READ ME - apoglide
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LICENCE
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  apoglide use GPL (v2 or later) licence

WARRANTY
========
  no warranty at all
  please read help menus
   - Help / Usage Precautions
   - Help / Licence

INSTALL
=======
  System
  ------
    apoglide is developed on GNU/Linux

  Needed libraries  
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  - Pmw (python mega widgets)
  - Tkinter
  - math et os in standard install of python
  
  For Debian GNU/linux
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    $ su
    # apt-get install python-tk python-pmw
  
  For other distributions
  -----------------------
    install packages Pmw and Tkinter
  
  Quick install on GNU/linux
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  - copy the soft (apoglide___.py) where you want
  - give execute rights
     right-pick on icon apoglide___.py/propriétés/permissions/exécutable
     or
     $ chmod 700 apoglide___.py      (# chmod 700 apoglide_0.8.5.py for example)
  - start apoglide
     double-pick on icon 'apoglide___.py'
     ou
     $ python apoglide___.py
  
  Serious install (for all users) :
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  - be root
    $ su root
  - copy the soft in /usr/local/bin/
    # cp apoglide___.py /usr/local/bin/
       (# cp apoglide_0.8.5.py /usr/local/bin/ for example)
  - give execute rights
    # cd /usr/local/bin/
    # chmod 555 apoglide___.py
  - create a link with simple name
    # ln -s apoglide___.py apoglide
  - copy icons in /usr/share/pixmaps/
    # cd 'to the folder where the apoglide icons are'
    # cp apoglide_*.png /usr/share/pixmaps/
  - be normal user
    # exit
  - start the software
    $ apoglide
  - create an icon in application menu
      $ alacarte ...
    or in menu bar
      right-pick on menu bar / Add to ...


USE
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  At first start
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  apoglide create a directory ~/apoglide/
  and put into some basic files to test the software
  
  Import a flight
  ---------------
    go to Help menu
  
  Create an Airfield
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    go to Help menu

  Use menu in French
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    Edition/Language/French



Release
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  - apoglide_0.8.8
     - file preferences : ~/.apoglide_preferences.txt
     - possible to define the position of the folder 'apoglide'
     - addition of annotation 'wind effect'
       (caution : if introduced wind is wrong this annotation has no meaning)
     - operating on 2 modes :
        - Winching , with :
           - specific menu 'Winch'
           - parameters display (entrance speed of the wire in the winch)
           - wire display
           - winch display
        - Track
           study of all starting modes
        - The airfield file could contain the winch position for each runway .
  - apoglide_0.8.7
     - improvement of the function Fly / Open
     - model runway
  - apoglide_0.8.6
     - correction of an item of annotation menu
     - adding climbing angle
     - initial preferences with window 950x630 (< screen 1024x768)
  - apoglide_0.8.5
     first release of apoglide for users
     - change of name
     - adding wind in the soft : adjusting , drawing
     - adding relative speed
     - soft preparation for other launching methods
     - change of the data type of airfields
     - searching airfields in 3 eventual repertories
       aerodromes , airfields , flugplatz
     - adding scale unit
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  - oppac_0.8.4
     - reliability of language detection
     - indication of units
     - precautions
  - oppac_0.8.3
     first release for users