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improve USAGE section
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RCS file: /cvsroot/libexif/libexif/README,v
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--- README 28 Jun 2005 05:58:24 -0000 1.12
+++ README 23 May 2007 12:25:08 -0000 1.13
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ libexif is a library for parsing, editin
intended to replace lots of redundant implementations in command-line
utilities and programs with GUIs.
+
FEATURES
--------
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ libexif supports parsing, editing and sa
has gettext support. All EXIF tags described in EXIF standard 2.1
are supported.
+
REQUIREMENTS
------------
libexif is written in plain C and does not require any additional library.
+
LIMITATIONS
-----------
@@ -27,16 +30,28 @@ libexif can only handle some maker notes
work needs to be done. Note that libmnote has been merged with libexif - it
is no longer needed.
+
USAGE
-----
-Until someone writes some documentation, you need to refer to the header
-files. The short test-program test/test-mem illustrates how to create valid
+We have started documenting the libexif API using doxygen and are making
+the results available at http://libexif.sourceforge.net/api/
+
+Until someone writes some better documentation however, you need to refer
+to the header files.
+
+The short test-program test/test-mem illustrates how to create valid
EXIF data from scratch, how to save EXIF data and how to load EXIF data
from data in memory. Don't hesitate to contact us
(<lib...@li...>) if you've got any questions
on how to use libexif.
+To link to libexif into your own package, we recommend using the
+pkgconfig utility (cf. http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/wiki/). For
+your convenience, libexif both provides libexif-uninstalled.pc and
+installs libexif.pc.
+
+
FRONTENDS
---------
@@ -54,12 +69,14 @@ Right now, I know of the following front
If you would like to migrate your program to use libexif or add EXIF support
to it, don't hesitate to contact the authors.
+
LIBRARIES
---------
I know of the following libraries that use or have been inspired by libexif:
- pel: PHP-Code (http://pel.sourceforge.net)
+
AUTHORS
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@@ -68,6 +85,7 @@ libexif has originally been written by C
supporting editing and saving, Lutz Müller <lu...@us...>
rewrote libexif from scratch.
+
LINKS
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