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<bookinfo>
<title>The &cantor; Handbook</title>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<personname>
<firstname>Alexander</firstname>
<surname>Rieder</surname>
</personname>
<email>alexanderrieder@gmail.com</email>
</author>
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</authorgroup>

<copyright>
<year>2009</year>
<holder>Alexander Rieder</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>

<date>2023-11-29</date>
<releaseinfo>Applications 23.08</releaseinfo>

<abstract>
<para>
&cantor; is an application, aimed at providing a
nice worksheet view to other Free Software Math packages.
</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>kdeedu</keyword>
<keyword>mathematics</keyword>
<keyword>math</keyword>
<keyword>statistics</keyword>
<keyword>Cantor</keyword>
<keyword>Julia</keyword>
<keyword>Lua</keyword>
<keyword>Maxima</keyword>
<keyword>Octave</keyword>
<keyword>Python</keyword>
<keyword>Qalculate</keyword>
<keyword>R</keyword>
<keyword>Sage</keyword>
<keyword>Scilab</keyword>
</keywordset>

</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<para>
&cantor; is an application to allow you to you use your favorite
mathematical applications from within an elegant &kde;-integrated
Worksheet Interface. It provides dialogs to assist with common tasks
and allows you to share your worksheets with others.
</para>
</chapter>

<chapter id="using-kapp">
<title>Using &cantor;</title>

<para>
Screenshot:
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Here is a screenshot of &cantor;</screeninfo>
	<mediaobject>
	  <imageobject>
	    <imagedata fileref="screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>Screenshot</phrase>
	  </textobject>
	</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</para>


