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Idea #12278: Calculator with Tape-Mode

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Written by sevenstars the 17 Aug 08 at 14:30. Related project: Calculator (Gnome). Status: Not an idea
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I really like to see an option in calculator to switch to tape mode, like in this picture made with gimp:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8210/calcnewnn6.png
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Written by sevenstars the 17 Aug 08 at 14:30.
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Ssdg wrote on the 17 Aug 08 at 14:48
Plus, it brings recording of previous opérations, I love it

FlakMagnet wrote on the 17 Aug 08 at 18:11
IMO, speedcrunch fullfills this request and already exists.

--Flak

catalania wrote on the 17 Aug 08 at 18:17
Interesting and original

Vadim P. wrote on the 17 Aug 08 at 21:22
Qalculate! is what you're looking for. it's in add/remove

Auzy wrote on the 17 Aug 08 at 23:16
OSX has this built in, and we used it all the time in sales. The default calculator should too.

+1

Stoffe wrote on the 18 Aug 08 at 09:37
It's not useful to point out that some other program has this, unless the proposal is to replace the current program with the other one, which is not going to happen. That means not fixing the issue, but rather continue to point everyone that asks to the other program forever and ever.

The question is: should the default program grow this capability?

I say yes, seems very useful to me. =)

FlakMagnet wrote on the 19 Aug 08 at 12:34
@ Stoffe

I think your statement about whether or not it's useheful to point to a program with the functionality that's being requested for the default program is valid.

Reason I pointed out speedcalc is to explain why I would vote "no" for this idea.

My thinking is that one should keep the default programs relatively simple to prevent bloat and allow users to install more feature-ful alternatives to suit their needs.

More generally (beyond the realm of calculators) I would like to see Ubuntu list "alternatives" for default programs in the package manager. That'd be cool. I'm off to input that idea now after some searching to see if it's a duplicate...

Auzy wrote on the 19 Aug 08 at 13:25
Flak. I think you are mistaking Bloat with features..

OSX's calculator has this, lots of people use it, and it didn't get in the way.

People here HAVE to stop using bloat as an excuse. I have noticed that not one person here has even defined it (why, because it doesn't sound good when the feature only takes 500bytes).

Add it, like I said, lots of people use it. For aviation, we use it too a lot. Anyone who deals with multiple numbers would like this

velja27 wrote on the 20 Aug 08 at 16:41
It would be cool to add an option to go to mode that has tape.

simosx wrote on the 23 Aug 08 at 21:46
For this, you need to file a feature request (Enhancement) at the calculator project, at
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=gcalctool

Check first if there is already an existing entry for this feature. There is a link there to file a new "bug report" for the enhancement.

Auzy wrote on the 26 Aug 08 at 04:28
Shouldn't the admins be doing that anyway for all posts here simosx? The point of brainstorm is to contribute ideas and such.

sevenstars wrote on the 29 Aug 08 at 19:45
@simosx: yes there is allready such suggestion, called history view: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327590

what should i do now?


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