[Gpredict-svn] SF.net SVN: gpredict:[542] trunk/doc
Real time satellite tracking and orbit prediction
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Revision: 542 http://gpredict.svn.sourceforge.net/gpredict/?rev=542&view=rev Author: csete Date: 2009-12-21 00:13:23 +0000 (Mon, 21 Dec 2009) Log Message: ----------- Applied patch 2916646 from Paul Schulz: Minor fixes to documentation. Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/doc/man/gpredict.1.in trunk/doc/notes/configuration.txt trunk/doc/notes/time_keeping.txt Modified: trunk/doc/man/gpredict.1.in =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/man/gpredict.1.in 2009-12-06 13:05:21 UTC (rev 541) +++ trunk/doc/man/gpredict.1.in 2009-12-21 00:13:23 UTC (rev 542) @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ .SH "DESCRIPTION" .\" Add any additional description here .PP -Gpredict is a real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction program. It can track an unlimitied number of satellites and display the satellite data in various visualisation modules like lists, maps and polar plots. Gpredict can also provide detailed information about upcoming satellite passes relative to one or more ground stations. Gpredict can perform Doppler tuning and antenna rotator tracking via hamlib. The complete user manual, as well as other documentation, is available from http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/documents.php +Gpredict is a real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction program. It can track an unlimited number of satellites and display the satellite data in various visualisation modules like lists, maps and polar plots. Gpredict can also provide detailed information about upcoming satellite passes relative to one or more ground stations. Gpredict can perform Doppler tuning and antenna rotator tracking via hamlib. The complete user manual, as well as other documentation, is available from http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/documents.php .SH "AUTHOR" Modified: trunk/doc/notes/configuration.txt =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/notes/configuration.txt 2009-12-06 13:05:21 UTC (rev 541) +++ trunk/doc/notes/configuration.txt 2009-12-21 00:13:23 UTC (rev 542) @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ 1. A global configuration layer accessible via Edit->Preferences, which applies to the whole program. -2. A local configuration layer for modules accessible via the "Sittings" button +2. A local configuration layer for modules accessible via the "Settings" button in the module configuration dialog. The global configuration layer is implemented in the sat-pref modules and is -inteded to provide useful parameters that can be used as default values. The +intended to provide useful parameters that can be used as default values. The local layer is implemented in the mod-cfg module and is intended to allow users to configure each module individually. If a module does not have its own configuration the parameters will fall back to their corresponding default @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ When creating a new module, the module should first try to read the local configuration parameter using the .mod file and the keys defined in config-keys.h If a parameter does not exist the modules should read the value from sat-cfg, -which always will return a useful value, i.e. sat-cfg has buil-in defaults. +which always will return a useful value, i.e. sat-cfg has built-in defaults. The mod-cfg-util module provides utility functions to warp all this code into ine single function call for all kinds of used parameters (bool, int, char). The required parameters for these functions are the local GKeyFile, the local section Modified: trunk/doc/notes/time_keeping.txt =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/notes/time_keeping.txt 2009-12-06 13:05:21 UTC (rev 541) +++ trunk/doc/notes/time_keeping.txt 2009-12-21 00:13:23 UTC (rev 542) @@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ The Time Manager ---------------- -Each module has its own built-in time manager, which keeps track of the module -time. Besides real-time, gpredict also allows the user to use simulated real-time -and manual time keeping individually for each module. Each of these are described -in following. +Each module has its own built-in time manager, which keeps track of +the module time. Besides real-time, gpredict also allows the user to +use simulated real-time and manual time keeping individually for each +module. Each of these are described in following. + Real-time: The clock of the module is synchronised to the system time in a 1:1 relation. @@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ scroll forward and backward in time using various controls. The time resolution here is 1 second. -By default, each module will use real-time. In irder to enter another time +By default, each module will use real-time. In order to enter another time keeping state, the user has to open the Time Manager from the module pop-up menu. This was sent by the SourceForge.net collaborative development platform, the world's largest Open Source development site. |