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Child-Friendly Help

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DOCUMENTATION: Making Pythoñol Child-Friendly:


What does 'child-friendly' mean?
The term 'child-friendly' refers to versions of Pythoñol which are intended to be more suitable for persons under the age of 18 than the original version of Pythoñol . The 'child-friendly' versions of Pythoñol do NOT feature the database file named 'dictionary-mature.db' in the '/datafiles/' sub-directory of the installation directory, and therefore, lack almost all of the definitions, expressions, and idioms not suitable for minors . While I cannot guarantee that all users will agree that the 'child-friendly' version of Pythoñol is perfectly suitable for minors, rest assured that every effort has been made to remove all profane, obscene, and offensive material from the 'child-friendly' version . Every effort has been made to remove from the 'child-friendly' version of Pythoñol such things as curse words, inappropriate references to body parts, and other expressions one would generally not want a child to repeat . However, parents, educators, or anyone else who intends to allow a child to use this software are encouraged to review, and edit as necessary, the data files for Pythoñol (found in the /datafiles/ subdirectory) . Since Pythoñol is open source, you have my permission to edit/modify and redistribute versions of the contained data files for non-commercial purposes . NOTE: The data files for 'child-friendly' versions of Pythoñol should not contain language not appropriate for children . However, 'child-friendly' versions of this software do not impair a child's ability to conjugate possibly objectionable verbs . In the event a child does conjugate a 'banned' verb, no definitions or translations will be provided for that conjugated verb, since no definitions should exist in the 'child-friendly' data files . Remember, Pythoñol is offered for free, but without warranty or guarantee, so I do NOT guarantee that even 'child-friendly' versions of Pythoñol will be suitable for users of all ages, since each person's concept of what is 'child-friendly' will vary .


How do I know if the version of Pythoñol I am running is 'child-friendly'?:
If you are running a 'child-friendly' version of Pythoñol, you will see the phrase '(Child-friendly mode)' in the bottom status bar as well as the in the program's application window title bar . If you do NOT see this, you are NOT running a 'child-friendly' version of Pythoñol . See the section below for information on how to obtain or create a 'child-friendly' copy of Pythoñol .


How do I make Pythoñol 'child-friendly'?
As of version 1.0, Pythoñol supports TWO Child-friendly modes: Temporary and Permanent .

TEMPORARY Child-Friendly Mode:
To make Pythoñol temporarily Child-friendly, click 'Settings' -> 'Content' -> 'Disable Mature Content [Temporarily]' on the Pythoñol menu . Mature content will remain disable until you click 'Settings' -> 'Content' -> 'Enable Mature Content' on the menu . This mode is for people who need to temporarily disable mature content, but do not want the mature content completely removed from the Pythoñol databases forever .

PERMANENT Child-Friendly Mode:
This mode is probably the most appropriate mode for minors and sensitive viewers . Permenant Child-Friendly mode eliminates ALL mature content from the Pythoñol databases forever . With this mode, mature content CANNOT be restored by simply clicking 'Enable Mature Content' on the 'Settings' menu or by clicking 'Re-install Language Databases...' on the 'Settings' menu . Beware: Mature content is PERMANENTLY deleted from your system in this mode . If you wish to enable PERMANENT Child-Friendly mode, click 'Settings' -> 'Content' -> 'Make Pythoñol PERMANENTLY Child-Friendly...' on the Pythoñol menu .


RESTORING MATURE CONTENT:
If you have switched your copy of Pythoñol to PERMANENT Child-Friendly mode, and someday wish to restore mature content, there is only one way to do this . Follow these steps in the EXACT order given:
      Go to http://pythonol.sourceforge.net and click on 'Download' .
      Download the 'dictionaries' package .
      Start the Pythoñol program
      Install the 'datafiles' package into your Pythoñol installation directory (folder)
      Click 'Settngs' -> 'Content' -> 'Re-install Language Databases...'
      When asked if you would like to make Pythoñol permanently Child-Friendly, choose 'NO'



Other Information:
If you have ideas for making the 'child-friendly' version of Pythoñol more suitable for minors, please e-mail me at PhrozenSmoke['at']yahoo.com with your suggestions and comments . Input from parents, guardians, and educators would be greatly appreciated .

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