X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fintroduction.texi;h=4ab79595e80ec9ea42437cdb95f424956de6ba19;hb=e3dd3e91afbcd73dbb4e916fe75f876948e5f600;hp=735a54c5a20720859c62c4103f3b4ff1afb5b253;hpb=bd17d2af982332ee1791998361b1ac6731fe14fa;p=pspp diff --git a/doc/introduction.texi b/doc/introduction.texi index 735a54c5a2..4ab79595e8 100644 --- a/doc/introduction.texi +++ b/doc/introduction.texi @@ -2,32 +2,32 @@ @chapter Introduction @cindex introduction -@cindex PSPP language -@cindex language, PSPP -PSPP is a tool for statistical analysis of sampled data. It reads a +@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. -The language accepted by PSPP is similar to those accepted by SPSS -statistical products. The details of PSPP's language are given +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 files, @pspp{} +@cindex output, @pspp{} @cindex PostScript +@cindex PDF +@cindex HTML +@cindex SVG @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. +@pspp{} produces tables and charts as output, which it can produce in +several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and SVG 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 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, +that @pspp{} replaces, eventually. The author welcomes questions, comments, donations, and code submissions. @xref{Bugs,,Submitting Bug Reports}, for instructions on contacting the author.