<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 ><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 ><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-view-menu"> <title >The <guimenu >Edit</guimenu > Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Colours...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Displays the <guilabel >Colour Settings</guilabel > dialogue box. See <xref linkend="configuration"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Coordinate System...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Displays the <guilabel >Coordinate System</guilabel > dialogue box. See <xref linkend="configuration"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Scaling...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Displays the <guilabel >Scaling Settings</guilabel > dialogue box. See <xref linkend="configuration"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Fonts...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Displays the <guilabel >Font Settings</guilabel > dialogue box. See <xref linkend="configuration"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Coordinate System I</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Show both positive and negative x- and y-values on the grid. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Coordinate System II</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Show positive and negative y-values, but positive x-values only </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Edit</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Coordinate System III</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem ><para >Show only positive x- and y-values. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-functions-menu"> <title >The <guimenu >Plot</guimenu > Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Functions</guimenu > <guimenuitem >New Function Plot...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >Opens the dialogue for creating a new function plot. See <xref linkend="using-kmplot"/>.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Functions</guimenu > <guimenuitem >New Parametric Plot...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >Opens the dialogue for creating a new parametric plot. See <xref linkend="using-kmplot"/>.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Functions</guimenu > <guimenuitem >New Polar Plot...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >Opens the dialogue for creating a new polar plot. See <xref linkend="using-kmplot"/>.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Functions</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Edit Plots...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >Displays the functions dialogue. There you can add, edit and remove functions. See <xref linkend="using-kmplot"/>.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-zoom-menu"> <title >The <guimenu >Zoom</guimenu > Menu</title> <para >The first five items in the menu change zoom-mode.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Zoom</guimenu > <guimenuitem >No Zoom</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >Disable the zoom-mode.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Zoom</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Zoom rectangular</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >Let the user draw a rectangle. The minimum and maximum values will be set to the coordinates of the rectangle.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Zoom</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Zoom in</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >The minimum and maximum values will come closer to each other and the selected point in the graph will be centred.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Zoom</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Zoom out</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >The minimum and maximum values will be more separated from each other and the selected point in the graph will be centred.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Zoom</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Centre a point</guimenuitem > </menuchoice> </term> <listitem ><para >The selected point in the graph will be centred.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice ><guimenu >Zoom</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> </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 statusbar at the bottom of the &kmplot; main window.</action > The default is on.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Settings</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem> <para ><action >Personalise the keybindings</action > for &kmplot;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Settings</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem> <para ><action >Personalise the toolbars</action > for &kmplot;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Settings</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Configure &kmplot;</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem> <para ><action >Customise</action > &kmplot;. The options available to you are described in <xref linkend="configuration"/>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="a-tools-menu"> <title >The <guimenu >Tools</guimenu > Menu</title> <para >This menu constains some tools for the functions that can be useful:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term ><menuchoice ><guimenu >Tools</guimenu > <guimenuitem >Get y-value</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem> <para >Let the user get the y-value from a specific x-value. At the moment, only plot functions are supported. Type a value or expression in the textbox under "X:". In the list below all the available functions are shown. Press the "Calculate" button to find the function's y-value. The result will be shown in the y-value box.</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 >Names...</guimenuitem > </menuchoice ></term> <listitem> <para >Opens a window 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: -->