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Visual Cue Narration
Slide Number 1

Title slide

Welcome to this SpokenTutorial on ConfigureMarble.
Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will,learn to configure,
  • Navigation
  • Date and Time and
  • Plugins
Slide Number 3

System Requirements

To record this tutorial, I am using,
  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 16.04
  • Marble version 1.12.20 and
  • A working Internet connection.

The process demonstrated in this tutorial is identical in,

  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 18.04
  • Marble version 2.2.20
Slide Number 4

Pre-requisites

https://spoken-tutorial.org

To practise this tutorial, learner should be familiar with Marble interface

For the prerequisite Marble tutorials, please visit this site.

Slide Number 5

Code Files

The files used in this tutorial are available in the Code Files link on this tutorial page.

Please download and extract them.

Make a copy and then use them while practising.

Cursor on theDesktop. I have downloaded and saved the files to my Desktop.
Slide Number 6

Configuration

Let us first see what is configuration.
  • Configuration means arranging elements in a particular form.
  • It creates a different appearance of the interface.
Point to the view. I have opened the Marble interface in the default Atlas view.
Go the Settings menu.

Click on the Configure Marble Virtual Globe option

Configure Marble Virtual Globe window opens.

Drag and place Configure window to left of the interface.

Let us go the Settings menu.


Click on Configure Marble Virtual Globe option.

Configure window opens.

Let us place the Configure window to the left of the interface.

Point to the 2 panels.

Point to the right panel and different options

The Configure window has two panels.

Left panel has different menus.

Right panel has different options for the corresponding menu.

Click on the Navigation option. Click on Navigation.

Navigation menu opens in the right panel.

Point to Dragging and Animation.

Point to Inertial Globe Rotation and Animate Voyage to the taget.

Under Dragging and Animation we have two check-boxes.

Inertial Globe Rotation and Animate Voyage to the target.

Point to Inertial Globe Rotation Inertial Globe Rotation is checked by default.

Inertial Globe Rotation enables kinetic spinning of the globe while dragging.

Move the Configure window out of the recording area I will move the Configure window to see the interface clearly.
Rotate the globe by dragging. Let us rotate the globe. Notice that globe is moving freely.
Un-check Inertial Globe Rotation check box.


Click on the Apply button in the box.

Let us uncheck the box to stop free spinning of the globe.


Click on the Apply button in the box.

Point to Animate voyage to the target option. You can check Animate voyage to the target option on your own.
Move the Configure window back I will move the Configure window back to its place.
Click on the Date & Time. Next click on Date & Time.

Date & Time menu opens in the right panel.

Point to Time zone and When Marble starts. Here, you can choose a date and time.

This menu has two sections.

Time zone and When Marble starts.

Point to Time zone. Under Time zone, System time zone is selected by default.

This means Marble shows the time which is set in the system.

Click on the click on the Choose time zone option. To set other time zones, Choose Time zone option.
Point to Universal Time Coordinated drop-down

Click on the up down arrow button.

Universal Time Coordinated drop-down button becomes active.

Click on the up down arrow button.

Point to the list. From the list, we can select any one of the time zones.
Click on the System time zone radio button. Now click on the System time zone radio button to show the system time.
Click on the Plugins tab.

Point to different plugins.

Next let us click on Plugins.

Different plugins available in Marble are shown in the Plugins menu.

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Plugins

Plugins are introduced by developers and other independent users.

Plugins help to create new features on the interface.

Point to the scroll bar at the right side of this page.

Scroll down to the bottom to see all plugins available.

In the Plugins menu we can see a scroll bar at the right side of the window.

Let us scroll down to the bottom to see all the available plugins.

Point to the check box on the left.

Check or uncheck the box to activate or deactivate it.

Point to the activated checkboxes.

Each plugin can be activated or deactivated using the check box on the left.

Observe that all the plugins are activated by default.

Point to different plugins.

