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Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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My favourite desktop calculator so far is Qalculate![0] for similar reasons, and I basically never have the keypad shown. It uses libqalculate, which also provides an executable version that's usable on the console, which I also use often. It's incredible and I love it. [0] https://qalculate.github.io/

Thanks to Show HN I will be given tons of links to softwares I would never have found by myself :-)

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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I definitely agree with a lot of the complaints. I truly don't understand why so many computer calculator interfaces are so awful. I've been using speedcrunch for a couple of years now and it scratches most of the itches for what I want out of a calculator. It looks fairly similar to Chalk's design as well. Very nice interface!

speedcrunch is simply underrated. ticks so many checkboxes

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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Interesting but I notice that the Emacs calculator (calc.el) isn't in the comparison. It is what I use for quick calculations most of the time. There was also a Mac program called Milo a long time ago that was very cool. I never had a chance to study it though.

I second the usefulness of the calculator built into Emacs. Even if I didn't use Emacs for anything else, I'd keep an alias around for starting calc.

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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I still enjoy using a good handheld calculator. Today it's an HP 35s which is fine but I only bought it because my HP-28s battery door broke.

I'd love to get one of the Swiss Micros[1] but I can't really justify it when my 35s is good enough. Maybe if I get a nice bonus this year I'll treat myself.

[1]: https://www.swissmicros.com/products

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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post #21

My favourite desktop calculator so far is Qalculate![0] for similar reasons, and I basically never have the keypad shown. It uses libqalculate, which also provides an executable version that's usable on the console, which I also use often. It's incredible and I love it. [0] https://qalculate.github.io/

This also has a nice command line interface for those who prefer the terminal.

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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post #33

Interesting but I notice that the Emacs calculator (calc.el) isn't in the comparison. It is what I use for quick calculations most of the time. There was also a Mac program called Milo a long time ago that was very cool. I never had a chance to study it though.

I second the usefulness of the calculator built into Emacs. Even if I didn't use Emacs for anything else, I'd keep an alias around for starting calc.

I agree, but as good as it is, this is not where people would like to find a good calculator.

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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Looks very cool, congratulations! Have you tried Emacs Calc? Chalk reminds me of Emacs Calc, but without the symbolic computation (and without date calculations or anonymous functions).

I don't use Emacs, but I feel that people should just have access to a decent calculator without digging developer forums. As good as Emacs Calc is, we can admit that it's unlikely to be seen as an easy-to-find lightweight tool.

Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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post #21

My favourite desktop calculator so far is Qalculate![0] for similar reasons, and I basically never have the keypad shown. It uses libqalculate, which also provides an executable version that's usable on the console, which I also use often. It's incredible and I love it. [0] https://qalculate.github.io/

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Re: Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Quickfix : I have added a button to hide the TOC. Not sure if it fits mobile screens anyway.

Chrome's developer tools has a device toolbar to help you test usability on mobile devices.

So does firefox if you're using this browser https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Responsive_De...
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