diff --git a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi index 3027bc72642e08cf8aca12651b275890650e45e3..fc6dd611ea88f58446738e08ff0d594b5e9991ae 100644 --- a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi +++ b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ \input texinfo.tex @c -*-texinfo-*- -@c $Id: gmsh.texi,v 1.133 2004-10-04 01:07:43 geuzaine Exp $ +@c $Id: gmsh.texi,v 1.134 2004-10-04 04:40:59 geuzaine Exp $ @c @c Copyright (C) 1997-2004 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle @c @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ @c ========================================================================= @c %**start of header @setfilename gmsh.info -@set EDITION 1.24 +@set EDITION 1.25 @set GMSH-VERSION 1.55 @set GMSH-WEB @uref{http://www.geuz.org/gmsh/} @set COPYRIGHT @copyright{} 1997-2004 Christophe Geuzaine, Jean-Fran@,{c}ois Remacle @@ -1134,13 +1134,13 @@ if you compiled Gmsh's parallel extensions). Returns the rank of the current processor. @item newp -Returns the next available point number. As we will see in @ref{Geometry -module}, a unique number is associated with every geometrical point: -@code{newp} permits to know the highest number already attributed. This is -mostly useful when writing user-defined functions (@pxref{User-defined -functions}) or general geometric primitives, when one does not know @emph{a -priori} which numbers are already attributed, and which ones are still -available. +Returns the next available point number. As explained in @ref{Geometry +module}, a unique number must be associated with every geometrical point: +@code{newp} permits to know the highest number already attributed (plus +one). This is mostly useful when writing user-defined functions +(@pxref{User-defined functions}) or general geometric primitives, when one +does not know @emph{a priori} which numbers are already attributed, and +which ones are still available. @item newl Returns the next available line number. @@ -1227,7 +1227,9 @@ that only valid floating point formatting characters make sense in @item Merge @var{char-expression}; Merges a file named @var{char-expression}. This command is equivalent to the -`File->Merge' menu in the graphical user interface. +`File->Merge' menu in the graphical user interface. If the path in +@var{char-expression} is not absolute, @var{char-expression} is appended to +the path of the current file. @item Draw; Redraws the scene. @@ -1238,14 +1240,14 @@ after new geometrical entities are added or after files are included or merged). The bounding box is computed as follows: @enumerate @item -If there is a geometry (i.e., at least one geometrical point), the bounding -box is taken as the box enclosing all the geometrical points; +If there is a mesh (i.e., at least one mesh vertex), the bounding +box is taken as the box enclosing all the mesh vertices; @item -If there is no geometry but there is a mesh (i.e., at least one mesh -vertex), the bounding box is taken as the box enclosing all the mesh -vertices; +If there is no mesh but there is a geometry (i.e., at least one geometrical +point), the bounding box is taken as the box enclosing all the geometrical +points; @item -If there is no geometry and no mesh, but there are some post-processing +If there is no mesh and no geometry, but there are some post-processing views, the bounding box is taken as the box enclosing all the primitives of the last post-processing view. @end enumerate @@ -1259,7 +1261,9 @@ Deletes all geometrical entities and all currently loaded meshes. @item Print @var{char-expression}; Prints the graphic window in a file named @var{char-expression}, using the -current @code{Print.Format} (@pxref{General options}). +current @code{Print.Format} (@pxref{General options}). If the path in +@var{char-expression} is not absolute, @var{char-expression} is appended to +the path of the current file. @item Sleep @var{expression}; Suspends the execution of Gmsh during @var{expression} seconds. @@ -1271,7 +1275,7 @@ Executes a system call. Includes the file named @var{char-expression} at the current position in the input file. The include command should be given on a line of its own. If the path in @var{char-expression} is not absolute, @var{char-expression} is -appended to the path of the including file. +appended to the path of the current file. @end ftable @c ------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -2064,7 +2068,9 @@ triangle recombinations). @item Save @var{char-expression}; Saves the mesh in a file named @var{char-expression}, using the current -@code{Mesh.Format} (@pxref{Mesh options}). +@code{Mesh.Format} (@pxref{Mesh options}). If the path in +@var{char-expression} is not absolute, @var{char-expression} is appended to +the path of the current file. @item Show @{ Point | Line | Surface | Volume @{ @var{expression-list} @}; @dots{} @} Shows the mesh of the entities in @var{expression-list}, if @@ -2272,7 +2278,8 @@ list of default plugins and @ref{t9.geo}, for some examples. @item Save View[@var{expression}] @var{char-expression}; Saves the the @var{expression}-th post-processing view in a file named -@var{char-expression}. +@var{char-expression}. If the path in @var{char-expression} is not absolute, +@var{char-expression} is appended to the path of the current file. @item View "@var{string}" @{ @var{string} ( @var{expression-list} ) @{ @var{expression-list} @}; @dots{} @} Creates a new post-processing view, named @code{"@var{string}"}. This is the