[QGIS Commit] r8198 - docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide
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Sun Mar 9 07:37:43 EDT 2008
Author: dassau
Date: 2008-03-09 07:37:42 -0400 (Sun, 09 Mar 2008)
New Revision: 8198
Modified:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/qgis_style.sty
Log:
- added Carlos D?\195?\161vila for his fixes and reviews (thanks a lot)
- finished new feature section
- updated .sty file to new version
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex 2008-03-09 10:13:15 UTC (rev 8197)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex 2008-03-09 11:37:42 UTC (rev 8198)
@@ -30,24 +30,25 @@
\begin{quote}
\begin{center}
\textbf{Note:} The latest version of this document can always be found at \newline
-http://qgis.org/docs/userguide.pdf
+http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/manual/
\end{center}
\end{quote}
\subsection{Features}\label{label_majfeat}
-QGIS offers a variety of common functionality provided by core features and
-plugins.
+QGIS offers many common GIS functionalities provided by core features and
+plugins. As a short summary they are presented in six categories to gain a
+first insight.
\minisec{View data}
-View and overlay vector and raster data in different formats and
+You can view and overlay vector and raster data in different formats and
projections without conversion to an internal or common format. Supported
formats include:
\begin{itemize}
\item spatially-enabled PostgreSQL tables using PostGIS, \textbf{most} vector
-formats\footnote{OGR-supported formats are not yet supported in QGIS.}
+formats\footnote{OGR-supported database formats are not yet supported in QGIS.}
supported by the OGR library, including ESRI shapefiles, MapInfo,
SDTS and GML.
\item all raster formats supported by the GDAL library, such as digital
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@
\minisec{Explore data and compose maps}
-Create maps and interactively explore spatial data with a friendly graphical
-user interface. The many helpful tools available in the GUI include:
+You can compose maps and interactively explore spatial data with a friendly
+graphical user interface. The many helpful tools available in the GUI include:
\begin{itemize}
\item on the fly projection
@@ -77,24 +78,30 @@
\minisec{Create, edit and export data}
+You can create, edit and export vector maps in several formats. Raster data
+have to imported into GRASS to be able to edit and export them into other
+formats.
+
\begin{itemize}
-\item digitizing tools for and shapefile formats and GRASS
-\item the georeferencer plugin
-\item GPS tools to import and export GPX format, convert other GPS formats to
-GPX or down/upload directly to a GPS unit
+\item digitizing tools for OGR formats and GRASS vector
+\item creating and editing shapefiles
+\item geocode images with the georeferencer plugin
+\item using the GPS tools to import and export GPX format, convert other GPS
+formats to GPX or down/upload directly to a GPS unit
+\item creating PostGIS layers from shapefiles with the SPIT plugin
\end{itemize}
\minisec{Analyse data}
You can perform spatial data analysis on PostgreSQL/PostGIS and other OGR
-supported formats using the geoprocessing plugin. it currently offers buffer,
-intersection union, dissolve, difference and convex hull. Or you use the
+supported formats using the geoprocessing plugin. It currently offers buffer,
+intersection, union, dissolve, difference and convex hull. Or you use the
integrated GRASS tools, including the complete GRASS functionality, e.g:
\begin{itemize}
\item Image processing (image fusion, classification, filtering, enhancement)
\item Raster analysis (map algebra, terrain analysis, hydrologic modeling
-\item Topological vektor analysis (digitizing, union, intersection, buffer)
+\item Vector analysis (digitizing, union, intersection, buffer)
\item Network analysis (shortest path, travelling salesman)
\end{itemize}
@@ -102,41 +109,36 @@
QGIS can be used to export data to a mapfile and to visualize them in the
internet using a webserver with UMN MapServer installed. QGIS can also
-serve as a WMS and WFS server
+be used as a WMS and WFS client and WMS server.
\minisec{Extend QGIS functionality through plugins}
-Quantum GIS can be adapted to your special needs through the extensible
+Quantum GIS can be adapted to your special needs with the extensible
plugin architecture, providing libraries that can be used to create plugins
-of even new applications with C++ or Python.
+or even new applications with C++ or Python.
-\textbf{Core Plugins}
-
\begin{itemize}
-\item Add WFS Layer
-\item Add Delimited Text Layer
-\item Decorations (Copyright Label, North Arrow and Scale bar)
-\item Georeferencer
-\item GPS Tools
-\item GRASS integration
-\item Graticule Creator
-\item SPIT Shapefile to PostgreSQL/PostGIS Import Tool
-\item Python Console
-\item Python Plugin Installer
-\end{itemize}
-
-\textbf{Python Plugins}
-
-QGIS offers to include a growing number of python plugins, provided by the
+\item \textbf{Core Plugins}
+\\ \\ Add WFS Layer
+\\ Add Delimited Text Layer
+\\ Decorations (Copyright Label, North Arrow and Scale bar)
+\\ Georeferencer
+\\ GPS Tools
+\\ GRASS integration
+\\ Graticule Creator
+\\ SPIT Shapefile to PostgreSQL/PostGIS Import Tool
+\\ Python Console
+\\ Python Plugin Installer
+\\ \item \textbf{Python Plugins}
+\\ \\ QGIS offers a growing number of python plugins, provided by the
community. These plugins can be browsed and installed from the official
PyQGIS repository using the python plugin installer.
+\end{itemize}
+%% FIXME (maybe the whats new part should be added again?)
-
-
-
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex 2008-03-09 10:13:15 UTC (rev 8197)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex 2008-03-09 11:37:42 UTC (rev 8198)
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
With thanks to Tisham Dhar for preparing the initial msys environment, to Tom
Elwertowski and William Kyngesburye for help in the MAC OSX Section and to Tara
-Athan for revisions.
+Athan and Carlos D\'{a}vila for revisions.
-\textbf{Copyright \copyright~2004 - 2007 Quantum GIS Project} \\
+\textbf{Copyright \copyright~2004 - 2008 Quantum GIS Project} \\
\textbf{Internet:} http://www.qgis.org
\end{flushleft}
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/qgis_style.sty
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/qgis_style.sty 2008-03-09 10:13:15 UTC (rev 8197)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/qgis_style.sty 2008-03-09 11:37:42 UTC (rev 8198)
@@ -187,11 +187,10 @@
\usepackage{xspace}
%Macros QGIS Versions
-\def\CURRENT{0.9.1\xspace}
+\def\CURRENT{0.9.2\xspace}
\def\OLD{0.8.1\xspace}
\def\VERYOLD{0.74\xspace}
-
\usepackage[bookmarks=true, bookmarksnumbered=false, pdftitle={QGIS \CURRENT User Guide}, pdfauthor={QGIS Project}, pdfsubject={QGIS User Guide}, breaklinks=true, colorlinks=false, linkcolor=black,dvips]{hyperref}
% if colorlinks=false then add pdfborder={0 0 0} (no link boxes)
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