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Calculator need more functionality particularly for conversions (weight, currency, distance, graphing etc..) Possibly even integrate with commercial calculators (TI-xx, Casio).
Windows 7 Calculator is going to include several new functions
and the Mac OS X Calc already includes these features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqZkkqgSJ4A
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rouge568 wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 19:20
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Have you tried Qalculate? I do agree that TI-xx compatability is needed.
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Warbo wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 19:40
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I think the standard calculator is fine. For that very small minority that need obscure functionality then it should be made available in the repos. I'm not sure whether what you ask for is or not, just saying that things should be simple by default, otherwise a standard install would balloon to tens of gigabytes and doing a regular task would involve swimming through a sea of confusing buttons.
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popi wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 19:55
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that's wy qalculate is fine many feature but just enough buttons...
We need qalculate a default calculator!
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lynnyx wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 20:13
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Well, I'd say what we need is 1 calculator with different modes, for example:
Easy mode, standard mode, difficult mode, scientific mode, TI-xx compatibility mode, Casio compatibility mode.
I think such a complex calculator should be installed by default( if we would only install simple applications by default, I would have tons of doubles in my OS after downloading the complex ones and besides, it will cost me my bandwidth and time every time I have to download something more complex than standard( it's like installing a media player with only the codecs most people use...).
Warbo: What you say, does make some sort of sense, but:
1. As far as I know, most calculating abilities are already present in libraries, so there wouldn't be that much more space needed.
2. With my proposal about modes you wouldn't be swimming through a sea of buttons, because simple mode must become the default.
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spyyder wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 21:09
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@Warbo
Some of the basic features are already in Mac, so it isn't unreasonable.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 22:43
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The default calculator should be simple.
If you need all those other features, then install some other scientific calculator software.
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spyyder wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 22:59
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@Eldmannen
Why not raise the bar. This is how we improve and make linux more useful. Otherwise we stagnate, than imitate when we realize how useful it could have been.
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rallen71366 wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 23:23
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Wouldn't a "mini-spreadsheet" that could support a gui, kinda like Mathematica with embedded python, work? Just load the customized XML workbook you need. Would it be too much to make it compatible with Open Office?
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Ralf.Nieuwenhuijsen wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 01:58
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rallen71366 .. you might be on to something there.
I don't really understand why they still have the button interface for calculators anyway.
You don't see an on screen keyboard for OO-writer by default, now do we?
So, why not complicate the interface with some real usefull features, rather than 'simulate' the physical appearance of a calculator.
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brokencrystal wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 07:56
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Loose the maximize button on the calculator and make it non-resizable.
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HermanChess wrote on the 23 Apr 08 at 22:54
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Maybe it's just me, but I'll be damned if I can find a pi button, there isn't any! That just can't be possible.
Also I agree with losing the physical calculator appearance, it's quite painful and slow to go clicking the right buttons.
I mean hand held calculators are like that because they are very limited, in size, memory, space, etc. Why would be complicate ourselves when we are running a very powerful computer with a keyboard and a huge screen??! Why have only one line of text when we can have a lot more, even a history of results that we can re-use, similar to that mini-spreadsheet idea.
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Silversleeves wrote on the 12 Aug 08 at 17:02
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I agree with spyyder's comment from 17 March. The Mac OS X calculator does have the ability to perform the conversions he mentioned in the alpha post of this thread. I honestly miss them. I think perhaps a workable solution to whether or not to "bundle" a more-capable calculator would be simply to have one as a downloadable option from the repos in the installed archive lists.
Silversleeves
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Silversleeves wrote on the 12 Aug 08 at 17:12
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A quick Google with the search string "Ubuntu Calculator with conversions" brought up this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=544424 ) wherein two such calculator/converter utilities -- in the repos as it turns out -- were discussed: ConvertAll and Qalculate. Synaptic was the preferred option to install the first, command-line 'sudo aptitude' the second. The details are in the Ubuntu Forums thread.
"Ask and ye shall receive" (quoth the confirmed atheist).
Silversleeves
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