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-	<span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight: bold;">[http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp Start Autoplot]</span> <span class="linuxnote" style="background-color:~~red~~;display:none;">Linux Installation</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[help#Installation\|Installation]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[help\|Help]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[gallery\|Screenshots]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[cookbook\|Cookbook]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[developer\|Developer notes]]</span>	+	<span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight: bold;">[http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp Start Autoplot]</span> <span class="linuxnote" style="background-color:purple;display:none;">Linux Installation</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[help#Installation\|Installation]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[help\|Help]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[gallery\|Screenshots]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[cookbook\|Cookbook]]</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[developer\|Developer notes]]</span>
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	'''Getting Started'''		'''Getting Started'''

-	Click the <span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight: bold;">[http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp Start Autoplot]</span> <span class="linuxnote" style="background-color:~~red~~;display:none;">(See Linux installation notes if this link does not work.)</span> link and then select any of the bookmarks.	+	Click the <span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight: bold;">[http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp Start Autoplot]</span> <span class="linuxnote" style="background-color:purple;display:none;">(See Linux installation notes if this link does not work.)</span> link and then select any of the bookmarks.

	See the [[help\|help page]] for usage instructions.		See the [[help\|help page]] for usage instructions.

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	If you are having problems starting Autoplot with WebStart, send an email to the Autoplot forum at http://groups.google.com/group/autoplot.		If you are having problems starting Autoplot with WebStart, send an email to the Autoplot forum at http://groups.google.com/group/autoplot.

-	=== WebStart and Linux ===	+	=== <span style="background-color:red">WebStart and Linux</span> ===

	The default configuration of many modern Linux operating systems uses a non-Sun implementation of WebStart and Java (e.g., '''IcedTea/OpenJDK'''), which works poorly with Autoplot, and sometimes not at all. (Autoplot requires standard features of Java that have not yet been implemented in many non-Oracle versions of Java.)		The default configuration of many modern Linux operating systems uses a non-Sun implementation of WebStart and Java (e.g., '''IcedTea/OpenJDK'''), which works poorly with Autoplot, and sometimes not at all. (Autoplot requires standard features of Java that have not yet been implemented in many non-Oracle versions of Java.)
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		+	To have Autoplot start in the future without requiring a click on the downloaded jnlp file, select the arrow on the right-hand side of the downloaded file and select "Always open files of this type".
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	This release introduces three types of bookmarks:		This release introduces three types of bookmarks:

-	1. Raw - Selecting a raw bookmark will result in an automatic single-panel display of data from a given data provider. Click the right or left arrows to view the day after or day before the day in view.	+	1. Raw - Selecting a raw bookmark will result in an automatic single-panel display of data from a given data provider. (Some GUI interaction may be required for some bookmarks.) Click the right or left arrows to view the day after or day before the day in view.

	2. Special Views - Stylized plots using data from many data providers. For examples, see the ViRBO sub-folder. Examples of Data Views include stack plots of measurements from Polar, Cluster, ACE, THEMIS, and NPOES. Data Views are generally created by scientists using the Expert GUI mode and Raw Bookmarks and then contributed to ViRBO's Special Views repository. A tutorial for creating special views will be presented at the Summer 2012 GEM workshop.		2. Special Views - Stylized plots using data from many data providers. For examples, see the ViRBO sub-folder. Examples of Data Views include stack plots of measurements from Polar, Cluster, ACE, THEMIS, and NPOES. Data Views are generally created by scientists using the Expert GUI mode and Raw Bookmarks and then contributed to ViRBO's Special Views repository. A tutorial for creating special views will be presented at the Summer 2012 GEM workshop.
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	3. Overviews - A data set for which the initial view is of the full time range of available data. Draw a box on a time range to zoom in on a specific time interval.		3. Overviews - A data set for which the initial view is of the full time range of available data. Draw a box on a time range to zoom in on a specific time interval.

-	To try Autoplot, click http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp, which initiates a ~10-second installation process that works on most operating systems and browsers.	+	To try Autoplot, click [http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp?mode=basic&open=bookmarks:http://autoplot.org/bookmarks/heliophysics.xml this link], which initiates a ~10-second installation process that works on most operating systems and browsers.

