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1package Global
2
3_t17_ {
4The downloads available from the <a href="_httppagex_(download)">download</a> page
5are hosted by <a href="http://sourceforge.net">Sourceforge</a>.
6}
7
8
9_textimagepref_ {Preferences page}
10
11_textimagedocs_ {Docs}
12_textimagedownload_ {Download}
13_textimageexamples_ {Examples}
14_textimagefaq_ {FAQ}
15_textimagesupport_ {Support}
16
17
18#------------------------------------------------------------
19# icons
20#------------------------------------------------------------
21
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24_httpiconcprefon_ {_httpimg_/cprefon.gif}
25
26
27## "docs" ## nav_bar_button ## tdocs ##
28_httpicontdocsof_ {_httpimg_/docsof.gif}
29_httpicontdocson_ {_httpimg_/docson.gif}
30
31## "download" ## nav_bar_button ## tdl ##
32_httpicontdlof_ {_httpimg_/dlof.gif}
33_httpicontdlon_ {_httpimg_/dlon.gif}
34
35## "examples" ## nav_bar_button ## texmpl ##
36_httpicontexmplof_ {_httpimg_/exmplof.gif}
37_httpicontexmplon_ {_httpimg_/exmplon.gif}
38
39## "faq" ## nav_bar_button ## tfaq ##
40_httpicontfaqof_ {_httpimg_/faqof.gif}
41_httpicontfaqon_ {_httpimg_/faqon.gif}
42
43## "support" ## nav_bar_button ## tsup ##
44_httpicontsupof_ {_httpimg_/supof.gif}
45_httpicontsupon_ {_httpimg_/supon.gif}
46
47
48#######################################################################
49
50package home
51
52_t1_ {About Greenstone}
53
54_t2_ {
55Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing digital
56library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and
57publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. Greenstone is produced by the
58<b>New Zealand Digital Library Project</b> at the <b>University of
59Waikato</b>, and developed and distributed in cooperation with
60<b>UNESCO</b> and the <b>Human Info NGO</b>. It is <b>open-source,
61multilingual</b> software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public
62License.
63}
64
65_namur_{
66The Greenstone project is the seventh recipient of the biennial
67<a href="http://www.info.fundp.ac.be/~jbl/IFIP/award.html">Namur award</a>, which
68recognizes recipients for raising awareness internationally of the social
69implications of information and communication technologies.
70}
71
72_t3_ {
73UNESCO is running regional training workshops on the use of Greenstone.
74In 2003 they were in
75<a href="_httppagex_(report)">Bangalore, India</a> in August; Dakar,
76Senegal in September, and <a href="_httppagex_(reportSuva)">Suva, Fiji</a> in November.
77<a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12123&release_id=202808">Here</a> is a package of all material that we prepared for the Suva workshop: lectures, labs, documents, test files, etc. It focuses on building collections with the Librarian Interface.
78Please feel free to use it for learning -- or teaching! -- Greenstone.
79}
80
81_t4_ {
82<a
83href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/greenstone/">Download</a> Greenstone v2.41.
84The Greenstone Librarian Interface (GLI),
85an easy-to-use frontend to Greenstone's collection-building
86functionality, has been extensively user tested and debugged.
87If you haven't already tried it, now is a great
88time to do so (and if you ran into problems before, please try this new version).
89Greenstone 2.41 also includes a new plugin for processing CDS/ISIS databases, the ability to export multiple collections to
90CD-ROM, and many other bug fixes and improvements.
91}
92
93_t5_ {
94One of the trickier parts of using Greenstone is coming up with a
95configuration file for your collection. To help learn how to do it,
96several fully-documented example collections have been placed at <a
97href="http://nzdl.org">nzdl.org</a> which explain, on the collection home page, just how they have been put together.
98}
99
100_t6_ {
101The complete Greenstone interface, and all documentation, is available in
102<b>English</b>, <b>French</b>, <b>Spanish</b>, <b>Russian</b> and
103<b>Kazakh</b>. Greenstone also has interfaces in many <a
104href="_httppagex_(intn)">other languages</a>. We are looking for <a
105href="_httppagex_(intn)#maintainers">volunteers</a> to add new language
106interfaces and help maintain existing ones.
107}
108
109_t7_ {
110The aim of the software is to empower users, particularly in universities,
111libraries, and other public service institutions, to build their own
112digital libraries. Digital libraries are radically reforming how
113information is disseminated and acquired in UNESCO's partner communities
114and institutions in the fields of education, science and culture around the
115world, and particularly in developing countries. We hope that this
116software will encourage the effective deployment of digital libraries to
117share information and place it in the public domain. Further information
118can be found in the book <a href="http://www.nzdl.org/howto">How to build a
119digital library</a>, authored by two of the group's project members.
120}
121
122_t8_ {
123Also, the collect.cfg files for many of the collections at <a
124href="http://www.nzdl.org">www.nzdl.org</a> have been made available <a
125href="_httppagex_(colcfg)">here</a>.
126}
127
128_t9_ {
129This software is developed and distributed as an international cooperative
130effort established in August 2000 among three parties.
131}
132
133_t10_ {
134New Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato
135}
136
137_t11_ {
138Greenstone software grew out of this project, and this initiative has been
139endorsed by the Communication Sub-Commission of the New Zealand National
140Commission for UNESCO as part of New Zealand's contribution to UNESCO's
141programme.
142}
143
144_t12_ {
145United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
146}
147
148_t13_ {
149The dissemination of educational, scientific and cultural information
150throughout the world, and particularly its availability in developing
151countries, is central to UNESCO's goals as pursued within its
152intergovernmental Information for All Programme, and appropriate,
153accessible information and communication technology is seen as an important
154tool in this context.
155}
156
157_t14_ {
158The Human Info NGO, based in Antwerp, Belgium
159}
160
161_t15_ {
162This project works with UN agencies and other NGOs, and has established a
163worldwide reputation for digitizing documentation of interest to human
164development and making it widely available, free of charge to developing
165nations and on a cost-recovery basis to others.
166}
167
168_t16_ {
169If you download Greenstone and install it with standard demonstration
170collections, or if you install it from the Greenstone CD-ROM, it will look
171exactly like <a
172href="http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/democols/library">this</a>.
173}
174
175
176#######################################################################
177
178package download
179
180_t18_ {Download Greenstone}
181
182_t19_ {
183Greenstone is open-source software, distributed under the terms of the <a
184href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public
185License</a>. It runs on Windows and Unix, and both source code and binaries
186are available for download. It is fully documented in English, French,
187Spanish and Russian.
188}
189
190_t20_ {
191Select the Greenstone distribution you require from the list below. Each
192distribution provides a complete interface in English, French, Spanish and
193Russian.
194}
195
196_t21_ {
197Each distribution also includes the "Greenstone Librarian
198Interface", a graphical tool for building digital libraries. It gives
199you access to Greenstone's functionality from an easy-to-use 'point and
200click' interface. To use this tool you will need a suitable Java Run-time
201Environment, which you can download via <a
202href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/">here</a> -- the latest version is currently 1.4.2 (then choose the JRE, not the SDK).
203}
204
205_t22_ {Windows distribution}
206
207_t23_ {
208This is the distribution you want if you're going to run Greenstone under
209any 32 bit Windows environment (that is, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP etc.).
210}
211
212_t24_ {
213Note that Greenstone will also run on 16 bit Windows (that is, Windows
2143.1/3.11). The installer program used by this distribution will not work on
215these versions of Windows however. Please <a
216href="_httppagex_(support)">contact us</a> if you need a version of
217Greenstone for 16 bit Windows.
218}
219
220_t25_ {
221Using this distribution you may either install the "local
222library", the "web library", or install and compile the
223source code (click <a href="_httppagex_(faq-installing)#1">here</a> for a
224description of the differences between the "local library" and
225the "web library"). You will be asked which form of Greenstone
226you want during the installation process.
227}
228
229_t26_ {
230This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including
231a pre-built demonstration collection) and to build new Greenstone
232collections. Some functionality is not included however, mostly in an
233attempt to keep the distribution as small as possible. See <a
234href="#packages">below</a> for details on how to get this missing
235functionality.
