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wxGUI vdigit manual: expanded; HTML cosmetics

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Markus Neteler 10 years ago
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@@ -8,19 +8,21 @@ component intended for interactive editing and digitizing vector maps
 vector editing GRASS capabilities).
 vector editing GRASS capabilities).
 
 
 <p>
 <p>
-Note that only vector maps from the current mapset can be opened
-for editing.
+Note that only vector maps stored or generated in the <i>current</i>
+mapset can be opened for editing.
 
 
 <p>
 <p>
-The digitizer allows editing 2D vector features only (points, lines,
+The digitizer allows editing of 2D vector features (points, lines,
 centroids, boundaries, and areas).
 centroids, boundaries, and areas).
 
 
+<p>
 Vector features can be selected by mouse (bounding box or simply by
 Vector features can be selected by mouse (bounding box or simply by
 mouse click, see select threshold
 mouse click, see select threshold
 in <i>Settings&rarr;General&rarr;Select threshold</i>), or by query
 in <i>Settings&rarr;General&rarr;Select threshold</i>), or by query
 (eg. by line length, see <i>Settings&rarr;Query Tool</i>).
 (eg. by line length, see <i>Settings&rarr;Query Tool</i>).
 
 
-<p>
+<h3>STARTING THE DIGITIZER</h3>
+
 The vector digitizer can be launched from Map Display toolbar by selecting
 The vector digitizer can be launched from Map Display toolbar by selecting
 &quot;Digitize&quot; from <i>Tools</i> combobox. Vector map is
 &quot;Digitize&quot; from <i>Tools</i> combobox. Vector map is
 selectable for editing from Digitizer toolbar (&quot;Select vector
 selectable for editing from Digitizer toolbar (&quot;Select vector
@@ -35,15 +37,35 @@ toolbar <img src="icons/edit.png" alt="icon">.
 The vector digitizer also can also be launched from the command line as a
 The vector digitizer also can also be launched from the command line as a
 stand-alone application <em>g.gui.vdigit</em>.
 stand-alone application <em>g.gui.vdigit</em>.
 
 
-<p>
-New vector map can be easily created from the digitizer toolbar by
+<h3>CREATING A NEW VECTOR MAP</h3>
+
+A new vector map can be easily created from the digitizer toolbar by
 selecting &quot;New vector map&quot; in &quot;Select vector map&quot;
 selecting &quot;New vector map&quot; in &quot;Select vector map&quot;
 combobox. A new vector map is created, added to the current layer tree
 combobox. A new vector map is created, added to the current layer tree
 in Layer Manager and opened for editing. &quot;Select vector map&quot;
 in Layer Manager and opened for editing. &quot;Select vector map&quot;
-combobox in digitizer toolbar also allows switching easily between
+combobox in the digitizer toolbar also allows to easily switch between
 vector maps to be edited.
 vector maps to be edited.
-<p>
-The vector digitizer allows you to define a &quot;background&quot; vector map.
+
+<h3>EDITING AN EXISTING VECTOR MAP</h3>
+
+An existing vector map selected in the digitizer toolbar in the
+&quot;Select vector map&quot; combobox. This map is then opened for editing
+and added to the current layer tree in the <em>Layer Manager</em>. This
+&quot;Select vector map&quot; combobox in the digitizer toolbar also allows
+to easily switch between vector maps to be edited.
+
+<h3>USING A RASTER BACKGROUND MAP</h3>
+
+In order to digitize from a raster map, simply load the map into the
+<em>Map Display</em> using the <em>Layer Manager</em>. Then start digitizing,
+see below for details.
+
+<h3>USING A VECTOR BACKGROUND MAP</h3>
+
+The vector digitizer allows you to select a &quot;background&quot; vector map.
+Loading it within the digitizer is different from simply loading it via 
+<em>Layer Manager</em> since direct interaction with single vector features
+then becomes possible.<br>
 A background map can be selected from the map layer contextual menu, in
 A background map can be selected from the map layer contextual menu, in
 <em>Layer Manager</em> (&quot;Use as Background Map&quot;). Newly digitized vector
 <em>Layer Manager</em> (&quot;Use as Background Map&quot;). Newly digitized vector
 features are snapped in the given threshold to the features from the
 features are snapped in the given threshold to the features from the
@@ -275,7 +297,7 @@ boundaries are automatically attached to the chosen points.
 </em>
 </em>
 
 
 <p>
 <p>
-See also the <a href="http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI_Vector_Digitizer">wiki page</a>
+See also the <a href="http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI_Vector_Digitizer">WxGUI Vector Digitizer Wiki page</a>
 including <a href="http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI_Vector_Digitizer#Vector_tutorials">video
 including <a href="http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WxGUI_Vector_Digitizer#Vector_tutorials">video
 tutorials</a>.
 tutorials</a>.