Albrecht, You said:
Any suggestions for further improvement are welcome! OK. You asked for it...
Your posts "MFR12 Input Screen" helps to clarify MFR_12's input parameters quite a bit. For completeness and clarity you might want to add some definitions of your usage of terms at the top of your documentation -- perhaps something like: 1) ------------------------------------------------- r = Real i = Imaginary p = Parameter Left = to the left of the decimal point in the parameter value Right = to the right of the decimal point in the parameter value Example: IP3 Left = Refers to the digits to the left of the decimal point in the Imaginary part of the third parameter, p3. fn1=xxx[xxx] means: fn1=xxx or fn1=xxxxxx Example: fn1=cotanh [x] means that a letter "x" is optionally used. E.g.: xxx[xxx] can refer to: "cos", "cosh", "floor", "cotanh", etc. -------------------------------------------------- I think (at least some of) the above definitions of terms need to be stated -- because, although the Fractint documentation refers to "p3", it does *not* refer to "ip3" or "IP3". And "Right" and left are not defined in the Fractint documentation. 2) I also note that you have (throughout the document) both upper case and lower case versions of the same(?) terms. E.g.: RP4 as well as: rp4 One must convince oneself that these are not referring to two different items. If they were both the same case, one might not have to work to convince oneself -- or guess about this... For consistency and ease of visual matching of terms, I would suggest using all lower case -- to match the case used in the Fractint documentation. 3) Having the fields defined within the parameter values be labeled (or named) with letters is a great idea. But, you need to see if you can make use of these letter names in your comments on the usage of the fields. You took my advise about this even before I sent it to you! Great! I have a minor suggestion, which may or may not work. Since the width of your fields are defined with square brackets "A[1234]" instead of using: "A::" to make a reference to the "A" field, why not use: "A[]" Then the syntax will be identical, and you won't have to memorize that "::" means "[]". But having the upper case letters label the fields it a really great idea! 4) Also, instead of your: functions first 1234 second 1234 third 1234 fourth 1234 shouldn't you use the same "fn1" syntax that the Fractint documentation uses -- perhaps something like this: functions: fn1=xxx[xxx], fn2=xxx[xxx], fn3=xxx[xxx], fn4=xxx[xxx] (One of the allowed functions is "cotanh" containing six letters...) Your "1234" implies that digits should be substituted for "1234". "xxx" implies that alphabetic letters (e.g.: "tan") are to be substituted. 5) I really like your use of the bold lines to define the fields on the Fractint parameters. It really makes your eye jump to them easily when you need to refer to them. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane@earthlink.net ######################## =================================================== Author: Albrechtx Date: 2014-03-10 19:59 -400 To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion Subject: [Fractint] MFR12 Input Screen HI, maybe you want to change a value of an image or there has been an update changing only a single command: Here is a HELP SCREEN to make that as easy as possible. I suppose you all have a pdf reader, if not I recommend the Foxit Reader it is better then Adobe and free. ; You can use a printout or open it on your desktop. All values have a line - RP2 or IP2 for instance and a letter to identify. Example: RP2A means the sequence of the formulas used A[12345] RP3A means the Newton Vaiable A[123] In the brackets you can see how many digits are used. Is that clear enough? Questions are welcome, of course. ; I will also supply a list of all used commands and variables showing the name and where to modify it. ; https://www.dropbox.com/s/2hmzem59rxxlcfj/input.pdf ; Albrecht ============================================================ --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com