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diff --git a/man/calc.texi b/man/calc.texi index bea200a5849..685f945789f 100644 --- a/man/calc.texi +++ b/man/calc.texi @@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, @insertcopying @end titlepage + +@summarycontents + +@c [end] + +@contents + @c [begin] @ifnottex @node Top, Getting Started, (dir), (dir) @@ -10013,11 +10020,18 @@ During numeric entry, the only editing key available is @key{DEL}. @cindex Algebraic notation @cindex Formulas, entering Calculations can also be entered in algebraic form. This is accomplished -by typing the apostrophe key, @kbd{'}, followed by the expression in -standard format: @kbd{@key{'} 2+3*4 @key{RET}} computes +by typing the apostrophe key, ', followed by the expression in +standard format: + +@example +' 2+3*4 @key{RET}. +@end example + +@noindent +This will compute @texline @math{2+(3\times4) = 14} @infoline @expr{2+(3*4) = 14} -and pushes that on the stack. If you wish you can +and push it on the stack. If you wish you can ignore the RPN aspect of Calc altogether and simply enter algebraic expressions in this way. You may want to use @key{DEL} every so often to clear previous results off the stack. @@ -36164,11 +36178,6 @@ the corresponding full Lisp name is derived by adding a prefix of @printindex fn -@summarycontents - -@c [end] - -@contents @bye |