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+====== Installing Rocrail ======
+[[english|{{  rocrail-logo-35.png}}]]
+[[english|Content]] -> [[english#getting started|Getting Started]]
+  *  [[before-en|Before You Start]] | **Installing Rocrail** | [[basic-config-en|Basic Configuration]] | [[digital_central|Command Stations and Digital Devices]] | [[sensors|Sensors ]]
+// \\ // \\
+To use Rocrail, first download and install the software on the computer connected to your layout, and then configure the software to work with your Control Station.\\
+ \\
+===== Windows =====
+==== Download ====
+Installers can be downloaded from:\\
+[[:download-int|{{:icons:software-install.png}}]]\\
+===== Installation =====
+Rocrail uses the free Inno Setup installer http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php \\
+Double klick on the downloaded file to start the installer. \\
+{{rocrail-setup-en.png}}\\
+Accept the defaults and just keep clicking OK if you are not sure what to do. Advanced users can change where Rocrail will be installed.  Once Rocrail is installed, the next step is to start it.\\
+\\
+====Additional options====
+{{setup-en.png}}
+===Demo plan===
+A default plan for testing. If it already exist it will not be overwritten.\\
+===Loco images===
+A default collection of loco images.\\
+===SVG Themes===
+The **[[:symbols-themes-spdr60-en|SVG themes]]** must be (have been) installed to be able Rocview to show plan objects.\\
+\\
+==== Directories ====
+==Meta directory names:==
+  * {app} = The Windows application directory: “''C:\Programme''”, Windows language dependent
+  * {userdocs} = The Windows user directory:  “''C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\username\Eigene Dateien''”, Windows language dependent
+ \\
+^ Directory  ^ Components  ^ Uninstall ^
+| {app}\Rocrail | Binaries; *.exe, *.dll | yes |
+| {app}\Rocrail\svg | SVG Themes | yes |
+| {app}\Rocrail\web | RocWeb files | yes |
+| {userdocs}\Rocrail | Layout files; *.xml | no |
+| {userdocs}\Rocrail\images | Image files; *.png, *.xpm, *.gif | no, some example files will remain |
+| {userdocs}\Rocrail\stylesheets | Stylesheets for documentation | no |
+| {userdocs}\Rocrail\decspecs | RocPro decoder definitions | no |
+ \\
+==== Short Cuts ====
+Both programs will use "''C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\username\Eigene Dateien\Rocrail''" as working directory. (German Windows version example.)\\
+== Rocview ==
+(German Windows version example.)
+<code>
+C:\Programme\Rocrail\rocview.exe -icons "C:\Programme\Rocrail\icons"
+</code>
+ \\
+== Rocrail ==
+(German Windows version example.)
+<code>
+C:\Programme\Rocrail\rocrail.exe -console -l "C:\Programme\Rocrail" -img "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\rob\Eigene Dateien\Rocrail\images"
+</code>
+The **''-img''** command line option will be used for providing images to clients. Remove this option if another image directory is wanted.\\
+ \\
+=====Linux=====
+Installers can be downloaded from:\\
+[[:download-int|{{:icons:software-install.png}}]]\\
+==== Directories ====
+===Meta directory names===
+  * {app} = Common application directory: "**''/opt''**".
+  * {home} = User data directory: "**''$HOME''**". (For example: /home/John)
+ \\
+^ Directory  ^ Components  ^ Uninstall ^
+| {app}/rocrail | Binaries; rocrail, rocview, *.so | yes |
+| {app}/rocrail | Scripts; *.sh | yes |
+| {app}/rocrail/svg | SVG Themes | yes |
+| {app}/rocrail/web | RocWeb files | yes |
+| {home}/rocrail | Layout files; *.xml | no |
+| {home}/rocrail | Ini files; *.ini | no |
+| {home}/rocrail/images | Image files; *.png, *.xpm, *.gif | no, some example files will remain |
+| {home}/rocrail/stylesheets | Stylesheets for documentation | no |
+| {home}/rocrail/decspecs | RocPro decoder definitions | no |\\
+| {home}/rocrail/svg | __Symbolic link__ to the SVG Themes | no, new created after every start |\\
+| {home}/rocrail/web | __Symbolic link__ to the RocWeb files | no, new created after every start |\\
+ \\
+==== Short Cuts ====
+Short cuts are copied in **''/usr/share/applications''** and will mostly show up in the Games menu.\\
+These short cute will call the shell scripts found in the **''{app}/rocrail''**.\\
+ \\
+==== Package install ====
+After downloading the *.deb package to your personal folder (or any other suitable folder), open the package by right-clicking on it and choose "Debian package Manager". This will bring up the package manager. You might need to give your root (or superuser) password at a certain stage of this installation process.
+Choose to install the package. The rest will be done by the package manager.
+It might be that you need to install wxwidgets 3.0. If the package manager does not automatically download and install it for you, use the Synaptics package Manager to get it.
+Alternatively it can be installed with a terminal command:
+<code>
+sudo apt install rocrail-xxxxx-ubuntu1604-amd64.deb
+</code>
+Once Rocrail and Rocview appear in the **Other** section, Rocrail is installed, next step is to start it.
+ \\
+=====macOS=====
+Installers can be downloaded from:\\
+[[:download-int|{{:icons:software-install.png}}]]\\
+==== Directories ====
+===Meta directory names===
+  * {app} = Common application directory: "**''/Applications''**".
+  * {home} = User data directory: "**''$HOME''**". (For example: /Users/John)
+//Rocrail revision 11.618+.//\\
+ \\
+^ Directory  ^ Components  ^ Uninstall ^
+| {app}/Rocrail.app/Contents/MacOS | Binaries; rocrail, rocview, *.dylib | yes |
+| {app}/Rocrail.app/Contents/rocdata/svg | SVG Themes | yes |
+| {app}/Rocrail.app/Contents/rocdata/web | Rocweb files | yes |
+| {home}/rocrail | Layout files; *.xml | no |
+| {home}/rocrail | Ini files; *.ini | no |
+| {home}/rocrail/images | Image files; *.png, *.xpm, *.gif | no |
+| {home}/rocrail/stylesheets | Stylesheets for documentation | no |
+| {home}/rocrail/decspecs | RocPro decoder definitions | no |\\
+| {home}/rocrail/svg | __Symbolic link__ to the SVG Themes | no, the link is recreated after every start \\ Use another directory for user defined themes! |\\
+| {home}/rocrail/web | __Symbolic link__ to the RocWeb files | no, the link is recreated after every start |\\
+ \\
+\\
+=====Startup Rocrail & Rocview=====
+Start the Rocrail server first, then the Rocrview.
+| {{rocrail-start-menu.png}} | {{rocrail-rocgui-started.png}} |
+Later it is explaned how to use the Rocview standalone to make track plans locally and upload them later to the Rocrail server.
+=====Creating your first trackplan=====
+Set the track plan in **Edit** mode and add, delete, modify objects.
+The Rocrail server will save the track plan on exit or on clicking the **Save** toolbar button with the default name "plan.xml" in the working directory.
+| {{rocgui-edit-trackplan.png}} | {{rocgui-view-100.png}} |
+=====Edit session=====
+All actions to edit are done with the mouse. The right button for the context menu and the left to move objects around the plan.
+After some exercises you could end up with a track plan like this:
+{{rocgui-edit-session.png}}
+=====Next steps=====
+  * connecting it to your command station: [[english#command_stations|Command Stations]]
+  * getting switches to work: [[switch-int-en|Switch Interfacing]]
+  * add locomotives: [[loc-gen-en|Settings for a Locomotive]]

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