enter your username and password and click “Sign in” to enter your desktop. Please go to Chapter 2, “Desktop: First Steps.”
If you still do not have an account on this eyeOS 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. Keep in mind that the username must be at least 4 characters long and that you must enter your password twice to ensure that it is correct.
Once you have entered your username and password, click “Create Account” (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Creating a New User
If everything was in order (and a message appears stating that your user was successfully created), you can log in using the login window now by entering the username and password that you just selected when creating your user.
2. Desktop: first steps
Only after clicking the “Login” button, the login window will disappear and your eyeOS desktop will appear. You will be in your eyeOS desktop (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: The default eyeOS desktop view
Now you are in your eyeOS desktop, which is divided into four zones: application bar, desktop icons, system bar and task bar.
2.1. Application bar
At the top of the desktop, you will see the application panel (also known as eyeDock), where you will find the main applications sorted by categories.
To see applications in a category, simply click on the category image. To launch the application, click on its icon or description (see Figure 4).
Note that 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). Don't be afraid to customize your eyeDock.
Figure 4: Opening the “Office” category in eyeDock
2.2. Default Desktop Icons
In the left area of the desktop you have the desktop icons (home folder, applications, calendar, contacts and trash). To open an icon, just click on it.
2.2.1. The “Home Folder” icon The
home folder will open the eyeOS file manager (also known as eyeFiles) with the contents of your home folder that contains your personal files and documents (see Figure 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. These 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 on eyeFiles and its use.
Figure 5: Home Folder
2.2.2. “Applications”
icon The “Applications” 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 application folder, since eyeDock shows only your preferred applications (to edit eyeDock, click on "Settings on the top panel" in the upper left part of the application folder).
Figure 6: Application Folder
2.2.3. Cart icon
The Trash icon will open your trash bin, where deleted files will go before they are completely removed from the system (see Figure 7). You should periodically check the trash bin, as the files in the bin are also part of your file system and you may find that your disk quota is exhausted due to the files in the bin.
Figure 7: Basket
2.3. System Panel
Exactly above the taskbar, you will see a system panel 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 Figure 8):
● End the session: this item will close your current session and return you to the login window. Please note that all unsaved documents will be lost.
● Run: 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
APPNAME” in eyeLaunch to close the APPNAME application).
● About eyeOS: in the eyeInfo window, you will see the version of eyeOS that is being
used, and the names of the eyeOS team members, as well as some of the co-authors.
● Applications: this item will open the applications folder in the same way as the “Applications” icon on the desktop does (see Figure 6).
● System setup: click to start system setup. If you logged in as a regular user, you can change some of the options and presets for your user and desktop (see Figure 9). If you are logged in as root, you will also see some options for managing your eyeOS server.
Figure 8: Opening the system panel
Figure 9: System presets available for the general user
2.4. Task bar
At the bottom of your desktop you will see a dark panel that contains minimized applications. You can restore a 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 application panel, which contains the current hour and date. If you click on a date (which is displayed in day / month format), a small calendar for the current month will appear. To close the calendar, simply click on the date again (see Figure 10).
Figure 10: Taskbar Calendar
3. Main Applications
eyeOS comes with a number of related applications that let you work from a system with a wide variety of documents and files.
With eyeOS installed by default, you can create and read text documents (with support for the Microsoft Word format), manage your calendar, contacts and mail, have shared files with other users in the system, listen to your music, and so on.
This chapter will cover the most important applications that come with eyeOS, but the best way to discover all of its features is to directly explore it.
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
eyeFiles - eyeOS file manager. From eyeFiles you can upload your files and documents from your hard drive 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 start eyeFiles, simply click on the “Home folder” icon on your desktop or open the “File Manager” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
As soon as you launch the application, you will see three zones:
● the left panel with a list of common operations and folders.
● top bar with current directory. You can use it to navigate your home folder. Note that if you are the root superuser, you can navigate the entire eyeOS virtual file system.
● file space where you will see all the 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 using the operation
To show how to use the operations in eyeFiles, we copy and paste the file:
1. Click on the “Copy” operation (notice that the background under the operation text 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. Press 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. Uploading files
If you want to upload a file to your eyeOS, simply navigate to the folder where you want to upload the file and click “Upload Files”.
A download dialog will appear, and you can select one or more files that you want to download (see Figure 11). Note that the system administrator may have limited the file size for downloading in megabytes (typically 2 MB) in the web server configuration.
Figure 11: Downloading some files to your home folder
Once the download has finished, a confirmation message appears about the download. When you close the download window, you will see the new files just downloaded to your folder.
