[QGIS Commit] r11953 - docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide

[svn_qgis at osgeo.org]

Author: aghisla
Date: 2009-11-07 09:08:14 -0500 (Sat, 07 Nov 2009)
New Revision: 11953

Modified:
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex
Log:
Update of first 3 chapters

Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex	2009-11-07 13:58:45 UTC (rev 11952)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex	2009-11-07 14:08:14 UTC (rev 11953)
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 \begin{itemize}
 \item \nix{Assuming that QGIS is installed in the PATH, you can start QGIS 
 by typing: \usertext{qgis}  at a command prompt or by double clicking on the QGIS
-application link (or shortcut) on the desktop.} 
+application link (or shortcut) on the desktop or in the application menu.} 
 \item \win{Start QGIS using the Start menu or desktop shortcut, 
 or double click on a QGIS project file.}
-\item \osx{Double click the icon in your Applications folder.}
+\item \osx{Double click the icon in your Applications folder. If you need to start QGIS 
+in a shell, run /path-to-installation-executable/Contents/MacOS/Qgis.}
 \end{itemize} 
 
 To stop QGIS, click the menu options \{\nix{}\win{File} \osx{QGIS}\} > Quit,

Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex	2009-11-07 13:58:45 UTC (rev 11952)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex	2009-11-07 14:08:14 UTC (rev 11953)
@@ -52,17 +52,20 @@
 formats include:
 
 \begin{itemize}
-\item spatially-enabled PostgreSQL tables using PostGIS, vector formats
-\footnote{OGR-supported database formats such as Oracle or mySQL are not yet
-supported in QGIS.} supported by the installed OGR library, including ESRI
-shapefiles, MapInfo, SDTS and GML.
+\item spatially-enabled PostgreSQL tables using PostGIS, vector 
+formats
+%\footnote{OGR-supported database formats such as Oracle or 
+%mySQL are not yet supported in QGIS.}
+ supported by the installed OGR library, including ESRI shapefiles, MapInfo, 
+SDTS and GML (see Appendix \ref{appdx_ogr} for the complete list) .
 \item Raster and imagery formats supported by the installed GDAL (Geospatial
-Data Abstraction Library) library, such 
-as GeoTiff, Erdas Img., ArcInfo Ascii Grid, JPEG, PNG.
+Data Abstraction Library) library, such as GeoTiff, Erdas Img., ArcInfo Ascii 
+Grid, JPEG, PNG (see Appendix \ref{appdx_gdal} for the complete list).
 \item SpatiaLite databases (see Section \ref{label_spatialite}) 
 \item GRASS raster and vector data from GRASS databases (location/mapset), 
 \item Online spatial data served as OGC-compliant Web Map Service (WMS) or
-Web Feature Service (WFS).
+Web Feature Service (WFS),
+%%\item OSM
 \end{itemize}
 
 \minisec{Explore data and compose maps} 
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
 \item GPS tools to import and export GPX format, and convert other GPS
 formats to GPX or down/upload directly to a GPS unit (on Linux, usb: has been added 
 to list of GPS devices)
+%%\item OSM!
 \item create PostGIS layers from shapefiles with the SPIT plugin 
 \item improved handling of PostGIS tables
 \item manage vector attribute tables with the new Attribute table (see Section 
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@
 \\ \\ QGIS offers a growing number of external python plugins that are 
 provided by the
 community. These plugins reside in the the official
-PyQGIS repository, and can be easily installed using the python plugin 
-installer (See Section \ref{sec:plugins}).
+PyQGIS repository, and can be easily installed using the Python Plugin 
+Installer (See Section \ref{sec:plugins}).
 \end{itemize}
 

Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex	2009-11-07 13:58:45 UTC (rev 11952)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex	2009-11-07 14:08:14 UTC (rev 11953)
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 \item use GIS data that you already have;
 \item download the sample data from the QGIS website
  \url{http://qgis.osgeo.org/download}; or
-\item uninstall QGIS and reinstall with the data download option checked.
+\item uninstall QGIS and reinstall with the data download option checked, only if 
+the above solutions are unsuccessful.
 \end{itemize}
 
 \nix \osx For GNU/Linux and Mac OSX there are not yet dataset installation
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@
 \minisec{start QGIS}
 
 \begin{itemize}
-\item \nix{Start QGIS by typing: \usertext{qgis} at a command prompt.}
+\item \nix{Start QGIS by typing: \usertext{qgis} at a command prompt, or
+if using precompiled binary, using the Applications menu.}
 \item \win{Start QGIS using the Start menu or desktop shortcut, 
 or double click on a QGIS project file.}
 \item \osx{Double click the icon in your Applications folder.}