[QGIS Commit] r10763 - in docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide: .
plugins_interpolation_images
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Author: dassau
Date: 2009-05-09 04:23:22 -0400 (Sat, 09 May 2009)
New Revision: 10763
Added:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex
Removed:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex
Modified:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/plugins_interpolation_images/interpolation.png
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex
Log:
renamed forward to foreword, changed interpolation icon (appeared black) and some typos
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex 2009-05-09 07:50:52 UTC (rev 10762)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex 2009-05-09 08:23:22 UTC (rev 10763)
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
Excluding some URLs can be added to the textbox below the proxy-settings (see
fig. \ref{fig:proxy-settings}) by pressing the \button{Add}-button. After that
double-click into the just created URL-field and enter the URL you would like
-to exclude from using the proxy. Obviously he button \button{Remove} removes the selected
+to exclude from using the proxy. Obviously the button \button{Remove} removes the selected
entry.
If you need more detailed information about the different proxy-settings,
Added: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex (rev 0)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/foreword.tex 2009-05-09 08:23:22 UTC (rev 10763)
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+% vim: set textwidth=78 autoindent:
+
+\section{Foreword}\label{label_forward}
+\pagenumbering{arabic}
+\setcounter{page}{1}
+
+% when the revision of a section has been finalized,
+% comment out the following line:
+% \updatedisclaimer
+
+Welcome to the wonderful world of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)!
+Quantum GIS (QGIS) is an Open Source Geographic Information System. The project
+was born in May of 2002 and was established as a project on SourceForge in June
+of the same year. We've worked hard to make GIS software (which is traditionally
+expensive proprietary software) a viable prospect for anyone with basic access
+to a Personal Computer. QGIS currently runs on most Unix platforms, Windows, and
+OS X. QGIS is developed using the Qt toolkit (\url{http://www.trolltech.com})
+and C++. This means that QGIS feels snappy to use and has a pleasing, easy-to-
+use graphical user interface (GUI).
+
+QGIS aims to be an easy-to-use GIS, providing common functions and features.
+The initial goal was to provide a GIS data viewer. QGIS has reached the point
+in its evolution where it is being used by many for their daily GIS data viewing
+needs. QGIS supports a number of raster and vector data formats, with new
+format support easily added using the plugin architecture (see Appendix
+\ref{appdx_data_formats} for a full list of currently supported data formats).
+
+QGIS is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Developing QGIS
+under this license means that you can inspect and modify the source code,
+and guarantees that you, our happy user, will always have access to a GIS
+program that is free of cost and can be freely modified. You should have
+received a full copy of the license with your copy of QGIS, and you also can
+find it in Appendix \ref{gpl_appendix}.
+
+\begin{Tip}\caption{\textsc{Up-to-date Documentation}}\index{documentation}
+\qgistip{The latest version of this document can always be found at
+\url{http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/manual/}, or in the documentation
+area of the QGIS website at \url{http://qgis.osgeo.org/documentation/}
+}
+\end{Tip}
+
+\subsection{Features}\label{label_majfeat}
+
+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}
+
+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, 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 Raster and imagery formats supported by the installed GDAL (Geospatial
+Data Abstraction Library) library, such
+as GeoTiff, Erdas Img., ArcInfo Ascii Grid, JPEG, PNG.
+\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).
+\end{itemize}
+
+\minisec{Explore data and compose maps}
+
+You can compose maps and interactively explore spatial data with a friendly
+GUI. The many helpful tools available in the GUI include:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item on the fly projection
+\item map composer
+\item overview panel
+\item spatial bookmarks
+\item identify/select features
+\item edit/view/search attributes
+\item feature labeling
+\item change vector and raster symbology
+\item add a graticule layer now via fTools plugin
+\item decorate your map with a north arrow scale bar and copyright label
+\item save and restore projects
+\end{itemize}
+
+\minisec{Create, edit, manage and export data}
+
+You can create, edit, manage and export vector maps in several formats. Raster data
+have to be imported into GRASS to be able to edit and export them into other
+formats. QGIS offers the following:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item digitizing tools for OGR supported formats and GRASS vector layer
+\item create and edit shapefiles and GRASS vector layers
+\item geocode images with the Georeferencer plugin
+\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 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
+\ref{sec:attribute table}) or Table Manager plugin
+\item save screenshots as georeferenced images
+\end{itemize}
+
+\minisec{Analyse data}
+
+You can perform spatial data analysis on PostgreSQL/PostGIS and other OGR
+supported formats using the fTools python plugin. QGIS currently offers
+vector analysis, sampling, geoprocessing, geometry and database management
+tools. You can also use the integrated GRASS tools, which
+include the complete GRASS functionality of more than 300 modules (See
+Section \ref{sec:grass}).