Note that if the server configuration allows this, you will see image thumbnails instead of the image icon. If you see an image icon and would like to see image thumbnails 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 the installed application, you can simply click on the file without the selected operation and the corresponding application will start by opening the file.
Some types of files that eyeOS will recognize by default:
● Images (.bmp, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .tiff) will be opened in the eyeOS
Image Viewer.
● MP3 music files(.mp3) will open in eyeOS Music Player.
● Videos and movies (.flv, .avi, .divx ...) will be opened in eyeVideo or
eyeMovies, depending on the need for the DivX plugin.
● Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and eyeOS documents (.eyedoc) will
open in eyeDocs, the eyeOS word processor.
● Archive files (.zip, .tar, .tbz, .tbz2, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2) will be opened in eyeArchive, the eyeOS archiver.
● Text files (.eyecode, .txt, .py, .pl, .c, .cc) will be opened in eyeNotes.
● eyePackages , eyeOS installation packages (.eyepackage) will be opened in eyeInstaller, but only if you are logged in as root superuser.
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
eyeDocs - eyeOS word processor. With eyeDocs, you can create and edit documents in both formats - the eyeOS document format or Microsoft Word format.
3.2.1. Creating a document
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 Figure 12).
3.2.2. Saving a document
To save a document, simply click “Save” or “Save As” if you have not saved the document before.
Note that if you do not add the file extension while saving your document, it will be saved as an eyeOS document with the .eyedoc extension. If you want to keep the document compatible with Microsoft Word, simply add the .doc extension at 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 a 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 around in time.
To go to a specific date, simply use the small calendar at the top right of the application to move between months. When you are on the month you want, click on the day you are interested in and the displayed week will change to the selected one.
3.3.1. Adding an Event
To schedule an event for a specific date, simply go to the hour and day when you want to start it, and click, without releasing the mouse button, to start the event. After that, simply drag the pointer to the end time 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 created an event, just click on it and write a note for it. When you are ready, just click somewhere in the application window to save the note. Note that if you click the button while inside the week, another event will be created, so it is recommended to click outside the calendar area.
3.3.2. Moving an event
If you want to move an event to another day of the same week, simply click on it and drag it (the aquamarine icon where the time is written) to the new date and / or time.
3.3.3. Editing an event
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 - system contact manager. With eyeContacts, you can create and maintain your contact list.
To start it just click on “Contacts” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
If this is the first time that eyeContacts is launched, you may want to go to the “Add Contact” tab to start adding your contacts (see Figure 14). There you can fill in all the information you want to add for a new contact. Be especially careful when entering your first name, last name, and home phone number, as they will appear in your contact list.
Figure 14: Adding a new contact
When you click the “Create” button, a contact will be created. You will be returned to the contact table, and you can view, edit and delete them.
3.4.2. Viewing, editing and deleting a contact
To view / edit or delete a contact, simply select it from the list and click the corresponding button (“View / Change” to view and edit it or “Delete” to delete it).
3.4.3. Importing and exporting contacts
You may also want to import and export your contacts from / to vCard format. You can do this from the toolbar by clicking on the “Import” or “Export” buttons.
3.5. eyeBoard:
eyeBoard is a place in eyeOS to leave messages that all users on the server will see.
To launch eyeBoard, click on “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 will be able to send new messages (see Figure 15).
Figure 15: Sending a message on eyeBoard
3.5.1. Sending a message
To send a message, simply write it in a line and press the Enter key on your keyboard or click the Send button.
3.5.2. Cleaning the board
To clean the board, you must be logged in as root superuser. 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 by reading your inbox (and saving it so that you can access it later), composing messages, and sending mail.
To start eyeMail, click on the “Email Client” in the “Network” menu in eyeDock.
When you open eyeMail for the first time, you will see that the configuration menu asks you to set up your first mail account in order to start using eyeMail (see Figure 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 folders window and wait for eyeMail to load 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 clicking on the “Send” button on the eyeMail toolbar.
A message sending window will open. Write your letter, recipient address and subject and click on the “Send” button.
Translator's note: in versions 1.8, eyeMail is not available (developers report that this module is being processed and will be included in version 1.9). Screenshot taken in eyeOS 1.2
3.7. eyeRSS: news feed reader
eyeRSS is an eyeOS RSS feed 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 start eyeRSS by clicking on “Read 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 the eyeOS blog with all the project news and releases, type feeds.feedburner.com/eyeOS (see Figure 17).