<sect1 id="kapp-features">
<title>&cantor; features</title>
<itemizedlist>
  <listitem><para>Intuitive worksheet view for evaluating expressions.</para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>Results of graph plotting shown inside the worksheet.</para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>Easy plugin-based structure to allow different backends to be added.</para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>GetHotNewStuff integration to allow example worksheets to be downloaded (or uploaded).</para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>Mathematical formula typesetting using &latex;.</para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>Backend-aware syntax highlighting.</para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>Plugin-based assistant dialogs to help with common tasks, such as integrating a function, or entering a matrix.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="backends">
<title>The &cantor; backends</title>
<para>
  &cantor; offers you several choices for the backends you wish to use with it.
  The choice to make depends on what you want to achieve.
</para>
<para>
  Currently the following backends are available:
  <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Sage:</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL.
	  It combines the power of many existing open-source packages, within a common Python-based interface.
	  See <ulink url="https://sagemath.org">https://sagemath.org</ulink> for more information.
	</para>
	</listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Maxima:</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numeric expressions,
	  including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms,
	  ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, sets,
	  lists, vectors, matrices, and tensors. Maxima yields high-precision numeric results
	  by using exact fractions, arbitrary precision integers, and variable precision
	  floating point numbers. Maxima can plot functions and data in two and three dimensions.
	  See <ulink url="http://maxima.sourceforge.net">http://maxima.sourceforge.net</ulink> for more information.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>R:</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, similar to the S language and environment.
	  It provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling,
	  classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, data science, ...)
	  and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible. The S language is often the
	  vehicle of choice for research in statistical methodology,
	  and R provides an open-source route to this.
	  See <ulink url="https://www.r-project.org">https://www.r-project.org</ulink> for more information.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Julia:</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
    Julia is a high-level, high-performance, general-purpose dynamic programming
    language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of
    other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated
    compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical accuracy, and an
    extensive mathematical function library.
	  See <ulink url="https://julialang.org/">Julia website</ulink> for more information.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>&kalgebra;:</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  &kalgebra; is a MathML-based graph calculator, that ships with &kde; Education project.
	  See <ulink url="https://edu.kde.org/kalgebra/">https://edu.kde.org/kalgebra/</ulink> for more information.
	  </para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Qalculate!:</term>
      <listitem>
  <para>
    Qalculate! is not your regular software replication of the cheapest
    available calculator. Qalculate! aims to make full use of the superior
    interface, power and flexibility of modern computers. The center of
    attention in Qalculate! is the expression entry. Instead of entering each
    number in a mathematical expression separately, you can directly write the
    whole expression and later modify it. The interpretation of expressions is
    flexible and fault tolerant, and if you nevertheless do something wrong,
    Qalculate! will tell you so. Not fully solvable expressions are however not
    errors. Qalculate! will simplify as far as it can and answer with an
    expression. In addition to numbers and arithmetic operators, an expression
    may contain any combination of variables, units, and functions.
    See <ulink url="https://qalculate.github.io/">https://qalculate.github.io/</ulink> for more information.
  </para>
  </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Python2 and Python3:</term>
      <listitem>
  <para>
    Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used
in a wide variety of application domains. There are several Python packages
to scientific programming.
  </para>
  <para>Python is distributed under Python Software Foundation license (GPL compatible).
    See the <ulink url="https://www.python.org/">official website</ulink> for more information.
  </para>
  <note>
    <para>
      This backend adds an additional item to the &cantor;'s main menu, <guimenu>Package</guimenu>. The only item of this menu is <menuchoice><guimenu>Package</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import Package</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This item can be used to import Python packages to the worksheet.
    </para>
  </note>
    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Scilab:</term>
      <listitem>
  <para>
    Scilab is an free software, cross-platform numerical computational package
    and a high-level, numerically oriented programming language.
  </para>
  <para>Scilab is distributed under CeCILL license (GPL compatible).
    See <ulink url="https://www.scilab.org/">https://www.scilab.org/</ulink> for more information.
