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--- tutorials:t12 [2020/07/27 12:41] – pwarczok
+++ tutorials:t12 [2020/07/28 12:14] (current) – [Console] pwarczok
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   * Evaluating numerical expressions and variables
   * Defining, using and plotting functions
+  * Access to history of typed-in commands
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 Due to some development activities, the commands are to be typed into the 'MatCalc 5 console' window - this are the lines begining here with 'MCORE:'. The output messages are displayed in the 'console' window, as always.
+===== Console =====
+This window allows command-line input, as an alternative to using the graphical controls. Commands can also be grouped into script files, for easier and more rapid execution of repetitive or complex tasks. The console can be shown or hidden with one of the following alternatives:
+  * using **View > Show > Show console**
+{{:tutorials:t1:img:t1_menu_show_console_6031000.png| Show console in MatCalc menu}}
+  * pressing the **'F4'** key
+  * clicking on the {{:tutorials:t1:img:t1_icon_show_console.png| MatCalc Icon show console}} icon in Toolbar.
+MatCalc 6 uses a new formalism for the command-line input. While commands used in the scripts for the older versions are recognized by the current version, the old command formalism is to be typed in **'MatCalc 5 console'** window.
 ===== Basics =====
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-==== Command history ====
+===== Command history window =====
-The command history window can be made to appear by selecting the console window and either clicking on the up-arrow icon or  pressing **Ctrl + up-arrow**. This window gives a chronological list of all the commands entered in the Console.
+The command history window can be made to appear by selecting the console window and either clicking on the up-arrow icon or  pressing **Ctrl + up-arrow**. This window gives a chronological list of all the commands entered in the console.
 {{:tutorials:t1:img:t1_command_history_window_2016.png| MatCalc command history window}}