Re: Woctave-another gui front end

[marco atzeri]

On 12/20/2012 2:36 PM, Nicholas Jankowski wrote:

> help integrate -->  'integrate not found'.
> help quad --> Numerically evaluate the integral...
>
> how would a user intuitively know the name of one numerical integration
> function is quad... he wouldn't. now, the 'see also, at the bottom of
> many helps is immeasurably useful. it provides visual cues in a parallel
> format for further exploration. user knowledge of how to overcome the
> initial CLI progress barrier can't be assumed since the DOS prompt
> disappeared under XP.  how do you get them started...

Nick,
I suggest to start reading the manual, as it is very helpful

http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/index.html
chapter 23


> Alright, guess it's time to get to work now.
>
> Nick J.

About work, I hate any time MS modify the
Excel/Word/PowerPoint interfaces;
every 3 years I need to re-learn where the menu items
where moved. And the help is not very good to find them....

Any visual interface has some un-explained conventions;
until I read the manual I had no clue that double-clik
the only button has a specific usage on IPhone.
Everything is easy for the people that already know.


Marco