  </para>
  <warning>
    <para>
      You need Scilab version 5.5 or higher to be installed in your system to make this backend usable.
    </para>
  </warning>
  </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Octave:</term>
      <listitem>
  <para>
    &GNU; Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical
    computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for
    solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other
    numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with <ulink url="https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html">MATLAB</ulink>.
    See <ulink url="https://octave.org/">https://octave.org/</ulink> for more information.
    </para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Lua:</term>
      <listitem>
  <para>
    Lua is a fast and lightweight scripting language, with a simple procedural syntax. There are several libraries in Lua aimed at math and science.
  </para>
  <para>
    See <ulink url="https://www.lua.org/">https://www.lua.org/</ulink> for more information.
  </para>
  <para>
    This backend supports <ulink url="https://luajit.org/">LuaJIT 2</ulink>.
  </para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="workspace">
<title>The &cantor; Workspace</title>
<para>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; Workspace</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; Workspace</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</para>
<para>
  The Worksheet interface of &cantor; consists of three parts:
  <orderedlist>
    <listitem><para>The tab bar, where you can switch through the open worksheets.</para></listitem>
    <listitem><para>A help panel, where help for a specific command is displayed if you enter <userinput>?? <replaceable>command</replaceable></userinput>, <userinput>describe(<replaceable>command</replaceable>)</userinput> or <userinput>example(<replaceable>command</replaceable>)</userinput> (<application>Maxima</application> backend).</para></listitem>
    <listitem><para>A Variable Manager panel where you can see the list of all available variables on the current worksheet. The Help and Variable Manager panels are shown as tabs on a sidebar of a &cantor; window. Variable manager can be used for Maxima (if enabled on <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &cantor;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> <guilabel>Maxima</guilabel> page), &kalgebra;, Octave, Python2, Python3, Qalculate, and Scilab backends only.</para></listitem>
    <listitem><para>The worksheet itself.</para></listitem>
  </orderedlist>
</para>
<sect2 id="worksheet">
<title>The Worksheet</title>
<para>
  The worksheet is the basic area for working with &cantor;.  Using it, you can enter
  expressions, allow the backend to perform calculations, and look at the results.
  The commands the worksheets accept depend on the chosen backend, so you should
  learn the appropriate backend syntax (the <guibutton>Show Help</guibutton> button takes you there directly).
  If you know the command, but you need additional information, you can type "? <replaceable>command</replaceable>",
  and contextual help will appear on the right of the worksheet.
  If you want to see some example worksheets, you can go to <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Download Example Worksheets</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item, and download worksheets other users have published.
</para>
<para>
  To control each command entry of the worksheet you can use control buttons shown at the right part of the worksheet when hovering the entry field with a mouse cursor. There are three basic actions for each entry: <guilabel>Evaluate Entry</guilabel> to update the result of calculations for the entry, <guilabel>Drag Entry</guilabel> to move the entry at the other place of the current worksheet and <guilabel>Remove Entry</guilabel> to remove the entry from the current worksheet.
</para>
<para>
  Font settings and alignment of worksheet entries can be changed using a toolbar above the worksheet.
</para>
<sect3 id="worksheet-settings">
  <title>Settings</title>
  <para>
    The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu allows you to change some settings of the appearance of your
    current worksheet.
  </para>
  <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Typeset using LaTeX</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  This setting changes the way results are presented to you. If enabled, it passes the result through
	  the &latex; system, to produce visually appealing formulas. For example, <quote>3*x^2*sqrt(2)*x+2/3</quote> becomes
	  <inlinemediaobject>
	      <imageobject>
		<imagedata fileref="latex_formula.png" format="PNG"/>
	      </imageobject>
	      <textobject><phrase>3*x^2*sqrt(2)*x+2/3</phrase></textobject>
	  </inlinemediaobject>
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Syntax Highlighting</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Syntax Highlighting increases the readability of code, by highlighting
	  keywords, or matching brackets in different colors.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>Completion</term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  When this is enabled, &cantor; will show you possible completions
	  for the command you are currently typing when you press the Tab-key. If there is only one choice
	  remaining, it will insert the rest of the command for you.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
    <term>Line Numbers</term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
	This setting controls whether the different expressions should have a number in front.  This allows you
	to recall older results - in Maxima, for instance, this is done with the <quote>%O1</quote> command.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