236}
237
238_t27_ {
239This distribution uses a standard Windows installer program, simply
240download the file and double-click it to install (see the <a
241href="_httpguide_(Install,en)">Installer's Guide</a> for more detailed
242installation instructions).
243}
244
245_t28_ {Unix distribution}
246
247_t29_ {
248This is the recommended distribution if you're installing Greenstone on any
249form of Unix.
250}
251
252_t30_ {
253This distribution comes with statically linked linux binaries. However, it
254also contains the Greenstone source code for compiling on other forms of
255Unix (or on linux if you prefer not to use the provided binaries).
256}
257
258_t31_ {
259This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including
260a pre-built demonstration collection) and to build new Greenstone
261collections. Some functionality is not included however, mostly in an
262attempt to keep the distribution as small as possible. See <a
263href="#packages">below</a> for details on how to get this missing
264functionality.
265}
266
267_t32_ {
268To install this distribution, extract the gzipped tar archive and run the
269<i>Install.sh</i> shell script from within the <i>gsdl-X.XX-unix/Unix</i>
270directory (see the <a href="_httpguide_(Install,en)">Installer's Guide</a> for
271more detailed installation instructions).
272}
273
274_t33_ {Mac OS X distribution}
275
276_t34_ {
277This distribution contains dynamically linked binaries for Mac OS X running
278on PowerPC platforms.
279}
280
281_t35_ {
282This distribution has been tested on Mac OS X 10.2.6 and 10.3.2. It
283includes the pre-built binaries and also includes the demonstration
284collection, pre-built. This distribution also includes the Greenstone
285Librarian Interface for building collections.
286}
287
288_t36_ {Source only distribution}
289
290_t37_ {
291This distribution contains the Greenstone source code along with the same
292demonstration collection as the distributions above (although the
293collection is not pre-built in this distribution).
294}
295
296_t38_ {
297This distribution does not have an automated installation procedure
298(running <i>Install.sh</i> will not work). Unless you're sure you know what
299you're doing you probably want one of the distributions above, both of
300which also contain the Greenstone source. Note that you can obtain an
301up-to-date version of the Greenstone source code at any time by using <a
302href="_httppagex_(cvs)">cvs</a>.
303}
304
305_t39_ {
306The following extra packages may be downloaded and installed along with an
307existing Greenstone installation to add functionality that was left out of
308the distributions above.
309}
310
311_t40_ {Export to CD-ROM package}
312
313_t41_ {
314This package enables the "export to CD-ROM" function from within
315Greenstone's Collector.
316}
317
318_t42_ {
319To install, simply download the file (it will work on both Windows and Unix
320and any version of Greenstone above 2.34) and extract the zip archive into
321the gsdl\\bin\\windows directory of your existing Greenstone installation.
322}
323
324_t43_ {
325The following utilities have been developed to be used along with
326Greenstone.
327}
328
329_t44_ {The Organizer}
330
331_t45_ {
332The Organizer is a Windows application useful for automatically generating
333many of the configuration files (metadata.xml, sub.txt etc.) required by
334complex Greenstone collections.
335}
336
337_t46_ {
338To install, simply download and double-click the self-extracting executable
339file.
340}
341
342
343#######################################################################
344
345package examples
346
347_t47_ {Examples of Greenstone in Action}
348
349_t48_ {New Zealand Digital Library Project}
350
351_t49_ {
352A demonstration site set up by the developers of Greenstone, the New
353Zealand Digital Library Project. This site contains many collections,
354ranging from humanitarian information to computer science technical reports
355to demonstration collections of Chinese and Arabic documents.
356}
357
358_t50_ {Russian Greenstone Library}
359
360_t51_ {
361A Greenstone site containing several collections in the Russian
362language. This site was set up by a regional government department in the
363Mari El Republic of the Russian Federation.
364}
365
366_t52_ {Project Gutenberg}
367
368_t53_ {
369An on-going project to produce and distribute free electronic editions of
370literature, Project Gutenberg now contains more than 3,700 titles from
371Shakespeare to Dickens to the Bronte sisters. This site, maintained by
372Ibiblio, one of the original Gutenberg mirror sites, uses Greenstone to
373make the entire Gutenberg collection available in a fully searchable form.
374}
375
376_t54_ {University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart}
377
378_t55_ {
379Hochschule der Medien - an "Information and Media" digital
380library created by the University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart, Germany.
381}
382
383_t56_ {Gresham College Archive}
384
385_t57_ {
386A digital library created at Gresham College, London, England.
387}
388
389_t58_ {Center for the Study of Digital Libraries}
390
391_t59_ {
392Texas A&M University - A digital libraries research site containing
393prototypical Greenstone collections with an emphasis on Digital Floras.
394}
395
396_t60_ {Peking University Digital Library}
397
398_t61_ {
399Two experimental collections created at Peking University.
400}
401
402_t62_ {Music Information Retrieval Research}
403
404_t63_ {
405Virtual home of music information retrieval research.
406}
407
408_t64_ {Photograph Album}
409
410_t65_ {
411A collection of photographs taken by <a
412href="mailto:[email protected]">Gordon Paynter</a>.
413}
414
415_t66_ {Washington Research Library Consortium Special Collections}
416
417_t67_ {
418Digital material from the special collections of the eight universities of
419WRLC in Washington, D.C., USA.
420}
421
422_t68_ {Archives of Indian Labour}
423
424_t69_ {
425A collaborative project between the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute and
426the Association of Indian Labour Historians. The Archives of Indian Labour
427are dedicated to preserving and making accessible the fast depleting
428documents on the Indian working class.
429}
430
431_t70_ {NCSI Demonstration Collections}
432
433_t71_ {
434Demonstration collections created by students and staff at the National
435Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
436India. Many of these collections include content in Kannada and Hindi.
437}
438
439_t72_ {New York Botanical Garden}
440
441_t73_ {
442The rare book digitization project of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the
443New York Botanical Garden.
444}
445
446_t74_ {Lehigh University Digital Bridges Collection}
447
448_t75_ {
449A collection containing thirty books about bridges, all of which were
450published between 1811 and 1899. The collection was created at Lehigh
451University, Pennsylvania and features a heavily customized user interface.
452}
453
454_t76_ {Chopin Early Editions}
455
456_t77_ {
457A collection of digital images of early printed editions of musical
458compositions by Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Chopin. This collection was created
459by the University of Chicago Library and, once completed, will include its
460entire collection of over 400 Chopin early editions. The greenstone
461collection configuration file for this collection has also been made
462available and can be downloaded <a
463href="http://chopin.lib.uchicago.edu/gsdl/collect/chopin/etc/collect.cfg">here</a>.
464}
465
466_t78_ {Slavonski Brod Public Library}
467
468_t79_ {
469The pilot project of digitization of local studies collection in Slavonski
470Brod Public Library, Croatia.
471}
472
473_ex1t_ {Mirabilia Vicomercati}
474
475_ex1d_ {
476Mirabilia Vicomercati is an on-going project managed by Vimercate Public Library (Milan, Italy), aimed at the digitization of local history primary sources. Several collections will be provided - photographs, postcards, maps, text, reference, multimedia - in order to make accessible, promote and preserve the historical memory of Vimercate and its territory.
477}
478
479_ex2t_ {Illinois Wesleyan University Argus Digital Collection}
480
481_ex2d_ {
482Illinois Wesleyan University's newspaper The Argus has been published under student supervision continuously since 1894. This digital collection is part of an on-going project to preserve and provide access to Argus volumes published from 1894-2000.
483}
484
485_ex3t_ {Human Rights in Argentina}
486
487_ex3d_ {
488This site contains documents, photos and books covering files of children kidnapped during the 1976-1983 dictatorship, leglislation on identity, jurisprudence-related information, and many other items. It was created by the Secretary of Human Rights of Argentina under the Comisi&oacute;n Nacional por el Derecho a la Identidad (CONADI), which is a National Commission that fights for the right that a person has for knowing his or her identity -- particularly when their parents have disappeared.
