[Scilab-users] uman : help in the console, with language switch, automatic redirections, related online pages.

[Rafael Guerra]

Hello Samuel,
 
Thanks for sharing uman and congratulations for the amazing work done.
 
This is a very useful tool to increase Scilab users productivity.
The quick access to the appropriate bug webpages is awesome.
 
May we also use uman to query the relevant threads in Scilab users webpages? 
 
Kind regards,
Rafael
 
From: users [mailto:users-bounces at lists.scilab.org] On Behalf Of Antoine
Monmayrant
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 8:27 AM
To: International users mailing list for Scilab. <users at lists.scilab.org>
Subject: Re: [Scilab-users] uman : help in the console, with language switch,
automatic redirections, related online pages.
 
I just started to play with it and it looks good!
It provides a feature that scilab is lacking: a decent command line
documentation.
Thanks,

Antoine


Le 06/08/2015 09:45 PM, Samuel Gougeon a écrit :
Hello,

uman is a Unified display command of the Scilab User MANual. It is a general
purpose
function that might be useful for every Scilab user and developer.
uman 1.2 is just released on ATOMS (web and Scilab interface). Install it and
enjoy!

  Pointers : 
   * ATOMS page : http://atoms.scilab.org/toolboxes/uman
   * Help (en):
http://sgougeon.free.fr/scilab/help/uman/scilab_en_US_help/uman.html 
   * Help (fr)  :
http://sgougeon.free.fr/scilab/help/uman/scilab_fr_FR_help/uman.html 

  Main features : 
             
 * A single function to see help pages from Scilab, from installed ATOMS modules
(no need
   to load them), from other external modules, and heading comments in
functions. Around
   50 external references available on the Scilab FileExchange can also be
addressed.
   
 * A single function to target and display contents in text mode in the console,
or as usual 
   in the help browser, or as well online (help, bugzilla, atoms, forge, or even
external websites).
   uman aims to embrace as many Scilab ressources as possible.
   
 * Just give a language code en | de | fr | ja | pt | ru | zh in option, and you
get the
   right version of the page in the console or online. No need to change the
session's
   language. Watching the reference en_US version of the page is now
straightforward,
   without leaving your locales.
   
 * Just display main infos in brief: path in help, calling sequences,
parameters, See
   also. And be free to display more on request: description, examples, history,
parent
   ToC... Or finally display the whole page with the "a" option. It is so easy
to copy/past
   pieces of examples from the console... to the console!
   
 * Are you used to use another scientific language? Almost 200 automatic
redirections will
   target the right or nearest Scilab equivalence for you. Other handy shortcuts
are also 
   defined for all users.
   
 * Stucked with a bug? The "wb" option lets you list documented ones related to
the
   faulty entry, for Scilab and many ATOMS packages. Online users comments have
   never been so easily reachable.
   
 * Last but not least: get a smart text layout in console. Nested lists of
items, tables,
   pieces of codes, notes and warnings, text styles.. are supported. The code
style of
   calling sequences and examples is also improved.
               
  Supported OS : Windows, Linux and Mac OS, with Scilab 5.5 and Scilab 6.

  uman has been extensively tested for Windows, a few tested for Linux, and is
  almost untested for Mac OS. Issues may be reported in comments on the ATOMS 
  page. Please have a look to the list of known limitations before posting.

Try uman, and adopt it ;)

Best regards
Samuel Gougeon





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