diff Doc/lib/libturtle.tex @ 27999:8f70602fbebb legacy-trunk

SF bug #685775: turtle circle() documentation error
author Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
date Fri, 21 Feb 2003 03:14:08 +0000
parents a85a3c10ba4d
children 052e4c572261
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--- a/Doc/lib/libturtle.tex	Fri Feb 21 02:47:09 2003 +0000
+++ b/Doc/lib/libturtle.tex	Fri Feb 21 03:14:08 2003 +0000
@@ -95,15 +95,16 @@
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{circle}{radius\optional{, extent}}
-Draw a circle with radius \var{radius} whose center-point is where the 
-pen would be if a \code{forward(\var{radius})} were
-called. \var{extent} determines which part of a circle is drawn: if
+Draw a circle with radius \var{radius} whose center-point is
+\var{radius} units left of the turtle.
+\var{extent} determines which part of a circle is drawn: if
 not given it defaults to a full circle.
 
 If \var{extent} is not a full circle, one endpoint of the arc is the
 current pen position. The arc is drawn in a counter clockwise
 direction if \var{radius} is positive, otherwise in a clockwise
-direction.
+direction.  In the process, the direction of the turtle is changed
+by the amount of the \var{extent}.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{goto}{x, y}