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19        </author>        </author>
20          </authorgroup>          </authorgroup>
21      <copyright>      <copyright>
22        <year>2003, 2004</year>        <year>2003, 2004, 2005, 2006</year>
23        <holder>Intevation GmbH</holder>        <holder>Intevation GmbH</holder>
24      </copyright>      </copyright>
25     <revhistory>     <revhistory>
26  <!-- comment this first revision out when releasing a real version -->  <!-- comment this first revision out when releasing a real version -->
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27       <revision>       <revision>
28          <revnumber>CVS version $Id$</revnumber>          <revnumber>SVN version $Id$</revnumber>
29          <date></date>          <date></date>
30          <revremark>Under development.</revremark>          <revremark>Under development.</revremark>
31       </revision>       </revision>
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32       <revision>       <revision>
33          <revnumber>1.0.0</revnumber>          <revnumber>1.0.0</revnumber>
34          <date>22-Jan-2004</date>          <date>22-Jan-2004</date>
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66    <chapter><title>Introduction</title>    <chapter><title>Introduction</title>
67      <para>      <para>
68      Thuban is an interactive geographic data viewer.      Thuban is an interactive geographic data viewer.
69      It has been developed because there was no simple interactive      Its development had been started because there was no simple interactive
70      viewer for geographic information available as Free Software. Thuban is      viewer for geographic information available as Free Software. Thuban is
71      written in Python and C++ and uses the wxWindows library allowing it to      written mainly in Python and uses the wxWidgets (former wxWindows)
72        library allowing it to
73      run on many different platforms, including GNU/Linux and Windows.      run on many different platforms, including GNU/Linux and Windows.
74      </para>      </para>
75      <para>      <para>
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83      </para>      </para>
84      <para>      <para>
85      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
86      consists of layers. Each layer represents one kind of data set. For      consists of layers. Each layer represents a data set. For
87      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.
88      These layers can either be vector shapes or images.      These layers can either be vector shapes or images.
89      </para>      </para>
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396              <listitem><para>French</para></listitem>              <listitem><para>French</para></listitem>
397              <listitem><para>German</para></listitem>              <listitem><para>German</para></listitem>
398              <listitem><para>Italian</para></listitem>              <listitem><para>Italian</para></listitem>
399                    <listitem><para>Portuguese (Brazilian)</para></listitem>
400              <listitem><para>Russian</para></listitem>              <listitem><para>Russian</para></listitem>
401              <listitem><para>Spanish</para></listitem>              <listitem><para>Spanish</para></listitem>
402          </itemizedlist>          </itemizedlist>
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408          LC_ALL=fr_FR for the french language support). Please check your          LC_ALL=fr_FR for the french language support). Please check your
409          systems documentation for details and supported settings.          systems documentation for details and supported settings.
410          Specifiying LC_ALL on the command line while launching thuban          Specifiying LC_ALL on the command line while launching thuban
411          allows appication specific language settings.          allows appication specific language settings:
412          </para>          </para>
413            <programlisting>
414            LC_ALL=fr_FR thuban.py
415            </programlisting>
416    
417          <para>          <para>
418          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
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484          If a session is already loaded and has been modified without          If a session is already loaded and has been modified without
485          being saved a prompt will ask if the current session should          being saved a prompt will ask if the current session should
486          be saved. A new session consists of an empty map with no          be saved. A new session consists of an empty map with no
487          layers and no tables.          layers, no tables and no projection.
488          </para>          </para>
489          </section>          </section>
490    
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498          for a Thuban Session file. Thuban session files end with          for a Thuban Session file. Thuban session files end with
499          <varname>.thuban</varname>. Selecting a file a clicking          <varname>.thuban</varname>. Selecting a file a clicking
500          <guibutton>OK</guibutton> will load the session into Thuban.          <guibutton>OK</guibutton> will load the session into Thuban.
501                    </para>
502    
503                    <para>
504          If a session is already loaded and has been modified without          If a session is already loaded and has been modified without
505          being saved a prompt will ask if the current session should          being saved a prompt will ask if the current session should
506          be saved.          be saved.
507          </para>          </para>
508                    
509                    <para>
510                    Thuban provides a path recovery feature: If a (shape) file referenced
511                    in a Thuban session cannot be found at the specified location, the user
512                    is prompted a file dialog. Here a new location can be selected for the
513                    currents layer data source. Cancelling the dialog removes the layer
514                    from the session. If a new location has been selected, Thuban checks
515                    this again, if further layers data sources are missing. The user is
516                    informed about this and can accept or cancel the suggestion.
517            </para>
518          </section>          </section>
519    
520          <section><title>Saving a Session</title>          <section><title>Saving a Session</title>
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523          <menuchoice>          <menuchoice>
524          <guimenu>File</guimenu>          <guimenu>File</guimenu>
525          <guimenuitem>Save Session</guimenuitem>          <guimenuitem>Save Session</guimenuitem>
526          </menuchoice>. A dialog box will open allowing the user to browse          </menuchoice>.
527                    In the case the session is not a new and unsaved one,
528                    the corresponding file is updated with the current session
529                    data.
530                    In the case the current session is a new one and yet unsaved
531                    a dialog box will open allowing the user to browse
532          the file system and select a place to save the session. Thuban          the file system and select a place to save the session. Thuban
533          sessions should be saved under a name ending in          sessions should be saved under a name ending in
534          <varname>.thuban</varname>. If the file already exists the user          <varname>.thuban</varname>. If the file already exists the user
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624          <guimenu>Map</guimenu>          <guimenu>Map</guimenu>
625          <guimenuitem>Add Database Layer</guimenuitem>          <guimenuitem>Add Database Layer</guimenuitem>
626          </menuchoice>.          </menuchoice>.
