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    <span class="header">Quantum GIS Documentation</span><br>
    <span class="subheader">Version 1.0.0 <i>Io</i></span><br>
    <span class="warning">Please read this entire document for important information about this release.</span>
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<h2>Whats new in Version 1.0.0?</h2>
<p>
</p>
This release includes over 265 bug fixes and enchancements 
over the QGIS 0.11.0 release. In addition we have added 
the following new features:
<ul>
  <li>
    HIG Compliance improvements for Windows / Mac OS X / KDE / Gnome
  </li>
  <li>
    Saving a vector layer or subset of that layer to disk with a different Coordinate Reference System to the original.
  </li>
  <li>
    Advanced topological editing of vector data.
  </li>
  <li>
    Single click selection of vector features.
  </li>
  <li>
    Many improvements to raster rendering and support for building pyramids external to the raster file.
  </li>
  <li>
    Overhaul of the map composer for much improved printing support.
  </li>
  <li>
    A new 'coordinate capture' plugin was added that lets you click on the map and then cut & paste the coordinates to and from the clipboard
  </li>
  <li>
    A new plugin for converting between OGR supported formats was added.
  </li>
  <li>
    A new plugin for converting from DXF files to shapefiles was added.
  </li>
  <li>
    A new plugin was added for interpolating point features into ASCII grid layers.
  </li>
  <li>
    The python plugin manager was completely overhauled, the new version having many improvements, including checking that the version of QGIS running will support a plugin that is being installed.
  </li>
  <li>
    Plugin toolbar positions are now correctly saved when the application is closed.
  </li>
  <li>
    In the WMS client, WMS standards support has been improved.
  </li>
  <li>
    Complete API revision - we now have a stable API following well defined naming conventions.
  </li>
  <li>
    Ported all GDAL/OGR and GEOS usage to use C APIs only.
  </li>
</ul>


<dl><dt><span class="subheader">Special Requirements
    <ul class="normal">
      <li><a href="http://www.trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/index">Qt 4.3.0</a> is required. 
    <li>The <a href="http://expat.sourceforge.net/">Expat XML Parser</a> is required for the GPS plugin. This vastly improves the speed and memory management when loading GPX files.
    <li>The raster georeferencer plugin requires the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/">GNU Scientfic Library</a> (GSL).
    </ul>
    <span class="normal">
    GSL and Expat are optional and required only if you want to use the georeferencer or GPS plugins respectively. SQLite is always required.
  </span>
  </dl>
<dl><dt><span class="subheader">Known Issues in this Release
    <dd>
    General
    <ul class="normal">
    <li>Some internationalization (translation) files may be incomplete.
    <li>QGIS is not bug free - we make no assertions as to its fitness for
        use for any particular purpose. Use entirely at your own risk.
  </ul>

    </dd>
    <dd>
    OS X Specific
    <ul class="normal">
      <li>Due to a limitation in the Quicktime graphics engine, there is a limit on the number points allowed per feature. See the Readme that comes with the OS X dmg
    </ul>
    </dd>
    <dd>
    Windows
    <ul class="normal">
      <li> GRASS included with windows build is from : GRASS 6.3
    </ul>
    </dd>
    </dt>
  </dl>
  <dl><dt><span class="subheader">Reporting Bugs
      <dd>
      If think you have found a bug, please consider reporting it to the development team. The steps to report a bug are:
      <ol class="normal">
        <li>Go to the Bug Tracker at <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis">https://svn.qgis.org/trac</a>
        <li>Read <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/wiki/UsingTracWithQuantumGis">Using Trac With QGIS</a> to learn about the submission process
        <li>Review the list of current issues to make sure your bug has not already been submitted. If it has, review the submission and see if there is anything you can add to the bug report to aid the developers
        <li>If your bug has not been reported, create a new ticket, making sure to either login to trac or provide your email address. Tickets lacking contact information are subject to deletion.
      </ol>
      </dd>
      </dt>
      <dl><dt><span class="subheader">Installation Guide
          <dd>How to build and install QGIS. The guide is available as part of the 
          <a href="userguide.pdf">User Guide</a>.</dd>
        </dt>
      </dl> 
      <dl><dt><span class="subheader">User Guide 
          <dd>The definitive guide to using QGIS (be sure to read this!). The User Guide is available in 
          <a href="userguide.pdf">pdf</a> format.</dd>
          </dt>
        </dl> 
        All documents are installed in the qgis share/doc subdirectory. Updates and translations of the manual are provided at <a href="http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/manual/">http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/manual/</a> 
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- update qgis userguide to version 0.9.1 and remove old installation guide that is now part of the userguide git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@7708 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2007-12-03 14:53:34 +00:00			`<p>`
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			`over the QGIS 0.11.0 release. In addition we have added`
Updated changelogs and versions etc for 0.9.2rc1 release git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8067 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-01-29 01:07:58 +00:00			`the following new features:`
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Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
			`<li>`
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Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
			`<li>`
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Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
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Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
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Updated whats new etc for release git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@9790 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-12-14 06:56:41 +00:00			`Many improvements to raster rendering and support for building pyramids external to the raster file.`
Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
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Updated whats new etc for release git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@9790 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-12-14 06:56:41 +00:00			`Overhaul of the map composer for much improved printing support.`
Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
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Updated whats new etc for release git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@9790 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-12-14 06:56:41 +00:00			`A new 'coordinate capture' plugin was added that lets you click on the map and then cut & paste the coordinates to and from the clipboard`
Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
			`<li>`
Updated whats new etc for release git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@9790 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-12-14 06:56:41 +00:00			`A new plugin for converting between OGR supported formats was added.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`A new plugin for converting from DXF files to shapefiles was added.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`A new plugin was added for interpolating point features into ASCII grid layers.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`The python plugin manager was completely overhauled, the new version having many improvements, including checking that the version of QGIS running will support a plugin that is being installed.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`Plugin toolbar positions are now correctly saved when the application is closed.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`In the WMS client, WMS standards support has been improved.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`Complete API revision - we now have a stable API following well defined naming conventions.`
			`</li>`
			`<li>`
			`Ported all GDAL/OGR and GEOS usage to use C APIs only.`
Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`</li>`
- update qgis userguide to version 0.9.1 and remove old installation guide that is now part of the userguide git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@7708 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2007-12-03 14:53:34 +00:00			`</ul>`

