[gnome-calculator] Update number base documentation.



commit 5c987ab5069f9fe5615e51cd9b2e4fed28f02014
Author: PioneerAxon <arth svnit gmail com>
Date:   Wed Dec 18 19:50:44 2013 +0530

    Update number base documentation.
    
    Add documentation for conversion using "in" operator.
    Remove outdated settings entries.
    Edited somehow to add some markups (Baptiste)
    
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=720677

 help/C/base.page           |    6 +++---
 help/C/conv-base.page      |   19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 help/C/number-display.page |   24 ++++++++----------------
 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/base.page b/help/C/base.page
index da06928..54fa1f9 100644
--- a/help/C/base.page
+++ b/help/C/base.page
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
     </p>
     </example>
     <p>
-    When in <link xref="mouse">programming mode</link> there are buttons for binary 
(<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>B</key></keyseq>), octal (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>O</key></keyseq>) and 
hexadecimal (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>).
+    When in <link xref="mouse">programming mode</link>, use the drop-down menu to change the base of the 
calculation.
     </p>
     <p>
-    To set the base that results are shown in change the <link xref="number-display">result format</link>.
+    Keyboard shortcuts can be used to switch to <gui>Binary</gui> 
(<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>B</key></keyseq>), <gui>Octal</gui> 
(<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>O</key></keyseq>), <gui>Decimal</gui> 
(<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>D</key></keyseq>) and <gui>Hexadecilal</gui> 
(<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>) modes.
     </p>
     <p>
-    To change the base of the current result use a base button or 
<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>D</key></keyseq> to show in decimal form.
+    To convert numbers to other base on the fly, <link xref="conv-base">Number Base conversion</link> can be 
used.
     </p>
 </page>
diff --git a/help/C/conv-base.page b/help/C/conv-base.page
index 1917d42..0d1171b 100644
--- a/help/C/conv-base.page
+++ b/help/C/conv-base.page
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@
        <title>Number Bases</title>
     
     <p>
-    To convert between number bases enter a number (or solve an equation) and change the <link 
xref="number-display">result format</link> from the 
<guiseq><gui>Calculator</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> menu.
+    To convert the number to a different base representation use the <em>in</em> operator.
     </p>
+    <example>
+    <p>
+    12 in hex
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    5 in binary
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    1A₁₆ in dec
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    1010₂ in octal
+    </p>
+    </example>
+    <note>
+      <p>Number Base conversions must be performed using the keyboard.</p>
+    </note>
 </page>
diff --git a/help/C/number-display.page b/help/C/number-display.page
index 9d3a377..2712efb 100644
--- a/help/C/number-display.page
+++ b/help/C/number-display.page
@@ -13,28 +13,20 @@
     </p>
     <table>
     <tr>
-    <td><p>Decimal</p></td>
-    <td><p>Results are displayed as decimal numbers</p></td>
+    <td><p><gui>Automatic</gui></p></td>
+    <td><p>Small results are displayed as <gui>Fixed</gui> notation while long results are displayed as 
<gui>Scientific</gui> notation</p></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-    <td><p>Scientific</p></td>
-    <td><p>Results are displayed in <link xref="scientific">scientific notation</link></p></td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr>
-    <td><p>Engineering</p></td>
-    <td><p>Results are displayed in scientific notation except the exponent is always a multiple of 
three</p></td>
+    <td><p><gui>Fixed</gui></p></td>
+    <td><p>Results are always displayed as decimal numbers</p></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-    <td><p>Binary</p></td>
-    <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">binary numbers</link></p></td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr>
-    <td><p>Octal</p></td>
-    <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">octal numbers</link></p></td>
+    <td><p><gui>Scientific</gui></p></td>
+    <td><p>Results are displayed in <link xref="scientific">scientific notation</link></p></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-    <td><p>Hexadecimal</p></td>
-    <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">hexadecimal numbers</link></p></td>
+    <td><p><gui>Engineering</gui></p></td>
+    <td><p>Results are displayed in scientific notation except the exponent is always a multiple of 
three</p></td>
     </tr>
     </table>
     <p>


[Date Prev][Date Next]   [Thread Prev][Thread Next]   [Thread Index] [Date Index] [Author Index]