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<date>22-Jan-2004</date> |
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<chapter><title>Introduction</title> |
<chapter><title>Introduction</title> |
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Thuban is an interactive geographic data viewer. |
Thuban is an interactive geographic data viewer. |
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It has been developed because there was no simple interactive |
Its development had been started because there was no simple interactive |
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viewer for geographic information available as Free Software. Thuban is |
viewer for geographic information available as Free Software. Thuban is |
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written in Python and C++ and uses the wxWindows library allowing it to |
written mainly in Python and uses the wxWidgets (former wxWindows) |
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run on many different platforms, including GNU/Linux and Windows. |
run on many different platforms, including GNU/Linux and Windows. |
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Thuban arranges a session in a hierarchy. A session contains a map which |
Thuban arranges a session in a hierarchy. A session contains a map which |
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consists of layers. Each layer represents one kind of data set. For |
consists of layers. Each layer represents a data set. For |
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instance, there may be a layer for roads and another layer for buildings. |
instance, there may be a layer for roads and another layer for buildings. |
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These layers can either be vector shapes or images. |
These layers can either be vector shapes or images. |
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<listitem><para>French</para></listitem> |
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<listitem><para>German</para></listitem> |
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<listitem><para>Italian</para></listitem> |
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<listitem><para>Russian</para></listitem> |
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<listitem><para>Spanish</para></listitem> |
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LC_ALL=fr_FR for the french language support). Please check your |
LC_ALL=fr_FR for the french language support). Please check your |
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systems documentation for details and supported settings. |
systems documentation for details and supported settings. |
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Specifiying LC_ALL on the command line while launching thuban |
Specifiying LC_ALL on the command line while launching thuban |
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allows appication specific language settings. |
allows appication specific language settings: |
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MS Windows users have to specify the language to be used via the control |
MS Windows users have to specify the language to be used via the control |