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<chapter id="reference">
-<title
->&kturtle;'s &logo; Programming Reference</title>
+<title>&kturtle;'s &logo; Programming Reference</title>
<sect1 id="commands">
-<title
->Commands</title>
-<para
->Using commands you tell the turtle or &kturtle; to do something. Some commands need input, some give output. In this section we explain all the commands that can be used in &kturtle;.</para>
+<title>Commands</title>
+<para>Using commands you tell the turtle or &kturtle; to do something. Some commands need input, some give output. In this section we explain all the commands that can be used in &kturtle;.</para>
<sect2 id="moving-the-turtle">
-<title
->Moving the turtle</title>
-<para
->There are several commands to move the turtle over the screen.</para>
+<title>Moving the turtle</title>
+<para>There are several commands to move the turtle over the screen.</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="forward"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->forward</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->forward X</screen>
-<userinput
->forward</userinput
-> moves the turtle forward by the amount of X pixels. When the pen is down the turtle will leave a trail. <userinput
->forward</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->fw</userinput
-></para
-></listitem>
+ <term>forward</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>forward X</screen>
+<userinput>forward</userinput> moves the turtle forward by the amount of X pixels. When the pen is down the turtle will leave a trail. <userinput>forward</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>fw</userinput></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="backward"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->backward</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->backward X</screen>
-<userinput
->backward</userinput
-> moves the turtle backward by the amount of X pixels. When the pen is down the turtle will leave a trail. <userinput
->backward</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->bw</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>backward</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>backward X</screen>
+<userinput>backward</userinput> moves the turtle backward by the amount of X pixels. When the pen is down the turtle will leave a trail. <userinput>backward</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>bw</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="turnleft"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->turnleft</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->turnleft X</screen>
-<userinput
->turnleft</userinput
-> commands the turtle to turn an amount of X degrees to the left. <userinput
->turnleft</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->tl</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>turnleft</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>turnleft X</screen>
+<userinput>turnleft</userinput> commands the turtle to turn an amount of X degrees to the left. <userinput>turnleft</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>tl</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="turnright"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->turnright</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->turnright X</screen>
-<userinput
->turnright</userinput
->the turtle to turn an amount of X degrees to the right. <userinput
->turnright</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->tr</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>turnright</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>turnright X</screen>
+<userinput>turnright</userinput>the turtle to turn an amount of X degrees to the right. <userinput>turnright</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>tr</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="direction"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->direction</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->direction X</screen>
-<userinput
->direction</userinput
-> set the turtle's direction to an amount of X degrees counting from zero, and thus is not relative to the turtle's previous direction. <userinput
->direction</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->dir</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>direction</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>direction X</screen>
+<userinput>direction</userinput> set the turtle's direction to an amount of X degrees counting from zero, and thus is not relative to the turtle's previous direction. <userinput>direction</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>dir</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="center"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->centre</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->centre</screen>
-<userinput
->centre</userinput
-> moves the turtle to the centre on the canvas.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>centre</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>centre</screen>
+<userinput>centre</userinput> moves the turtle to the centre on the canvas.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="go"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->go</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->go X,Y</screen>
-<userinput
->go</userinput
-> commands the turtle to go to a certain place on the canvas. This place is X <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
-> from the left of the canvas, and Y <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
-> form the top of the canvas. Note that using the <userinput
->go</userinput
-> command the turtle will not draw a line.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>go</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>go X,Y</screen>
+<userinput>go</userinput> commands the turtle to go to a certain place on the canvas. This place is X <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm> from the left of the canvas, and Y <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm> form the top of the canvas. Note that using the <userinput>go</userinput> command the turtle will not draw a line.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="gox"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->gox</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->gox X</screen>
-<userinput
->gox</userinput
-> using this command the turtle will move to X <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
-> from the left of the canvas whilst staying at the same height.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>gox</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>gox X</screen>
+<userinput>gox</userinput> using this command the turtle will move to X <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm> from the left of the canvas whilst staying at the same height.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="goy"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->goy</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->goy Y</screen>