489}
490
491_ex4t_ {Auburn University Libraries Digital Library}
492
493_ex4d_ {
494This site contains two Greenstone collections. <a href="http://diglib.auburn.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=postcard">Alabama Postcards</a> has over 300 postcards depicting buildings, natural settings, events and other scenes in various Alabama cities and towns in the early 20th century. These images are categorized by place as well as by title. <a href="http://diglib.auburn.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=alauths">Alabama Authors</a> gives information about 20th Century Alabama Authors which is maintained and updated by the Alabama Library Association. This collection began life as a printed document created in WordPerfect 5.2 and has been through several iterations before becoming fully searchable under Greenstone.
495}
496
497_ex5t_ {State Library of Tasmania Sheet Music Collection}
498
499_ex5d_ {
500This site makes available about two hundred items from the rich holdings of printed music in the State Library of Tasmania's Heritage Collections. They range from the 1840s to the 1930s and include pieces for piano and other instruments, brass band arrangements and songs of all sorts - popular, sacred, patriotic, and even songs written to encourage tourists to come to Tasmania.
501}
502
503
504#######################################################################
505
506package docs
507
508_t80_ {Greenstone Documentation}
509
510_t81_ {Manuals}
511
512_t82_ {
513The following Greenstone manuals are available in PDF format for
514download. They're available in English, Spanish, French, Russian and
515Kazakh.
516}
517
518_installersguide_ {Installer's Guide}
519
520_t83_ {english}
521
522_t84_ {spanish}
523
524_t85_ {french}
525
526_t86_ {russian}
527
528_t87_ {kazakh}
529
530_t88_ {
531Describes in detail the Greenstone installation process. Note that the
532<i>Installer's Guide</i> assumes that Greenstone is being installed from a
533CD-ROM distribution. The instructions should be adapted in the obvious way
534when installing from a web download.
535}
536
537_usersguide_ {User's Guide}
538
539_t90_ {
540General details on using Greenstone collections, the Collector web
541interface for building new collections, and Greenstone's administrative
542facilities.
543}
544
545_t92_ {sorry, no kazakh}
546
547_developersguide_ {Developer's Guide}
548
549_t94_ {
550A more detailed description of Greenstone's collection building process,
551including building collections from the command line or DOS prompt. Also a
552description of the structure of the Greenstone runtime system.
553}
554
555_t95_ {From Paper to Collection}
556
557_t96_ {
558A document describing the entire process of creating a digital library
559collection from paper documents. This includes the scanning and OCR process
560and the use of the "Organizer".
561}
562
563_t97_ {Inside Greenstone Collections}
564
565_t98_ {english(HTML)}
566
567_t99_ {english(PDF)}
568
569_t100_ {
570One of the trickier parts of using Greenstone is coming up with a
571configuration file for your collection. To help learn how to do it, this
572document presents, and explains, the configuration files for a few actual
573Greenstone collections, and also gives an example of how Greenstone's
574appearance can be customized. (Note, this document is intended to be used
575with Greenstone version 2.40 and higher.)
576}
577
578_t101_ {MG/MG++}
579
580_t102_ {
581For information about the underlying indexing and retrieval systems used by
582Greenstone, please go <a href="http://www.nzdl.org/html/mg.html">here</a>
583for MG, or download the <a href="_httpdocsdir_/mgpp_user.pdf">MGPP user
584guide</a>.
585}
586
587_t103_ {Mailing Lists}
588
589_t104_ {
590There are two mailing lists intended primarily for discussions about the
591Greenstone digital library software. Active users of Greenstone should
592consider joining one or both of these lists and contributing to the
593discussions.
594}
595
596_t105_ {Greenstone User's List}
597
598_t106_ {
599This list is for general Greenstone discussions. To send a message to this
600list, address it to <a
601href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. There
602is an archive of previous messages to this list at <a
603href="http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=gsarch">www.nzdl.org</a>.
604}
605
606_t107_ {Greenstone Developer's List}
607
608_t108_ {
609This list is for more technical discussions by people developing or
610modifying Greenstone. To send a message to this list, address it to <a
611href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
612}
613
614_t369_ {User Supplied Documentation}
615
616_t370_ {Customizing the Greenstone User Interface}
617
618_t371_ {
619An illustrated guide to customizing the Greenstone user interface. Written
620by Allison Zhang of the Washington Research Library Consortium
621}
622
623#######################################################################
624
625package support
626
627_t109_ {Greenstone Support}
628
629_t110_ {
630Before asking for help, please read the <a
631href="_httppagex_(faq)">frequently asked questions</a> list.
632}
633
634_t111_ {
635For Greenstone technical support please consider joining one of the <a
636href="_httppagex_(docs)#mailing-lists">Greenstone mailing lists</a>.
637}
638
639_t112_ {
640Alternatively, fill in the form below and click the "submit"
641button to submit a query to the Greenstone support staff. Please fill in
642the form as fully as possible to aid our staff in giving the best possible
643service.
644}
645
646_t113_ {PERSONAL INFORMATION}
647
648_t114_ {Name}
649
650_t115_ {E-mail address}
651
652_t116_ {SYSTEM INFORMATION}
653
654_t117_ {Operating System}
655
656_t118_ {Windows 95}
657
658_t119_ {Windows 98}
659
660_t120_ {Windows ME}
661
662_t121_ {Windows NT 4}
663
664_t122_ {Windows 2000}
665
666_t123_ {Windows XP}
667
668_t124_ {Windows 3.11}
669
670_t125_ {Windows 3.1}
671
672_t126_ {Linux}
673
674_t127_ {Other (please specify below)}
675
676_t128_ {Other OS}
677
678_t129_ {CPU (type and speed)}
679
680_t130_ {Memory (RAM) in MB}
681
682_t131_ {Web browser}
683
684_t132_ {Netscape 4}
685
686_t133_ {Netscape 4.5}
687
688_t134_ {Netscape 6}
689
690_t135_ {Mozilla}
691
692_t136_ {Internet Explorer 4}
693
694_t137_ {Internet Explorer 5}
695
696_t138_ {Internet Explorer 6}
697
698_t139_ {Other web browser}
699
700_t140_ {Was your browser provided by your internet service provider?}
701
702_t141_ {no}
703
704_t142_ {yes}
705
706_t143_ {don't know}
707
708_t144_ {Is your browser configured to use a proxy?}
709
710_t145_ {Web server}
711
712_t146_ {not applicable}
713
714_t147_ {Apache 1.3}
715
716_t148_ {Apache 2.0}
717
718_t149_ {Microsoft IIS 4.0}
719
720_t150_ {Microsoft IIS 5.0}
721
722_t151_ {Microsoft PWS}
723
724_t152_ {Other server}
725
726_t153_ {GREENSTONE INFORMATION}
727
728_t154_ {Version}
729
730_t155_ {CD-ROM distribution}
731
732_t156_ {Installation type}
733
734_t157_ {local library}
735
736_t158_ {web library}
737
738_t159_ {PROBLEM DESCRIPTION}
739
740_t160_ {Problem type}
741
742_t161_ {question}
743
744_t162_ {problem/error}
745
746_t163_ {suggested enhancement}
747
748_t164_ {other}
749
750_t165_ {Can the problem be reproduced at will?}
751
752_t166_ {Short description}
753
754_t167_ {Long description}
755
756_t168_ {
757(If you are reporting a problem, please go into as much detail as possible.
758Make sure you describe all steps leading up to the problem and include any
759relevant URLs.)
