# Command Reference

## The File Menu

&Ctrl;N File New

- Starts a new Plot by clearing the coordinate system and resetting the function parser.

&Ctrl;O File Open...

- Opens an existing document.

&Ctrl;S File Save

- Saves the document.

File Save As...

- Saves the document under another name.

&Ctrl;P File Print...

- Sends the plot to a printer or file.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

- Exits &kmplot;.

## The Edit Menu

Edit Colours...

- Displays the Colour Settings dialogue box. See configuration.

Edit Coordinate System...

- Displays the Coordinate System dialogue box. See configuration.

Edit Scaling...

- Displays the Scaling Settings dialogue box. See configuration.

Edit Fonts...

- Displays the Font Settings dialogue box. See configuration.

Edit Coordinate System I

- Show both positive and negative x- and y-values on the grid.

Edit Coordinate System II

- Show positive and negative y-values, but positive x-values only

Edit Coordinate System III

- Show only positive x- and y-values.

## The Plot Menu

Functions New Function Plot...

- Opens the dialogue for creating a new function plot. See using-kmplot.

Functions New Parametric Plot...

- Opens the dialogue for creating a new parametric plot. See using-kmplot.

Functions New Polar Plot...

- Opens the dialogue for creating a new polar plot. See using-kmplot.

Functions Edit Plots...

- Displays the functions dialogue. There you can add, edit and remove functions. See using-kmplot.

## The Zoom Menu

The first five items in the menu change zoom-mode.

Zoom No Zoom

- Disable the zoom-mode.

Zoom Zoom rectangular

- Let the user draw a rectangle. The minimum and maximum values will be set to the coordinates of the rectangle.

Zoom Zoom in

- The minimum and maximum values will come closer to each other and the selected point in the graph will be centred.

Zoom Zoom out

- The minimum and maximum values will be more separated from each other and the selected point in the graph will be centred.

Zoom Centre a point

- The selected point in the graph will be centred.

Zoom Fit widget to trigonometric functions

- The scale will be adapted to trigonometric functions. This works both for radians and degrees.

## The Settings Menu

Settings Show Toolbar

- Toggle on and off the display of the toolbar. The default is on.

Settings Show Statusbar

- Toggle on and off the display of the statusbar at the bottom of the &kmplot; main window. The default is on.

Settings Configure Shortcuts...

- Personalise the keybindings for &kmplot;.

Settings Configure Toolbars...

- Personalise the toolbars for &kmplot;.

Settings Configure &kmplot;

- Customise &kmplot;. The options available to you are described in configuration.

## The Tools Menu

This menu constains some tools for the functions that can be useful:

Tools Get y-value

- 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.

## The Help Menu

&kmplot; has a standard &kde; Help as described below, with one addition:

Help Names...

- Opens a window with a list of the predefined function names and constants that &kmplot; knows.

The standard &kde; Help entries are:

&help.menu.documentation;