README.txt

   1                         Solar Compass
   2                         =============
   3
   4 What is Solar Compass?
   5 -------------------
   6
   7 Solar Compass is an Android application for finding directions using
   8 the position of the sun in the sky.
   9
  10 Downloading
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  12
  13 Latest release of Solar Compass can be downloaded from
  14 http://code.agnibho.com/solarcompass/
  15
  16 The source code is available at https://github.com/agnibho/solarcompass/
  17
  18 Installation
  19 ------------
  20
  21 Please see the file named INSTALL.txt for installation instructions.
  22
  23 Usage
  24 -----
  25
  26 Start the app and place your device horizontally. Now touch the sun
  27 icon on the screen and rotate it towards the position of the sun in
  28 the sky. The compass will automatically rotate to point the directions
  29 once you release the sun icon.
  30
  31 Tips:
  32 To properly find the direction of the sun place your finger vertically
  33 on a horizontal surface. The direction of the shadow will be the exact
  34 opposite direction of the sun.
  35
  36 The left upper corner of the screen contains your location
  37 information. You can touch the button by its side to enter a location
  38 manually.
  39
  40 The right upper corner contains the help button. Clicking it will open
  41 a help screen detailing the usage instructions.
  42
  43 Licensing
  44 ---------
  45
  46 Copyright (c) 2016 Agnibho Mondal
  47 All rights reserved
  48
  49 This file is part of Solar Compass.
  50
  51 Solar Compass is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  52 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  53 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  54 (at your option) any later version.
  55
  56 Solar Compass is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  57 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  58 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  59 GNU General Public License for more details.
  60
  61 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  62 along with Solar Compass.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  63
  64 Contacts
  65 --------
  66
  67 Agnibho Mondal
  68 mondal@agnibho.com
  69 www.agnibho.com