760}
761
762
763#######################################################################
764
765package faq
766
767_greenstonefaq_ {Greenstone FAQ}
768
769_headinggeneral_ {General Information}
770
771_t171_ {What is Greenstone?}
772
773_t172_ {How is Greenstone licensed?}
774
775_t173_ {What platforms will Greenstone run on?}
776
777_t174_ {Are there any mailing lists concerned with Greenstone?}
778
779_t175_ {Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?}
780
781_t176_ {How do I contribute to Greenstone?}
782
783_headingobtaining_ {Obtaining Greenstone}
784
785_t178_ {Where do I get Greenstone from?}
786
787_t179_ {Are there binary distributions of Greenstone available?}
788
789_t180_ {Is Greenstone available on CD-ROM?}
790
791_t181_ {Is the Greenstone source code available via CVS?}
792
793_headinginstalling_ {Installing Greenstone}
794
795_t183_ {How do I compile Greenstone from a source or CVS distribution?}
796
797_t184_ {What is the difference between Greenstone's <i>local library</i> and <i>web library</i>?}
798
799_headingrunning_ {Running Greenstone}
800
801_t186_ {OK, I've installed Greenstone. Now how do I make it go?}
802
803_t187_ {What web browser do I need to view Greenstone collections?}
804
805_t188_ {When I start the Windows local library there are two buttons in the
806dialog box, "Enter Library" and "Restricted
807Version". They both seem to do the same thing, what's the difference?}
808
809_t189_ {So when should I use the "Restricted Version" of the local library?}
810
811_t190_ {When I start the Windows local library my computer asks me to dial
812up my Internet Service Provider. Do I really need to be online to run
813Greenstone?}
814
815_t191_ {I'm trying to use the Windows local library. My web browser is
816starting up as expected but the Greenstone home page never gets loaded or gives an error message. What's wrong?}
817
818_t192_ {Where can I get more Greenstone collections?}
819
820_t193_ {When I attempt to access certain parts of Greenstone I'm asked for
821a username and password. What do I enter?}
822
823_t194_ {When I use the <i>large query box</i> function I occassionally get
824a <i>Not Found</i> error.}
825
826_headingbuilding_ {Building Greenstone Collections}
827
828_t196_ {What is "the Collector"?}
829
830_t197_ {How do I build a collection from the command line or DOS prompt?}
831
832_t198_ {I built a new Greenstone collection on my Windows
833machine. Everything appeared to work fine while building, however when I
834tried to view the collection some of the documents contained no
835text. Sometimes Greenstone appeared to crash completely. What have I done
836wrong?}
837
838_t199_ {Why won't the Collector's "export to CD-ROM" function work?}
839
840_t200_ {I'm trying to use the Collector on Windows 2000 but it's running
841extremely slowly. Is this normal?}
842
843_t201_ {What is "the Organizer"?}
844
845_t202_ {Where do I get the Organizer?}
846
847_t203_ {I'm attempting to build a collection with the collector but it
848keeps failing with an error. What am I doing wrong?}
849
850_t204_ {Where can I find some example collect.cfg configuration files?}
851
852_t205_ {How can I build my collection using MGPP?}
853
854_tfaqbuild11title_ {I've added a new type of classification to my collection. How do I create and add the navigation bar images?}
855
856_headingplugins_ {More About Plugins}
857
858_tfaqplugins1title_ {What metadata is available for each plugin?}
859
860_tfaqplugins2title_ {I'm having problems with my PDF files! What's wrong?}
861
862_t207_ {FAQ Main Page}
863
864_t372_ {Show entire FAQ on a single page}
865
866_t373_ {Show FAQ on multiple pages}
867
868#######################################################################
869
870package faqgen
871
872_t208_ {
873Greenstone is a suite of software which has the ability to serve digital
874library collections and build new collections. It provides a new way of
875organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM.
876}
877
878_t209_ {
879Greenstone is open-source software, distributed under the terms of the <a
880href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>.
881}
882
883_t210_ {
884Greenstone has been tested on Windows 3.1/3.11/95/98/Me/NT/2000, most
885distributions of GNU/Linux, Darwin (Mac OS X), Solaris, and FreeBSD. It
886should in fact work on any Windows or Unix system. If you use a system
887other than those mentioned and you find Greenstone doesn't run, please <a
888href="_httppagex_(support)">contact</a> us.
889<p>Please note that the downloadable Windows distribution of Greenstone
890comes with an installer that will not work on 16 bit Windows. If you need
891to use Greenstone on Windows 3.1/3.11 please <a
892href="_httppagex_(support)">contact</a> us.</p>
893}
894
895_t211_ {
896There are two Greenstone mailing lists. You can subscribe to them from the
897<a href="_httppagex_(docs)#mailing-lists">documentation</a> page.
898}
899
900_t212_ {
901The most popular mailing list ([email protected]) is
902archived as a Greenstone collection at <a
903href="http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=gsarch">www.nzdl.org</a>.
904Note that this collection is updated only sporadically so may not always be
905completely up to date.
906}
907
908_t213_ {
909We welcome contributions or improvements to the Greenstone software!
910<br />Before you send in any contribution, you first need to make sure that
911your changes are compatible with the latest snapshop of the Greenstone
912source code. To get the latest code you'll need to use CVS (see <a
913href="_httppagex_(cvs)">here</a> for details).
914<br />You should then send the modified files, along with details of the
915modifications you've made, to <a
916href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
917
918<p>Before beginning work, you should announce what you're doing on the <a
919href="mailto:[email protected]">greenstone developer's list</a>
920to tell us what you plan to do and get some feedback.</p>
921}
922
923
924#######################################################################
925
926package faqob
927
928_t215_ {
929From the greenstone.org <a href="_httppagex_(download)">download</a> page.
930}
931
932_t216_ {
933Yes. At present there are binary distributions for 32 bit Windows, PowerPC
934Mac OS X, and i386 linux. They can be downloaded from the <a
935href="_httppagex_(download)">download</a> page.
936}
937
938_t217_ {
939While some version 2.37 and 2.38 CD-ROMs have been produced they're not
940currently being made widely available. You are encouraged to download the
941latest release of Greenstone from the <a
942href="_httppagex_(download)">download</a> page. If your internet connection
943is such that downloading Greenstone isn't possible please <a
944href="_httppagex_(support)">contact</a> us and we may be able to arrange
945for a CD-ROM to be sent out.
946}
947
948_t218_ {
949Yes, see our <a href="_httppagex_(cvs)">CVS page</a> for details.
950}
951
952
953#######################################################################
954
955package faqinst
956
957_t220_ {
958See our <a href="_httpdocsdir_/compiling.html">compiling page</a>.
959}
960
961_t221_ {
962Firstly, the <i>local library</i> is only available if you're running
963Greenstone under Windows. It's not yet available on Unix.
964
965<p>The major difference between the two is that the <i>local library</i>
966contains it's own built-in webserver. The <i>web library</i> however,
967requires an external webserver like Apache or Microsoft IIS. This makes the
968<i>local library</i> much easier to install and configure than the web
969library.</p>
970
971<p>For this reason, it's recommended that Windows users install the
972<i>local library</i> unless they're sure that they need the <i>web
973library</i>. Even if you think you might need the <i>web library</i>, try
974installing the <i>local library</i> first. You can always uninstall it
975later and install the <i>web library</i> if you then decide you need
976it.</p>
977
978<p>A situation where the <i>web library</i> may be preferable is if you
979plan to serve your Greenstone collections as a full-time service on the
980web. In this case you'll probably want the added stability that running the
981<i>web library</i> in conjunction with an external webserver can
982provide.</p>
983
984<p>Please note that the <i>local library</i> is quite capable of serving
985Greenstone collections over a local area network or the web (despite its
986rather misleading name).</p>
987}
988
989
990#######################################################################
991
992package faqrun
993
994_t223_ {
995If you're using the Windows <i>local library</i> you should be able to
996simply select "Greenstone Digital Library" from within the
997programs in your <i>start</i> menu.
998
999<p>If you're using the <i>web library</i> things are a little less obvious
1000however. First make sure your webserver is configured correctly and is
1001running (see the <a href="_httppagex_(docs)">Greenstone Installer's
1002Guide</a> and your webserver's documentation for details). You can then
1003simply open your web browser and point it at the URL of Greenstone's
1004library executable. This is dependant on the way you configured Greenstone
1005and your webserver. Typically it might be something like
1006http://localhost/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.exe.</p>
1007}
1008
1009_t224_ {
1010Greenstone relies on a web browser that supports tables, javascript, and in
1011some places, frames. Any reasonably modern browser will do. Examples are
1012Microsoft Internet Explorer 4, Netscape 4, and Mozilla. Newer releases of
1013all these browsers will also work.