-<userinput
->gox</userinput
-> using this command the turtle will move to Y <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
-> from the top of the canvas whilst staying at the same distance from the left border of the canvas.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>goy</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>goy Y</screen>
+<userinput>gox</userinput> using this command the turtle will move to Y <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm> from the top of the canvas whilst staying at the same distance from the left border of the canvas.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="pen">
-<title
->The turtle has a pen</title>
-<para
->The turtle has a pen that draws a line when the turtle moves. There are a few commands to control the pen. In this section we explain these commands.</para>
+<title>The turtle has a pen</title>
+<para>The turtle has a pen that draws a line when the turtle moves. There are a few commands to control the pen. In this section we explain these commands.</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="penup"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->penup</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->penup</screen>
-<userinput
->penup</userinput
-> lifts the pen from the canvas. When the pen is <quote
->up</quote
-> no line will be drawn when the turtle moves. See also <userinput
->pendown</userinput
->. <userinput
->penup</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->pu</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>penup</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>penup</screen>
+<userinput>penup</userinput> lifts the pen from the canvas. When the pen is <quote>up</quote> no line will be drawn when the turtle moves. See also <userinput>pendown</userinput>. <userinput>penup</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>pu</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="pendown"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->pendown</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->pendown</screen>
-<userinput
->pendown</userinput
-> presses the pen down on the canvas. When the pen is press <quote
->down</quote
-> on the canvas a line will be drawn when the turtle moves. See also <userinput
->penup</userinput
->.<userinput
->pendown</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->pd</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>pendown</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>pendown</screen>
+<userinput>pendown</userinput> presses the pen down on the canvas. When the pen is press <quote>down</quote> on the canvas a line will be drawn when the turtle moves. See also <userinput>penup</userinput>.<userinput>pendown</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>pd</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="penwidth"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->penwidth</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->penwidth X</screen>
-<userinput
->penwidth</userinput
-> sets the width of the pen (the line width) to an amount of X <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
->. <userinput
->penwidth</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->pw</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>penwidth</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>penwidth X</screen>
+<userinput>penwidth</userinput> sets the width of the pen (the line width) to an amount of X <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm>. <userinput>penwidth</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>pw</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="pencolor"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->pencolour</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->pencolour R,G,B</screen>
-<userinput
->pencolor</userinput
-> sets the color of the pen. <userinput
->pencolor</userinput
-> takes an <glossterm linkend="rgb"
->RGB combination</glossterm
-> as input. <userinput
->pencolor</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->pc</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>pencolour</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>pencolour R,G,B</screen>
+<userinput>pencolor</userinput> sets the color of the pen. <userinput>pencolor</userinput> takes an <glossterm linkend="rgb">RGB combination</glossterm> as input. <userinput>pencolor</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>pc</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="canvas">
-<title
->Commands to control the canvas</title>
-<para
->There are several commands to control the canvas.</para>
+<title>Commands to control the canvas</title>
+<para>There are several commands to control the canvas.</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="canvassize"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->canvassize</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->canvassize X,Y</screen>
-With the <userinput
->canvassize</userinput
-> command you can set the size of the canvas. It takes X and Y as input, where X is the new canvas width in <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
->, and Y is the new height of the canvas in <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
->. <userinput
->canvassize</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->cs</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>canvassize</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>canvassize X,Y</screen>
+With the <userinput>canvassize</userinput> command you can set the size of the canvas. It takes X and Y as input, where X is the new canvas width in <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm>, and Y is the new height of the canvas in <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm>. <userinput>canvassize</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>cs</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="canvascolor"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->canvascolour</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->canvascolour R,G,B</screen>
-<userinput
->canvascolor</userinput
-> set the color of the canvas. <userinput
->canvascolor</userinput
-> takes an <glossterm linkend="rgb"
->RGB combination</glossterm
-> as input. <userinput
->canvascolor</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->cc</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>canvascolour</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>canvascolour R,G,B</screen>
+<userinput>canvascolor</userinput> set the color of the canvas. <userinput>canvascolor</userinput> takes an <glossterm linkend="rgb">RGB combination</glossterm> as input. <userinput>canvascolor</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>cc</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="wrapon"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->wrapon</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->wrapon</screen>
-With the <userinput
->wrapon</userinput
-> command you can set <glossterm linkend="wrapping"
