CALCTOOL(1L)CALCTOOL(1L)NAMEcalctool - a simple calculator
SYNOPSIScalctool [ -a accuracy ] [ -d display ] [ -g geometry ] [ -h helpfile ]
[ -i ] [ -v ] [ -Wi ] [ -Wp x y ] [ -WP x y ]
DESCRIPTION
Calctool is a simple calculator. It contains graphical interfaces for
MGR, NeWS, SunView, X11 and XView, as well as being able to function on
normal display terminals using a termcap interface. It can receive
input via the keyboard, or the mouse where applicable. Each calculator
button has two functions associated with it.
Internal arithmetic is done with double precision floating point num‐
bers. Accuracy can be adjusted from zero to nine numeric places in
fixed notation, but numbers can be displayed in scientific notation as
well. The calculator reverts to scientific notation when the number is
larger than the display would allow in fixed notation. The base of
operation can be changed between binary, octal, decimal and hexideci‐
mal. Numbers are initially displayed in fixed notation to two numeric
places, in the decimal base.
You can use the SunView / XView Put and Get function keys in conjunc‐
tion with the numeric display to store or retrieve characters from the
text shelf. The previous digit entered can be removed and the whole
display cleared.
There are ten memory registers; numbers can be retrieved or stored in
these locations, and arithmetic can be performed upon register con‐
tents.
The display windows contains the current numerical value plus the cur‐
rent base and trigonometric type. There are also indicators which show
if the hyperbolic and inverse function switches are set, and which
numerical mode is currently in operation. If an operation needing more
than one numerical input is partially complete, the operation is also
displayed in this window as a reminder.
The calculator has arithmetical, logical and trigonometrical functions.
These are grouped together and color coded on color workstations.
With the SunView and XView versions, there is support for popup menus
with the right mouse button. Only certain buttons which have multiple
options have this ability. These are the ACC, CON, EXCH, FUN, <, >, RCL
and STO keys.
Online help is provided via a help button. Select this button, and
then the function you wish to be described. The calctool windows can be
redrawn by typing ^L (control-l). This is very useful with the tty ver‐
sion after somebody has written system messages all over your screen.
On startup, calctool will look for a .calctoolrc file in the users'
home directory. This file allows the user to define their own constants
and function definitions. It then looks for a .calctoolrc file in the
current directory. With the .calctoolrc file, there are currently four
valid record types; comments, constants, function definitions and ini‐
tial memory register values.
Lines starting with a '#' are treated as comments and ignored.
Lines starting with 'c' or 'C' in the first column are definitions for
constants. The cC is followed by a digit in the range 0-9, then a
space. This is followed by a number in fixed or scientific notation.
Following this is an optional comment, which if found, will be used in
the popup menu for the constants. If the comment is present, then there
must be at least one space between this and the preceding number.
Lines starting with 'f' or 'F' in the first column are definitions for
functions. The fF is followed by a digit in the range 0-9, then a
space. This is followed by a function definition. Following this is an
optional comment, which if found, will be used in the popup menu for
the functions. If the comment is present, then there must be at least
one space between this and the preceding function definition.
Lines starting with 'r' or 'R' in the first column are definitions for
the initial contents of the memory registers. The rR is followed by a
digit in the range 0-9, then a space. This is followed by a number in
fixed or scientific notation. The rest of the line is ignored.
All other lines are ignored. There should be no embedded spaces in the
function definitions. Whenever a backslash is found, this and the fol‐
lowing character signify a control character, for example \g would be
ASCII 7.
OPTIONS-a accuracy
Initial number of significant digits displayed. This value must
be in the range 0 to 9. If not specified, this value defaults to
2.
-d display
Used with the X11 variant of calctool to give a display type.
-g geometry
Used with the X11 variant of calctool to give geometry informa‐
tion.
-h helpfile
Use an alternate helpfile.
-i Invert the calctool window before displaying it. For use by peo‐
ple who started their graphics environment in inverse mode.
-v Print the version number of this release of the calctool pro‐
gram.
-Wi Start the calctool program up in iconic form. SunView automati‐
cally uses this flag, but the NeWS version will also.
-Wp x y
Start the open window position at x y
-WP x y
Start the icon position at x y
CALCULATOR BUTTONS
[Keyboard equivalents appear in brackets]
Numerical Keys [ 0-9 a-f . = <RETURN> ].
Enter a digit (decimal digits 0-9 or hexidecimal digits A-F) in the
display. The . acts as the decimal point and = is used for completion
of numerical entry (<RETURN> can be also be used from the keyboard to
terminate numerical entry).
Arithmetical Operations [ + - x X * / ].
Perform an arithmetical operation using the previous entry and the next
entry as operands. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
are denoted by the buttons +, -, x and / respectively (the keyboard
keys * and X are synonymous with x for multiplication).
Base Changes.
BIN [ B ] Change display base to binary (maximum: 32 digits).
OCT [ O ] Change display base to octal (maximum: 15 digits).
are allowed.
DEC [ D ] Change display base to decimal (default; maximum: 12
digits).
HEX [ H ] Change display base to hexidecimal (maximum: 12 dig‐
its).
Trigonometric Unit Changes.
DEG [ ^d ] Change current trigonometrical base to degrees.
RAD [ ^r ] Change the current trigonometrical base to radians.
GRAD [ ^g ] Change the current trigonometrical base to gradients.
Logical Operations.
AND [ & ] Perform a logical AND operation on the current entry
and the next entry, treating both numbers as unsigned
long integers.
NOT [ ~ ] Perform the logical NOT operation of the current
entry.
OR [ | ] Perform a logical OR operation on the current entry
and the next entry, treating both numbers as unsigned
long integers.
XNOR [ n or N ] Perform a logical XNOR operation on the current entry
and the next entry, treating both numbers as unsigned
long integers.
XOR [ ^ ] Perform a logical XOR operation on the current entry
and the next entry, treating both numbers as unsigned
long integers.
Trigonometrical Operators.
SIN [ ^s ] Return the trigonometric sine, arc sine hyperbolic
sine or inverse hyperbolic sine of the current dis‐
play, depending upon the current settings of the
hyperbolic and inverse function switches. The result
is displayed in the current trigonometric units
(degrees, radians or gradients).
COS [ ^c ] Return the trigonometric cosine, arc cosine hyper‐
bolic cosine or inverse hyperbolic cosine of the cur‐
rent display, depending upon the current settings of
the hyperbolic and inverse function switches. The
result is displayed in the current trigonometric
units (degrees, radians or gradients).
TAN [ ^t ] Return the trigonometric tangent, arc tangent hyper‐
bolic tangent or inverse hyperbolic tangent of the
current display, depending upon the current settings
of the hyperbolic and inverse function switches. The
result is displayed in the current trigonometric
units (degrees, radians or gradients).
Memory Register Operators.
RCL [ r ] Retrieve memory register n. This selection must be
followed by a digit in the range 0 to 9 to indicate a
memory register.
STO [ s ] Store memory register n. This must be followed by a
digit in the range 0 to 9 to indicate a memory regis‐
ter. The register number may be preceded by an
arithmetic operation (addition, subtraction, multi‐
plication or division), in which case the specifed
operation is carred out between the displayed entry
and the value currently in register n, and the result
is placed in register n.
EXCH [ ^e ] Exchange the current display with the contents of
memory register n. This selection must be followed
by a digit in the range 0 to 9, to indicate a memory
register.
Mathematical Operators.
% [ % ] Perform a percentage calculation using the last entry
and the next entry.
e^x [ { ] Return e raised to the power of the current entry.
10^x [ } ] Return 10 raised to the power of the current entry.
y^x [ Y ] Take the last entry and raise it to the power of the
next entry.
ln [ N ] Return the natural logarithm of the current entry.
log [ G ] Returns the base 10 logarithm of the current entry.
SQRT [ S ] Perform a square root operation on the current entry.
1/x [ R ] Return the value of 1 divided by the current entry.
x! [ ! ] Return the factorial of the current entry. Note that
this only works for positive integers.
x^2 [ @ ] Return the square of the current entry.
Number Manipulation Operators.
< [ < ] Left shift n places. This must be followed by a digit
in the range 0 to 9 to indicate the number of places
to shift.
> [ > ] Right shift n places. This must be followed by a
digit in the range 0 to 9 to indicate the number of
places to shift.
&32 [ [ ] Truncate the current entry to a 32 bit unsigned inte‐
ger (logical function).
&16 [ ] ] Truncate the given number to a 16 bit unsigned inte‐
ger (logical function).
clr [ Delete ] Clear the calculator display.
bsp [ BackSpace ]
Remove the rightmost character of the current entry
and recalculate the the displayed value (note: inter‐
nal accuracy is lost with this operation).
INT [ I ] Return the integer portion of the current entry.
FRAC [ F ] Return the fractional portion of the current entry.
ACC [ A ] Set accuracy. This must be followed by a digit in the
range 0 to 9 to indicate how many digits are to be
displayed.
CHS [ C ] Change the arithmetic sign of the current entry.
ABS [ U ] Return the absolute value of the current entry.
Other keys.
MEM [ M ] Toggle the display of the popup register window.
Values of the ten memory registers are displayed in
the current base, to the current accuracy.
FIX / SCI [ ^n ] Toggles the numerical display mode between fixed
point and scientific notation. This affects the cur‐
rent display and the contents of the memory regis‐
ters.
CON [ # ] Retrieve and display constant value n. This selection
must be followed by a digit in the range 0 to 9.
The ten default constants are:
0 - kms per hour / miles per hour.
1 - square root of 2.
2 - e.
3 - pi.
4 - cms / inches.
5 - degrees in a radian.
4 - 2 ^ 20.
6 - gms / oz.
8 - kilojoules / British thermals.
9 - cubic cms / cubic inches.
HYP [ h ] Set or unset the hyperbolic function indicator. This
switch affects the type of sine, cosine and tangent
trigonometric functions performed.
INV [ i ] Set or unset the inverse function indicator. This
switch affects the type of sine, cosine and tangent
trigonometric functions performed.
KEYS [ K ] Toggle the labels on the calctool buttons between
mouse and keyboard equivalents.
? [ ? ] Display a help message for a particular button.
First select this key, then the key to be described.
QUIT [q or Q] Exit (without user verification).
OFF [ o ] Change calctool to an icon.
FILES
/usr/local/lib/calctool.help
/usr/local/lib/calctool.ps
~/.calctoolrc
BUGS
Handling of errors generated by the mathematical routines is poorly
done.
AUTHOR
Rich Burridge, Domain: richb@sunaus.oz.au
PHONE: +61 2 413 2666 Path: {uunet,mcvax,ukc}!munnari!sunaus.oz!richb
Original manual page modified by R. P. C. Rodgers, UCSF School of Phar‐
macy, San Francisco, CA 94143.
13 December 1989 CALCTOOL(1L)