Figure 17: Adding an eyeOS Blog blog feed to eyeRSS
You can add different feeds in the same window, and close it when you are done adding.
New tapes will be placed in the “Ribbons” window.
3.7.2. Reading a tape
To read a tape, simply click on the name of the tape in the “Ribbons” window. Wait for the server to download it and show you the latest news in the eyeRSS main window (see Figure 18).
To read a message, simply click on it and eyeNav will open the full text of the message.
3.7.3. Updating a feed
To update a feed, do the following:
1. Click on the name of the feed in the feeds window.
2. Click on the “Update” button on the toolbar.
3. Wait for the tape to be updated. It will be shown in the latest news popup when the update is done.
3.7.4. Tape removal
If you want to remove a feed from your eyeRSS, do the following:
1. Click on the feed name in the feeds 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
3.8 blog feed . eyeProcess: process manager
Sometimes eyeOS applications can 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 desktop elements, such as eyeDock or eyeBar).
To start eyeProcess, click on the “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 Figure 19). Note that they are important 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 a sorted list of processes in eyeProcess and click on the “End Process” button. Note that if there is more than one running copy of one application, you will close only one of the copies.
3.9. eyeControl: control panel
eyeControl is both a system settings application where you can select all your desktop settings and preferences, and a system administration menu where you can change the behavior of your system if you are registered as root superuser.
To open eyeControl, click on “System Settings” in the eyeBar system panel.
3.9.1. Changing your desktop settings
When you open eyeControl as a regular user, you will see three groups: “Personal data”, “Design” and “System” (see Figure 20).
You will also see how much space you have for your account in the lower right of the eyeControl window.
Figure 20: General User System Settings
In the "Personal data" 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 default eyeOS wallpaper if you changed them 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 automatically load when you log in as a user (this way you can add a new application, for example, open eyeFiles every time you log in), or delete the current ones. It is not recommended that you uninstall desktop applications with a plug-in, as you can make your account unusable without administrator configuration.
You can also change the placement of your eyeFiles in the file manager menu, and change your default eyeNav start page in the Web browser menu.
3.9.2. Changing system behavior
Note that you must be logged in as root superuser in order to be able to see and update the system control panel.
To change the options and behavior of your system, simply open eyeControl as the root superuser and you will see the new “Administration” menu (see Figure 21).
Figure 21: eyeControl as root superuser
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 username), and some options such as allowing new users to register in your system, permission to create shared directories , the default system language and the theme of the login menu 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 “Remove 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 the 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 current users (for example, to assign them permission to access a new group that 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.
Group Management 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 users to assign them to a new group.
Next time, when these users log in 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 the 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 list of repositories, 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 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 package for eyeOS (usually called eyepackages) under your superuser into your home folder and clicking on it.
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 should do every time you open eyeSoft is to click on the “Update” button, this way it can update the sources of programs and show you the latest available packages and applications for installation (see Figure 22).
Figure 22: Updating eyeSoft
To install an application, simply click on it in the application list and click on the “Install” button. The installation process will begin, displaying a brief information about the application, and asking you to agree to the terms of the license by clicking on the “Accept” button.
Then the application will be downloaded and installed on your system. Wait for the message “Package installed successfully” and then close the window.
You can now launch your new application from the Applications folder. Note that each application that 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 the list of applications, simply enter the word you want to find and click the “Search” button. The list will be updated according to your search results. 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. Logging in
1.2. Creating a new user
2. Desktop: first steps
2.1. Application Panel
2.2. The default icons are
2.2.1. The Home Folder Icon
2.2.2. Icon "Applications"
2.2.3. Trash icon
2.3. System Panel
2.4. Taskbar
3. Main applications
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
3.1.1. General operations
3.1.1.1. Example of use
3.1.1.2. Downloading files
3.1.1.3. Opening files
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
3.2.1. Creating a document
3.2.2. Saving a document
3.2.3. Opening a document
3.3. eyeCalendar
3.3.1. Adding an event
3.3.2. Moving an event
3.3.3. Editing an event
3.4. eyeContacts
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
3.4.2. Viewing, editing and deleting a contact
3.4.3. Import and export contacts
3.5. eyeBoard: message board
3.5.1. Sending a message
3.5.2. Board cleaning
3.6. eyeMail: email client
3.6.1. Reception of mail
3.6.2. Sending a new message
3.7. eyeRSS: news feed reader
3.7.1. Adding a new tape
3.7.2. Reading the tape
3.7.3. Updating the tape
3.7.4. Removing the tape
3.8. eyeProcess: process manager
3.8.1. Application close
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
This document is licensed under a Creative Commons license BY-NC-ND 3.01.
