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<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>
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