	See http://autoplot.org/help#Installation for browser-specific installation hints, http://autoplot.org/help for usage instructions, and send email to http://groups.google.com/group/autoplot for help.		See http://autoplot.org/help#Installation for browser-specific installation hints, http://autoplot.org/help for usage instructions, and send email to http://groups.google.com/group/autoplot for help.

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	= <span id="intro"></span> Introduction =		= <span id="intro"></span> Introduction =

-	Autoplot is an interactive browser for data on the web. In the same way that you browse content stored in .html, .jpeg, and .png files on the web, Autoplot allows you to interactively browse data stored in .cdf, .nc, ascii, and [[#Formats_Read\|many more]] file formats.	+	Autoplot is an interactive browser for data on the web. In the same way that you browse content stored in .html, .jpeg, and .png files on the web, Autoplot allows you to interactively browse data stored in .cdf, .nc, ascii, and [[#Formats_Read\|many more]] data file formats.

	Autoplot tries to create a sensible plot given a URL or a name of a data file on your computer.		Autoplot tries to create a sensible plot given a URL or a name of a data file on your computer.
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	== WebStart ==		== WebStart ==

-	When you start Autoplot using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start WebStart], the full Autoplot application (~10 MB) is installed on your computer by clicking the "Start Autoplot" link. This install typically takes about 30 seconds.	+	When you start Autoplot using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start WebStart], the full Autoplot application (~10 MB) is installed on your computer by clicking the "Start Autoplot" link. This download and install typically takes about 30 seconds.

-	~~After the first install, subsequent~~ clicks on "Start Autoplot" links will result in Autoplot being loaded from your computer~~, which typically takes less than 5 seconds~~. For more information on WebStart, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start] or [http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/index.jsp].	+	Subsequent clicks on "Start Autoplot" links will result in Autoplot being loaded from your computer (unless a new version of Autoplot has been released; in this case additional libraries will be downloaded).
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		+	For more information on WebStart, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start] or [http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/index.jsp].

	If you are having problems starting Autoplot with WebStart, send an email to the Autoplot forum at http://groups.google.com/group/autoplot.		If you are having problems starting Autoplot with WebStart, send an email to the Autoplot forum at http://groups.google.com/group/autoplot.
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	=== WebStart and Linux ===		=== WebStart and Linux ===

-	The default configuration of many modern Linux operating systems uses a non-Sun implementation of WebStart and Java (e.g., '''IcedTea/OpenJDK'''), which works poorly with Autoplot, and sometimes not at all.	+	The default configuration of many modern Linux operating systems uses a non-Sun implementation of WebStart and Java (e.g., '''IcedTea/OpenJDK'''), which works poorly with Autoplot, and sometimes not at all. (Autoplot requires standard features of Java that have not yet been implemented in many non-Oracle versions of Java.)

	To launch Autoplot from a web browser on Linux, follow these steps:		To launch Autoplot from a web browser on Linux, follow these steps:
	# Install [http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp Sun/Oracle Java]		# Install [http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp Sun/Oracle Java]
-	# Find the location of <code>javaws</code>, e.g., <code>/usr/lib/jvm/~~ia32-~~java-1.5.0~~-sun~~/bin/javaws</code>	+	# Find the location of <code>javaws</code> with the word '''sun''' in the path, e.g., <code>/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.24/bin/javaws</code>. (This is usually the first result listed after entering <code>locate "/bin/javaws" \| grep sun</code> on the command line.)
	# <span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight: bold;font-size: 1.0em;">[http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp Click here]</span>.		# <span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight: bold;font-size: 1.0em;">[http://autoplot.org/autoplot.jnlp Click here]</span>.
	# When prompted with an "Open With" dialog, enter the full path to <code>javaws</code> (note that on Chrome you will need to click on the downloaded file to get the "Open With" dialog)		# When prompted with an "Open With" dialog, enter the full path to <code>javaws</code> (note that on Chrome you will need to click on the downloaded file to get the "Open With" dialog)