1014
1015<p>If you find that your favourite web browser does not work with
1016Greenstone, please <a href="_httppagex_(support)">contact us</a>.</p>
1017
1018<p>Note that there is an exception to the rule that any modern browser will
1019do when running Greenstone. That is when you're using the restricted
1020version of the Windows local library when you must use Netscape. See the
1021discussion below on the differences between the "Restricted
1022Version" and the standard "Enter Library" version of the
1023local library for details.</p>
1024}
1025
1026_t225_ {
1027The webserver built into the local library uses the networking software
1028built into your Windows operating system in order to function. If your
1029computer has never been connected to a network this networking software may
1030not be installed however. For this reason Greenstone comes with some
1031networking software of it's own that it will use if it can't find any
1032installed on your computer.
1033
1034<p>When you click the "Enter Library" button, Greenstone first
1035checks to see if your computer has it's own networking software. If it
1036does, it starts up using that, if not it starts up using it's own
1037networking software.</p>
1038
1039<p>When you click the "Restricted Version" button, Greenstone
1040doesn't bother checking your system for networking software, it just goes
1041ahead and uses it's own.</p>
1042
1043<p>The catch is that there are several limitations with using the
1044Greenstone supplied networking software. The most important limitations are
1045that the local library won't be accessible from the network if run in this
1046way (that is, it really will be "local" to the machine on which
1047it's running) and that it must use a Netscape web browser. Using your
1048computer's built-in networking software is therefore the prefered
1049option.</p>
1050}
1051
1052_t226_ {
1053Since Greenstone will automatically use it's own networking software if it
1054can't find any installed on your computer it should not normally be
1055necessary to run the "Restricted Version" explicitly.
1056
1057<p>Times when it may be necessary are.</p>
1058<ul>
1059<li>If your computer's networking software has been installed incorrectly.</li>
1060<li>If Windows keeps attempting to dial up your internet service provider
1061when you click the "Enter Library" button.</li>
1062</ul>
1063}
1064
1065_t227_ {
1066No you don't need to be online. This is caused by the webserver built into
1067Greenstone's local library sending a message to your computer's networking
1068software to make sure it's functioning correctly. On many Windows systems
1069this causes the familiar dial up dialog box to appear. In most situations
1070you can simply cancel the dialog box and (if required) press your browser's
1071<i>reload</i> button to continue.
1072
1073<p>If this does not solve the problem, try starting the local library by
1074clicking the "Restricted Version" button rather than the
1075"Enter Library" button. See the discussion above on the
1076differences between the standard and restricted versions of the local
1077library for further details.</p>
1078}
1079
1080_t228_ {
1081<ol>
1082<li>Check your web browser's internet proxy settings and turn proxies off (use
1083<i>Edit preferences</i> on Netscape or <i>Internet options</i> on
1084Explorer).</li>
1085
1086<li>If Internet Explorer gives a message saying "The page cannot be
1087displayed" and "Cannot find server or DNS error" at the bottom of the
1088page, check in your network settings that your computer's name is set
1089up correctly. For example, if there is a DNS suffix entered in your
1090TCP/IP properties (in the Control Panel), make sure that your host
1091name and suffix are correct for your computer. If the server is running
1092correctly, you should be able to connect by visiting
1093<a href="http://127.0.0.1/">http://127.0.0.1/</a> in a web browser on the
1094same machine that the local library is running on.</li>
1095
1096</ol>
1097}
1098
1099_t229_ {
1100Collections like those at <a href="http://www.nzdl.org">www.nzdl.org</a>
1101will soon be made available for download.
1102}
1103
1104_t230_ {
1105The initial username required here is <i>admin</i>.
1106
1107<p>If you installed Greenstone using the InstallShield installer on Windows
1108or the Install.sh script on Unix you should have been asked to set a
1109password during the installation procedure.</p>
1110
1111<p>If you didn't, don't worry, the password defaults to being
1112<i>admin</i>.</p>
1113
1114<p>So if you don't know what to enter you should try username =
1115<i>admin</i>, password = <i>admin</i>.<p>
1116}
1117
1118_t231_ {
1119This may be caused by the URL becoming too long for your web
1120browser. Because Greenstone currently stores all state information in the
1121URL, if you do a search for a long phrase the URL can become very
1122long. Different browser's on different platforms have different maximum URL
1123lengths but in general it seems that Netscape can handle longer URLs than
1124can Microsoft Internet Explorer.
1125
1126<p>There is very little you can do to avoid this problem with the way
1127Greenstone is currently implemented (aside from not searching for long
1128phrases). Future versions of Greenstone may store some state information on
1129the server rather than in the URL but this has yet to be implemented.</p>
1130}
1131
1132
1133#######################################################################
1134
1135package faqbuild
1136
1137_t233_ {
1138The Collector is a web interface for building new collections, altering or
1139deleting existing collections, and exporting existing collections to
1140stand-alone CD-ROMs. The Collector is a standard part of a Greenstone
1141installation. To begin using the Collector, click the "The
1142Collector" button on your Greenstone home page. For further details on
1143using the Collector see the <a href="_httppagex_(docs)">Greenstone User's
1144Guide</a>.
1145}
1146
1147_t234_ {
1148It's occasionally preferable to build your Greenstone collections from the
1149command line rather than from the Collector. This allows you greater
1150control over how your new collection turns out. See the <a
1151href="_httppagex_(docs)">Greenstone Developer's Guide</a> for detailed step
1152by step instructions on building collections from the command line.
1153}
1154
1155_t235_ {
1156Are you running Norton Anti-Virus? There are some incompatibilities between
1157Norton and the Greenstone collection building process that cause
1158unpredictable things to happen if you build your collection while Norton is
1159running. Try disabling Norton and rebuilding the collection.
1160
1161<p>If you do not have Norton or disabling Norton does not solve the problem
1162please <a href="_httppagex_(support)">contact us</a> for further help.</p>
1163}
1164
1165_t236_ {
1166If you downloaded Greenstone from the web you will not have all the
1167components required to make the "export to CD-ROM" function
1168work. These extra components have been made available in a separate
1169download which you can get from the <a
1170href="_httppagex_(download)#packages">download</a> page.
1171}
1172
1173_t237_ {
1174Are you using a Netscape web browser with the local library? If so, try
1175using Internet Explorer instead. There are some socket connection problems
1176that show up on Windows 2000 when using Netscape.
1177}
1178
1179_t238_ {
1180The Organizer (also called the "Collection Organizer") is a
1181Windows utility used for automatically generating some of the configuration
1182files (metadata.xml, sub.txt etc.) used by complex Greenstone collections.
1183}
1184
1185_t239_ {
1186From the <a href="_httppagex_(download)#utilities">download</a> page.
1187}
1188
1189_t240_ {
1190There are several reasons that the collector might fail to build a
1191collection and the error messages it produces are not always very helpful.
1192
1193<p>If you changed the default configuration during the <i>configure
1194collection</i> stage you'll need to make sure the changes were valid. For
1195example, if you added a new <i>classify</i> or <i>plugin</i> line you'll
1196need to make sure that the classifier and/or plugin names and arguments are
1197all correct. If they're not the collector will fail. A good test is to
1198build your collection without changing the configuration. If it builds ok
1199with the default configuration but fails after you change the configuration
1200you'll need to look closely at the changes you're making.</p>
1201
1202<p>Another good thing to do if having problems with the collector is to
1203build your collection from the command line instead. You'll get much more
1204feedback to help debug problems when building in this way. For details on
1205how to build a collection from the command line see the <a
1206href="_httppagex_(docs)">Greenstone developer's guide</a>.</p>
1207}
1208
1209_t241_ {
1210The collect.cfg files for many of the collections at <a
1211href="http://www.nzdl.org">www.nzdl.org</a> have been made available <a
1212href="_httppagex_(colcfg)">here</a>.
1213}
1214
1215_t242_ {
1216The <a href="_httpdocsdir_/mgpp_user.pdf">MGPP user manual</a> gives some
1217instructions.
