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==Installing TaxiDraw==
==Installing TaxiDraw==
On Windows, simply unzip the downloaded zip archive to a suitable location. On Linux, the source will need compiling - the only dependency is on [http://www.wxwidgets.org/ wxWidgets], version wxGTK-2.6.x is known to work. If using packages make sure you install the -dev package if required to get the headers.  
On Windows, simply unzip the downloaded zip archive to a suitable location. On Linux, the source will need compiling - the only dependency is on [http://www.wxwidgets.org/ wxWidgets], version wxGTK-2.6.x is known to work. If using packages make sure you install the -dev package if required to get the headers.<br/> Ubuntu and debian users can install the cvs version see: [[Ubuntu_fg_tools]]


===Downloading the raw data===
===Downloading the raw data===
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[[Image:taxidraw_working.png|thumb|270px|KSFO in TaxiDraw]]
[[Image:taxidraw_working.png|thumb|270px|KSFO in TaxiDraw]]
To check that TaxiDraw works OK with the data you have configured as above, press Ctrl+N (or File->New) and enter "KSFO" (without the quotes) in the airport-selector dialog box that comes up. You should see the wait cursor for a few moments as it reads the file, and then the KSFO runways and taxiways should be displayed as shown right of this text.
To check that TaxiDraw works OK with the data you have configured as above, press Ctrl+N (or File->New) and enter "KSFO" (without the quotes) in the airport-selector dialog box that comes up. You should see the wait cursor for a few moments as it reads the file, and then the KSFO runways and taxiways should be displayed as shown right of this text.
If you don't see this, then you need to make sure that TaxiDraw is properly configured to find some valid, unzipped, data before proceeding.  
If you don't see this, then you need to make sure that TaxiDraw is properly configured to find some valid, unzipped, data before proceeding.


==External Links==
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