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Chapter 4. Command Reference

Here is a brief description of the commands in the abakus interface.

Menu Commands

File->Quit (Ctrl+Q)

Quit abakus

View->Show History List (Alt+Shift+H)

If checked, abakus will show the list of previous results.

View->Show Variable List (Alt+Shift+V)

If checked, abakus will show the list of variables.

View->Show Function List (Alt+Shift+F)

If checked, abakus will show the list of functions.

View->Automatic Precision

If checked, abakus will select a precision automatically.

View->3 Decimal Digits

If checked, abakus will 8 decimal digits of precision (e.g. 1 / 3 = 0.333).

View->8 Decimal Digits

If checked, abakus will show 8 decimal digits of precision (e.g. 1 / 3 = 0.33333333).

View->15 Decimal Digits

If checked, abakus will show 15 decimal digits of precision.

View->50 Decimal Digits

If checked, abakus will show 50 decimal digits of precision.

View->Custom Precision...

This command will bring open a dialog allowing you to enter a custom precision level. abakus supports precision levels from 0 to 75 decimal digits.

View->Activate Compact Mode (Alt+Shift+C)

This command is a shortcut to disable the Result, Function, and Variable views, so that abakus shows just the input line. In this mode, the answer is given in the input line instead of the Result list.

View->Clear History (Alt+Shift+L)

This command clears the Result view.

Mode->Degrees (Alt+Shift+D)

This command causes abakus to treat values for the trigonometric functions as angles measured in degrees (360 degrees make up a full circle).

Important

The deriv() function will not return correct results for trigonometric functions in this mode.

Mode->Radians (Alt+Shift+R)

This command causes abakus to treat values for the trigonometric functions as angles measured in radians (2 * π radians make up a full circle).

Important

The deriv() function only returns correct results for trigonometric functions when in this mode.

Mode->Use RPN Mode (Alt+Shift+P)

This command enables RPN Mode.

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