Translation into Russian - Evgeny Vladimirovich Krivenko (s) 2009
Translator's note: this manual is not an accurate translation of the eyeOS User Manual; it has been adjusted for eyeOS 1.8 versions to reflect changes in this version and is valid for the ru-system.eyepackage 1 Russification package
. Introduction
Welcome to the eyeOS user guide . This guide describes how to get started using the eyeOS web system and the 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, work with Word documents and much more. All you need to have to get started is the web browser of 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, the eyeOS server provided by your company or a group of friends), you can use the public eyeOS server, which is available at www.eyeOS.info .
1.1. Logging in
The first thing you must do to use eyeOS is to type your server address in the address bar of your browser. You will be taken to the eyeOS login menu (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: EyeOS login menu
If you already have an account on this server, just enter your username and password and click “Sign in” to enter your desktop. Please go to Chapter 2, “Desktop: First Steps.”
If you still do not have an account on this eyeOS 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. Keep in mind that the username must be at least 4 characters long and that you must enter your password twice to ensure that it is correct.
Once you have entered your username and password, click “Create Account” (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Creating a New User
If everything was in order (and a message appears stating that your user was successfully created), you can log in using the login window now by entering the username and password that you just selected when creating your user.
2. Desktop: first steps
Only after clicking the “Login” button, the login window will disappear and your eyeOS desktop will appear. You will be in your eyeOS desktop (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: The default eyeOS desktop view
Now you are in your eyeOS desktop, which is divided into four zones: application bar, desktop icons, system bar and task bar.
2.1. Application bar
At the top of the desktop, you will see the application panel (also known as eyeDock), where you will find the main applications sorted by categories.
To see applications in a category, simply click on the category image. To launch the application, click on its icon or description (see Figure 4).
Note that 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). Don't be afraid to customize your eyeDock.
Figure 4: Opening the “Office” category in eyeDock
2.2. Default Desktop Icons
In the left area of the desktop you have the desktop icons (home folder, applications, calendar, contacts and trash). To open an icon, just click on it.
2.2.1. The “Home Folder” icon The
home folder will open the eyeOS file manager (also known as eyeFiles) with the contents of your home folder that contains your personal files and documents (see Figure 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. These 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 on eyeFiles and its use.
Figure 5: Home Folder
2.2.2. “Applications”
icon The “Applications” 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 application folder, since eyeDock shows only your preferred applications (to edit eyeDock, click on "Settings on the top panel" in the upper left part of the application folder).
Figure 6: Application Folder
2.2.3. Cart icon
The Trash icon will open your trash bin, where deleted files will go before they are completely removed from the system (see Figure 7). You should periodically check the trash bin, as the files in the bin are also part of your file system and you may find that your disk quota is exhausted due to the files in the bin.
Figure 7: Basket
2.3. System Panel
Exactly above the taskbar, you will see a system panel 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 Figure 8):
● End the session: this item will close your current session and return you to the login window. Please note that all unsaved documents will be lost.
● Run: 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
APPNAME” in eyeLaunch to close the APPNAME application).
● About eyeOS: in the eyeInfo window, you will see the version of eyeOS that is being
used, and the names of the eyeOS team members, as well as some of the co-authors.
● Applications: this item will open the applications folder in the same way as the “Applications” icon on the desktop does (see Figure 6).
● System setup: click to start system setup. If you logged in as a regular user, you can change some of the options and presets for your user and desktop (see Figure 9). If you are logged in as root, you will also see some options for managing your eyeOS server.
Figure 8: Opening the system panel
Figure 9: System presets available for the general user
2.4. Task bar
At the bottom of your desktop you will see a dark panel that contains minimized applications. You can restore a 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 application panel, which contains the current hour and date. If you click on a date (which is displayed in day / month format), a small calendar for the current month will appear. To close the calendar, simply click on the date again (see Figure 10).
Figure 10: Taskbar Calendar
3. Main Applications
eyeOS comes with a number of related applications that let you work from a system with a wide variety of documents and files.
With eyeOS installed by default, you can create and read text documents (with support for the Microsoft Word format), manage your calendar, contacts and mail, have shared files with other users in the system, listen to your music, and so on.
This chapter will cover the most important applications that come with eyeOS, but the best way to discover all of its features is to directly explore it.
