[Greater-commits] r3834 - trunk/packaging/doc

scm-commit@wald.intevation.org scm-commit at wald.intevation.org
Mon Nov 28 09:22:23 CET 2011


Author: frank
Date: 2011-11-28 09:22:22 +0100 (Mon, 28 Nov 2011)
New Revision: 3834

Modified:
   trunk/packaging/doc/Makefile
   trunk/packaging/doc/greater-installation.tex
Log:
Updated default installation process dscription. Layout update

Modified: trunk/packaging/doc/Makefile
===================================================================
--- trunk/packaging/doc/Makefile	2011-11-25 09:54:14 UTC (rev 3833)
+++ trunk/packaging/doc/Makefile	2011-11-28 08:22:22 UTC (rev 3834)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 LATEX = pdflatex
 # the following line may look strange, but it works!
-#TEXINPUTS = /home/intevation/doc/sty:$(TEXINPU)
+TEXINPUTS = ../../shared/:$(TEXINPU)
 
 DOCUMENTS = greater-installation.pdf
 IMAGES    =
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@
 %.ps:	%.dvi
 	dvips -o $*.ps $*.dvi 
 
-%.pdf:	%.ps
-	( echo "<< /AutoFilterColorImages false"; 	\
-	  echo "   /EncodeColorImages true"; 		\
-	  echo "   /DownsampleColorImages false"; 	\
-	  echo "   /ColorImageFilter /FlateEncode"; 	\
-	  echo ">> setdistillerparams" ) 		\
-	  | cat - $*.ps | ps2pdf - $*.pdf 
-
 all: $(DOCUMENTS)
 
 clean:

Modified: trunk/packaging/doc/greater-installation.tex
===================================================================
--- trunk/packaging/doc/greater-installation.tex	2011-11-25 09:54:14 UTC (rev 3833)
+++ trunk/packaging/doc/greater-installation.tex	2011-11-28 08:22:22 UTC (rev 3834)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 %vim:set tw=68:
-\documentclass[a4paper,11pt,oneside,openright,titlepage]{scrbook}
+\documentclass[11pt,oneside,openright,titlepage]{scrbook}
+\usepackage{a4}
 \usepackage{lastpage}
 \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
 \usepackage{color}
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 \usepackage{fancyhdr}
 \usepackage{natbib}
 \usepackage{mdwlist}
-\usepackage{Manual}
+\usepackage{sty/Manual}
 \usepackage{wasysym}
 
 \def\CVS$#1: #2 ${\expandafter\def\csname CVS#1\endcsname{#2}}
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@
 
 \newcommand{\documentdate}{13. October, 2011}
 \newcommand{\documentversion}{}
-\newcommand{\softwareversion}{GREAT-ER 3.0.0}
+\newcommand{\softwareversion}{GREAT-ER Desktop 3.0.0}
 \newcommand{\documentID}{\CVSId}
+\newcommand{\documentname}{Installation}
 
 \definecolor{stepBackground}{gray}{0.8}
 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
 % for some pages latex switches back to pagestyle plain :-(
 \fancypagestyle{plain}{%
 	\fancyhf{} % clear all header and footer fields
-	\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\footnotesize GREAT-ER Installation Manual\\ \leftmark}
+	\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\footnotesize GREAT-ER Desktop 3.0 \documentname \\ \leftmark}
 	\fancyfoot[RO,LE]{\footnotesize Intevation GmbH} % Author
 	\fancyfoot[CO,CE]{\footnotesize \thepage/\pageref{LastPage}}
 	% set the document title for the footer here!
@@ -58,9 +60,7 @@
 
 % and now define pagestyle fancy
 \fancyhead{} % clear all fields
-\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\footnotesize GREAT-ER Installation Manual\\ \leftmark}
-
-\fancyfoot{}% clear all fields
+\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\footnotesize GREAT-ER 3.0 \documentname \\ \leftmark}
 \fancyfoot[RO,LE]{\footnotesize Intevation GmbH} % Author
 \fancyfoot[CO,CE]{\footnotesize \thepage/\pageref{LastPage}}
 % set the document title for the footer here!
@@ -75,32 +75,40 @@
 
