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@@ -47,29 +47,27 @@ concerning the alps:
Click on the "Suchen" button and the click on the diskette symbol below
the first table then select "Fugawi 3 TXT" format and click on "Download".
-The resulting file has already the right syntax for gipfel, but contains
-some duplicate entries. Use:
-sort -u -t , -k 2,2 <infile> > <outfile>
-to remove these duplicate entries.
-
Obviously you can easily add your own entries to the data file or add them
to the database at http://www.alpin-koordinaten.de.
+Thanks to the kind permission of the owners of www.alpin-koordinaten.de, the
+standard gipfel tarball now includes a default datafile generated by
+www.alpin-koordinaten.de
Running
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To start gipfel, enter
-gipfel -v <viewpoint> -d <datafile> <image>
+gipfel <image>
-Where <viewpoint> is the name of the location from which the picture has
-been taken. This name must be found exactly in the datafile.
-<datafile> is the file conatining the GPS data.
-<image> is the actual picture in JPEG format.
+where <image> is the actual picture in JPEG format.
You should now see a control window and the actual picture.
-You can use the controls in the control window to modify the view
+Additionally a "Choose Viewpoint" window should pop up, where you can search
+for the viewpoint from which the picture was taken. Select a viewpoint and
+click "Ok".
+You can now use the controls in the control window to modify the view
parameters. These are:
- View direction
- Nick angle
@@ -102,7 +100,9 @@ But as the data file format is pretty simple and GPS receivers are common,
you can build up your own datafile.
- gipfel only works with full normal unmodified pictures taken with a
-non-distorting standard objektive. Stitched panorama pictures will not work!
+non-distorting standard objektive. If you have a panorama picture, you
+might want to try the experimental "Panoramic Projection" support (see
+"Options" menu).
- I have no idea, whether gipfel works correctly on pictures taken on
the southern hemisphere, but I would appreciate any feedback about it.
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ results of gipfel.
Johannes Hofmann
(Johannes.Hofmann@gmx.de)
-May 10, 2005
+Aug 15, 2005