diff -Nur gcalctool-5.8.24.orig/help/C/gcalctool.xml gcalctool-5.8.24/help/C/gcalctool.xml
--- gcalctool-5.8.24.orig/help/C/gcalctool.xml	2006-09-04 13:12:56.000000000 +0100
+++ gcalctool-5.8.24/help/C/gcalctool.xml	2006-10-21 15:59:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@
   </varlistentry>
 </variablelist>
 
-      <para>When you click <guibutton>Exp</guibutton>, the calculator displays <literal>. +</literal> to represent <replaceable>base</replaceable> to the power of the next number that you enter. To change the sign of the number, use the <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> button in the last action of the operation. The following example shows the value that is displayed when you use the decimal numeric base: </para>
+<para>When you click <guibutton>Exp</guibutton>, the calculator displays <literal>. +</literal> to represent <replaceable>base</replaceable> to the power of the next number that you enter. To change the sign of the number, use the <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> button before the <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> button or in the last action of the operation. The following example shows the value that is displayed when you use the decimal numeric base: </para>
 
       <informaltable frame="all">
         <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@
           </thead>
           <tbody>
             <row valign="top">
-              <entry><para><guibutton>5</guibutton> <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> <guibutton>2</guibutton> <guibutton>=</guibutton> <guibutton>+/-</guibutton></para></entry>
+              <entry><para><guibutton>5</guibutton> <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> <guibutton>2</guibutton> <guibutton>=</guibutton></para></entry>
               <entry><para>-500</para></entry>
             </row>
           </tbody>
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@
                            </row>
                            <row valign="top">
                              <entry><para>-1200000000</para></entry>
-                             <entry><para>12 <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> <guibutton>8</guibutton> <guibutton>=</guibutton> <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> </para></entry>
+                             <entry><para>12 <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> <guibutton>8</guibutton> <guibutton>=</guibutton> </para></entry>
                              <entry><para>-1200000000</para></entry>
                            </row>
                            <row valign="top">
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@
                            </row>
                            <row valign="top">
                              <entry><para>-0.00000012</para></entry>
-                             <entry><para>12 <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> <guibutton>8</guibutton> <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> </para></entry>
+                             <entry><para>12 <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> <guibutton>Exp</guibutton> <guibutton>8</guibutton> <guibutton>+/-</guibutton> </para></entry>
                              <entry><para>-1.2e-7</para></entry>
                            </row>
 			 </tbody>