->wrapping</glossterm
-> <quote
->on</quote
-> for the canvas. Please see the glossary if you want to know what <glossterm linkend="wrapping"
->wrapping</glossterm
-> is.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>wrapon</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>wrapon</screen>
+With the <userinput>wrapon</userinput> command you can set <glossterm linkend="wrapping">wrapping</glossterm> <quote>on</quote> for the canvas. Please see the glossary if you want to know what <glossterm linkend="wrapping">wrapping</glossterm> is.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="wrapoff"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->wrapoff</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->wrapoff</screen>
-With the <userinput
->wrapoff</userinput
-> command you can set <glossterm linkend="wrapping"
->wrapping</glossterm
-> <quote
->off</quote
-> for the canvas: this means the turtle can move off the canvas and can get <quote
->lost</quote
->. Please see the glossary if you want to know what <glossterm linkend="wrapping"
->wrapping</glossterm
-> is.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>wrapoff</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>wrapoff</screen>
+With the <userinput>wrapoff</userinput> command you can set <glossterm linkend="wrapping">wrapping</glossterm> <quote>off</quote> for the canvas: this means the turtle can move off the canvas and can get <quote>lost</quote>. Please see the glossary if you want to know what <glossterm linkend="wrapping">wrapping</glossterm> is.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="clean">
-<title
->Commands to clean up</title>
-<para
->There are two commands to clean up the canvas after you have made a mess.</para>
+<title>Commands to clean up</title>
+<para>There are two commands to clean up the canvas after you have made a mess.</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="clear"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->clear</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->clear</screen>
-With <userinput
->clear</userinput
-> you can clean all drawings from the canvas. All other things remain: the position and angle of the turtle, the canvascolor, the visibility of the turtle, and the canvas size. <userinput
->clear</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->ccl</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>clear</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>clear</screen>
+With <userinput>clear</userinput> you can clean all drawings from the canvas. All other things remain: the position and angle of the turtle, the canvascolor, the visibility of the turtle, and the canvas size. <userinput>clear</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>ccl</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="reset"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->reset</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->reset</screen>
-<userinput
->reset</userinput
-> cleans much more thoroughly than the <userinput
->clear</userinput
-> command. After a <userinput
->reset</userinput
-> command everything is like is was when you had just started &kturtle;. The turtle is positioned at the middle of the screen, the canvas color is white, and the turtle draws a black line on the canvas.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>reset</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>reset</screen>
+<userinput>reset</userinput> cleans much more thoroughly than the <userinput>clear</userinput> command. After a <userinput>reset</userinput> command everything is like is was when you had just started &kturtle;. The turtle is positioned at the middle of the screen, the canvas color is white, and the turtle draws a black line on the canvas.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="sprites">
-<title
->The turtle is a sprite</title>
-<para
->Many people do not know what sprites are, so here a short explanation: sprites are small pictures that can be moved around the screen. (for more info see the glossary on <glossterm linkend="sprites"
->sprites</glossterm
->). So the turtle is a sprite.</para>
-<para
->Next you will find a full overview on all commands to work with sprites.</para>
-<para
->[The current version of &kturtle; does not yet support the use of sprites other than the turtle. With future versions you will be able to change the turtle into something of your own design]</para>
+<title>The turtle is a sprite</title>
+<para>Many people do not know what sprites are, so here a short explanation: sprites are small pictures that can be moved around the screen. (for more info see the glossary on <glossterm linkend="sprites">sprites</glossterm>). So the turtle is a sprite.</para>
+<para>Next you will find a full overview on all commands to work with sprites.</para>
+<para>[The current version of &kturtle; does not yet support the use of sprites other than the turtle. With future versions you will be able to change the turtle into something of your own design]</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="show"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->show</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->show</screen>
-<userinput
->show</userinput
-> makes the turtle visible again after it has been hidden.<userinput
->show</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->ss</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>show</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>show</screen>
+<userinput>show</userinput> makes the turtle visible again after it has been hidden.<userinput>show</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>ss</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="hide"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->hide</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->hide</screen>
-<userinput
->hide</userinput
-> hides the turtle. This can be used if the turtle does not fit in your drawing.<userinput
->hide</userinput
-> can be abbreviated to <userinput
->sh</userinput
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>hide</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>hide</screen>
+<userinput>hide</userinput> hides the turtle. This can be used if the turtle does not fit in your drawing.<userinput>hide</userinput> can be abbreviated to <userinput>sh</userinput>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="writing">
-<title
->Can the turtles write text?</title>
-<para
->The answer is: <quote
->yes</quote
->. The turtle can write: it writes just about everything you command it to.</para>
+<title>Can the turtles write text?</title>
+<para>The answer is: <quote>yes</quote>. The turtle can write: it writes just about everything you command it to.</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="print"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->print</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->print X</screen>
-The <userinput
->print</userinput
-> command is used to command the turtle to write something on the canvas. <userinput
->print</userinput
