Scilab programming using **APL**
================================

- You can produce both text and graphical output in ``Scilab``

.. topic:: Text output

	   * Locate and click on Aakash Programming Lab(APL)
             icon
   
	     .. figure:: ../icons/apl.png
		:align: center
		:alt: apl icon
		:width: 50px 
		:height: 50px	

		`Aakash Programming Lab Icon`
	   
	   * After clicking on APL icon, you will see a screen with
	     four icons horizontally placed, naming **C, C++, Python
	     and Scilab**

	     .. figure:: ../com_images/apl.png
		:align: center
		:alt: apl main page
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`APL main page`
	     
	   * Click on `Scilab` icon, this will land you in the
	     `Scilab` programming console.
	     
	     .. figure:: images/scilab.png
		:align: center
		:alt: scilab empty text and console output
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`Scilab programming console`
	   
	   * Touch on ``Text area`` to pop up the virtual
             keyboard. Type your scilab code in the provided `Text
             area`.
	     
	     .. figure:: images/scilab-text-console.png
		:align: center
		:alt: scilab text area with code
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`Text area with code`
	     
	   * and click on ``execute`` button to see the output in
	     `Console Output`

	     .. figure:: images/scilab-text-output.png
		:align: center
		:alt: scilab text console
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px
		
		`Console output`

.. topic:: Graphical output

	   * Touch on ``Text area`` to pop up the virtual
             keyboard. Type your scilab code in the provided `Text
             area`
	   
	     .. figure:: images/code-loaded-in-text-console.png
		:align: center
		:alt: scilab code loaded in text console
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

	   	`Text area with code`

	   * Click on the [checkbox]_ that say's ``plot`` located
             bottom-left of the screen

	     .. figure:: ../com_images/plot-checked.png
		:align: center
		:alt: plot-check box - ON
		      
		`Plot - check box checked`

	   * Click ``execute`` button to see the output on ``Console
             output``

	     .. figure:: images/scilab_milkDrop.png
		:align: center
		:alt: milk drop - plot
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`Graphical output`


.. [checkbox] If your scilab code is expected to give graphical
	       output, please make sure to check the ``plot`` checkbox
	       before executing the code