3.4.3 The Cfg menu
The Cfg menu contains commands that are used to set the
behaviour of Xcas. This menu contains the following entries:
-
Cas configuration
This opens a window that allows you to configure how
Xcas performs calculations (see
Section 3.5.7). This is the same window you
get when you click on the status line. - Graph configuration
This opens a window that allows you to configure the default
settings for a graph (see Section 3.5.8).
This includes such things as the initial
ranges of the variables. Each graph also has a cfg
button to configure the settings on a per graph basis. - General configuration
This opens a window that allows you to configure various
non-computational aspects of Xcas, such as the fonts, the
default paper size, and the like (see Section 3.5.9). - Mode (syntax)
This changes the default syntax (see Section 3.5.2).
By default, Xcas uses its own syntax, but you can change it
to Python syntax, Maple syntax, MuPAD syntax or TI89 syntax. - Show
This displays parts of Xcas.
-
DispG
This shows the graphics display screen; which has
all graphical commands from the session together on one screen. - keyboard
This shows the on-screen keyboard; the same as clicking on the
Kbd button on the status line (see Section 3.2,
item 3.2). - bandeau
This shows the menu buttons at the bottom of the window;
the same as clicking on cmds on the on-screen keyboard
(see Section 3.2, item 3.2). - msg
This shows the messages window; the same as clicking on
msg on the on-screen keyboard (see Section 3.2,
item 3.2).
- Hide
This hides the same items that you can show with Show. - Index language
This allows you to choose a language in which to display the help index. - Colors
This allows you to choose colors for various parts of the display. - Session font
This allows you to choose a font for the sessions. - All fonts
This allows you to choose fonts for the session, the main menu and
the keyboard. - browser
This allows you to choose a browser that Xcas will use when
needed. If this is blank, then Xcas will use its own
internal browser. - Save configuration
This saves the configurations that you chose with the
Cfg menu or chose by clicking on the status line.