@tableofcontents
+\htmlonly
+<div align="center">
+\endhtmlonly
+\htmlinclude doc-toc.svg
+\htmlonly
+</div>
+<script>
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+
As @ref starting_components "explained in the introduction," any
SimGrid study must entail the description of the platform on which you
want to simulate your application. You have to describe **each element