1218}
1219
1220_tfaqbuild11body_ {
1221To create and add the new buttons for a new classifier, there are several macro files that need to be edited. This is an example for the Countries metadata. <i>Countries</i> is the metadata name (or buttonname), <i>count</i> is the short form used in image names, <i>countries</i> is the text that appears on the nav bar buttons and the green title.
1222<p>
1223These lines should all be put next to the other ones ones of the same type. Use Title as an example to search for the approriate place to insert.
1224<p>
1225<i>base.dm:</i>
1226<br>
1227<br>\_Countrieswidth\_ \{\_widthcountx\_ \}
1228
1229<br>\_imageCountries\_ \{\_gsimage\_(\_httpbrowseCountries\_,\_httpicontcountof\_,\_httpicontcounton\_,countries,\_textimageCountries\_)\}
1230<br>\_icontabCountriesgreen\_ \{&lt;img
1231src="\_httpicontcountgr\_" width=\_widthtcountx\_ border=0&gt;\}
1232<br>\_icontabCountriesgreen\_[v=1] \{\_texticontabCountriesgreen\_ \}
1233<p>
1234<i>document.dm:</i>
1235<br>
1236<br>\_textCountriespage\_ \{\_texticonhcount\_ \}
1237
1238<br>\_iconCountriespage\_ \{&lt;img src="\_httpiconhcount\_" width="\_widthhcount\_"
1239height="\_heighthcount\_"&gt;\}
1240<br>\_iconCountriespage\_ [v=1] \{&lt;h2&gt;\_texticonhcount\_&lt;/h2&gt;\}
1241
1242<p>
1243<i>english.dm:</i>
1244<br>
1245<br>\_textimageCountries\_ \{Browse by countries\}
1246<br>\_texticontabCountriesgreen\_ \{Countries\}
1247<br>\_texticonhcount\_ \{Countries\}
1248<br>\_textCountriesshort\_ \{access publications by country\}
1249<br>\_textCountrieslong\_ \{&lt;p&gt;You can &lt;i&gt;access publications by country&lt;/i&gt; by
1250pressing the &lt;i&gt;countries&lt;/i&gt; button. This brings up a list of countries. \}
1251<br>
1252<br>## "countries" ## nav\_bar\_button ## tcount ##
1253<br>\_httpicontcountgr\_ \{\_httpimg\_/tcountgr.gif\}
1254<br>\_httpicontcountof\_ \{\_httpimg\_/tcountof.gif\}
1255<br>\_httpicontcounton\_ \{\_httpimg\_/tcounton.gif\}
1256<br>\_widthtcountx\_ \{87\}
1257
1258<br>## "countries" ## green_title ## h_count ##
1259<br>\_httpiconhcount\_ \{\_httpimg\_/h\_count.gif\}
1260<br>\_widthhcount\_ \{200\}
1261<br>\_heighthcount\_ \{57\}
1262
1263
1264<p>
1265The images that are needed are the nav bar images, and the title image with the green bar in the background. There are 3 nav bar images: <i>tcountgr.gif</i> is the green one and <i>tcounton.gif</i> and <i>tcountof.gif</i> are the two yellow ones for the rollover effect.
1266<i>h_count.gif</i> is the title image.
1267
1268<p>These images can be generated by copying the two ## blocks from above into a temp file and running translate.pl on it eg.
1269
1270<br>translate.pl -language_symbol en temp.dm
1271
1272<p>To add the images in other languages, you need to edit the appropriate language macro file, and add the same items as for english.dm. And run the translate script to generate the images.
1273<p>English versions of the images should be placed in the $GSDLHOME/images directory, while other language versions should be placed in the appropriate subdirectory of $GSDLHOME/images, for example $GSDLHOME/images/fr for french images.
1274}
1275
1276#######################################################################
1277
1278package faqplugins
1279
1280
1281# base puts in surrounding <p> and </p>, so skip first and last ones
1282#
1283_metadata_ {
1284
1285"Default" means that the metadata fields will be automatically assigned (or
1286extracted if possible), while the "Available fields" lists other items
1287of metadata that the plugin may be able to assign based on any arguments
1288given to that plugin in the <tt>collect.cfg</tt> file.
1289All plugins are derived from BasPlug, and have following metadata fields:
1290
1291<table border="1">
1292<tr>
1293 <th> </th>
1294 <th> Default fields </th>
1295 <th> Available fields </th>
1296</tr>
1297<tr>
1298 <td> BasPlug </td>
1299 <td> Language, Encoding, Source </td>
1300 <td> FirstNNNN, kea, Acronym </td>
1301</tr>
1302</table>
1303</p>
1304
1305<p>
1306In addition, many plugins have additional fields available:
1307<table border="1">
1308
1309<tr>
1310 <th> Plugin name </th>
1311 <th> Default fields </th>
1312 <th> Available fields </th>
1313</tr>
1314
1315<tr>
1316 <td> BibTexPlug </td>
1317 <td> Title, Creator, Abstract, Author, Booktitle, Chapter, Copyright, Date,
1318 Edition, Editor, EntryType Journal, Keywords, Month, Note, Number,
1319 Pages, Publisher, PublisherAddress, Volume, Year </td>
1320 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1321</tr>
1322
1323<tr>
1324 <td> DBPlug </td>
1325 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1326 <td> (arbitrary metadata field names based on Database configuration file)
1327 </td>
1328</tr>
1329
1330<tr>
1331 <td> EMAILPlug </td>
1332 <td> Date, DateText, From, FromAddr, FromName, Headers, Subject,
1333 Title (based on subject, from, and date), To
1334 </td>
1335 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1336</tr>
1337
1338<tr>
1339 <td> ExcelPlug </td>
1340 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1341 <td> (all fields as in HTMLPlug) </td>
1342</tr>
1343
1344<tr>
1345 <td> HTMLPlug </td>
1346 <td> Title, URL </td>
1347 <td> Author, Creator, Email (others as found in the <tt>-metadata_fields</tt> option) </td>
1348</tr>
1349
1350<tr>
1351 <td> ImagePlug </td>
1352 <td> Image, ImageHeight, ImageSize, ImageType, ImageWidth, ScreenHeight,
1353 screenicon, ScreenSize, ScreenType, ScreenWidth, Source, srclink,
1354 srcicon, Thumb, ThumbHeight, ThumbType, ThumbWidth </td>
1355 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1356</tr>
1357
1358<tr>
1359 <td> IndexPlug </td>
1360 <td> as in the <tt>index.txt</tt> file </td>
1361 <td> (use metadata.xml files instead of using this plugin) </td>
1362</tr>
1363
1364<tr>
1365 <td> MARCPlug </td>
1366 <td> Creator, Description, MarcIdentifier, MarcSource, URL, Publisher,
1367 Relation, Rights, Subject, Title, Type </td>
1368 <td> (Metadata fields as in the <tt>marctodc.txt</tt> file) </td>
1369</tr>
1370
1371<tr>
1372 <td> OAIPlug </td>
1373 <td> URL, (all metadata in <tt>.oai</tt> markup file) </td>
1374 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1375</tr>
1376
1377<tr>
1378 <td> PDFPlug </td>
1379 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1380 <td> (all fields in HTMLPlug) </td>
1381</tr>
1382
1383<tr>
1384 <td> PPTPlug </td>
1385 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1386 <td> (all fields in HTMLPlug) </td>
1387</tr>
1388
1389<tr>
1390 <td> PSPlug </td>
1391 <td> Title </td>
1392 <td> Date, Pages, (all fields in TextPlug) </td>
1393</tr>
1394
1395<tr>
1396 <td> ReferPlug </td>
1397 <td> Abstract, BookConfOnly, Booktitle, Copyright, Creator, Date, Editor,
1398 Keywords, Journal, JournalsOnly, Number, Pages, Publisher,
1399 Publisheraddr, Report, Title, Volume </td>
1400 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1401</tr>
1402
1403<tr>
1404 <td> RTFPlug </td>
1405 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1406 <td> (all fields in HTMLPlug) </td>
1407</tr>
1408
1409<tr>
1410 <td> SRCPlug </td>
1411 <td> Title, filename, includes, class, classdecl </td>
1412 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1413</tr>
1414
1415<tr>
1416 <td> TEXTPlug </td>
1417 <td> Title </td>
1418 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1419</tr>
1420
1421<tr>
1422 <td> UnknownPlug </td>
1423 <td> (as given in the <tt>-assoc_field</tt> plugin argument) </td>
1424 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1425</tr>
1426
1427<tr>
1428 <td> WordPlug </td>
1429 <td>&nbsp;</td>
1430 <td> (all fields in HTMLPlug) </td>
1431</tr>
1432
1433</table>
1434</p>
1435
1436<p>See section two of the _docs:developersguide_ for information about
1437options to plugins, or run the <tt>pluginfo.pl</tt> command on the
1438plugin name after setting up your environment for Greenstone.