-> takes numbers and strings as input. You can <userinput
->print</userinput
-> various numbers and strings using the <quote
->+</quote
-> symbol. See here a small example: <screen
->year = 2004
+ <term>print</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>print X</screen>
+The <userinput>print</userinput> command is used to command the turtle to write something on the canvas. <userinput>print</userinput> takes numbers and strings as input. You can <userinput>print</userinput> various numbers and strings using the <quote>+</quote> symbol. See here a small example: <screen>year = 2004
author = "Cies"
print "KTurtle was made in " + year + " by " + author
</screen>
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="fontsize"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->fontsize</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->fontsize X</screen>
-<userinput
->fontsize</userinput
-> sets the size of the font that is used by <userinput
->print</userinput
->. <userinput
->fontsize</userinput
-> takes one input which should be a number. The size is set in <glossterm linkend="pixels"
->pixels</glossterm
->.</para
-></listitem>
+ <term>fontsize</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>fontsize X</screen>
+<userinput>fontsize</userinput> sets the size of the font that is used by <userinput>print</userinput>. <userinput>fontsize</userinput> takes one input which should be a number. The size is set in <glossterm linkend="pixels">pixels</glossterm>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="dice">
-<title
->A command that rolls a dice for you</title>
-<para
->There is one command that rolls a dice for you</para>
+<title>A command that rolls a dice for you</title>
+<para>There is one command that rolls a dice for you</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="random"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->random</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->random X,Y</screen>
-<userinput
->random</userinput
-> is a command that takes input and gives output. As input are required two numbers, the first (X) sets the minimum output, the second (Y) sets the maximum. The output is a randomly chosen number that is equal or greater then the minimum and equal or smaller than the maximum. Here a small example: <screen>
+ <term>random</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>random X,Y</screen>
+<userinput>random</userinput> is a command that takes input and gives output. As input are required two numbers, the first (X) sets the minimum output, the second (Y) sets the maximum. The output is a randomly chosen number that is equal or greater then the minimum and equal or smaller than the maximum. Here a small example: <screen>
repeat 500 [
x = random 1,20
forward x
turnleft 10 - x
]
-</screen
-> Using the <userinput
->random</userinput
-> command you can add a bit of chaos to your program.</para
-></listitem>
+</screen> Using the <userinput>random</userinput> command you can add a bit of chaos to your program.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="containers">
-<title
->Containers</title>
-<para
->Containers are letters or words that can be used by the programmer to store a number or a text. Containers that contain a number are called <link linkend="variables"
->variables</link
->, containers that can contain text are called <link linkend="strings"
->strings</link
->.</para>
+<title>Containers</title>
+<para>Containers are letters or words that can be used by the programmer to store a number or a text. Containers that contain a number are called <link linkend="variables">variables</link>, containers that can contain text are called <link linkend="strings">strings</link>.</para>
-<para
->Containers that are not used yet are 0 by default. An example: <screen>
+<para>Containers that are not used yet are 0 by default. An example: <screen>
print N
-</screen
-> This will print a 0. </para>
+</screen> This will print a 0. </para>
<sect2 id="variables">
-<title
->Variables: number containers</title>
-<para
->Let us start with an example: <screen>
+<title>Variables: number containers</title>
+<para>Let us start with an example: <screen>
x = 3
print x
-</screen
-> In the first line the letter <userinput
->x</userinput
-> made into a variable (number container). As you see the value of the variable <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is set to 3. On the second line the value is printed.</para>
-<para
->Note that if we wanted to print an <quote
->x</quote
-> that we should have written <screen
->print "x"
+</screen> In the first line the letter <userinput>x</userinput> made into a variable (number container). As you see the value of the variable <userinput>x</userinput> is set to 3. On the second line the value is printed.</para>
+<para>Note that if we wanted to print an <quote>x</quote> that we should have written <screen>print "x"
</screen>
</para>
-<para
->That was easy, now a bit harder example: <screen>
+<para>That was easy, now a bit harder example: <screen>
A = 2004
B = 25
AB = A + B
@@ -609,296 +276,105 @@ print "" + A + " plus " + B
backward 30
# the next command prints "1979"
print A - B
-</screen
-> In the first two lines the variables <userinput
->A</userinput
-> and <userinput
->B</userinput
-> are set to 2004 and 25. On the third line the variable <userinput
->AB</userinput
-> is set to <userinput
->A + B</userinput
->, which is 2029. The rest of the example consists of 3 <userinput
->print</userinput
-> commands with <userinput
->backward 30</userinput
-> in between. The <userinput
->backward 30</userinput
-> is there to make sure every output is on a new line. In this example you also see that variables can be used in <link linkend="math"
->mathematical calculations</link
->.</para>
+</screen> In the first two lines the variables <userinput>A</userinput> and <userinput>B</userinput> are set to 2004 and 25. On the third line the variable <userinput>AB</userinput> is set to <userinput>A + B</userinput>, which is 2029. The rest of the example consists of 3 <userinput>print</userinput> commands with <userinput>backward 30</userinput> in between. The <userinput>backward 30</userinput> is there to make sure every output is on a new line. In this example you also see that variables can be used in <link linkend="math">mathematical calculations</link>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="strings">
-<title
->Strings: text containers</title>
-<para
->Strings are a lot like variables. The biggest difference is that strings cannot be used in <link linkend="math"
->mathematical calculations</link
-> and <link linkend="questions"
->questions</link
->. An example of the use of strings: <screen>
+<title>Strings: text containers</title>
+<para>Strings are a lot like variables. The biggest difference is that strings cannot be used in <link linkend="math">mathematical calculations</link> and <link linkend="questions">questions</link>. An example of the use of strings: <screen>
x = "Hello "
name = inputwindow "Please enter your name..."
print x + name + ", how are you?"
