[QGIS Commit] r13786 - in docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide: . images

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Author: aghisla
Date: 2010-06-23 11:28:05 +0000 (Wed, 23 Jun 2010)
New Revision: 13786

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   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/images/mActionMeasureAngle.png
Modified:
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/introduction.tex
Log:
Added paragraph on measure angle tool, and its icon in images/, fixed reference formatting in INtroduction.

Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex	2010-06-23 09:31:09 UTC (rev 13785)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/features_at_a_glance.tex	2010-06-23 11:28:05 UTC (rev 13786)
@@ -816,9 +816,10 @@
 snapping settings from the digitizing module. This is useful, if you want to 
 measure along lines or areas in vector layers.  
 
-\subsection{Measure length and areas}
+\subsection{Measure length, areas and angles}
 \index{measure:line length}
 \index{measure:areas}
+\index{measure:angles}
 
 \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionMeasure} 
 QGIS is also able to measure real distances between given 
@@ -830,8 +831,12 @@
 segment-length as well as the total shows up in the measure-window. To stop measuring click your right mouse button. \\
 \includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionMeasureArea} Areas can also be measured. 
 In the measure window the accumulated area-size appears  \\
-In addition, the measuring tool will snap to the currently selected layer, provided that layer has its snapping tolerance set. (See Section~\ref{snapping_tolerance}). So if you want to measure exactly along a line feature, or around a polygon feature, first set its snapping tolerance, then select the layer. Now, when using the measuring tools, each mouse click (within the tolerance setting) will snap to that layer. 
-
+In addition, the measuring tool will snap to the currently selected layer, provided that layer has its snapping tolerance set. (See Section~\ref{snapping_tolerance}). So if you want to measure exactly along a line feature, or around a polygon feature, first set its snapping tolerance, then select the layer. Now, when using the measuring tools, each mouse click (within the tolerance setting) will snap to that layer. \\
+\includegraphics[width=0.7cm]{mActionMeasureAngle}
+You can also measure angles, selecting Measure Angle tool. The cursor becomes 
+cross-shaped. Click to draw the first segment of the angle you wish to
+measure, then move the the cursor to draw the desired angle. The measure
+is displayed in a popup dialog. 
 \begin{figure}[ht]
 \centering
    \subfloat[Measure lines] {\label{subfig:measure_line}\includegraphics[clip=true, width=0.3\textwidth]{measure_line}}

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Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/introduction.tex
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/introduction.tex	2010-06-23 09:31:09 UTC (rev 13785)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/introduction.tex	2010-06-23 11:28:05 UTC (rev 13786)
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 % comment out the following line:
 %\updatedisclaimer
 
-A Geographical Information System (GIS)\cite{mitchel05}\footnote{This chapter is by Tyler
+A Geographical Information System (GIS) (\cite{mitchel05}\footnote{This chapter is by Tyler
 Mitchell (\url{http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7053}) and
 used under the Creative Commons License. Tyler is the author of 
-\textit{Web Mapping Illustrated}, published by O'Reilly, 2005.}
+\textit{Web Mapping Illustrated}, published by O'Reilly, 2005.})
 is a collection of software that allows you to create, visualize, query and
 analyze geospatial data. Geospatial data refers to information about the
 geographic location of an entity. This often involves the use of a