1439(For example, "<tt>perl&nbsp;-S&nbsp;pluginfo.pl&nbsp;BasPlug</tt>".)
1440</p>
1441
1442<p>
1443In addition, every document can be manually assigned arbitrary metadata
1444fields and values through use of <tt>metadata.xml</tt> files, as discussed
1445in the manual.
1446}
1447
1448# base puts in surrounding <p> and </p>, so skip first and last ones
1449#
1450_pdfproblems_ {
1451PDF is a "page description language". This means that the document contains
1452objects and commands such as "draw this text here" and "draw this
1453image here".
1454</p>
1455
1456<p>
1457Greenstone uses an external program called "<tt>pdftohtml</tt>" to
1458extract text out of PDF files. Sometimes, there is no text that can be
1459extracted. This often depends on how the PDF was created.
1460
1461<ol>
1462<li>Adobe Acrobat Writer can be used to create PDFs from paper
1463documents that are scanned in by a scanner. In this case, the PDF file
1464contains images of text, rather than computer-readable text. Therefore,
1465<tt>pdftohtml</tt> cannot find any text to extract.</li>
1466
1467<li>Some programs (such as older versions of <tt>GNU ghostscript</tt>,
1468which is used by <tt>ps2pdf</tt> on Unix computers) sometimes create
1469"bitmap fonts", which means that every character in the document is
1470really an image rather than a computer readable letter. The
1471<tt>LaTeX</tt> type-setting program sometimes does this when the
1472"Computer Modern Roman" font is used.</li>
1473
1474<li>Certain characters and character combinations may be extracted incorrectly,
1475depending on the program that generated the PDF file. For example, "ligatures"
1476such as "fi", "fl", "ff" and "ffl" are often rendered using a special glyph
1477rather than as individual characters, and this information may be lost in
1478the textual representation. Also, some PDF generating programs may not
1479correctly encode accented characters. For example, to draw a lowercase "u"
1480with an umlaut accent, LaTeX draws a "u" and then draws an umlaut accent over
1481it. This means that <tt>pdftohtml</tt> will extract two separate characters
1482('š' and 'u') rather than a single accented character (Ì).</li>
1483
1484<li>PDF contains pieces of text, and coordinates for where that text
1485should be displayed. This means that <tt>pdftohtml</tt> may
1486incorrectly guess the order that the text fragments are supposed to
1487occur in. For example, for text that is in two or more columns, the text
1488may be extracted as the first sentence of each column, then the second
1489sentence of each column, and so on. In this case, the extracted text
1490is still usable for indexing purposes, but should not be displayed.
1491
1492In this case, a format statement should be added to the <tt>collect.cfg</tt>
1493file to provide a link to the original PDF file but not to the extracted
1494text, such as:
1495<center>
1496<small><tt>format SearchVList "&lt;td valign=top&gt;[srclink][srcicon][/srclink]&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;[srclink][Title][/srclink]&lt;/td&gt;"</tt></small>
1497</center>
1498</li>
1499
1500<li>Because of the way that images are embedded in PDF files,
1501<tt>pdftohtml</tt> occasionally extracts an image upside-down, or mirrored.
1502This appears to be a bug in the program.</li>
1503
1504</ol>
1505}
1506
1507#######################################################################
1508
1509package cvs
1510
1511_cvstitle_ {CVS}
1512
1513_cvscheckout_ {
1514To check out the Greenstone source code from our server do the following:
1515}
1516
1517_cvsupdate_ {
1518Once you have the code you may update it at any time by changing to the
1519gsdl directory and typing:
1520}
1521
1522_notice_ {Note about versions}
1523
1524_recentversion_ {Make sure that your version of CVS is 1.11 or later. Some
1525operating systems (including Mac OS X and Solaris) have older versions
1526that can not connect to a non-default port. This causes an error such
1527the following:}
1528
1529_download_ {You can download pre-compiled packages of recent versions of CVS
1530from <a href="http://ftp.cvshome.org/release/binary/">http://ftp.cvshome.org/release/binary/</a>.}
1531#######################################################################
1532
1533package colcfg
1534
1535_t246_ {Collection Configuration File Samples}
1536
1537_t247_ {collect.cfg file}
1538
1539_t248_ {Acronym Extraction Demo}
1540
1541_t249_ {Agricultural Information Modules}
1542
1543_t250_ {Arabic Collection}
1544
1545_t251_ {Bibliotheque pour le Developpement}
1546
1547_t252_ {Chinese Demonstration collection}
1548
1549_t253_ {Collection on Critical Global Issues (2nd edition)}
1550
1551_t254_ {Colt Bibliography}
1552
1553_t255_ {Computer Science Bibliographies}
1554
1555_t256_ {The Computists' Weekly}
1556
1557_t257_ {Crystal}
1558
1559_t258_ {FAO document repository}
1560
1561_t259_ {FAO on the Internet (1998)}
1562
1563_t260_ {Food and Nutrition Library 1.1}
1564
1565_t261_ {Greenstone Archives}
1566
1567_t262_ {HCI Bibliography}
1568
1569_t263_ {Humanity Development Library}
1570
1571_t264_ {Indigenous Peoples}
1572
1573_t265_ {Kiwi Aircraft Images}
1574
1575_t266_ {Language Extraction Demo}
1576
1577_t267_ {Medical and Health Library}
1578
1579_t268_ {MSWord and PDF Demonstration}
1580
1581_t269_ {Music Videos}
1582
1583_t270_ {OAI Plugin demo}
1584
1585_t271_ {Poverty Alleviation}
1586
1587_t272_ {Project Gutenberg}
1588
1589_t273_ {TidBITS}
1590
1591_t274_ {Virtual Disaster Library}
1592
1593_t275_ {Women's History}
1594
1595_t276_ {World Environment Library}
1596
1597_t277_ {Youth Oral History}
1598
1599
1600#######################################################################
1601
1602package intn
1603
1604_t278_ {Internationalizing Greenstone}
1605
1606_t279_ {There are several different levels of Greenstone language support.}
1607
1608_t280_ {Core languages}
1609
1610_t281_ {
1611English, French, Spanish, and Russian are Greenstone core languages. For
1612these there is a full translation, including interface, documentation,
1613sample collections, installation instructions. They have been produced in
1614conjunction with UNESCO and are distributed with all versions of
1615Greenstone, including the CD-ROM version. They are updated whenever the
1616CD-ROM is re-issued (so far, approximately once a year).
1617}
1618
1619_t282_ {Full translation}
1620
1621_t283_ {
1622Full translations of Greenstone include the interface and all the
1623documentation. Translating the documentation is a big job, and so far,
1624apart from the UNESCO-supported CD-ROM project, there is only one example
1625-- Kazakh. We would like to encourage more people to do full translations.
1626}
1627
1628_t284_ {Maintained interface-only translation}
1629
1630_t285_ {
1631"Maintained" translations include the language interface and a
1632designated person who updates it. The Greenstone interface has been
1633translated into many languages. However, the system is growing and language
1634interfaces become out-dated as new features are added to the software. For
1635each language, we are hoping to find a volunteer who undertakes to
1636periodically maintain the interface for that language.
