Typographic Conventions Used in This Book

Typographic Conventions

filename

This font designates the name of a file. A filename optionally includes a path.

user input

This font is used for the user's input. This refers only to things that can be typed in at the console.

meta-variable

This typeface is reserved for placeholders, i.e. stuff that always is replaced with the real input.

literal piece of code

We use this font to display literal pieces of code, variables, constant as well as operators.

variable

Scilab variables of all kinds are marked up this way.

function

Functions or procedures of all kinds are marked up this way.

command

We use this font for shell commands, but also for Scilab commands.

environment-variable

To distinguish environment variables from program variables a separate font is used.