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diff --git a/doc/kig/man-kig.1.docbook b/doc/kig/man-kig.1.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0f1d4b1c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kig/man-kig.1.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> +]> + +<refentry lang="&language;"> +<refentryinfo> +<title>KDE User's Manual</title> +<author><personname> +<firstname>Ben</firstname> +<surname>Burton</surname> +</personname><email>bab@debian.org</email></author> +<date>May 25, 2005</date> +<productname>K Desktop Environment</productname> +</refentryinfo> + +<refmeta> +<refentrytitle><command>kig</command></refentrytitle> +<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + +<refnamediv> +<refname><command>kig</command></refname> +<refpurpose>an interactive geometry program for &kde;</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> +<cmdsynopsis> +<command>kig</command> +<group choice="opt"><option>-c, --convert-to-native</option> +<group choice="opt"><option>-o, --outfile <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option> +</group> +</group> +<arg choice="opt">KDE Generic Options</arg> +<arg choice="opt">Qt Generic Options</arg> +</cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> +<title>Description</title> +<para>&kig; is an application for interactive geometry. It is intended to +serve two purposes:</para> +<itemizedlist><listitem><para>To allow students to interactively explore +mathematical figures and concepts using the computer;</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To serve as a WYSIWYG tool for drawing mathematical figures and +including them in other documents.</para></listitem></itemizedlist> +<para>With this program you can do geometry on a computer just like you +would on a blackboard in a classroom. However the program allows you to +move and change parts of a geometrical drawing so that you can see how other +parts change as a result.</para> +<para>&kig; supports loci and user-defined macros. It also imports and +exports both to and from foreign file formats including +<application>Cabri</application>, <application>Dr. Geo</application>, +&kgeo;, <application>KSeg</application> and <application>XFig</application>.</para> +<para>This application is part of the official &kde; edutainment module.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> +<title>Options</title> +<para>App options, in a variablelist</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>-c, --convert-to-native</option></term> +<listitem><para>Do not show a &GUI;. Instead convert the specified file to +native &kig; format. The native &kig; file will be written to standard +output unless <option>--outfile</option> is passed.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>-o, --outfile <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term> +<listitem><para>Used with <option>--convert-to-native</option> to specify +where to save the newly created &kig; file. Not specifying this option, or +providing a filename of <filename>-</filename> will output the file to +standard output.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> +<title>See Also</title> +<para>More detailed user documentation is available from <ulink +url="help:/kig">help:/kig</ulink> +(either enter this <acronym>URL</acronym> into &konqueror;, or run +<userinput><command>khelpcenter</command> +<parameter>help:/kig</parameter></userinput>).</para> + +<para>There is also further information available at the <ulink +url="http://edu.kde.org/kig/">&kde; Edutainment website</ulink>.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> +<title>Authors</title> +<para>&kig; was written by +<personname><firstname>Dominique</firstname><surname>Devriese</surname></personname> +<email>devriese@kde.org</email>, +<personname><firstname>Maurizio</firstname><surname>Paolini</surname></personname> +<email>paolini@dmf.bs.unicatt.it</email>, +<personname><firstname>Franco</firstname><surname>Pasquarelli</surname></personname> +<email>pasqui@dmf.bs.unicatt.it</email>, +<personname><firstname>Pino</firstname><surname>Toscano</surname></personname> +<email>toscano.pino@tiscali.it</email>, and others.</para> +<para>This man page based on the one prepared for Debian by +<personname><firstname>Ben</firstname><surname>Burton</surname></personname> +<email>bab@debian.org</email>.</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |