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Re: SpeedCrunch

#11

Post by faffernot »

Am I a weirdo for using the console (F12) in my browser for calculating stuff like tips, rent/utilities for the month, and other such things? Lol.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#13

Post by wiz21c »

driminicus wrote: post #12

This looks cool! I have been using qalculate ( https://qalculate.github.io/ ) recently, which seems similar. Has anyone used both and can tell me how they compare?

SpeedCrunch is less powerful but I find its interface much easier to understand. SpeedCrunch is really nice. It'd be nice if it was a tad more powerful (for example, to plot quick graphs)

Re: SpeedCrunch

#14

Post by dan-robertson »

Their demo of their efficient interface compared to GNU Calc:

  SC: 5+8 Enter [4 keys, 1 shift]
  Calc: 5 RET 8 + [4 keys, 1 shift]
  SC: 5*(113+23) Enter [11 keys, 3 shifts]
  Calc: 5 RET 113 RET 23 + * [10 keys, 1 shift]
  SC: 7*ans Enter [6 keys, 1 shift]
  Calc: 7 * [2 keys, 1 shift]
  SC: sqrt(1231+41) Enter [14 keys, 3 shift]
  Calc: 1231 RET 41 + Q [9 keys, 1 shift]
Maybe it’s more efficient than clicking buttons with a mouse but it doesn’t feel more efficient than the calculator I already use, nor does it seem to be better integrated with the software I use. It doesn’t even seem more efficient than the scientific calculator I used in high school.

I think I’m put off more by the lack of graphing and (as far as I could tell skimming their site) array/vector/matrix functions, which are the main things I do with Calc.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#15

Post by atdrummond »

dan-robertson wrote: post #14

Their demo of their efficient interface compared to GNU Calc: SC: 5+8 Enter [4 keys, 1 shift] Calc: 5 RET 8 + [4 keys, 1 shift] SC: 5*(113+23) Enter [11 keys, 3 shifts] Calc: 5 RET 113 RET 23 + * [10 keys, 1 shift] SC: 7*ans Enter [6 keys, 1 shift] Calc: 7 * [2 keys, 1 shift] SC: sqrt(1231+41) Enter [14 keys, 3 shift] Calc: 1231 RET 41 + Q [9 keys, 1 shift] Maybe it’s more efficient than clicking buttons with a mouse…

I don’t have a horse in the race (I find myself still using the default of whatever OS I’m using more often than I specifically choose SC) but I will say that one can easily configure SC to operate with past calculated results and other references from previous operations, just as you did with your cited GNUCalc examples. If such shortcuts are utilised, one will find SC requires the same number keystrokes - or fewer.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#16

Post by phoboslab »

After trying a lot of different calculators, I just settled on this little shell script to launch/raise a nodejs repl with FN+Backpspace:

  if [ $(xdotool search --name "calc repl") ]; then
   xdotool search --name "calc repl" windowraise
  else
   xfce4-terminal \
    --title="calc repl" \
    --color-bg=#123 \
    --color-text=#fec \
    --hide-scrollbar \
    --font="Deja Vu Sans Mono 14px" \
    --geometry 40x14 \
    --execute node -i -e "$JSREPL"
  fi
($JSREPL just contains some extra functions that I want in a calculator)

I can easily go back to previous calculations and results, define vars, run loops whatevs. Having it on a key combo and launching the terminal with a distinct text/bg color really makes a difference. It also launches faster than most other calculators I tried. For my purposes (non-scientific, mostly programming stuff), it's been great.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#17

Post by jicka »

Speedcrunch is amazing.

I often have to do many simple calculations (adding numbers from a pdf,...) and having full history and being able to keep speedcrunch over the other windows is perfect. I also increased font-size dramatically to improve readability on big screens.

Sure, there are more advanced tools. But the simplicity and lightness on ressources is what makes it my go-to calculator.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#18

Post by atdrummond »

faffernot wrote: post #11

Am I a weirdo for using the console (F12) in my browser for calculating stuff like tips, rent/utilities for the month, and other such things? Lol.

Seeing as others in this thread use the bog standard console - and I’ve seen other developers do exactly what you’re referencing - it seems such console usage isn’t unique to you at the very least.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#19

Post by taviso »

faffernot wrote: post #11

Am I a weirdo for using the console (F12) in my browser for calculating stuff like tips, rent/utilities for the month, and other such things? Lol.

No, I always use gdb :)

It also has a persistent history, variables, functions, base conversion, etc. I guess it doesn't have unit conversion or a math library, but it's a great programmers calculator.

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