+
+\minisec{Publish maps on the internet}
+
+QGIS can be used to export data to a mapfile and to publish them on the
+internet using a webserver with UMN MapServer installed. QGIS can also
+be used as a WMS or WFS client, and as WMS server.
+
+\minisec{Extend QGIS functionality through plugins}
+
+QGIS can be adapted to your special needs with the extensible
+plugin architecture. QGIS provides libraries that can be used to create
+plugins. You can even create new applications with C++ or Python!
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item \textbf{Core Plugins}
+\\ \\ Add WFS Layer
+\\ Add Delimited Text Layer
+\\ Coordinate Capture
+\\ Decorations (Copyright Label, North Arrow and Scale bar)
+\\ Diagram Overlay
+\\ Dxf2Shp Converter
+\\ Georeferencer
+\\ fTools
+\\ GPS Tools
+\\ GRASS integration
+% \\ Graticules Creator
+\\ Interpolation Plugin
+\\ OGR Layer Converter
+\\ Quick Print
+\\ SPIT Shapefile to PostgreSQL/PostGIS Import Tool
+\\ Mapserver Export
+\\ Python Console
+\\ Python Plugin Installer
+\\ \item \textbf{Python Plugins}
+\\ \\ 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}).
+\end{itemize}
+
Deleted: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex 2009-05-09 07:50:52 UTC (rev 10762)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/forward.tex 2009-05-09 08:23:22 UTC (rev 10763)
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-% vim: set textwidth=78 autoindent:
-
-\section{Forward}\label{label_forward}
-\pagenumbering{arabic}
-\setcounter{page}{1}
-
-% when the revision of a section has been finalized,
-% comment out the following line:
-% \updatedisclaimer
-
-Welcome to the wonderful world of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)!
-Quantum GIS (QGIS) is an Open Source Geographic Information System. The project
-was born in May of 2002 and was established as a project on SourceForge in June
-of the same year. We've worked hard to make GIS software (which is traditionally
-expensive proprietary software) a viable prospect for anyone with basic access
-to a Personal Computer. QGIS currently runs on most Unix platforms, Windows, and
-OS X. QGIS is developed using the Qt toolkit (\url{http://www.trolltech.com})
-and C++. This means that QGIS feels snappy to use and has a pleasing, easy-to-
-use graphical user interface (GUI).
-
-QGIS aims to be an easy-to-use GIS, providing common functions and features.
-The initial goal was to provide a GIS data viewer. QGIS has reached the point
-in its evolution where it is being used by many for their daily GIS data viewing
-needs. QGIS supports a number of raster and vector data formats, with new
-format support easily added using the plugin architecture (see Appendix
-\ref{appdx_data_formats} for a full list of currently supported data formats).
-
-QGIS is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Developing QGIS
-under this license means that you can inspect and modify the source code,
-and guarantees that you, our happy user, will always have access to a GIS
-program that is free of cost and can be freely modified. You should have
-received a full copy of the license with your copy of QGIS, and you also can
-find it in Appendix \ref{gpl_appendix}.
-
-\begin{Tip}\caption{\textsc{Up-to-date Documentation}}\index{documentation}
-\qgistip{The latest version of this document can always be found at
-\url{http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/manual/}, or in the documentation
-area of the QGIS website at \url{http://qgis.osgeo.org/documentation/}
-}
-\end{Tip}
-
-\subsection{Features}\label{label_majfeat}
-
-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}
-
-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, 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 Raster and imagery formats supported by the installed GDAL (Geospatial
-Data Abstraction Library) library, such
-as GeoTiff, Erdas Img., ArcInfo Ascii Grid, JPEG, PNG.
