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[[Image:Communicate_GobbyHowTo_gobby.png|thumb|330px|Editing an article in Gobby.]] | [[Image:Communicate_GobbyHowTo_gobby.png|thumb|330px|Editing an article in 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''' 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 == | ||
To use | To use Gobby with the Fedora Project's server, you need to have a [http://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts Fedora account], and to set up your secure shell (SSH) access to [[Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org|fedorapeople.org]]. | ||
== Get the Password == | == Get the Password == | ||
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# Select ''Applications > Internet > Gobby Collaborative Editor'' from the main menu. | # Select ''Applications > Internet > Gobby Collaborative Editor'' from the main menu. | ||
# Select the ''Join session...'' toolbar button, or ''Gobby > Join Session...'' from the | # Select the ''Join session...'' toolbar button, or ''Gobby > Join Session...'' from the Gobby menu. | ||
# In the '''Join Gobby 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. | # In the '''Join Gobby 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. | # At the prompt, enter the password you found in the procedure above. | ||
== Using Gobby == | == Using Gobby == | ||
To see a document list, ensure that ''Window > Document list'' is selected on the | 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, | 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. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://gobby.0x539.de Official Gobby website] | * [http://gobby.0x539.de Official Gobby website] | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 19 June 2010
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 Gobby 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 Gobby session dialog, enter
gobby.fedoraproject.orgin 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.