diff --git a/doc/getting_started.md b/doc/getting_started.md index 85191b5..38ecde0 100644 --- a/doc/getting_started.md +++ b/doc/getting_started.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -##Getting started +##Getting Started -Although the most straightforward way to use Torque is through either the CartoDB editor, or by passing the layer's viz.json to [CartoDB.js](http://docs.cartodb.com/cartodb-platform/cartodb-js/getting-started/), many use cases work best with the standalone [Torque.js](https://github.com/CartoDB/torque/tree/master/dist). Assuming you have a public dataset with a `date` column, it's really simple to create an animated map with the library. First you need to have a Leaflet map prepared in an HTML page: +Although the most straightforward way to use Torque is through either the CartoDB Editor, or by passing the layer's viz.json to [CartoDB.js](http://docs.cartodb.com/cartodb-platform/cartodb-js/getting-started/), many use cases work best with the standalone [Torque.js](https://github.com/CartoDB/torque/tree/master/dist). Assuming you have a public dataset with a `date` column, it is really simple to create an animated map with the library. First, you need to have a Leaflet map prepared in an HTML page: ```html @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Although the most straightforward way to use Torque is through either the CartoD ``` -For Torque to work with your table you only need a username, the name of the table, and a CartoCSS string to style the map. Leaflet's method `addTo` will add the torque layer to the map. `play` runs the animation with the options specified in the CartoCSS properties +For Torque to work with your table, you only need a username, the name of the table, and a CartoCSS string to style the map. Leaflet's method `addTo` adds the Torque layer to the map. `play` runs the animation with the options specified in the CartoCSS properties. ```html ``` -You can use any kind of tile source outside CartoDB, just by specifying the location of a [valid TileJSON](https://github.com/mapbox/tilejson-spec) file: +You can use any kind of tile source outside CartoDB, by specifying the location of a [valid TileJSON](https://github.com/mapbox/tilejson-spec) file: ```javascript var torqueLayer = new L.TorqueLayer({ @@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ Optionally, it is also possible to use a custom SQL query for your visualization }); ``` -Like in a video player, you can use animation control methods such as `play`, `stop` and `pause` at any point. Torque's animator fires a `change:time` event each time the animation "ticks" to the next frame, and there are a number of properties and methods that can be run during playback, which are detailed in the [API documentation](../torque_api.md). At any point, for example, the styling of the layer's markers can be changed using the `layer.setCartoCSS('##style##')`. +Like in a video player, you can use animation control methods such as `play`, `stop` and `pause` at any point. Torque's animator fires a `change:time` event each time the animation "ticks" to the next frame, and there are a number of properties and methods that can be run during playback, which are detailed in the [API documentation](/cartodb-platform/torque/torqueapi/). At any point, for example, the styling of the layer's markers can be changed using the `layer.setCartoCSS('##style##')`. -##Usage examples +##Usage Examples The best way to start learning about the library is by taking a look at some of the examples below: * A basic example using the WWI British Navy dataset - ([view live](http://cartodb.github.io/torque/examples/navy_leaflet.html) / [source code](https://github.com/CartoDB/torque/blob/master/examples/navy_leaflet.html))