WEBLUN 1.0 ©
Module documentation
Welcome in "WEBLUN », the lunar Web sites management module incorporated into the "Virtual Moon Atlas
As amateur astronomers, we continue to improve the VMA in the mean of conceiving an always more useful software for lunar observers easy to use "in the field".
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This first version contains the most useful functionalities. We think to other ones that will be included in the future versions.
Christian Legrand & Patrick Chevalley
WEBLUN © is a module of the "Virtual Moon Atlas" managing a specialized lunar Web sites database.
It can be launched from the "Command Center" if you click on the WEBLUN © button.
DATABASE PRESENTATION
This database is certainly and presently the most complete possible. Inside, you will find interesting Web sites for Moon observing and survey with also sites telling the lunar exploration.
The database is continuously update by Christian Legrand.
We are listening our VMA users that could indicate
us new lunar Web sites, but we can't guarantee that it would be
included in the database.
DATABASE DESCRIPTION
SITE_NAME :
French translation of SITE_NAME
LANGUAGE :
Native language of the site. If another language version exists, it will be indicated as « Japenese / english » for example. If several languages are available, it will be indicated as "Multilingual".
LANGUE :
French translation of LANGUAGE
THEME_EN :
The main theme of the site. The main themes list is :
- General site
- Lunar atlas
- Lunar probe
- Lunar pictures site
- Official organism
- Non official organism
- Online books
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Astronomy magazine
- Lunar software
THEME_FR :
French translation of THEME_EN
SUB_THEME :
For some themes, it's possible to sort the sites with sub-themes. For example, the "Lunar probe" Theme has been subdivided for each of the lunar probes existing. In the same way, the theme "SpDans certains thèmes, il est possible de classer les sites en sous-thèmes. Ainsi le thème « Sonde lunaire » est subdivisé pour chacune des sondes lunaires. De même, le thème « Site spécialisé » est subdivisé dans les sous-thèmes suivants :
- General
- Observing guides
- Volcanism
- Mineralogy
- Anomalies and LTP
- Selenography
- Nomenclature
- Eclipses
- Links list
The complete list of sub-themes will be given when the database will be stabilized.
SOUS_THEME :
French translation of SUB_THEME
ADDRESS :
The web site address as it has been recovered at the mentioned date in RECORDING_DATE. It's an Internet link directly clickable.
DESCRIPTION_EN :
A brief description of the site introducing the main informations that make it attractive
DESCRIPTION_FR :
French translation of DESCRIPTION_EN
RECORDING_DATE :
The recording date in the database of the Web site ADDRESS. This permits to actualize more easily the oldest addresses
DATE_ENREGISTREMENT :
Franch translation of RECORDING_DATE.
RECORDING NEW WEB SITES IN WEBLUN
You have realized an Internet site about the Moon and it's not in the WEBLUN © database ?
You can indicate it to us so that we can evaluate the interest for placing it in the database. Please contact Ch. Legrand at chlegrand@free.fr.
We are looking for sites with the following themes :
- Site presenting lunar images with a high resolution (about 1 to 2 km/pix)présentant des images lunaires à haute définition
- Site describing lunar formations
The authors will decide the inclusion or not in the database. If not, suggestions will be indicated to you.
THE WEBLUN MANAGEMENT MODULE :
MODULE PRESENTATION
WEBLUN © module can display and manage the associated Web sites database.
WEBLUN SCREEN
WEBLUN screen is in a "Windows" frame. As all the Windows frames, you can minimize or maximize its size with clicking on the buttons on the right of the menu bar.
It's possible to open simultaneously the ATLUN and WEBLUN modules, so that you can continue your lunar survey while connecting to the Web sites
WEBLUN
window presents :
- The Menus bar
- The "List" window
- The Status bar
THE MENUS BAR
This bar presents only two menus.
THE "FILE" MENU
Traditional in all Windows (R) software, in WEBLUN, its role is only to come back to defaut settings and to quit WEBLUN.
"Reset selection" FUNCTION
Activating this function will come back to the complete database rather than the short list you have selected
"Quit" FUNCTION
This allows you to quit WEBLUN while closing the database and keeping all the sttings about the base, the columns and the selection you have previously done.
Traditional in all Windows (R) software, in WEBLUN, its role is only to display the present documentation with "Help" and to display thecedits with "About".
THE SORTING FIELDS
Three sorting fields allow you tos select Web sites with common points in the following database fields :
- Theme
- Sub-theme
- Search
The field « theme » allows you to select sites on a selected theme that you can choose in the scrolling list.
The field « sub-theme » allows you to select sites on a selected theme that you can choose in the scrolling list.
The selected list window presents others functions useful for the datas sorting.
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First note that the left column displaying the
site name on a gray background is mandatory and can't be removed.
Lifters on the right and the bottom of the window allow the liste move.
If you click on the grey title of one column, the
list is resorted by numerical (if the field is numerical) or
alphabetical (if the field is alphabetical) order increasing. If you click a second time, the liste is resorted in decreasing order.
"COLUMN WIDTH" FUNCTION
You can adjust columns width if you place the mouse cursor on its limit in the title bar. The cursor becomes a moving vertical line allowing the width setting..
If you can't display all the length of a field
because it's too long (as DESCRIPTION_SITE...), place the mouse cursor
on it. A "bubble" appears containing all the field.
The status bar shows on the left the total number of selected lines.
COPYRIGHTS
WEBLUN © copyrighted by Christian Legrand.
WEBLUN database informations are also copyrighted by Christian Legrand
All use of WEBLUN outside of the Virtual Moon Atlas must obtain first the authorization of the authors.
"WEBLUN" MANUAL END
Les auteurs remercient les utilisateurs de bien vouloir leur signaler toute erreur trouvée dans ce manuel par le biais du forum du site Internet.