From c31512d39f7eec5f7824e0a3cca811741772a3ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Darrington Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:41:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/introduction.texi: Update documentations introductory section --- doc/introduction.texi | 27 +++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/introduction.texi b/doc/introduction.texi index 4ab79595e8..1516314ed2 100644 --- a/doc/introduction.texi +++ b/doc/introduction.texi @@ -4,30 +4,25 @@ @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. +@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. +statistical products. +The details of @pspp{}'s language are given later in this manual. -@cindex files, @pspp{} -@cindex output, @pspp{} @cindex PostScript @cindex PDF @cindex HTML -@cindex SVG -@cindex graphics -@cindex Ghostscript -@cindex Free Software Foundation +@cindex DocBook @pspp{} produces tables and charts as output, which it can produce in -several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and SVG are +several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and DocBook are supported. -The current version of @pspp{}, @value{VERSION}, is woefully incomplete in +The current version of @pspp{}, @value{VERSION}, is 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 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. -- 2.30.2