-\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).
-\end{itemize}
-
-\minisec{Explore data and compose maps}
-
-You can compose maps and interactively explore spatial data with a friendly
-GUI. The many helpful tools available in the GUI include:
-
-\begin{itemize}
-\item on the fly projection
-\item map composer
-\item overview panel
-\item spatial bookmarks
-\item identify/select features
-\item edit/view/search attributes
-\item feature labeling
-\item change vector and raster symbology
-\item add a graticule layer now via fTools plugin
-\item decorate your map with a north arrow scale bar and copyright label
-\item save and restore projects
-\end{itemize}
-
-\minisec{Create, edit, manage and export data}
-
-You can create, edit, manage and export vector maps in several formats. Raster data
-have to be imported into GRASS to be able to edit and export them into other
-formats. QGIS offers the following:
-
-\begin{itemize}
-\item digitizing tools for OGR supported formats and GRASS vector layer
-\item create and edit shapefiles and GRASS vector layers
-\item geocode images with the Georeferencer plugin
-\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 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
-\ref{sec:attribute table}) or Table Manager plugin
-\item save screenshots as georeferenced images
-\end{itemize}
-
-\minisec{Analyse data}
-
-You can perform spatial data analysis on PostgreSQL/PostGIS and other OGR
-supported formats using the fTools python plugin. QGIS currently offers
-vector analysis, sampling, geoprocessing, geometry and database management
-tools. You can also use the integrated GRASS tools, which
-include the complete GRASS functionality of more than 300 modules (See
-Section \ref{sec:grass}).
-
-\minisec{Publish maps on the internet}
-
-QGIS can be used to export data to a mapfile and to publish them on the
-internet using a webserver with UMN MapServer installed. QGIS can also
-be used as a WMS or WFS client, and as WMS server.
-
-\minisec{Extend QGIS functionality through plugins}
-
-QGIS can be adapted to your special needs with the extensible
-plugin architecture. QGIS provides libraries that can be used to create
-plugins. You can even create new applications with C++ or Python!
-
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \textbf{Core Plugins}
-\\ \\ Add WFS Layer
-\\ Add Delimited Text Layer
-\\ Coordinate Capture
-\\ Decorations (Copyright Label, North Arrow and Scale bar)
-\\ Diagram Overlay
-\\ Dxf2Shp Converter
-\\ Georeferencer
-\\ Dxf2Shp Converter
-\\ fTools
-\\ GPS Tools
-\\ GRASS integration
-% \\ Graticules Creator
-\\ Interpolation Plugin
-\\ OGR Layer Converter
-\\ Quick Print
-\\ SPIT Shapefile to PostgreSQL/PostGIS Import Tool
-\\ Mapserver Export
-\\ Python Console
-\\ Python Plugin Installer
-\\ \item \textbf{Python Plugins}
-\\ \\ 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}).
-\end{itemize}
-
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex 2009-05-09 07:50:52 UTC (rev 10762)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/getting_started.tex 2009-05-09 08:23:22 UTC (rev 10763)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\caption{A Simple QGIS Session \nixcaption}\label{fig:simple_session}\smallskip
- \includegraphics[clip=true, width=14cm]{simple_session}
+ \includegraphics[clip=true, width=12cm]{simple_session}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/plugins_interpolation_images/interpolation.png
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Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex 2009-05-09 07:50:52 UTC (rev 10762)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/preamble.tex 2009-05-09 08:23:22 UTC (rev 10763)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
and online as PDF document via \url{http://qgis.osgeo.org/documentation/manuals.html}.
Translated versions of this document can be downloaded via the documentation
area of the QGIS project as well. For more information about contributing to
-this document and about translating it, please visit: \url{http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/DocumentationWritersCorner}
+this document and about translating it, please visit: \url{http://www.qgis.org/wiki/}
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