Chapter 3. Command Reference

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The main Cantor window

The main Cantor window

Cantor has the common KDE menu items, for more information read the Menu chapter of the KDE Fundamentals.

Additional or special menu items in Cantor:

File → New (Ctrl+N): Creates a new worksheet with the default backend.
File → New → Backend: Creates a new worksheet with the chosen backend.
File → Download Example Worksheets: Opens the dialog to download examples uploaded by other Cantor users with GetHotNewStuff.
File → Open Example: Opens the dialog to choose an example to load. The examples should be downloaded with File → Download Example Worksheets beforehand.
File → Save Plain Text: Allows saving the current worksheet as a plain text document.
File → Export to LaTeX: Allows saving the current worksheet as a L^AT_EX document.
File → Publish Worksheet: Opens the dialog to publish your current worksheet and make it available to other Cantor users through GetHotNewStuff.
File → Run Script: Allows to load and run the batch scripts for the current backend.

View → Zoom In (Ctrl++): Zoom in the current worksheet by 10%.
View → Zoom Out (Ctrl+-): Zoom out the current worksheet by 10%.
View → Show Script Editor: Opens the batch script editor window for the current backend.
View → Panels → Help: Toggles the visibility of the Help tab in the sidebar.
View → Panels → Variable Manager: Toggles the visibility of the Variable Manager tab in the sidebar.

Worksheet → Evaluate Worksheet: Triggers the evaluation of the whole worksheet.
Worksheet → Evaluate Entry (Shift+Return): Triggers the current entry evaluation.
Worksheet → Insert Command Entry (Ctrl+Return): Inserts a new command entry below the current cursor position.
Worksheet → Insert Text Entry: Inserts a new text entry below the current cursor position.
Worksheet → Insert Image: Inserts the image template below the current cursor position. You will need to click with right mouse button at the template to configure the image details.
Worksheet → Insert Page Break: Inserts the page break below the current cursor position.
Worksheet → Remove current Entry (Shift+Del): Removes current entry from the worksheet.

This menu contains standard KDE Settings items, as well as the items described in Settings section.

Help → Cantor Handbook (F1): Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the Cantor help pages. (this document).
Help → What's This? (Shift+F1): Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within Cantor will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.
Help → Report Bug...: Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.
Help → Switch Application Language...: Opens a dialog where you can edit the Primary language and Fallback language for this application.
Help → About Cantor: This will display version and author information.
Help → About KDE: This displays the KDE version and other basic information.