-</screen
-> On the first line the string <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is set to <quote
->Hello </quote
->. On the second line the string <userinput
->name</userinput
-> is set to the output of the <userinput
->inputwindow</userinput
-> command. On the third line the program prints a composition of three strings on the canvas.</para>
-<para
->This program ask you to enter your name. When you, for instance, enter the name <quote
->Paul</quote
->, the program prints <quote
->Hello Paul, how are you?</quote
->. Please note that the plus (+) is the only math symbol that you can use with strings.</para>
+</screen> On the first line the string <userinput>x</userinput> is set to <quote>Hello </quote>. On the second line the string <userinput>name</userinput> is set to the output of the <userinput>inputwindow</userinput> command. On the third line the program prints a composition of three strings on the canvas.</para>
+<para>This program ask you to enter your name. When you, for instance, enter the name <quote>Paul</quote>, the program prints <quote>Hello Paul, how are you?</quote>. Please note that the plus (+) is the only math symbol that you can use with strings.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="math">
-<title
->Can the Turtle do maths?</title>
-<para
->Yes, &kturtle; will do your math. You can add (+), substract (-), multiply (*), and divide (/). Here is an example in which we use all of them: <screen>
+<title>Can the Turtle do maths?</title>
+<para>Yes, &kturtle; will do your math. You can add (+), substract (-), multiply (*), and divide (/). Here is an example in which we use all of them: <screen>
a = 20 - 5
b = 15 * 2
c = 30 / 30
d = 1 + 1
print "a: "+a+", b: "+b+", c: "+c+", d: "+d
-</screen
-> Do you know what value a, b, c and d have?</para>
-<para
->If you just want a simple calculation to be done you can do something like this: <screen
->print 2004-12
-</screen
-></para>
-<para
->Now an example with brackets: <screen>
+</screen> Do you know what value a, b, c and d have?</para>
+<para>If you just want a simple calculation to be done you can do something like this: <screen>print 2004-12
+</screen></para>
+<para>Now an example with brackets: <screen>
print ( ( 20 - 5 ) * 2 / 30 ) + 1
-</screen
-> The expressions inside brackets will be calculated first. In this example, 20-5 will be calculated, then multiplied by 2, divided by 30, and then 1 is added (giving 2).</para>
+</screen> The expressions inside brackets will be calculated first. In this example, 20-5 will be calculated, then multiplied by 2, divided by 30, and then 1 is added (giving 2).</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="questions">
-<title
->Asking questions, getting answers...</title>
-<para
-><link linkend="if"
-><userinput
->if</userinput
-></link
-> and <link linkend="while"
-><userinput
->while</userinput
-></link
-> are <link linkend="controlling-execution"
->execution controllers</link
-> that we will discuss in the next section. In this section we use the <userinput
->if</userinput
-> command to explain questions.</para>
-<para
->A simple example of questions: <screen>
+<title>Asking questions, getting answers...</title>
+<para><link linkend="if"><userinput>if</userinput></link> and <link linkend="while"><userinput>while</userinput></link> are <link linkend="controlling-execution">execution controllers</link> that we will discuss in the next section. In this section we use the <userinput>if</userinput> command to explain questions.</para>
+<para>A simple example of questions: <screen>
x = 6
if x &gt; 5 [
print "hello"
]
-</screen
-> In this example the question is the <userinput
->x &gt; 5</userinput
-> part. If the answer to this question is <quote
->true</quote
-> the code between the brackets will be executed. Questions are an important part of programming and often used together with <link linkend="controlling-execution"
->execution controllers</link
->, like <link linkend="if"
-><userinput
->if</userinput
-></link
->. All numbers and <link linkend="variables"
->variables</link
-> (number containers) can be compared to each other with questions.</para>
-<para
->Here are all possible questions: <table>
-<title
->Types of questions</title>
+</screen> In this example the question is the <userinput>x &gt; 5</userinput> part. If the answer to this question is <quote>true</quote> the code between the brackets will be executed. Questions are an important part of programming and often used together with <link linkend="controlling-execution">execution controllers</link>, like <link linkend="if"><userinput>if</userinput></link>. All numbers and <link linkend="variables">variables</link> (number containers) can be compared to each other with questions.</para>
+<para>Here are all possible questions: <table>
+<title>Types of questions</title>
<tgroup cols="3">
<tbody>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->a == b</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->equals</entry>
-<entry
->answer is <quote
->true</quote
-> if <userinput
->a</userinput
-> equals <userinput
->b</userinput
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>a == b</userinput></entry>
+<entry>equals</entry>
+<entry>answer is <quote>true</quote> if <userinput>a</userinput> equals <userinput>b</userinput></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->a != b</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->not-equal</entry>
-<entry
->answer is <quote
->true</quote
-> if <userinput
->a</userinput
-> does not equal <userinput
->b</userinput
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>a != b</userinput></entry>
+<entry>not-equal</entry>
+<entry>answer is <quote>true</quote> if <userinput>a</userinput> does not equal <userinput>b</userinput></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->a &gt; b</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->greater than</entry>
-<entry
->answer is <quote
->true</quote
-> if <userinput
->a</userinput
-> is greater than <userinput