    <term>Animate Worksheet</term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
  This setting controls whether the different animations will be used to highlight changes on a worksheet.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
    <term>Embedded Math</term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
  This setting controls whether rendering math expressions inside <literal>$$..$$</literal> in Text and &Markdown; entries is enabled by default (needs <application>pdflatex</application> installed).
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="assistant-dlgs">
<title>The assistant dialogs</title>
<para>
There are several assistant dialogs implemented in &cantor; to alleviate some basic operations.
</para>
<para>
These dialogs can be accessed using the main menu items. Each backend has its own assistant dialogs.
</para>
<sect2 id="create-matrix-dlg">
<title>The Create Matrix dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; matrix creation dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="create-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; matrix creation dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog can be used to input matrices. You can define matrix dimensions and its elements.
</para>
<para>
It is possible to navigate between cells quickly during input using the &Tab; key.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="compute-invert-dlg">
<title>Matrix operation dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; matrix input dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="matrix-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; matrix input dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering name of the matrix to compute its eigenvectors, eigenvalues or invert matrix. The default value (<userinput>%</userinput>) is used to refer to the previous result of calculation or input.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="calculate-derivative-dlg">
<title>Differentiation dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; differentiation dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="differentiate-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; differentiation dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering expression of the function to differentiate, the name of the variable and the order of derivative.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="calculate-integral-dlg">
<title>Integration dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; integration dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="integrate-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; integration dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering expression of the function to integrate, the name of the variable and the limits of integration (for the definite integral).
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="calculate-solve-dlg">
<title>Solve equations dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; solve equation dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="solve-equations-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; solve equation dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering equations to solve (each equation in a separate line) and the variables to determine (separated by the comma).
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="package-import-dlg">
<title>Package import dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; package import dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="import-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; package import dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering name of the package to import (&eg; <userinput>numpy</userinput> for Python).
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="plot-dlg">
<title>Plot dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot dialog (Functions tab)</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="plot-dlg1.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot dialog (Functions tab)</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
The options of this dialog are separated into two groups using tabs. The <guilabel>Functions</guilabel> tab allows entering functions to plot.
</para>
<para>
To enter new function click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. Double-click on the <guilabel>Title</guilabel> cell and enter the title, then double-click on the <guilabel>Expression</guilabel> cell and enter the function expression.
</para>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot dialog (Options tab)</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="plot-dlg2.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot dialog (Options tab)</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
The <guilabel>Options</guilabel> tab is used to define plot and legend options. You can fine-tune almost every plot option to obtain the pleasant look of your figure.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="plot2d-dlg">
<title>Plot 2D dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot 2D dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="plot2d-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot 2D dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering expression of the function, its variable and the limits for this variable.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="plot3d-dlg">
<title>Plot 3D dialog</title>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot 3D dialog</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="plot3d-dlg.png" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>Screenshot of the &cantor; plot 3D dialog</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This dialog allows entering expression of the function, its variables and the limits for each variable.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="commands">
<title>Command Reference</title>