 \parindent0cm
 
+% TITLE PAGE
 {
-	\includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{./intevation-logo.png}\\[0.1cm]
 
-	 {\tt http://intevation.net}\\[2.0cm] 
-}
+% Icon
+\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{artwork/great-er3_0-title.png}\\[4.5cm]
 
-% reenter the TITLE here
-{
+% Title
+\begin{center}
 	\sffamily\bfseries\Large 
-% e.g.:
-	GREAT-ER\\[0.5cm]
-	\huge GREAT-ER Installation Manual\\[0.5cm]
-	\large Geo-referenced Regional Exposure Assessment Tool for European Rivers\\[4cm]
+    \Huge \documentname \\[5.5cm]
+\end{center}
 }
 \thispagestyle{empty}
 
 \vfill
 
+% Author
 {\sffamily\small
-	Intevation GmbH\\
-	Neuer Graben 17\\
-	D-49074 Osnabrück\\
-	Germany\\
-	\\
-	Date: \documentdate
+\begin{tabular}{p{0.3\textwidth}p{0.3\textwidth}p{0.3\textwidth}}
+	\includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{/home/intevation/logos/intevation/intevation_logo.png}
+&
+\parbox[b]{0.3\textwidth}{
+Intevation GmbH\\
+Neuer Graben 17\\
+49074 Osnabrück\\
+Germany\\
+www.intevation.de
 }
+&
+{\sffamily\small
+\documentdate
+}
+\end{tabular}
+}
 
 
 \newpage
@@ -119,7 +127,7 @@
 Related documents:
 \begin{itemize}
 \item Thuban Manual, \\Intevation GmbH, 2011
-\item GREAT-ER Manual, \\Intevation GmbH, 2011
+\item GREAT-ER Desktop Manual, \\Intevation GmbH, 2011
 \item GREAT-ER Administration, \\TechniData AG, 2003
 \item GREAT-ER Preprocessing Manual, \\Intevation GmbH, 2011
 \end{itemize}
@@ -140,37 +148,134 @@
 
 \chapter{Installation on Windows}
 \label{chap:installation_windows}
-To install GREAT-ER on your system it is recommended that you execute
+To install GREAT-ER Desktop on your system it is recommended that you execute
 the Installer with an administrative account. Or on systems with User
 Account Control allow the GREAT-ER-Installer to make changes to your
 system. The Database setup will fail if GREAT-ER is not installed with
 administrative privileges.
 
+\section{Installer Start}
+
+Start the installer with a double click in the GREAT-ER Icon:
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/greater-icon.png}
+\end{center}
+
+The installer is designed as an assistant of numerous pages collecting
+information relevant for the desired installation. Each page contains a 
+reasonable combination of three buttons:
+
+\begin{center}
+\FigNoEntry{
+	\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/installer-buttons.png}}{
+    GREAT-ER Installer Buttons}
+\end{center}
+ 
+Usually use "Next" to proceed to the next page. If needed, "Back" allows you to
+go back to the previous page to revise your settings. "Cancel" will abort
+the installation.
+
 After starting the installation you will see a welcome screen informing you
 about the version you are about to install.
 
 \begin{center}
-\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/setup1.png}}{
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup1.png}}{
      GREAT-ER Installation Welcome Screen}
 \end{center}
 
-Please follow the instructions on the screen and accept the license.
+\subsection{Licence Agreement}
+
 GREAT-ER is completely Free Software and licensed under
 the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
 
-\section{Installation Types}
+\begin{center}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup2.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER Licence Agreement Screen}
+\end{center}
+
+Please follow the instructions on the screen and accept the license.
+
+
+\section{GREAT-ER Desktop Standard Installation}
 GREAT-ER can be installed in several variants. For a normal single user
-installation it is recommended to use the "Full Installation" which
-will install everything that is necessary to use GREAT-ER on the system.
+installation it is recommended to use the {\bf "Standard"} installation
+which is selected by default. This variant will install everything that 
+is necessary to use GREAT-ER on your desktop system.
 
