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Time Narration
00:01 Welcome to this SpokenTutorial on ConfigureMarble.
00:05 In this tutorial we will, learn to configure,
00:07 Navigation, Date and Time and Plugins
00:12 To record this tutorial, I am using,

Ubuntu Linux OS version 16.04

00:19 Marble version 1.12.20 and
00:23 A working Internet connection.
00:26 The process demonstrated in this tutorial is identical in,
00:31 Ubuntu Linux OS version 18.04

Marble version 2.2.20

00:39 To practise this tutorial, learner should be familiar with Marble interface
00:44 For the prerequisite Marble tutorials, please visit this site.
00:49 The files used in this tutorial are available in the Code Files link on this tutorial page.
00:55 Please download and extract them.
00:58 Make a copy and then use them while practising.
01:02 I have downloaded and saved the files to my Desktop.
01:06 Let us first see what is configuration.
01:10 Configuration means arranging elements in a particular form.
01:15 It creates a different appearance of the interface.
01:19 I have opened the Marble interface in the default Atlas view.
01:24 Let us go the Settings menu.
01:26 Click on Configure Marble Virtual Globe option.
01:31 Configure window opens.
01:34 Let us place the Configure window to the left of the interface.
01:38 The Configure window has two panels.
01:41 Left panel has different menus.
01:45 Right panel has different options for the corresponding menu.
01:49 Click on Navigation.
01:51 Navigation menu opens in the right panel.
01:55 Under Dragging and Animation we have two check-boxes.
01:59 Inertial Globe Rotation and Animate Voyage to the target.
02:04 Inertial Globe Rotation is checked by default.
02:07 Inertial Globe Rotation enables kinetic spinning of the globe while dragging.
02:14 I will move the Configure window to see the interface clearly.
02:19 Let us rotate the globe. Notice that globe is moving freely.
02:25 Let us uncheck the box to stop free spinning of the globe.
02:30 Click on the Apply button in the box.
02:33 You can check Animate voyage to the target option on your own.
02:38 I will move the Configure window back to its place.
02:42 Next click on Date and Time.
02:45 Date and Time menu opens in the right panel.
02:49 Here, you can choose a date and time.
02:52 This menu has two sections.
02:55 Time zone and When Marble starts.
02:59 Under Time zone, System time zone is selected by default.
03:04 This means Marble shows the time which is set in the system.
03:09 To set other time zones, Choose Time zone option.
03:14 Universal Time Coordinated drop-down button becomes active.
03:19 Click on the up down arrow button.
03:22 From the list, we can select any one of the time zones.
03:26 Now click on the System time zone radio button to show the system time.
03:32 Next let us click on Plugins.
03:35 Different plugins available in Marble are shown in the Plugins menu.
03:40 Plugins are introduced by developers and other independent users.
03:46 Plugins help to create new features on the interface.
03:50 In the Plugins menu we can see a scroll bar at the right side of the window.
03:55 Let us scroll down to the bottom to see all the available plugins.
04:00 Each plugin can be activated or deactivated using the check box on the left.
04:06 Observe that all the plugins are activated by default.
04:10 Notice that some plugins are provided with a Configure button on the right side.
04:16 It means that these plugins can be further configured.
04:20 The plugins that do not have a Configure button cannot be configured further.
04:26 Now let us go the Compass plugin.
04:29 Click on the Configure button corresponding to Compass plugin.
04:34 Configure Compass Plugin window opens.
04:37 Window shows 4 Themes for Compass - Default, Arrows, Atom, Magnet.
04:46 By default, Default theme is selected.
04:50 Now I will select Arrows theme.
04:52 Click on the Apply button, and then click on the OK button.
04:57 Observe that theme for Compass has changed to Arrows.
05:00 Now let us scroll down and locate Overview Map plugin.
05:05 Click on the Configure button corresponding to Overview Map.
05:09 Dialog box opens on the screen.
05:12 Under Map Image, Planet Earth is selected by default.
05:17 Below Planet we can see a rectangular button.
05:21 Now we will change the default Overview map with a different map.
05:26 Preview of the default map is shown in the Preview section along with the path.
05:32 Click on the Preview map.
05:34 The Preview map is shown on the rectangular button.
05:38 Click on the button.

Choose Overview Map Marble Virtual Globe dialog box opens.

05:45 Here we can select a map to replace the default overview map.
05:50 World physical map dot svg file is provided in the Code files link.
05:55 My file is saved in the Desktop folder.
05:59 Double-click on the Desktop folder.
06:02 The allowed file format is only dot svg.

Select World physical map dot svg file.

06:10 Sometimes on clicking the Open button, Marble application may close automatically.
06:16 This is because Marble was not configured before to change the Overview map.
06:22 Click on the Open button in the dialog box.
06:25 World physical map is shown as a preview on the button.
06:28 Click on the Apply button to see the changed overview map.
06:33 we can adjust the size of Overview map using the Size drop-down button.
06:38 Click on the arrow button to increase or decrease the size of overview map.
06:43 Click on the Apply button to see the changes in the size of the overview map.
06:48 Under Colors, we have Position Indicator.
06:51 Click on the button next to Position indicator.
06:55 Color window opens on the screen.
06:57 From the colour box, I will select red colour.
07:01 Click on the OK button in the color box.
07:04 Click on the Apply button in the box.
07:07 Then click on the OK button in the dialog box.
07:11 Observe the change in colour of the Position Indicator.
07:15 Click on OK button in the Configure window.

Observe all the applied changes.

07:22 Let us summarize.
07:24 In this tutorial we have, learnt to configure,

Navigation, Date and Time and Plugins

07:31 As an assignment, configure Measure Tool and Scalebar plugins.
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08:02 This tutorial is contributed by Viji Nair and Madhuri Ganapathi from IIT Bombay. Thank you for watching.

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