kig - Man Page

kig [-c, --convert-to-native [-o, --outfile filename]] [options]

Kig is an application for interactive geometry​. It is intended to serve two purposes:

• To allow students to interactively explore mathematical figures and concepts using the computer;
• To serve as a WYSIWYG tool for drawing mathematical figures and including them in other documents​.

With this program you can do geometry on a computer just like you would on a blackboard in a classroom​. However the program allows you to move and change parts of a geometrical drawing so that you can see how other parts change as a result​.

Kig supports loci and user-defined macros​. It also imports and exports both to and from foreign file formats including Cabri, Dr​. Geo, KGeo, KSeg and XFig​.

This application is part of the official KDE edutainment module​.

-c,  --convert-to-native

Do not show a GUI​. Instead convert the specified file to native Kig format​. The native Kig file will be written to standard output unless --outfile is passed​.

-o,  --outfile filename

Used with --convert-to-native to specify where to save the newly created Kig file​. Not specifying this option, or providing a filename of - will output the file to standard output​.

More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kig (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run khelpcenter help:/kig)​.

There is also further information available at the KDE Education website​^[1]​.

Kig was written by Dominique Devriese <devriese@kde​.org>, Maurizio Paolini <paolini@dmf​.bs​.unicatt​.it>, Franco Pasquarelli <pasqui@dmf​.bs​.unicatt​.it>, Pino Toscano <toscano​.pino@tiscali​.it>, David E​. Narvaez <david​.narvaez@computer​.org>, and others​.

This man page based on the one prepared for Debian™ by Ben Burton <bab@debian​.org>​.

Ben Burton <​bab@debian​.org​>

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KDE Education website
https://edu.kde.org/kig/