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= How to Use Gobby = | = How to Use Gobby = | ||
'''Gobby''' is a first-class, GUI-based text collaboration tool. You can use it, in conjunction with a collaboration server, to work together in real time with an unlimited number of people on any text based file, code or content. Fedora offers a server for '''Gobby''' to maximize your online experience with your collaborators. | '''Gobby''' is a first-class, GUI-based text collaboration tool. You can use it, in conjunction with a collaboration server, to work together in real time with an unlimited number of people on any text based file, code or content. Fedora offers a server for '''Gobby''' to maximize your online experience with your collaborators. | ||
== Prerequisities == | == Prerequisities == | ||
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# Select ''Applications > Internet > Gobby Collaborative Editor'' from the main menu. | |||
# Select the ''Join session...'' toolbar button, or ''Gobby > Join Session...'' from the '''Gobby''' menu. | |||
# In the '''Join obby session''' dialog, enter <code>gobby.fedoraproject.org</code> in the ''Host'' field. Use the standard ''Port'' assignment of ''6522''. Choose or change the ''Username'' and ''Color'' as needed. | |||
# At the prompt, enter the password you found in the procedure above. | |||
== Using Gobby == | == Using Gobby == |
Revision as of 11:42, 27 August 2008
How to Use Gobby
Gobby is a first-class, GUI-based text collaboration tool. You can use it, in conjunction with a collaboration server, to work together in real time with an unlimited number of people on any text based file, code or content. Fedora offers a server for Gobby to maximize your online experience with your collaborators.
Prerequisities
To use the Gobby collaboration tool with the Fedora Project's server, you need to have a Fedora account , and to set up your secure shell (SSH) access to fedorapeople.org .
Get the Password
Use ssh
to login to your fedorapeople.org account:
ssh -l username fedorapeople.org
Read the password from this file:
cat ~lmacken/gobby
Run Gobby
If needed, install the gobby
package on your Fedora, CentOS, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux system:
su -c 'yum install gobby'
- Select Applications > Internet > Gobby Collaborative Editor from the main menu.
- Select the Join session... toolbar button, or Gobby > Join Session... from the Gobby menu.
- In the Join obby session dialog, enter
gobby.fedoraproject.org
in the Host field. Use the standard Port assignment of 6522. Choose or change the Username and Color as needed. - At the prompt, enter the password you found in the procedure above.
Using Gobby
To see a document list, ensure that Window > Document list is selected on the Gobby menu. To see a list of online users, ensure that Window > User list is selected. You can also view a Chat window which allows you to talk to other participants.
To participate, select a document from the list and Subscribe to it. All participants see each other's changes as they are made. If you need information or want approval before making a large change, use the Chat window. Because of its nature, Gobby does not offer an Undo function, so be polite to your collaborators.