 \begin{center}
-\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/setup2.png}}{
-     GREAT-ER Installation Components}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup3.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER Installation Components and Variants}
 \end{center}
 
+Please simply click "Next" to proceed with the standard setup
+optimized for a local desktop installation. See section
+\ref{sec:installation_variants} below for enhanced and potentially
+more complex variants.
+
+\subsection{Installation Location}
+
+The installer suggest to install GREAT-ER in a folder into the default
+installation location on a Microsoft Windows system. 
+All GREAT-ER Data will be placed into this folder.
+
+You can change the folder (click "Browse") if needed.
+
+\begin{center}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup4.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER Installation Location}
+\end{center}
+
+
+\subsection{Shortcuts}
+
+For your convenience, the installer can place shortcuts and icons in
+different places of the user interface. Please select your prefered options.
+ 
+\begin{center}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup5.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER Shortcut Options}
+\end{center}
+
+
+\subsection{Database Password}
+
+GREAT-ER can be setup with a default password, which might not meet your local 
+password security policies. The installer offers to change the database
+password. Please repeat the password to check for correctness. 
+
+For your convenience a automatic login on GREAT-ER startup can be configured.
+Please note that this will save the password in plain text under your account.
+
+\begin{center}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup6.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER Database Passwort Settings}
+\end{center}
+
+
+\subsection{Installation}
+
+Please click {\bf "Install"} on the database password page 
+to start the installation. A dialog reports the installation progress.
+
+\begin{center}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup6.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER Installation Progress}
+\end{center}
+
+A final dialog reports the successful installation 
+
+\begin{center}
+\Fig{\includegraphics[scale=\imagescale]{screenshots/GREAT-ERSetup6.png}}{
+     GREAT-ER 3.0 Desktop Installation completed.}
+\end{center}
+
+
+\section{Installation Variants and Extensions}
+\label{sec:installation_variants}
+
 \subsection{GREAT-ER Sediment Ext.}
 The GREAT-ER Sediment Extension is a derived version of the
-GREAT-ER Standard Client. Its new features include:
+standard GREAT-ER System. Its new features include:
 \begin{itemize} 
 	\item Water column concentrations for sorbed/dissolved
 		fractions available in the GUI.
@@ -191,15 +296,25 @@
 experimental. For more details on the Sediment Extensions please
 refer to the GREAT-ER manual.
 
+The GREAT-ER Sediment Extension can be installed in parallel to the standard
+GREAT-ER Desktop 3.0 with a separate database.
+ 
+\subsection{Variants}
+
+The default variant for GREAT-ER Desktop is the full installation with all
+components on a single (desktop) computer. The architecture of the
+GREAT-ER system allows advanced setups, on the one hand with some benefits, but
+also with higher administration requirements:
+
 \begin{itemize}
 \item Full Installation (\textbf{recommended}) \\
-Install the GREAT-ER-Desktop client, a
+Install the GREAT-ER Desktop client, a
 PostgreSQL database server, the simulation models and default catchments.
 
-\item Client only Installation \\
-Install only the GREAT-ER-Desktop client. To
+\item Client-only Installation \\
+Install only the GREAT-ER Desktop client. To
 use it for simulations you need to have access to a separate simulation
-server as well as a database. This installation type does {\bf not} provide
+server as well as to a database. This installation type does {\bf not} provide
 a standalone client installation.
 \item Server Installation \\
 Install the PostgreSQL Database for GREAT-ER, with the default datasets
@@ -215,16 +330,6 @@
 
 \end{itemize}
 
-\subsection{Installation location}
-The installation Dialog will ask you where it should install the Software.
-The default is:
-"\textbf{c:\textbackslash Program Files\textbackslash GREAT-ER}". All
-GREAT-ER Data will be placed into this directory.\\
-
-After selecting the Installation location and GREAT-ER shortcut options
-you can start the installation. Depending on the selection of your components
-this might take some minutes.
-
 \newpage
 \section{Configuration}
 \subsection{Firewall access}



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