1637}
1638
1639_t286_ {Unmaintained interface-only translation}
1640
1641_t287_ {
1642The interface comes in two parts: a "core" part that contains the
1643basic digital library interface, and an "auxiliary" part that
1644concerns functionality that is generally only used by the library
1645maintainer (e.g. the Administration pages and the Collector). Many language
1646interfaces just contain the core part; since the core changes relatively
1647slowly these are mostly fairly complete. However, some unmaintained
1648translations are rather out of date.
1649}
1650
1651_t288_ {In progress}
1652
1653_t289_ {For some languages, the translation process is still in progress.}
1654
1655_t290_ {
1656When you download Greenstone, the core language interfaces (English,
1657French, Spanish and Russian) come automatically. The other languages are
1658provided in a separate package which can be <a
1659href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12123&release_id=173035">downloaded</a>
1660and installed as required. This makes the downloads smaller, and for those
1661who do not need all the languages Greenstone is slightly smaller and
1662faster.
1663}
1664
1665_tnzdl_ {NZDL Project}
1666
1667_tunesco_ {UNESCO}
1668
1669_t291_ {Here is a summary of the languages currently supported:}
1670
1671_t292_ {Language}
1672
1673_t293_ {Status}
1674
1675_t294_ {Maintainer}
1676
1677_t302_ {core}
1678
1679_t313_ {full}
1680
1681_t300_ {maintained}
1682
1683_t296_ {unmaintained}
1684
1685_t298_ {in progress}
1686
1687_t295_ {Arabic}
1688
1689_armenian_ {Armenian}
1690
1691_lng5_ {Bosnian}
1692
1693_t297_ {Chinese}
1694
1695_lng4_ {Croatian}
1696
1697_t299_ {Czech}
1698
1699_t301_ {English}
1700
1701_t303_ {Dutch}
1702
1703_farsi_ {Farsi}
1704
1705_t304_ {French}
1706
1707_lng1_ {Finnish}
1708
1709_t305_ {Galician}
1710
1711_t306_ {German}
1712
1713_t307_ {Greek}
1714
1715_t308_ {Hebrew}
1716
1717_lng2_ {Hindi}
1718
1719_t309_ {Indonesian}
1720
1721_t310_ {Italian}
1722
1723_t311_ {Japanese}
1724
1725_lng3_ {Kannada}
1726
1727_t312_ {Kazakh}
1728
1729_t314_ {Maori}
1730
1731_marathi_ {Marathi}
1732
1733_t315_ {Nepalese}
1734
1735_t316_ {Portuguese (Brazil)}
1736
1737_t317_ {Portuguese (Portugal)}
1738
1739_t318_ {Russian}
1740
1741_t319_ {Serbian}
1742
1743_t320_ {Spanish}
1744
1745_t321_ {Thai}
1746
1747_t322_ {Turkish}
1748
1749_t323_ {Ukrainian}
1750
1751_t324_ {Vietnamese}
1752
1753_t325_ {Information for language maintainers}
1754
1755_t326_ {
1756There are two methods for working with Greenstone language interface (apart
1757from editing the macro files directly, which is not recommended).
1758}
1759
1760_t327_ {Spreadsheet}
1761
1762_t328_ {
1763We send you an Excel spreadsheet that contains all the English text
1764strings, with empty cells for the translation. You fill it in and return
1765it, and we install it in Greenstone. This method is probably the best for
1766large-scale translation, but requires Microsoft software.
1767}
1768
1769_t329_ {Greenstone Translator's Interface}
1770
1771_t330_ {
1772The Greenstone translator's interface is a Web tool that presents the
1773English text strings needing translation, and provides boxes for entering
1774the translated text. Once submitted, translations are stored in the
1775appropriate language file. The system automatically determines which text
1776strings need translating or updating, and can easily be used to update a
1777language interface.
1778}
1779
1780_t331_ {
1781Generally it is best to use the spreadsheet to create the basic interface
1782and the translation interface to fine tune or update it in the future. In
1783either case you need a username and password, which we supply to designated
1784Greenstone language maintainers. If you are interested, you can play with
1785an open version of the system by logging into <a
1786href="http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/translate/library">this page</a> with
1787username "guest" and no password, though if you do this you cannot save the
1788results.
1789}
1790
1791_t332_ {
1792To register as a designated Greenstone language maintainer, please send a
1793request to Michael Dewsnip (<a
1794href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>). As
1795soon as you receive your password please change it by going to <a
1796href="http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/translate/library">this page</a>,
1797choosing the administration option, clicking the "change password" option
1798on the left hand side, and following the instructions.
1799}
1800
1801_t333_ {
1802As soon as you log in, the front page of the translator's interface is
1803presented to you. Read the instructions and start translating! You don't
1804have to translate all the strings in one session -- you can stop and
1805continue work later. There is a link at the bottom of each page under the
1806"submit" button that allows you to view a Greenstone site in the language
1807you have chosen, and see your translations take effect. (However, the
1808images are not yet created as you go.)
1809}
1810
1811_t334_ {Language-dependent text in Greenstone}
1812
1813_t335_ {
1814For your information and interest, the language-dependent text in
1815Greenstone comes in these places. We do not attempt to translate the
1816comments that appear in program code, scripts, or configuration files. Our
1817guideline is that non-programming users doing standard things with
1818Greenstone should be able to work entirely in their own language.
1819}
1820
1821_t336_ {User interface}
1822
1823_t337_ {Core}
1824
1825_t338_ {Text used in the basic digital library interface for Greenstone}
1826
1827_t339_ {On-line help for the basic digital library interface}
1828
1829_t340_ {Auxiliary}
1830
1831_t341_ {Text that is generally directed at the library maintainer (e.g. the
1832Administration pages and the Collector)}
1833
1834_t342_ {Text used in the Greenstone Librarian Interface}
1835
1836_t343_ {Text in scripts for running (and compiling) the GLI}
1837
1838_t344_ {The gli.txt help file}
1839
1840_t345_ {On-line help for the GLI}
1841
1842_t346_ {Collection building}
1843
1844_t347_ {Option descriptions and error messages in perl scripts, and plugins
1845and classifiers}
1846
1847_t348_ {Images}
1848
1849_t349_ {Text strings that appear in images that form part of the user
1850interface}
1851
1852_t350_ {Documentation}
1853
1854_t351_ {Manuals}
1855
1856_t352_ {Installer's guide (35 pp.)}
1857
1858_t353_ {User's guide (50 pp.)}
1859
1860_t354_ {Developer's guide (115 pp.)}
1861
1862_t355_ {From Paper to Collection (45 pp.)}
1863
1864_t356_ {Installation}
1865
1866_t357_ {Unix}
1867
1868_t358_ {Text in install.sh and setup.bash.}
1869
1870_t359_ {We do not translate text strings that appear during the
1871configuration process (./configure), because people installing programs on
1872Unix usually do so using English.}
1873
1874_t360_ {Windows}
1875
1876_t361_ {Text in the InstallShield installer used for Greenstone, and
1877setup.bat.}
1878
1879_t362_ {InstallShield comes with many different languages, and we are not
1880responsible for these translations.}
1881
1882_t363_ {Both}
1883
1884_t364_ {The install.txt file}
1885
1886_t365_ {Licence}
1887
1888_t366_ {
1889The GNU General Public Licence is written in English, and official
1890translations into other languages do not exist. However, an unofficial
1891translation is appended to the licence text that is presented during the
1892installation process.
1893}
1894
1895_t367_ {Sample Collections}
1896
1897_t368_ {Collection configuration files for sample collections supplied with
1898Greenstone.}
1899
1900
1901
1902######################################################################
1903# 'preferences' page
1904package preferences
1905######################################################################
1906
1907
1908#------------------------------------------------------------
1909# text macros
1910#------------------------------------------------------------
1911
1912_textpresentationprefs_ {Presentation preferences}
1913_textlanguage_ {Interface language:}
1914_textencoding_ {Encoding:}
1915_textformat_ {Interface format:}
1916_textgraphical_ {Graphical}
1917_texttextual_ {Textual}
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