<sect1 id="kapp-mainwindow">
<title>The main &cantor; window</title>

<para>
&cantor; has the common &kde; menu items, for more information read the <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/menus.html"
>Menu</ulink> chapter of the &kde; Fundamentals.
</para>

<para>Below is the list of the additional or special menu items in &cantor;. Please note that some menus are only shown for backends that have corresponding implementation.
</para>

<sect2 id="file-menu">
<title>The File Menu</title>
<para>
<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>Creates a new worksheet with the default backend.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem><replaceable>Backend</replaceable></guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Creates a new worksheet with the chosen backend.</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>Open a supported new worksheet with the file dialog.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Open Recent</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Choose a worksheet from a list of recently used files.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Download Example Worksheets</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the dialog to download examples uploaded by other &cantor; users with
 <ulink url="https://userbase.kde.org/Special:MyLanguage/Glossary#Get_Hot_New_Stuff">GetHotNewStuff</ulink>.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Open Example</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the dialog to choose an example to load.</action> The examples should be downloaded with <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Download Example Worksheets</guimenuitem></menuchoice> beforehand.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Save Plain Text</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Allows saving the current worksheet as a plain text document.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Export to LaTeX</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Allows saving the current worksheet as a &latex; document.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Publish Worksheet</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the dialog to publish your current worksheet and make it available to other &cantor; users through
 <ulink url="https://userbase.kde.org/Special:MyLanguage/Glossary#Get_Hot_New_Stuff">GetHotNewStuff</ulink>.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Run Script</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Allows to load and run the batch scripts for the current backend.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="view-menu">
<title>The View Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Panels</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Allows you to toggle the visibility of some tabs in the sidebar. Choices are:
<variablelist>
  <varlistentry>
  <term><guimenuitem>File Browser</guimenuitem></term>
  <listitem><para><action>Toggles</action> the visibility of the <guilabel>File Browser</guilabel> tab in the sidebar.</para></listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
  <term><guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem></term>
  <listitem><para><action>Toggles</action> the visibility of the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> tab in the sidebar.</para></listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
  <term><guimenuitem>Variable Manager</guimenuitem></term>
  <listitem><para><action>Toggles</action> the visibility of the <guilabel>Variable Manager</guilabel> tab in the sidebar.</para></listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Zoom in</action> the current worksheet by 10%.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Zoom out</action> the current worksheet by 10%.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Script Editor</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the batch script editor window for the current backend.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="worsheet-menu">
<title>The Worksheet Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>E</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Evaluate Worksheet</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Triggers</action> the evaluation of the whole worksheet.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;&Enter;</keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Evaluate Entry</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Triggers</action> the current entry evaluation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Enter;</keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Insert Command Entry</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Inserts a new command entry below the current cursor position.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Insert Text Entry</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Inserts a new text entry below the current cursor position.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Insert Markdown Entry</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Inserts a &Markdown; entry below the current cursor position.</action>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Insert LaTeX Entry</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Inserts a &latex; entry below the current cursor position.</action>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Insert Image</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Inserts an image below the current cursor position.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Insert Page Break</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Inserts the page break below the current cursor position.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Collapse All Results</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Collapse all results of the command entry.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Expand All Results</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Expand all results of the command entry.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Remove All Results</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Remove all results of the command entry.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;&Del;</keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Worksheet</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Remove current Entry</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Removes</action> current entry from the worksheet.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="linear-algebra-menu">
<title>The Linear Algebra Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Linear Algebra</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Create Matrix</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="create-matrix-dlg">matrix creation assistant dialog</link>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Linear Algebra</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Compute Eigenvalues</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="compute-invert-dlg">matrix name input assistant dialog</link> to compute its eigenvalues and dimensions of the multiplicities of the eigenvalues in the corresponding order.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Linear Algebra</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Compute Eigenvectors</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="compute-invert-dlg">matrix name input assistant dialog</link> to compute its eigenvalues, dimensions of the multiplicities of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the corresponding order.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Linear Algebra</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Invert Matrix</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="compute-invert-dlg">matrix name input assistant dialog</link> to find the inverse of the matrix.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="calculate-menu">
<title>The Calculate Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Calculate</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Differentiate</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="calculate-derivative-dlg">differentiation parameters dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Calculate</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Integrate</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="calculate-integral-dlg">integration parameters dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Calculate</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Solve equations</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="calculate-solve-dlg">parameters input dialog</link> to solve linear and non-linear equations.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="package-menu">
<title>The Package Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Package</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Import Package</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="package-import-dlg">package import dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="plot-menu">
<title>The Plot Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Plot</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Plot</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="plot-dlg">plot parameters dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Plot</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Plot 2D</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="plot2d-dlg">plot parameters dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Plot</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Plot 3D</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> the <link linkend="plot3d-dlg">plot parameters dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="settings-help-menu">
<title>The Settings and Help Menu</title>
<para>
&cantor; has the common &kde; <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> and <guimenu>Help</guimenu>
menu items, for more information read the sections about the <ulink
url="help:/fundamentals/menus.html#menus-settings">Settings Menu</ulink> and
<ulink url="help:/fundamentals/menus.html#menus-help">Help Menu</ulink>
of the &kde; Fundamentals.
</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="faq">
<title>Questions and Answers</title>

<qandaset id="faqlist">
<qandaentry>
  <question><para>The Menu Item <guimenuitem>Typeset using LaTeX</guimenuitem> is not available</para></question>
  <answer><para>Not every backend supports every option. Current version supports &latex; output for Maxima, Qalculate! and Sage backends.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
  <question><para>I have installed Sage/Maxima or other supported CAS, but the appropriate backend does not appear.</para></question>
  <answer>
    <para>
      One possible explanation is that &cantor; did not correctly detect the location. Go to the <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &cantor;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog and change
      the <guilabel>Path</guilabel> to the appropriate application on the backend's page.
    </para>
  </answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
  <question><para>What a peculiar name - what does it have to do with mathematics?</para></question>
  <answer><para>&cantor; is named after the German mathematician <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Cantor">Georg Cantor</ulink>, the creator of set theory.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>

<chapter id="credits">

<title>Credits and License</title>

<para>
&cantor;
</para>
<para>
Program copyright 2009-2011 Alexander Rieder <email>alexanderrieder@gmail.com</email>
</para>

<para>
Documentation Copyright &copy; 2009-2011 Alexander Rieder <email>alexanderrieder@gmail.com</email>
</para>

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