[genius] Thu Oct 02 23:28:29 2014 Jiri (George) Lebl <jirka 5z com>
- From: George Lebl <jirka src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [genius] Thu Oct 02 23:28:29 2014 Jiri (George) Lebl <jirka 5z com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 04:28:43 +0000 (UTC)
commit 30a9c56a25a37053dd0271ee838d40c214b2b92a
Author: Jiri (George) Lebl <jiri lebl gmail com>
Date: Thu Oct 2 23:28:31 2014 -0500
Thu Oct 02 23:28:29 2014 Jiri (George) Lebl <jirka 5z com>
* help/C/genius.xml: slight update
ChangeLog | 4 ++++
help/C/genius.xml | 8 +++++---
help/genius.txt | 14 +++++++++-----
3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 987ef07..2b3a6de 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Thu Oct 02 23:28:29 2014 Jiri (George) Lebl <jirka 5z com>
+
+ * help/C/genius.xml: slight update
+
Thu Oct 02 19:34:55 2014 Jiri (George) Lebl <jirka 5z com>
* help/C/figures/*.png, help/C/genius.xml: requantize and recompress
diff --git a/help/C/genius.xml b/help/C/genius.xml
index d26bff6..8a2bfe3 100644
--- a/help/C/genius.xml
+++ b/help/C/genius.xml
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ calculator engine. It allows you to run the currently selected program or to
interrupt the current calculation. You can also look at the full expression of
the last answer (useful if the last answer was too large to fit onto the
console), or you can view a listing of the values of all user defined
-variables. Finally it allows plotting functions using a user friendly dialog box.
+variables. You can also monitor user variables, which is especially useful
+while a long calculation is running, or to debug a certain program.
+ Finally the <guilabel>Calculator</guilabel> allows plotting functions using a user
friendly dialog box.
</para>
<para>
The <guilabel>Examples</guilabel> menu is a list of example
@@ -974,7 +976,7 @@ GEL has a number of built-in ‘variables’, such as
they cannot be assigned new values.
There are a number of other built-in variables.
See <xref linkend="genius-gel-function-list-constants" /> for a full list. Note that <varname>i</varname>
is not by default
-the square root of negative one (the imaginary number), and is undefined. If you wish to write the
imaginary number you need to
+the square root of negative one (the imaginary number), and is undefined to allow its use as a counter. If
you wish to write the imaginary number you need to
use <userinput>1i</userinput>.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -1162,7 +1164,7 @@ the code if it is executed too often as there is one more operator involved.
<para>
GEL is similar to other scripting languages in that <literal>#</literal> denotes
a comments, that is text that is not meant to be evaluated. Everything beyond the
- pound sign till the end of line will just be ignored. So
+ pound sign till the end of line will just be ignored. For example,
<programlisting># This is just a comment
# every line in a comment must have its own pond sign
# in the next line we set x to the value 123
diff --git a/help/genius.txt b/help/genius.txt
index 0b909e5..d96974e 100644
--- a/help/genius.txt
+++ b/help/genius.txt
@@ -293,8 +293,11 @@ When You Start Genius
the full expression of the last answer (useful if the
last answer was too large to fit onto the console), or
you can view a listing of the values of all user defined
- variables. Finally it allows plotting functions using a
- user friendly dialog box.
+ variables. You can also monitor user variables, which is
+ especially useful while a long calculation is running,
+ or to debug a certain program. Finally the Calculator
+ allows plotting functions using a user friendly dialog
+ box.
The Examples menu is a list of example programs or
demos. If you open the menu, it will load the example
@@ -820,8 +823,9 @@ Built-in Variables
number of other built-in variables. See the Section called
Constants in the Chapter called List of GEL functions for a
full list. Note that i is not by default the square root of
- negative one (the imaginary number), and is undefined. If you
- wish to write the imaginary number you need to use 1i.
+ negative one (the imaginary number), and is undefined to allow
+ its use as a counter. If you wish to write the imaginary number
+ you need to use 1i.
__________________________________________________________
Previous Result Variable
@@ -997,7 +1001,7 @@ Comments
GEL is similar to other scripting languages in that # denotes a
comments, that is text that is not meant to be evaluated.
Everything beyond the pound sign till the end of line will just
- be ignored. So
+ be ignored. For example,
# This is just a comment
# every line in a comment must have its own pond sign
# in the next line we set x to the value 123
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