# 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 Colors...

  Displays the Color Settings dialog box. See .

Edit Coordinate System...

  Displays the Coordinate System dialog box. See .

Edit Scaling...

  Displays the Scaling Settings dialog box. See .

Edit Fonts...

  Displays the Font Settings dialog box. See .

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 dialog for creating a new function plot. See .

Functions New Parametric Plot...

  Opens the dialog for creating a new parametric plot. See .

Functions New Polar Plot...

  Opens the dialog for creating a new polar plot. See .

Functions Edit Plots...

  Displays the functions dialog. There you can add, edit and remove functions. See .

## 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 centered.

Zoom Zoom out

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

Zoom Center a point

  The selected point in the graph will be centered.

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...

  Personalize the keybindings for &kmplot;.

Settings Configure Toolbars...

  Personalize the toolbars for &kmplot;.

Settings Configure &kmplot;

  Customize &kmplot;. The options available to you are described in .

## 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;