Point to the Configure button against the plugin.

Notice that some plugins are provided with a Configure button on the right side.

It means that these plugins can be further configured.

The plugins that do not have a Configure button cannot be configured further.

Go the Compass plugin.

Click on the Configure button corresponding to Compass plugin.

Now let us go the Compass plugin.

Click on the Configure button corresponding to Compass plugin.

Point to Configure Compass Plugin window >> Click on Default, Arrows, Atom, Magnet. Configure Compass Plugin window opens.


Window shows 4 Themes for Compass - Default, Arrows, Atom, Magnet.

Point to the default theme for compass.

Select Arrows theme.

Click on the Apply button >> click on the OK button.

By default, Default theme is selected.

Now I will select Arrows theme.

Click on the Apply button, and then click on the OK button.

Point to the Compass on the interface. Observe that theme for Compass has changed to Arrows.
Scroll down and locate Overview map.


Click on the configure button corresponding to Overview Map.


Dialog box opens on the screen.

Now let us scroll down and locate Overview Map plugin.


Click on the Configure button corresponding to Overview Map.


Dialog box opens on the screen.

Point to map image.


Point to the rectangular button.

Under Map Image, Planet Earth is selected by default.


Below Planet we can see a rectangular button.

Point to Preview section.

Click on the Preview map.

Now we will change the default Overview map with a different map.


Preview of the default map is shown in the Preview section along with the path.


Click on the Preview map.

The Preview map is shown on the rectangular button.

Click on the button, Choose Overview Map dialog box opens.

Point to the dialog box.

Click on the button.

Choose Overview Map – Marble Virtual Globe dialog box opens.


Here we can select a map to replace the default overview map.

Only narration World-physical-map.svg file is provided in the Code files link.
Point to the Desktop.

Double click on the Desktop folder.

My file is saved in the Desktop folder.


Double-click on the Desktop folder.

Point to the Files of Type.

Point to SVG.


Select World-physical-map.svg file.

The allowed file format is only .svg.


Select World-physical-map.svg file.

Cursor in the window. Sometimes on clicking the Open button, Marble application may close automatically.


This is because Marble was not configured before to change the Overview map.

Click on the Open button in the dialog box. Click on the Open button in the dialog box.
Point to the world physical map.

Click on the Apply button.

World physical map is shown as a preview on the button.

Click on the Apply button to see the changed overview map.

Point to the two drop-down buttons corresponding to size.

Click on the up arrow button to increase the size.

we can adjust the size of Overview map using the Size drop-down button.


Click on the arrow button to increase or decrease the size of overview map.

Click on the Apply button.

Notice the change in the size of the overview map.

Click on the Apply button to see the changes in the size of the overview map.
Point to Colors option. Under Colors, we have Position Indicator.
Click on the button next to Position indicator.

Point to Colour window .

From the colour box >> select red colour.

Click on the OK button in the color box.

Click on the button next to Position indicator.


Color window opens on the screen.

From the colour box, I will select red colour.


Click on the OK button in the color box.

Click on the Apply button.

Click on the OK button in the dialog box.


Point to the position indicator


Click on the Apply button in the box.

Then click on the OK button in the dialog box.


Observe the change in colour of the Position Indicator.

Click on OK button in the Configure window.


Click on OK button in the Configure window.

Observe all the applied changes.

Slide Number 8

Summary

Let us summarize.

In this tutorial we have, learnt to configure,

  • Navigation
  • Date and Time and
  • Plugins
Slide Number 9

Assignment

As an assignment, configure Measure Tool and Scalebar plugins.
Slide Number 10

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Slide Number 13

Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,* National Mission on Education through ICT and

  • Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching,


MHRD,Government of India.

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,

MHRD, Government of India.


This tutorial is contributed by Viji Nair and Madhuri Ganapathi from IIT Bombay. Thank you for watching.

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, Nancyvarkey, Snehalathak, Vijinair