Recent changes to Quick start

Quick start modified by Adrian I.M.

Adrian I.M. — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:49:23 -0000

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 * The script must have write access to a temporary folder (defaults to /tmp ) but you can change that
 * You can start the script with:
 ~~~~~~
-$ bash planet_slideshow.sh -h
+$ bash /path/to/the/script/folder/planet_slideshow.sh -h
 ~~~~~~

 to get the instructions and most common usage patterns.

Quick start modified by Adrian I.M.

Adrian I.M. — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 05:51:04 -0000

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 The following programs must be present in your path: 
  - "nice" : used to perform all the computations of the script with lower CPU priority
  - "xplanet" : it will render 3D Earth, Moon. You do not need any image maps, the script uses its own. 
- - "convert": part of the ImageMagick, performs layering, compositing, etc. of all involved images
+ - "convert": part of the ImageMagick, performs layering, composition, etc. of all involved images
  - "pom" : optional, to compute the current phase of the moon. It is usually found in "BSD classic text games" packages.

Quick start modified by Adrian I.M.

Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:43:10 -0000

Quick Start modified by Adrian I.M.

Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:27:32 -0000

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-...
+Quick start
+---
+
+* The folder in the archive must be placed somewhere you have write permissions. 
+* The rendered wallpapers will be generated within the _output subfolder.
+* The script must have write access to a temporary folder (defaults to /tmp ) but you can change that
+* You can start the script with:
+~~~~~~
+$ bash planet_slideshow.sh -h
+~~~~~~
+
+to get the instructions and most common usage patterns. 
+NOTE! it is best to start it with **bash**, not by making it executable and starting it with ./planet_slideshow.sh
+
+
+* For the things to work you have to have: ImageMagick and XPlanet. 
+
+The following programs must be present in your path: 
+ - "nice" : used to perform all the computations of the script with lower CPU priority
+ - "xplanet" : it will render 3D Earth, Moon. You do not need any image maps, the script uses its own. 
+ - "convert": part of the ImageMagick, performs layering, compositing, etc. of all involved images
+ - "pom" : optional, to compute the current phase of the moon. It is usually found in "BSD classic text games" packages. 
+
+
+* Options can be given as command line or directly change the values of variables defined in the first section of the script.

Quick Start modified by Adrian I.M.

Adrian I.M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:25:45 -0000

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