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From: richb@yarra.OZ (Rich Burridge)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Suggestions needed for new version of Calctool.
Message-ID: <84@yarra.OZ>
Date: Sun, 7-Dec-86 16:37:10 EST
Article-I.D.: yarra.84
Posted: Sun Dec  7 16:37:10 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 9-Dec-86 09:58:21 EST
Organization: Sun Computer Australia (Melbourne)
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Keywords: SUN desktop calculator.

I am looking for suggestions for the next version of calctool.

Richard Collins suggested being able to press the keyboard keys
as well as mouse button presses, and also being able to "put"
the calculators result. I have implemented these, albeit the
"putting" of negative numbers which the calculator displays
leaves a lot of white space between the minus sign and the
number.

If somebody could show me a simple way of just "putting" what
I want into the "put" buffer, I would be very happy.

[To Richard Collins: I have received your mail, and tried several
 return paths to you, but they all bounce.]

I am going to implement binary,octal,decimal and hexidecimal modes
for calculations in the next release. I would still like your
suggestions on what would be useful features.

Lets be realistic about this. I have no intention of emulating an
HP-11 programmable calculator, I only want to implement things
that would be used from day to day.

Depending upon the number of suggestions, I should be releasing a new
version of calctool onto the net, early in the new year.

Regards Rich.

Rich Burridge            ISD:  +61 3 267-6222
Sun Australia            STD:  (03) 267-6222
14 Queens Rd,            ARPA: richb%yarra.oz@seismo.css.gov
Melbourne, VIC 3004.     UUCP: seismo!munnari!yarra.oz!richb
AUSTRALIA.               ACS:  richb@yarra.oz
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