1.2 Conventions

We use the following conventions in this manual:

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Checklists and milestones are designated with a tick. Here we summarize what we want to learn or should have learned so far.

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Useful information and tricks are designated by the information sign.

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Potential problems and warnings are designated by a warning sign.

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Examples and Code are designated by a pencil.

We use typewriter font for file names and directories.

We use sans serif font for GUI elements like menus and buttons. Menu actions are depicted by a chain of elements, separated by “ $\rangle$ ”, e.g. File $\rangle$ Open Visualization.