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Updated for 0.8 git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@6331 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2006-12-28 23:51:44 +00:00			`<dl><dt><span class="subheader">Special Requirements`
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Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`<li><a href="http://www.trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/index">Qt 4.3.0</a> is required.`
Merge in docs from 0.7 branch git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@4159 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2005-11-05 17:15:37 +00:00			`<li>The <a href="http://expat.sourceforge.net/">Expat XML Parser</a> is required for the GPS plugin. This vastly improves the speed and memory management when loading GPX files.`
			`<li>The raster georeferencer plugin requires the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/">GNU Scientfic Library</a> (GSL).`
			`</ul>`
			`<span class="normal">`
			`GSL and Expat are optional and required only if you want to use the georeferencer or GPS plugins respectively. SQLite is always required.`
			`</span>`
			`</dl>`
			`<dl><dt><span class="subheader">Known Issues in this Release`
			`<dd>`
			`General`
			`<ul class="normal">`
Updated for 0.8 git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@6331 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2006-12-28 23:51:44 +00:00			`<li>Some internationalization (translation) files may be incomplete.`
Updated index with release related info git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@7168 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2007-08-29 04:42:59 +00:00			`<li>QGIS is not bug free - we make no assertions as to its fitness for`
			`use for any particular purpose. Use entirely at your own risk.`
Merge in docs from 0.7 branch git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@4159 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2005-11-05 17:15:37 +00:00			`</ul>`

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			`OS X Specific`
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			`<li>Due to a limitation in the Quicktime graphics engine, there is a limit on the number points allowed per feature. See the Readme that comes with the OS X dmg`
			`</ul>`
			`</dd>`
			`<dd>`
			`Windows`
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Updated version number, requirements and whats new git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@8723 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-07-07 08:24:10 +00:00			`<li> GRASS included with windows build is from : GRASS 6.3`
Merge in docs from 0.7 branch git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@4159 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2005-11-05 17:15:37 +00:00			`</ul>`
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			`<dl><dt><span class="subheader">Reporting Bugs`
			`<dd>`
			`If think you have found a bug, please consider reporting it to the development team. The steps to report a bug are:`
			`<ol class="normal">`
Updated whats new etc for release git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@9790 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2008-12-14 06:56:41 +00:00			`<li>Go to the Bug Tracker at <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis">https://svn.qgis.org/trac</a>`
			`<li>Read <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/wiki/UsingTracWithQuantumGis">Using Trac With QGIS</a> to learn about the submission process`
Updated for 0.8 git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@6331 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2006-12-28 23:51:44 +00:00			`<li>Review the list of current issues to make sure your bug has not already been submitted. If it has, review the submission and see if there is anything you can add to the bug report to aid the developers`
			`<li>If your bug has not been reported, create a new ticket, making sure to either login to trac or provide your email address. Tickets lacking contact information are subject to deletion.`
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			`</dd>`
			`</dt>`
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			`<a href="userguide.pdf">User Guide</a>.</dd>`
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Merged changes in 0.5 release branch to MAIN git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@2094 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c 2004-10-04 00:53:49 +00:00			`<a href="userguide.pdf">pdf</a> format.</dd>`
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