3.1. eyeFiles: file manager
eyeFiles - eyeOS file manager. From eyeFiles you can upload your files and documents from your hard drive 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 start eyeFiles, simply click on the “Home folder” icon on your desktop or open the “File Manager” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
As soon as you launch the application, you will see three zones:
● the left panel with a list of common operations and folders.
● top bar with current directory. You can use it to navigate your home folder. Note that if you are the root superuser, you can navigate the entire eyeOS virtual file system.
● file space where you will see all the 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 using the operation
To show how to use the operations in eyeFiles, we copy and paste the file:
1. Click on the “Copy” operation (notice that the background under the operation text 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. Press 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. Uploading files
If you want to upload a file to your eyeOS, simply navigate to the folder where you want to upload the file and click “Upload Files”.
A download dialog will appear, and you can select one or more files that you want to download (see Figure 11). Note that the system administrator may have limited the file size for downloading in megabytes (typically 2 MB) in the web server configuration.
Figure 11: Downloading some files to your home folder
Once the download has finished, a confirmation message appears about the download. When you close the download window, you will see the new files just downloaded to your folder.
Note that if the server configuration allows this, you will see image thumbnails instead of the image icon. If you see an image icon and would like to see image thumbnails 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 the installed application, you can simply click on the file without the selected operation and the corresponding application will start by opening the file.
Some types of files that eyeOS will recognize by default:
● Images (.bmp, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .tiff) will be opened in the eyeOS
Image Viewer.
● MP3 music files(.mp3) will open in eyeOS Music Player.
● Videos and movies (.flv, .avi, .divx ...) will be opened in eyeVideo or
eyeMovies, depending on the need for the DivX plugin.
● Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and eyeOS documents (.eyedoc) will
open in eyeDocs, the eyeOS word processor.
● Archive files (.zip, .tar, .tbz, .tbz2, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2) will be opened in eyeArchive, the eyeOS archiver.
● Text files (.eyecode, .txt, .py, .pl, .c, .cc) will be opened in eyeNotes.
● eyePackages , eyeOS installation packages (.eyepackage) will be opened in eyeInstaller, but only if you are logged in as root superuser.
3.2. eyeDocs: word processor
eyeDocs - eyeOS word processor. With eyeDocs, you can create and edit documents in both formats - the eyeOS document format or Microsoft Word format.
3.2.1. Creating a document
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 Figure 12).
3.2.2. Saving a document
To save a document, simply click “Save” or “Save As” if you have not saved the document before.
Note that if you do not add the file extension while saving your document, it will be saved as an eyeOS document with the .eyedoc extension. If you want to keep the document compatible with Microsoft Word, simply add the .doc extension at 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 a 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 around in time.
To go to a specific date, simply use the small calendar at the top right of the application to move between months. When you are on the month you want, click on the day you are interested in and the displayed week will change to the selected one.
3.3.1. Adding an Event
To schedule an event for a specific date, simply go to the hour and day when you want to start it, and click, without releasing the mouse button, to start the event. After that, simply drag the pointer to the end time 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 created an event, just click on it and write a note for it. When you are ready, just click somewhere in the application window to save the note. Note that if you click the button while inside the week, another event will be created, so it is recommended to click outside the calendar area.
3.3.2. Moving an event
If you want to move an event to another day of the same week, simply click on it and drag it (the aquamarine icon where the time is written) to the new date and / or time.
3.3.3. Editing an event
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 - system contact manager. With eyeContacts, you can create and maintain your contact list.
To start it just click on “Contacts” in the “Office” menu in eyeDock.
3.4.1. Adding a new contact
If this is the first time that eyeContacts is launched, you may want to go to the “Add Contact” tab to start adding your contacts (see Figure 14). There you can fill in all the information you want to add for a new contact. Be especially careful when entering your first name, last name, and home phone number, as they will appear in your contact list.
Figure 14: Adding a new contact
When you click the “Create” button, a contact will be created. You will be returned to the contact table, and you can view, edit and delete them.
3.4.2. Viewing, editing and deleting a contact
To view / edit or delete a contact, simply select it from the list and click the corresponding button (“View / Change” to view and edit it or “Delete” to delete it).
3.4.3. Importing and exporting contacts
You may also want to import and export your contacts from / to vCard format. You can do this from the toolbar by clicking on the “Import” or “Export” buttons.
3.5. eyeBoard:
eyeBoard is a place in eyeOS to leave messages that all users on the server will see.
To launch eyeBoard, click on “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 will be able to send new messages (see Figure 15).
