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 From left to right:
 * project-toolbar button
-* L scale (addition and subtraction)
+* function combo box used to selection a computation, e.g., addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, etc.
-* C scale (multiplication and division)
+* top-scale indicator
-* CI scale (inverse - multiplication and division when the C scale would give underflow/overflow)
+* top-scale combo box: linear, log, log2, log3, 1/log, sin, tan, log log
-* A scale (square and square root)
+* bottom-scale indicator
-* K scale (cube and cube root)
+* bottom-scale combo box: linear, log, log2, log3, 1/log, sin, tan, log log
-* S scale (sin and asin)
+* scale-alignment button (realigns top scale to bottom scale)
-* T scale (tan and atan)
+* activity stop button
-* stop button (not shown)
-The results of the calculation are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
+The results of the calculation are displayed below the slide rule.
+=== The keyboard shortcuts ===
+:+ addition/subtraction
+:* multiplication/division
+:c log scale
+:i 1/log scale
+:a log2 scale
+:k log3 scale
+:s sin scale
+:t tan scale
+:Backspace: align top scale with bottom scale
+:Home: move all scales to "home" position
+:left arrow: jog slide left
+:right arrow: jog slide right
 == How to use a slide rule ==