->b</userinput
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>a &gt; b</userinput></entry>
+<entry>greater than</entry>
+<entry>answer is <quote>true</quote> if <userinput>a</userinput> is greater than <userinput>b</userinput></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->a &lt; b</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->smaller than</entry>
-<entry
->answer is <quote
->true</quote
-> if <userinput
->a</userinput
-> is smaller than <userinput
->b</userinput
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>a &lt; b</userinput></entry>
+<entry>smaller than</entry>
+<entry>answer is <quote>true</quote> if <userinput>a</userinput> is smaller than <userinput>b</userinput></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->a &gt;= b</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->greater than or equals</entry>
-<entry
->answer is <quote
->true</quote
-> if <userinput
->a</userinput
-> is greater than or equals <userinput
->b</userinput
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>a &gt;= b</userinput></entry>
+<entry>greater than or equals</entry>
+<entry>answer is <quote>true</quote> if <userinput>a</userinput> is greater than or equals <userinput>b</userinput></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->a &lt;= b</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->smaller than or equals</entry>
-<entry
->answer is <quote
->true</quote
-> if <userinput
->a</userinput
-> is smaller than or equals <userinput
->b</userinput
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>a &lt;= b</userinput></entry>
+<entry>smaller than or equals</entry>
+<entry>answer is <quote>true</quote> if <userinput>a</userinput> is smaller than or equals <userinput>b</userinput></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</para>
-<para
->Questions can also be glued to each other with <quote
->question glue</quote
->, this way a few questions can become one big question. <screen>
+<para>Questions can also be glued to each other with <quote>question glue</quote>, this way a few questions can become one big question. <screen>
a = 1
b = 5
if a &lt; 5 and b == 5 [
print "hello"
]
-</screen
-> <anchor id="question-glue"/>In this example the glue-word <userinput
->and</userinput
-> is used to glue 2 questions (<userinput
->a &lt; 5</userinput
->, <userinput
->b == 5</userinput
->) together. If one side of the <userinput
->and</userinput
-> would answer <quote
->false</quote
-> the whole question would answer <quote
->false</quote
->, because with the glue-word <userinput
->and</userinput
-> both sides need to be <quote
->true</quote
-> in order to answer <quote
->true</quote
->.</para>
-<para
-><userinput
->and</userinput
-> is not the only glue-word there are two others. They are all in the next table: <table>
-<title
->Question glue-words</title>
+</screen> <anchor id="question-glue"/>In this example the glue-word <userinput>and</userinput> is used to glue 2 questions (<userinput>a &lt; 5</userinput>, <userinput>b == 5</userinput>) together. If one side of the <userinput>and</userinput> would answer <quote>false</quote> the whole question would answer <quote>false</quote>, because with the glue-word <userinput>and</userinput> both sides need to be <quote>true</quote> in order to answer <quote>true</quote>.</para>
+<para><userinput>and</userinput> is not the only glue-word there are two others. They are all in the next table: <table>
+<title>Question glue-words</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->and</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->both sides need to be <quote
->true</quote
-> in order to answer <quote
->true</quote
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>and</userinput></entry>
+<entry>both sides need to be <quote>true</quote> in order to answer <quote>true</quote></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->or</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->if one of the sides is <quote
->true</quote
-> the answer is <quote
->true</quote
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>or</userinput></entry>
+<entry>if one of the sides is <quote>true</quote> the answer is <quote>true</quote></entry>
</row>
<row>
-<entry
-><userinput
->not</userinput
-></entry>
-<entry
->only if both of the sides are <quote
->false</quote
-> the answer is <quote
->false</quote
-></entry>
+<entry><userinput>not</userinput></entry>
+<entry>only if both of the sides are <quote>false</quote> the answer is <quote>false</quote></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
@@ -907,232 +383,100 @@ if a &lt; 5 and b == 5 [
</sect1>
<sect1 id="controlling-execution">
-<title
->Controlling execution</title>
-<para
->The execution controllers enable you &mdash; as their name implies &mdash; to control execution.</para>
+<title>Controlling execution</title>
+<para>The execution controllers enable you &mdash; as their name implies &mdash; to control execution.</para>
<sect2 id="easy">
-<title
->Have the turtle wait</title>
-<para
->If you have done some programming in &kturtle; you have might noticed that the turtle can be very quick at drawing. This command makes the turtle wait for a given amount of time.</para>
+<title>Have the turtle wait</title>
+<para>If you have done some programming in &kturtle; you have might noticed that the turtle can be very quick at drawing. This command makes the turtle wait for a given amount of time.</para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="wait"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->wait</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->wait X</screen>
-<userinput
->wait</userinput
-> makes the turtle wait for X seconds. <screen>
+ <term>wait</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>wait X</screen>
+<userinput>wait</userinput> makes the turtle wait for X seconds. <screen>
repeat 36 [
forward 5
turnright 10
wait 0.5
]
-</screen
-> This code draws a circle, but the turtle will wait half a second after each step. This gives the impression of a slow-moving turtle.</para
