<chapter id="commands"> <title>Command Reference</title> <sect1 id="a-file-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Starts a new Plot by clearing the coordinate system and resetting the function parser.</action></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice><shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Opens an existing document.</action> </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Open Recent</guisubmenu> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Displays a list of recently opened files.</action> Selecting one from this list plots the functions in the file.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Saves the document.</action></para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Saves the document under another name.</action></para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Sends the plot to a printer or file.</action></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Export...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Exports</action> the plotted graphs to an image file.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul"> &Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap> </keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Exits</action> &kmplot;.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-edit-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>Undo the last command.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>Redo the last command that was undone.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Constants...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>Displays the <guilabel>Constants</guilabel> dialog box. See <xref linkend="constants-config"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-view-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu</title> <para>The first three items in the menu are related to zooming.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>1</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>This tool can be operator in two different manners. To zoom in on a point on the graph, click on it. To zoom in on a specific section of the graph, hold and drag the mouse to form a rectangle, which will be the new axes ranges when the mouse button is released.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>2</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>The tool can also be used in two different manners. To zoom out and center on a point, click on that point. To fit the existing view into a rectangle, hold and drag the mouse to form that rectangle.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Fit Widget to Trigonometric Functions</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem><para>The scale will be adapted to trigonometric functions. This works both for radians and degrees.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset View</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>Resets the view. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Coordinate System...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>Displays the <guilabel>Coordinate System</guilabel> dialog box. See <xref linkend="coords-config"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Sliders</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para><action>Toggles</action> the visibility of the slider dialog.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-tools-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu</title> <para>This menu contains some tools for the functions that can be useful:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Calculator</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para>Opens the <guilabel>Calculator</guilabel> dialog.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Plot Area...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para>Select a graph and the x-values in the new dialog that appears. Calculates the integral and draws the area between the graph and the x-axis in the range of the selected x-values in the color of the graph.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Find Minimum...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para>Find the minimum value of the graph in a specified range.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Find Maximum...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para>Find the maximum value of the graph in a specified range.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-settings-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para><action>Toggle on and off the display of the toolbar.</action> The default is on.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Statusbar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para><action>Toggle on and off the display of the status bar at the bottom of the &kmplot; main window.</action> The default is on.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- Is the settings menu the right place for Full Screen Mode, same for Show Sliders ? perhaps better a new menu View with Full Screen, Sliders, and Coordinate System I to III from the menu Edit, usability bugreport against kmplot? --> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo>&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Full Screen Mode</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>With this action you toggle the full screen mode.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para><action>Personalize the keybindings</action> for &kmplot;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para><action>Personalize the toolbars</action> for &kmplot;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure &kmplot;...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para><action>Customize</action> &kmplot;. The options available to you are described in <xref linkend="configuration"/>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-help-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> <para>&kmplot; has a standard &kde; <guimenu>Help</guimenu> as described below, with one addition:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Predefined Math Functions...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para>Opens this handbook with a list of the predefined function names and constants that &kmplot; knows.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>The standard &kde; <guimenu>Help</guimenu> entries are:</para> &help.menu.documentation; </sect1> </chapter> <!-- Local Variables: mode: sgml sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:nil sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "BOOK" "CHAPTER") End: -->