<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71) original version by: Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds * revised and updated by: Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan * with significant contributions from: Jens Lippmann, Marek Rouchal, Martin Wilck and others --> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The GMT Documentation Project</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="The GMT Documentation Project"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="GMT_Docs"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="LaTeX2HTML v2002-2-1"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Style-Type" CONTENT="text/css"> <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="GMT_Docs.css"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node6.html"> <LINK REL="previous" HREF="node4.html"> <LINK REL="up" HREF="GMT_Docs.html"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node6.html"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html2507" HREF="node6.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2501" HREF="GMT_Docs.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2495" HREF="node4.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2503" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2505" HREF="node255.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html2508" HREF="node6.html">A Reminder</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html2502" HREF="GMT_Docs.html">GMT - Technical Reference</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html2496" HREF="node4.html">Acknowledgments</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html2504" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html2506" HREF="node255.html">Index</A></B> <BR> <BR> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION00500000000000000000"> The GMT Documentation Project</A> </H1> <P> Starting with <A NAME="tex2html105" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> version 3.2, all <A NAME="tex2html106" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> documentation was converted from Microsoft <I>Word</I><A NAME="561"></A> to L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X files. This step was taken for a number of reasons: <P> <OL> <LI>Having all the documentation source available in ASCII format makes it easier to access by several <A NAME="tex2html107" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> developers working on different platforms in different countries. <P> </LI> <LI><A NAME="tex2html108" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> scripts can now be included directly into the text so that the documentation is automatically up-to-date when scripts are modified. <P> </LI> <LI>All figures are generated on the fly and included as <A NAME="tex2html109" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> EPS files which thus are always up-to-date. <P> </LI> <LI>It is easy to convert the L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X files to other formats, such as HTML, SGML, <I>PostScript</I>, and PDF. <P> </LI> <LI>The whole task of assembling the pieces, be it generating figures or extracting text portions from the master archive under CVS control, is automated by a makefile. <P> </LI> <LI>Only free software are used to maintain the <A NAME="tex2html110" HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> Documentation. <P> </LI> </OL> <P> Please send email to <A NAME="tex2html111" HREF="mailto:gmt-help@lists.hawaii.edu">the GMT help list</A> if you find errors or inconsistencies in the documentation. <P> <HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html2507" HREF="node6.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2501" HREF="GMT_Docs.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2495" HREF="node4.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2503" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2505" HREF="node255.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html2508" HREF="node6.html">A Reminder</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html2502" HREF="GMT_Docs.html">GMT - Technical Reference</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html2496" HREF="node4.html">Acknowledgments</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html2504" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html2506" HREF="node255.html">Index</A></B> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <ADDRESS> Paul Wessel 2010-01-14 </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>