-></listitem>
+</screen> This code draws a circle, but the turtle will wait half a second after each step. This gives the impression of a slow-moving turtle.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="execute-if">
-<title
->Execute "if"</title>
-<para
-></para>
+<title>Execute "if"</title>
+<para></para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="if"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->if</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->if <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> [ ... ]</screen>
-The code that is placed between the brackets will only be executed <userinput
->if</userinput
-> the answer to the <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> is <quote
->true</quote
->. Please read for more information on <link linkend="questions"
->questions</link
-> in the <link linkend="questions"
->question section</link
->. <screen>
+ <term>if</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>if <link linkend="questions">question</link> [ ... ]</screen>
+The code that is placed between the brackets will only be executed <userinput>if</userinput> the answer to the <link linkend="questions">question</link> is <quote>true</quote>. Please read for more information on <link linkend="questions">questions</link> in the <link linkend="questions">question section</link>. <screen>
x = 6
if x &gt; 5 [
print "x is greater than five!"
]
-</screen
-> On the first line <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is set to 6. On the second line the <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> <userinput
->x &gt; 5</userinput
-> is asked. Since the answer to this question is <quote
->true</quote
-> the execution controller <userinput
->if</userinput
-> will allow the code between the brackets to be executed</para
-></listitem>
+</screen> On the first line <userinput>x</userinput> is set to 6. On the second line the <link linkend="questions">question</link> <userinput>x &gt; 5</userinput> is asked. Since the answer to this question is <quote>true</quote> the execution controller <userinput>if</userinput> will allow the code between the brackets to be executed</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="execute-while">
-<title
->Execute "while"</title>
-<para
-></para>
+<title>Execute "while"</title>
+<para></para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="while"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->while</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->while <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> [ ... ]</screen>
-The execution controller <userinput
->while</userinput
-> is a lot like <link linkend="if"
-><userinput
->if</userinput
-></link
->. The difference is that <userinput
->while</userinput
-> keeps repeating the code between the brackets till the answer to the <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> is <quote
->false</quote
->. <screen>
+ <term>while</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>while <link linkend="questions">question</link> [ ... ]</screen>
+The execution controller <userinput>while</userinput> is a lot like <link linkend="if"><userinput>if</userinput></link>. The difference is that <userinput>while</userinput> keeps repeating the code between the brackets till the answer to the <link linkend="questions">question</link> is <quote>false</quote>. <screen>
x = 1
while x &lt; 5 [
forward 10
wait 1
x = x + 1
]
-</screen
-> On the first line <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is set to 1. On the second line the <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> <userinput
->x &lt; 5</userinput
-> is asked. Since the answer to this question is <quote
->true</quote
-> the execution controller <userinput
->while</userinput
-> starts executing the code between the brackets till the answer to the <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> is <quote
->false</quote
->. In this case the code between the brackets will be executed 4 times, because every time the fifth line is executed <userinput
->x</userinput
-> increases by 1..</para
-></listitem>
+</screen> On the first line <userinput>x</userinput> is set to 1. On the second line the <link linkend="questions">question</link> <userinput>x &lt; 5</userinput> is asked. Since the answer to this question is <quote>true</quote> the execution controller <userinput>while</userinput> starts executing the code between the brackets till the answer to the <link linkend="questions">question</link> is <quote>false</quote>. In this case the code between the brackets will be executed 4 times, because every time the fifth line is executed <userinput>x</userinput> increases by 1..</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="if-else">
-<title
->If not, in other words: "else"</title>
-<para
-></para>
+<title>If not, in other words: "else"</title>
+<para></para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="else"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->else</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->if question [ ... ] else [ ... ]</screen>
-<userinput
->else</userinput
-> can be used in addition to the execution controller <link linkend="if"
-><userinput
->if</userinput
-></link
->. The code between the brackets after <userinput
->else</userinput
-> is only executed if the answer to the <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> that is asked is <quote
->false</quote
->. <screen>
+ <term>else</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>if question [ ... ] else [ ... ]</screen>
+<userinput>else</userinput> can be used in addition to the execution controller <link linkend="if"><userinput>if</userinput></link>. The code between the brackets after <userinput>else</userinput> is only executed if the answer to the <link linkend="questions">question</link> that is asked is <quote>false</quote>. <screen>
x = 4
if x &gt; 5 [
print "x is greater than five!"
