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Dr Genius FAQ :
Ver 0.0.1

1.  What does Dr Genius stand for ?

    _D_r _G_enius _R_efers to _G_eometric _E_xploration and
    _N_umeric _I_ntuitive _U_ser _S_ystem


2.  What is Dr Genius ?

     Dr Genius is an interactive geometry program plus a calculator
     similiar in some aspects to bc and Matlab. Dr Genius is powered
     by GEL, its extention language. In fact, a large part of
     the standard calculator functions are written in GEL itself.

     Dr Genius is a piece of GNU software. This means you don't have
     to pay for it but even more importantly you have access to the
     source code. You can modify and distribute it as long as the
     same distribution license (GPL) is used.

     Dr Genius is released under the GPL license. To learn more about
     this license and the Free Software Foundation, visit the GNU web
     site <http://www.gnu.org> or read the file COPYING in the
distribution.

     Dr. Genius is part of the Gnome project <http://www.gnome.org>.


3.  What are the system requirements for Dr. Genius ?

    - A Unix compatible operating system
    - October ( or better ) version of GNOME.<http://www.gnome.org>
    - GPM Library. The GNU Multiple Precision
library.<http://www.swox.com/gmp/>


4.  Where can I get Dr. Genius ?

    You can get the latest version of Dr. Genius at :
    http://drgenius.seul.org/download.html


5.  How do I compile the packages ?

    First you need to download and install the libraries ..

    Most common build error messages :
    GMP library...
    libglade library...

6.  Can I get RPM ( Redhat or SuSE ) or .dev ( Debian ) binaries ?



7.  So now I've go Dr. Genius. What do I do with it ?


8.  Help !! Where can I get some help ?

    You can get help at the Dr. Genius mailing list which you
    can join by sending an e-mail to "majordomo@seul.org" with the
    following text in the _BODY_ : "subscribe drgenius-dev".

    Make sure you browse the mailing list archive to see if the
    answer you are looking for has not been answered before.

    You can browse the archive at :
    http://www.seul.org/archives/drgenius/dev/


9.  Are there any manuals/documentation ?

    Not at the moment but heavy progress is under way...


10. How do I report a bug ? or a wishlist item ?

    We're doing bug-tracking via the GNOME bug tracking system.
    If you need to report a bug visit: http://bugs.gnome.org

    In this page you will find instructions on  how to
    format your submissions.

    Basically, at the top of your email to "submit@bugs.gnome.org"
    include the two lines:

    Package: drgenius
    Version: [ whatever version you are using ie: 0.5.5 ]

    Please make sure that you report separate bugs in separate reports.


11. I wan't to get involved. How can I help ?

    There's lots to do. even if you are not a programmer ...


12. How do I add a question and/or answer to this faq ?

    Just send an email to ....


13. Who are the authors of Dr. Genius ? How did all of this started ?

     Authors :
     Hilaire Fernandes
     George Lebl

     Other people are also involved in Dr Genius:

     Laurent Gauthier (MDI interface, redesign in the GUI interface)
     Nils Barth (Math. library written in GEL, documentation)
     Frédéric Toussaint (Graphic art)
     Aaron Lehmann (2D & 3D plot canvas)

     Dr Genius is the merge of two projects know as Gnome Genius
     Caculator from George Lebl and  GTK Dr Geo from Hilaire Fernandes.
     Gnome Genius Calculator is a multiple precision calculator
     with an interpreted language, GEL, plus a large mathematical
     library written in GEL.

     Dr Geo is a sort of vector drawing software but with
     mathematical constraints - we also call this interactive geometry.