<p>
  Some features of the LTPDA Toolbox require additional 3rd-party software to be installed. These are listed below.
</p>
<p>
  <hr>
  <h2>Graphviz</h2>

  <p>In order to use the commands listed below, the <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/')">Graphviz</a> package must be installed.</p>

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    <table cellspacing="0" class="body" cellpadding="4" border="2">
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      <thead>
        <tr valign="top">
          <th bgcolor="#B2B2B2">Method</th>
          <th bgcolor="#B2B2B2">Description</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>

        <!-- history/dotview -->
        <tr valign="top">
          <td bgcolor="#F2F2F2">
            <p><tt>history/dotview</tt></p>
          </td>
          <td bgcolor="#F2F2F2">
            <p>Convert a history object to a tree-diagram using the DOT interpreter.</p>
          </td>
        </tr>

        <!-- ssm/dotview -->
        <tr valign="top">
          <td bgcolor="#F2F2F2">
            <p><tt>ssm/dotview</tt></p>
          </td>
          <td bgcolor="#F2F2F2">
            <p>Convert the statespace model object to a block-diagram using the DOT interpreter.</p>
          </td>
        </tr>

        <!-- report -->
        <tr valign="top">
          <td bgcolor="#F2F2F2">
            <p><tt>report</tt></p>
          </td>
          <td bgcolor="#F2F2F2">
            <p>Generates a HTML report about the input objects which includes a DOT block-diagram of the history.</p>
          </td>
        </tr>

      </tbody>
    </table>
  </p>

    <p>The following installation guidelines can be used for different platforms</p>
    <ul>
      <li><p><a href="#windows"/>Installation Guide for Windows</p></li>
      <li><p><a href="#mac"/>Installation Guide for Mac OS X</p></li>
      <li><p><a href="#linux"/>Installation Guide for Linux</p></li>
    </ul>

    <h3><a name="windows"/> Windows </h3>

    <p>
      <ol>
        <li><p>Download the relevant package from Downloads section of <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/')">www.graphviz.org</a>.</p></li>
        <li><p>Install the package by following the relevant instructions.</p></li>
        <li><p>Set the two relevant preferences with your LTPDA Preferences Panel</p></li>
        <ol>
          <li>For this start the LTPDApres<br />
            <br />
            <table cellspacing="0" class="note" summary="Note" cellpadding="5" border="1">
              <tr width="90%">
                <td>>> LTPDAprefs
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
            <br />
          </li>
          <li>or press the "LTPDA Preferences" button on the LTPDA Launch Bay<br />
            <br></br>
            <img src="images/LTPDAlauncher.png" alt="Interpolate" border="0"></img>
            <br />
            <br />
          </li>
          <li style="margin-top:1ex">Select on your LTPDA Preferences Panel the category "External Programs"<br />
            <br />
            <img src="images/LTPDAprefs_ExtProg.png" alt="Interpolate" border="0"></img>          <br />
            <br />
          </li>
          <li style="margin-top:1ex">Set the path to the 'dot.exe' binary in the editable text field "DOT binary". If you perform the default installation, this should be something like:
            <br>'c:\Program Files\Graphviz2.20\bin\dot.exe';</br>
          </li>
          <li>Define in the editable text field "DOT format" the graphics format to output. See <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/doc/info/output.html')">formats</a> for available formats. To view the final graphics file you must have a suitable viewer for that graphics format installed on the system. For example, to output as PDF
          </li>
        </ol>
      </ol>
    </p>

    <h3><a name="mac"/> Mac OS X </h3>
    <p>
      <ol>
        <li>Choose from:</li>
        <ol>
          <li> From graphviz:</li>
          <ul>
            <li>Download the relevant package from Downloads section of <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/')">www.graphviz.org</a>.</li>
            <li>Install the package by following the relevant instructions.</li>
          </ul>
          <li> From Fink:</li>
          <ul>
            <li> If you use the fink package manager, in a terminal: <tt>> fink install graphviz</tt></li>
          </ul>
        </ol>
        <li>Set the two relevant preferences with your LTPDA Preferences Panel.</li>
        <ol>
          <li>Start the LTPDA Preferences Panel. For this follow the step 3.1 or 3.2 of the window installation.</li>
          <li>Set the path to the 'dot' binary in the editable text field "DOT binary". If you perform the default installation from fink, this should be something like:
            <br>'/sw/bin/dot'</br>
          </li>
          <li>Define in the editable text field "DOT format" the graphics format to output. See <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/doc/info/output.html')">formats</a> for available formats. To view the final graphics file you must have a suitable viewer for that graphics format installed on the system. For example, to output as PDF
          </li>
        </ol>
      </ol>
    </p>

    <h3><a name="linux"/> Linux </h3>

    <p>
      <ol>
        <li>Choose from:</li>
        <ol>
          <li> From graphviz:</li>
          <ul>
            <li>Download the relevant package from Downloads section of <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/')">www.graphviz.org</a>.</li>
            <li>Install the package by following the relevant instructions.</li>
          </ul>
          <li> From terminal (Ubuntu):</li>
          <ul>
            <li>Please type in a terminal: <tt>>sudo apt-get install graphviz</tt></li>
          </ul>
          <li> From graphical package manager like <b>YaSt, Synaptic, Adept, ...</b></li>
          <ul>
            <li>Start your graphical package manager</li>
            <li>Search for the <tt>>graphviz</tt> package</li>
            <li>Select the package and all depending packes and install these packages.</li>
          </ul>
        </ol>
        <li>Set the two relevant preferences with your LTPDA Preferences Panel.</li>
        <ol>
          <li>Start the LTPDA Preferences Panel. For this follow the step 3.1 or 3.2 of the window installation.</li>
          <li>Set the path to the 'dot' binary in the editable text field "DOT binary". If you perform the default installation from the terminal, this should be something like:
            <br>'/usr/bin/dot';</br>
            <br>even 'dot' without the path should work</br>
          </li>
          <li>Define in the editable text field "DOT format" the graphics format to output. See <a href="matlab:web('http://www.graphviz.org/doc/info/output.html')">formats</a> for available formats. To view the final graphics file you must have a suitable viewer for that graphics format installed on the system. For example, to output as PDF
          </li>
        </ol>
        <li>Define a programm in MATLAB which opens the file.</li>
        <ol>
          <li>The default programm to open a pdf file is the Acrobat Reader</li>
          <li>Define another program under File -> Preferences -> Help -> PDF Reader</li>
        </ol>
      </ol>
    </p>
  </p>