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    <refnamediv>
        <refname>Getting started</refname>
        <refpurpose>A short introduction to install and load ATOMS modules in Scilab.</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsection>
        <title>Introduction</title>
        <para>
            This page teaches how to get started with ATOMS module manager on the
            scilab platform towards a session example. It describes how one can install
            a module and load it in Scilab environment.
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Atoms</title>
        <para>
            <itemizedlist>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Configure ATOMS to display extra-information:
                    </para>
                    <screen><![CDATA[-->atomsSetConfig('Verbose','True');]]></screen>
                </listitem>
                <para></para>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        List available modules
                        <screen><![CDATA[-->atomsList();

ampl_toolbox - An interface to load .nl files created by AMPL
ANN_Toolbox - ANN Toolbox
conmin - A Scilab interface to the conmin optimization method
CUTEr - Testing environment for optimization and linear algebra solvers
dace_scilab - This is a conversion of the well known DACE kriging toolbox for Matlab.
dde_toolbox - Dynamic Data Exchange client for Scilab
HYDROGRv50 - Models and function for operational hydrology
lolimot - A fast neural network - LOcal LInear MOdel Tree
module_lycee - Scilab pour les lycées
NISP - Non Intrusive Spectral Projection
plotlib - "Matlab-like" Plotting library for Scilab
scilab2c - Translate Scilab code into C code
scipad - Scipad 7.20
simplex - This package contains the simplex optimization method
sndfile_toolbox - Read & write sound files
stixbox - Statistics toolbox for Scilab 5.2
                            ]]></screen>
                    </para>
                </listitem>
                <para></para>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Install a module, download it and extract it. The module is installed but it's not loaded in the scilab environment
                        and its functionalities are not available yet.
                        <screen><![CDATA[-->atomsInstall('NISP');

NISP (2.1) will be installed in the 'allusers' section
Installing NISP (2.1) ... success
                            ]]></screen>
                    </para>
                </listitem>
                <para></para>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Load a module.
                        <tip>
                            By default, a module is added to the list of modules to load at Scilab
                            start when it's installed.
                        </tip>
                        <screen><![CDATA[-->atomsLoad('NISP');

Start NISP Toolbox
Load gateways
Load help
Load demos
                                ]]></screen>
                    </para>
                </listitem>
                <para></para>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        Remove a module:
                        <screen><![CDATA[-->atomsRemove NISP

NISP (2.1) will be removed from the 'allusers' section
the package NISP (2.1) is currently loaded, It will removed at next Scilab restart
]]></screen>
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </itemizedlist>
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="see also">
        <title>See also</title>
        <para>
            More information on the autoload
            system :
            <simplelist type="inline">
                <member>
                    <link linkend="atomsAutoloadList">atomsAutoloadList</link>
                </member>
                <member>
                    <link linkend="atomsAutoloadAdd">atomsAutoloadAdd</link>
                </member>
                <member>
                    <link linkend="atomsAutoloadDel">atomsAutoloadDel</link>
                </member>
            </simplelist>
        </para>
    </refsection>
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