627          A dialog with two is list is opened. The left list displays all          A dialog with two lists is opened. The left list displays all
628          database connections currently open for the session. You can retrieve          database connections currently open for the session. You can retrieve
629          a list of available layers from the selected database which is          a list of available layers from the selected database which is
630          displayed on the right hand. From this list one layer can be selected,          displayed on the right hand. From this list one layer can be selected,
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1192          <section><title>Value</title>          <section><title>Value</title>
1193              <para>              <para>
1194              The Value column of the classification table is the value that will              The Value column of the classification table is the value that will
1195              be matched when the map is being drawn. The type of data that can              be matched when the map is being drawn. The type of filter that can
1196              entered into this field depends on the type of data of the              entered into this field depends on the type of data of the
1197              classification field.              classification field:
1198              </para>              </para>
1199              <para>              <para>
1200              If the field is of type Text, anything entered              If the field is of type Text, anything entered
1201              into the field is valid. The text will be compared literally to the              into the field is valid. By default the text will be compared
1202              value of the shape attribute, including case sensitivity.              literally to the
1203                value of the shape attribute, including case sensitivity.
1204                Alternatively the comparison can be based on regular experessions.
1205                Right-click on the row label to open a popup menu with the options
1206                <guibutton>Singleton</guibutton> (literal comparison) and  
1207                <guibutton>Pattern</guibutton> (regular expressions).  
1208                </para>
1209                <para>
1210              If the type is Integer, then any valid integer may be entered. In              If the type is Integer, then any valid integer may be entered. In
1211              addition, with special syntax, a range of values can be entered.              addition, with special syntax, a range of values can be entered.
1212              A range from <varname>start</varname> to <varname>end</varname>              A range from <varname>start</varname> to <varname>end</varname>
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1217              Decimal. They represent any rational number and can be used in              Decimal. They represent any rational number and can be used in
1218              ranges as well.              ranges as well.
1219              </para>              </para>
1220              </section>         </section>
1221              <section><title>Label</title>              <section><title>Label</title>
1222              <para>              <para>
1223              By default, the text that is displayed for a group in the legend              By default, the text that is displayed for a group in the legend
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1680                  </para>                  </para>
1681    
1682                  <section><title>Stable extensions</title>                  <section><title>Stable extensions</title>
1683                          <para>                      <para>
1684                          These extensions provide extra-functionality to Thuban                      These extensions provide extra-functionality to Thuban
1685                          that has not (yet) been integrated in the main application.                      that has not (yet) been integrated in the main application.
1686                          They are considered to be free of bugs, but may be                      They are considered to be free of bugs, but may be
1687                          further polished with helpful user interactions.                      further polished with helpful user interactions.
1688                          </para>                      </para>
1689                          <section><title>gns2shp</title>                      <section><title>gns2shp</title>
1690                                  <para>                                  <para>
1691                                  This tool converts data of the Geospatial Names Server                                  This tool converts data of the Geospatial Names Server
1692                                  (GNS, see <ulink url="http://www.nima.mil/gns"/>)                                  (GNS, see <ulink url="http://www.nima.mil/gns"/>)
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1713                                  is included in the directory                                  is included in the directory
1714                                  <literal>Extensions/gns2shp/test</literal>.                                  <literal>Extensions/gns2shp/test</literal>.
1715                                  </para>                                  </para>
1716                          </section>                      </section>
1717                        <section><title>SVG Export</title>
1718                            <para>
1719                            Map and legend can be exported separately in the
1720                            Thuban-Map-SVG format.
1721                            You get files that comply with
1722                            the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 Specification
1723                            and can be read by many vector drawing applications.
1724                            </para>
1725                            <para>
1726                            Goal of svgexport is to provide
1727                            the start of a printing pipeline for Thuban.
1728                            For this purpose the written Thuban-Map-SVG files
1729                            contain information that can be used in postprocessing.
1730                            Typically a general vector drawing application is
1731                            more powerful then a geographic information viewer;
1732                            e.g. having much fancier symbols and fonts.
1733                            Also users benefit much more when learning to use a
1734                            more general application they can also use for other
1735                            tasks.  So the charming idea is to enable
1736                            the drawing application to postprocess a Thuban maps.
1737                            So thee xtra information in the format will make it
1738                            possible to export from Thuban and if a few geoobjects
1739                            change, and keep the general layout and style
1740                            of the full map in the vector drawing appplication.
1741                            </para>
1742                            <para>
1743                            Markus Rechtien has developed a prototype of this
1744                            printing pipline as his Diplom thetis, showing
1745                            the feasability of Bernhard Reiter's concept.
1746                            Scripts exist for the drawing application Skencil
1747                            (<ulink url="http://www.skencil.org"/>).
1748                            </para>
1749                            <para>
1750                            Technical notes: the names of the layers are used
1751                            as base for ids within the SVG format.
1752                            If you try to export with two layers having
1753                            the same name, you will get a name clash error.
1754                            Just change one of the layer names and try again.
1755                            </para>
1756                        </section>
1757                  </section>                  </section>
1758                  <section><title>Experimental extensions</title>                  <section><title>Experimental extensions</title>
1759                          <para>                          <para>
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