Figure 15: Sending a message on eyeBoard
3.5.1. Sending a message
To send a message, simply write it in a line and press the Enter key on your keyboard or click the Send button.
3.5.2. Cleaning the board
To clean the board, you must be logged in as root superuser. 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 by reading your inbox (and saving it so that you can access it later), composing messages, and sending mail.
To start eyeMail, click on the “Email Client” in the “Network” menu in eyeDock.
When you open eyeMail for the first time, you will see that the configuration menu asks you to set up your first mail account in order to start using eyeMail (see Figure 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 folders window and wait for eyeMail to load 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 clicking on the “Send” button on the eyeMail toolbar.
A message sending window will open. Write your letter, recipient address and subject and click on the “Send” button.
Translator's note: in versions 1.8, eyeMail is not available (developers report that this module is being processed and will be included in version 1.9). Screenshot taken in eyeOS 1.2
3.7. eyeRSS: news feed reader
eyeRSS is an eyeOS RSS feed 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 start eyeRSS by clicking on “Read 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 the eyeOS blog with all the project news and releases, type feeds.feedburner.com/eyeOS (see Figure 17).
Figure 17: Adding an eyeOS Blog blog feed to eyeRSS
You can add different feeds in the same window, and close it when you are done adding.
New tapes will be placed in the “Ribbons” window.
3.7.2. Reading a tape
To read a tape, simply click on the name of the tape in the “Ribbons” window. Wait for the server to download it and show you the latest news in the eyeRSS main window (see Figure 18).
To read a message, simply click on it and eyeNav will open the full text of the message.
3.7.3. Updating a feed
To update a feed, do the following:
1. Click on the name of the feed in the feeds window.
2. Click on the “Update” button on the toolbar.
3. Wait for the tape to be updated. It will be shown in the latest news popup when the update is done.
3.7.4. Tape removal
If you want to remove a feed from your eyeRSS, do the following:
1. Click on the feed name in the feeds 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
3.8 blog feed . eyeProcess: process manager
Sometimes eyeOS applications can 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 desktop elements, such as eyeDock or eyeBar).
To start eyeProcess, click on the “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 Figure 19). Note that they are important 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 a sorted list of processes in eyeProcess and click on the “End Process” button. Note that if there is more than one running copy of one application, you will close only one of the copies.
3.9. eyeControl: control panel
eyeControl is both a system settings application where you can select all your desktop settings and preferences, and a system administration menu where you can change the behavior of your system if you are registered as root superuser.
To open eyeControl, click on “System Settings” in the eyeBar system panel.
3.9.1. Changing your desktop settings
When you open eyeControl as a regular user, you will see three groups: “Personal data”, “Design” and “System” (see Figure 20).
You will also see how much space you have for your account in the lower right of the eyeControl window.
Figure 20: General User System Settings
In the "Personal data" 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 default eyeOS wallpaper if you changed them 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 automatically load when you log in as a user (this way you can add a new application, for example, open eyeFiles every time you log in), or delete the current ones. It is not recommended that you uninstall desktop applications with a plug-in, as you can make your account unusable without administrator configuration.
You can also change the placement of your eyeFiles in the file manager menu, and change your default eyeNav start page in the Web browser menu.
3.9.2. Changing system behavior
Note that you must be logged in as root superuser in order to be able to see and update the system control panel.
To change the options and behavior of your system, simply open eyeControl as the root superuser and you will see the new “Administration” menu (see Figure 21).
Figure 21: eyeControl as root superuser
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 username), and some options such as allowing new users to register in your system, permission to create shared directories , the default system language and the theme of the login menu 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 “Remove 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 the 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 current users (for example, to assign them permission to access a new group that 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.
Group Management 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 users to assign them to a new group.
Next time, when these users log in 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 the 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 list of repositories, 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 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 package for eyeOS (usually called eyepackages) under your superuser into your home folder and clicking on it.
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 should do every time you open eyeSoft is to click on the “Update” button, this way it can update the sources of programs and show you the latest available packages and applications for installation (see Figure 22).
Figure 22: Updating eyeSoft
To install an application, simply click on it in the application list and click on the “Install” button. The installation process will begin, displaying a brief information about the application, and asking you to agree to the terms of the license by clicking on the “Accept” button.
Then the application will be downloaded and installed on your system. Wait for the message “Package installed successfully” and then close the window.
You can now launch your new application from the Applications folder. Note that each application that 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 the list of applications, simply enter the word you want to find and click the “Search” button. The list will be updated according to your search results. To clear the search result and show all applications again, simply delete the search words and click on the “Search” button again.