# HG changeset patch # User Kai T. Ohlhus # Date 1594303255 -32400 # Node ID 899288d58c0e91a1363bbaf9e6b31f72ea3efd49 # Parent 3a99431030c1447745984c843cad91b93dc55b84 Some minor style tweaks. diff -r 3a99431030c1 -r 899288d58c0e about.md --- a/about.md Thu Jul 09 17:51:40 2020 +0900 +++ b/about.md Thu Jul 09 23:00:55 2020 +0900 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ and by reporting any problems you may have. -# History +## History Octave was originally conceived (in about 1988) to be companion software for an undergraduate-level textbook on chemical reactor design being written by James diff -r 3a99431030c1 -r 899288d58c0e download.md --- a/download.md Thu Jul 09 17:51:40 2020 +0900 +++ b/download.md Thu Jul 09 23:00:55 2020 +0900 @@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ ### Microsoft Windows -
+ - Windows-64 (recommended) diff -r 3a99431030c1 -r 899288d58c0e support-expectations.md --- a/support-expectations.md Thu Jul 09 17:51:40 2020 +0900 +++ b/support-expectations.md Thu Jul 09 23:00:55 2020 +0900 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You should also not be surprised when your requests for help are ignored. -# Development Group +### Development Group People sometimes think that Octave is developed by some large team of well-paid programmers. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ time. -# Help +### Help When asking for help on Discourse or IRC channel, or reporting a bug, @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Be precise about the problems you are having. -# Bugs +### Bugs No software is perfect, and Octave is no exception. @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ [commercial support]({{ "commercial-support.html" | relative_url }}). -# Features +### Features When we say that Octave is "mostly compatible" with Matlab, we mean that the language that it accepts is similar enough that a substantial diff -r 3a99431030c1 -r 899288d58c0e support.md --- a/support.md Thu Jul 09 17:51:40 2020 +0900 +++ b/support.md Thu Jul 09 23:00:55 2020 +0900 @@ -4,33 +4,44 @@ menu: true --- -- Get [**commercial support**]({{ "commercial-support.html" | relative_url }}) - - Setup assistance - - Custom feature implementation +#### Contact the **user community** -

+ +The Octave community is a loosely organized association of **volunteers**. +Your interactions with the community will be better if you have the +[right expectations about the support options]({{ "support-expectations.html" | relative_url }}) +available to you. + -- Read the **GNU Octave Manual** - - [Web version]({{ site.docs_url }}) - - [PDF version]({{ "octave.pdf" | relative_url }}) - - Type `doc` inside Octave +
+- [**Discourse**]({{ site.discourse_url }}) — + the main chat portal for Octave users and developers. +- **IRC**: Chat with users and developers on the + [Freenode `{{ site.irc_channel }}` channel](https://webchat.freenode.net/#octave). +- Browse the + [**mailing list archives**](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-octave/). +
-

+ +#### Get [**commercial support**]({{ "commercial-support.html" | relative_url }}) -- Browse the [Octave Wiki]({{ site.wiki_url }}) - - Read [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]({{ site.faq_url }}) +
+- Setup assistance +- Custom feature implementation +
-

+ +#### Read the **GNU Octave Manual** -- Contact the **user community** - > The Octave community is a loosely organized association of **volunteers**. - > Your interactions with the community will be better if you have the - > [right expectations about the support options]({{ "support-expectations.html" | relative_url }}) - > available to you. +
+- [Web version]({{ site.docs_url }}) +- [PDF version]({{ "octave.pdf" | relative_url }}) +- Type `doc` inside Octave +
- - [**Discourse**]({{ site.discourse_url }}) — - the main chat portal for Octave users and developers. - - **IRC**: Chat with users and developers on the - [Freenode `{{ site.irc_channel }}` channel](https://webchat.freenode.net/#octave). - - Browse the - [**mailing list archives**](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-octave/). + +#### Browse the [Octave Wiki]({{ site.wiki_url }}) + +
+- Read [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]({{ site.faq_url }}) +