X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fintroduction.texi;h=1516314ed28ba115bc35a88a87112224affad14f;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fpivot-table2;hp=735a54c5a20720859c62c4103f3b4ff1afb5b253;hpb=9a331fe64eb814ae5c1322e21717a04fb254bf65;p=pspp diff --git a/doc/introduction.texi b/doc/introduction.texi index 735a54c5a2..1516314ed2 100644 --- a/doc/introduction.texi +++ b/doc/introduction.texi @@ -2,32 +2,27 @@ @chapter Introduction @cindex introduction -@cindex PSPP language -@cindex language, PSPP -PSPP is a tool for statistical analysis of sampled data. It reads a -syntax file and a data file, analyzes the data, and writes the results -to a listing file or to standard output. +@cindex @pspp{} language +@cindex language, @pspp{} +@pspp{} is a tool for statistical analysis of sampled data. +It reads the data, analyzes the data according to commands provided, and writes the results +to a listing file, to the standard output or to a window of the graphical display. -The language accepted by PSPP is similar to those accepted by SPSS -statistical products. The details of PSPP's language are given -later in this manual. +The language accepted by @pspp{} is similar to those accepted by SPSS +statistical products. +The details of @pspp{}'s language are given later in this manual. -@cindex files, PSPP -@cindex output, PSPP @cindex PostScript -@cindex graphics -@cindex Ghostscript -@cindex Free Software Foundation -PSPP produces output in two forms: tables and charts. Both of these can -be written in several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, and HTML -are supported. In the future, more drivers, such as PCL and X Window -System drivers, may be developed. For now, Ghostscript, available from -the Free Software Foundation, may be used to convert PostScript chart -output to other formats. +@cindex PDF +@cindex HTML +@cindex DocBook +@pspp{} produces tables and charts as output, which it can produce in +several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and DocBook are +supported. -The current version of PSPP, @value{VERSION}, is woefully incomplete in -terms of its statistical procedure support. PSPP is a work in progress. -The author hopes to fully support all features in the products -that PSPP replaces, eventually. The author welcomes questions, +The current version of @pspp{}, @value{VERSION}, is incomplete in +terms of its statistical procedure support. @pspp{} is a work in progress. +The authors hope to fully support all features in the products +that @pspp{} replaces, eventually. The authors welcome questions, comments, donations, and code submissions. @xref{Bugs,,Submitting Bug -Reports}, for instructions on contacting the author. +Reports}, for instructions on contacting the authors.