Introduction All the tutorials are contained in: (Install_Directory)/doc/tutorials By default the Install_Directory is /usr/local/aplus-fsf-x.xx (where x.xx is version.release) i.e. /usr/local/aplus-fsf-4.18/doc/tutorials/GettingStarted This set of tutorials deals primarily with the A+ language. However, the first one, GettingStarted, is designed to do just what its name says, to introduce you to the A+ application development system in which you will work. If you are relatively new to programming in A+ or APL, or if you are rusty, go on to ScalarFunctions. If you are familiar with APL, however, go on to SimpleArrays instead and look for the differences between A+ and the APL dialects you know. A+ uses the special APL character set, which requires special key sequences for entry; see the keyboard layout diagrams in Chapter 2 and Appendix B of the A+ Reference Manual. A+ Language Tutorials --------------------------------------------------------------------- | File |Summary of Topics | |================|==================================================| |GettingStarted |Emacs and A+ | |ScalarFunctions |Elementary A+ | |Syntax |Well-Formed A+ Expressions | |SimpleArrays |The Primitive Functions for Simple, Flat Data | |Assignment |The Various Forms of Assignment, or Specification | |NestedArrays |The Primitive Functions for Composite Data | --------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to these tutorials, there are two subdirectories: - one containing tutorials for screen management and some material for examples, treating all classes except graphs (s.tutorials); start with s.tutorials/introduction; - one containing a tutorial on the graph display class and a file of data for examples (graphs);