<chapter id="configuration"> <title>Configuring &kmplot;</title> <para>To access the &kmplot; configuration dialog, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &kmplot;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The settings for <guimenuitem>Constants...</guimenuitem> can only be changed from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu and the <guimenuitem>Coordinate System...</guimenuitem> only from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu. </para> <sect1 id="general-config"> <title><guilabel>General</guilabel> Configuration</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Screenshot of the General Settings dialog</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="settings-general.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Screenshot of the General Settings dialog</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para>Here you can set global settings which automatic will be saved when you exit &kmplot;. you can set angle-mode (radians and degrees), zoom in and zoom out factors, and whether to show advanced plot tracing. </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="diagram-config"> <title><guilabel>Diagram</guilabel> Configuration</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Screenshot of the Diagram Appearance dialog</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="settings-diagram.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Screenshot of the Diagram Appearance dialog</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para>You can set the <guilabel>Grid Style</guilabel> to one of four options: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>None</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>No gridlines are drawn on the plot area</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Lines</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Straight lines form a grid of squares on the plot area.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Crosses</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Crosses are drawn to indicate points where x and y have integer values (⪚, (1,1), (4,2) &etc;).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Polar</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Lines of constant radius and of constant angle are drawn on the plot area.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> <para>Other options for the diagram appearance can also be configured: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Axis width:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Sets the width of the lines representing the axes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Line width:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Sets the width of the lines used for drawing the grid.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Tic width:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Sets the width of the lines representing tics on the axes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Tic length:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Sets the length of the lines representing tics on the axes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show labels</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If checked, the names (x, y) of the axes are shown on the plot and the axes' tics are labeled.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show axes</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If checked, the axes are visible.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show arrows</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If checked, the axes are displayed with arrows at their ends.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="colors-config"> <title><guilabel>Colors</guilabel> Configuration</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Screenshot of the Colors dialog</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="settings-colors.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Screenshot of the Colors dialog</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para> In the <guilabel>Coords</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Colors</guilabel> configuration dialog, you can change the colors of the axes, the grid and the background of the main &kmplot; area. </para> <para>The <guilabel>Default Function Colors</guilabel> control which colors are cycled through when creating new functions.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="font-config"> <title><guilabel>Fonts</guilabel> Configuration</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Screenshot of the Fonts dialog</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="settings-fonts.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Screenshot of the Fonts dialog</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Axis labels</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>The font used for drawing the axis numbers and x/y labels.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Diagram label</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>The font used for drawing diagram labels (⪚, those showing the plot name or extreme points).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Header table</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>The font used for drawing the header when printing a plot.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </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: -->