Activities/Sliderule: Difference between revisions
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=== The toolbars === | === The toolbars === | ||
There are three sub-menus from the main toolbar: the standard Activity Toolbar, the Project Toolbar and the Custom Toolbar. | |||
[[Image:Sliderulemaintoolbar.jpg|right]] | [[Image:Sliderulemaintoolbar.jpg|right]] | ||
The Project Toolbar from left to right: | |||
* function combo box used to selection a computation, e.g., addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, etc. | * function combo box used to selection a computation, e.g., addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, etc. | ||
* top-scale indicator | * top-scale indicator | ||
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The results of the calculation are displayed below the slide rule. | The results of the calculation are displayed below the slide rule. | ||
[[Image:Sliderulecustomtoolbar.jpg|right]] | |||
The Custom Toolbar from left to right: | |||
* position function of x used to calculate the horizontal position of each mark along the slide or stator (the range of this function should be 0 to 1) | |||
* label function of x used to calculate a label for each mark (often identity) | |||
* result function of x used to read a value from the slide or stator (usually the inverse of the position function) | |||
* the minimum value of x used in the functions domains | |||
* the maximum value of x used in the functions domains | |||
* the step size by which to iterate between minimum and maximum when generating marks | |||
=== The keyboard shortcuts === | === The keyboard shortcuts === | ||