WEBLUN©

Web sites manager of theVirtual Moon Atlas
Documentation for the version 8

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 analways more useful software for lunar observers easy to use "in the field".
We always try to define the more easy to use abilities and interface.
Here is why we have incorporated in the VMA, a database manager called "WEBLUN"(Copyrighted name) that allows you if you have an Internet link to connect to lunar
specialized Web sites.
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It contains the most useful functionalities. We wish you to read this documentation while
using the module to discover all the functions.
Good use and we hope that you will appreciate this new software and that you will
promote it around you.
Thank you very much for your confidence.

Christian Legrand & Patrick Chevalley

THE WEBLUN MODULE :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 or in
the ATLUN module if you use the WEBLUN button in the buttons bar. You can also
launch it with the context menu "Right click".

THE WEBLUN SCREENWEBLUN 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 cancontinue your lunar survey while connecting to the Web sites.
WEBLUN window presents :- The Menus bar- The "List" window- The Status bar

THE MENUS BAR

THE "FILE" MENU
Traditional in all Windows (R) software, in WEBLUN, its role is only to come back todefaut 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.

THE SORTING FIELDS

Three sorting fields allow you tos select Web sites with common points in the following
database fields :- Theme- Sub-theme- SearchThe field « Theme » allows you to select sites on a selected theme that you can choosein the scrolling list.

The field « Sub-theme » allows you to select sites on a selected theme that you canchoose in the scrolling list.

The two "Search" fields allow you to select sites presenting in the field selected by thescrolling list at left and containing the alphanumerical chain that you enter in the rightfield.

THE "SELECTED LIST" WINDOWThe 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 isnumerical) or alphabetical (if the field is alphabetical) order increasing. If you click asecond 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..

Push the left mouse button, stay pushed and go on left or right to increase or decrease
the column width.

OTHERS FUNCTIONS
If you can't display a complete field because it's too long (as DESCRIPTION_SITE),
place the mouse cursor on it. A "bubble" appears containing all the field.
Also, if you double-click a line, your Web browser is launched and it connects to theaddress of the site.

THE STATUS BAR

The status bar shows on the left the total number of selected lines.

THE WEBLUN DATABASE :DATABASE PRESENTATIONThis database is certainly and presently the most complete possible. Inside, you will findnear one hundred 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
You will find the following fields :SITE_NAME :A concise name of the site briefly describing the site if possible
NOM_SITE :French translation of SITE_NAMELANGUAGE :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 indicatedas "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- 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 "Lunarprobe" Theme has been subdivided for each of the lunar probes existing. In the sameway, the theme "SpDans certains thèmes, il est possible de classer les sites en sousthèmes. Ainsi le thème « Sonde lunaire » est subdivisé pour chacune des sondeslunaires. De même, le thème « Site spécialisé » est subdivisé dans les sous-thèmessuivants :- General- Observing guides- Volcanism- Mineralogy- Anomalies and LTP- Selenography- Nomenclature- Eclipses- Links list
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 thedatabase. Please contact Ch. Legrand at chlegrand@free.fr.
We are looking for sites with the following themes :- Site presenting lunaramateur images with a very high resolution (about 0,5 to 1 km/pix)- Site describing lunar formations
The authors will decide the inclusion or not in the database. If not, suggestions will beindicated to you to conform to the WEBLUN needs..

COPYRIGHTSWEBLUN and WEBLUN database informations are copyrighted by Christian Legrand.
All use of WEBLUN outside of the Virtual Moon Atlas must obtain first the authorization ofthe authors.

"WEBLUN" MANUAL END
Copyright Christian Legrand & Patrick Chevalley / 2023
The authors kindly ask users to report any errors found in this manual to them throughthe website forum..