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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>


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