] else [
print "x is smaller than six!"
]
-</screen
-> The <link linkend="questions"
->question</link
-> asks if <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is greater than 5. Since <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is set to 4 on the first line the answer to the question is <quote
->false</quote
->. This means the code between the brackets after <userinput
->else</userinput
-> gets executed.</para
-></listitem>
+</screen> The <link linkend="questions">question</link> asks if <userinput>x</userinput> is greater than 5. Since <userinput>x</userinput> is set to 4 on the first line the answer to the question is <quote>false</quote>. This means the code between the brackets after <userinput>else</userinput> gets executed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="for-loop">
-<title
->The "for" loop</title>
-<para
-></para>
+<title>The "for" loop</title>
+<para></para>
<variablelist>
<anchor id="for"/>
<varlistentry>
- <term
->for</term>
- <listitem
-><para
-><screen
->for <userinput
->start point</userinput
-> to <userinput
->end point</userinput
-> [ ... ]</screen>
-The <userinput
->for</userinput
-> loop is a <quote
->counting loop</quote
->, &ie; it keeps count for you. <screen>
+ <term>for</term>
+ <listitem><para><screen>for <userinput>start point</userinput> to <userinput>end point</userinput> [ ... ]</screen>
+The <userinput>for</userinput> loop is a <quote>counting loop</quote>, &ie; it keeps count for you. <screen>
for x = 1 to 10 [
print x * 7
forward 15
]
-</screen
-> Every time the code between the brackets is executed the <userinput
->x</userinput
-> is increased by 1, till <userinput
->x</userinput
-> reaches the value of 10. The code between the brackets prints the <userinput
->x</userinput
-> multiplied by 7. After this program finishes its execution you will see the times table of 7 on the canvas.</para
-></listitem>
+</screen> Every time the code between the brackets is executed the <userinput>x</userinput> is increased by 1, till <userinput>x</userinput> reaches the value of 10. The code between the brackets prints the <userinput>x</userinput> multiplied by 7. After this program finishes its execution you will see the times table of 7 on the canvas.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
@@ -1141,37 +485,15 @@ for x = 1 to 10 [
<sect1 id="learn">
-<title
->Create your own commands</title>
-<para
-><userinput
->learn</userinput
-> is a very special command, because it is used to create your own commands. The command you create can take <glossterm linkend="input-output"
->input</glossterm
-> and return <glossterm linkend="input-output"
->output</glossterm
->. Let us take a look at how a new command is created: <screen>
+<title>Create your own commands</title>
+<para><userinput>learn</userinput> is a very special command, because it is used to create your own commands. The command you create can take <glossterm linkend="input-output">input</glossterm> and return <glossterm linkend="input-output">output</glossterm>. Let us take a look at how a new command is created: <screen>
learn circle (x) [
repeat 36 [
forward x
turnleft 10
]
]
-</screen
-> The new command is called <userinput
->circle</userinput
->. <userinput
->circle</userinput
-> takes one <glossterm linkend="input-output"
->input</glossterm
->, a number, to set the size of the circle. <userinput
->circle</userinput
-> returns no <glossterm linkend="input-output"
->output</glossterm
->. The <userinput
->circle</userinput
-> command can now be used like a normal command in the rest of the code. See this example: <screen
->learn circle (x) [
+</screen> The new command is called <userinput>circle</userinput>. <userinput>circle</userinput> takes one <glossterm linkend="input-output">input</glossterm>, a number, to set the size of the circle. <userinput>circle</userinput> returns no <glossterm linkend="input-output">output</glossterm>. The <userinput>circle</userinput> command can now be used like a normal command in the rest of the code. See this example: <screen>learn circle (x) [
repeat 36 [
forward x
turnleft 10
@@ -1185,8 +507,7 @@ learn circle (x) [
circle(50)
</screen>
</para>
-<para
->In the next example a command with a return value is created. <screen>
+<para>In the next example a command with a return value is created. <screen>
reset
learn multiplyBySelf (n) [
@@ -1196,14 +517,7 @@ learn multiplyBySelf (n) [
]
i = inputwindow "Please enter a number and press OK"
print i + " multiplied by itself is: " + multiplyBySelf (i)
-</screen
-> In this example a new command called <userinput
->multiplyBySelf</userinput
-> is created. The input of this command is multiplied by it self and then returned, using the <anchor id="return"/><userinput
->return</userinput
-> command. The <userinput
->return</userinput
-> command is the way to output a value from a function you have created. </para>
+</screen> In this example a new command called <userinput>multiplyBySelf</userinput> is created. The input of this command is multiplied by it self and then returned, using the <anchor id="return"/><userinput>return</userinput> command. The <userinput>return</userinput> command is the way to output a value from a function you have created. </para>
</sect1>
</chapter>