Hi there, I gave up on built in calculators and now remotely connect on my Linux box to use Qalc. I am sure qalc can be installed on a Mac with no difficulties. Qalc uses a command line interface.
Emrah On Mar 1, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > It's called CalcMadeEasy Free and there's also the pro version. They're > working on the ios version and as soon as they're done, they'll provide > accessiblity, or moreso label the buttons. > > > > On 1/03/2012, at 11:35 PM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yuma, >> >> WHich app is this one? >> >> On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:58 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> Thanks for that one. Will be checking it in detail later this week. >>> >>> I found another one with a note taking part where you can paste past >>> calculations or parts of it and plug it back into equations. The issue is >>> that all the buttons are unlabelled :) The devver was forthcoming in >>> rectifying this so good, but i need an immediate solution so your >>> suggestion might stick once i've understood the layout >>> >>> Thanks again >>> >>> Yuma >>> >>> >>> On 1/03/2012, at 7:25 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't think the built-in calculator will do it. The only Deg button is >>>> just to switch modes from degrees to radians. There are a jillion >>>> calculators in the app store so you might want to take a poke through >>>> there. The LXVII calculator is one of those HP RPN calculators which >>>> should do the trick. Every button has three additional functions beyond >>>> its stated feature but on the 1 button there were R< and >P functions. If >>>> I left VO focus on there for a few seconds it read the help text saying it >>>> was rectangular to polar coordinates. On the third row of buttons are >>>> three unlabeled buttons which are the f, g and h buttons (which also read >>>> in the help text if you wait). They activate the secondary functions >>>> written in different colors. So the g button says it activates the blue >>>> functions which VO-A actually says are turquoise, which would be the >P >>>> secondary function on the 1 key. The f key activates the >>>> yellow functions which VO actually reads as 'a shade of merliwood" or >>>> something like that. So that would be the R< on the one key. I also >>>> noticed that it didn't announce the values in the display at the top >>>> without my moving VO focus there so I set up a hotspot VO-shift-1 and then >>>> turned on monitoring of the hotspot VO-Command-shift-1. >>>> >>>> Hope that makes some sense. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> On 2/24/12 6:52 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> The mac os calculator either has some serious performance problems and >>>>> doesn't have what i need or it's my perception that wants everything to >>>>> be extra zippy, and it does in fact have what i want. But the question i >>>>> have needs clairifcation before i endeavor for an alternative solution: >>>>> >>>>> With the current default calculator, i have to do some tedious work >>>>> before getting results i want, ie for changing values from rectangular to >>>>> polar forms when doing complex numbers. >>>>> >>>>> Normally there's a rec deg function available on all scientific >>>>> calculators but on this one, i have to manually enter the values which is >>>>> a complete drag and annoyance. >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone please tell me if there is in fact a way to do this and i'm >>>>> missing out on something somewhere? >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> Yuma >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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