Which, to be honest, is also a huge advantage. A feature, not a bug ;-) I'm not saying that it should be the default, just an option.
Michael On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Scott May <[email protected]> wrote: > While I'm a huge fan of RPN, it's not at all familiar to almost > everybody (except we engineering types). It's why no-one ever borrows my > calculator... > > Till later, > Scott. > > > On 04/03/13 19:45, Michael Wild wrote: > > Just a request from the side-line: please add a RPN mode, the way that HP > calculators do it. Entering formulas that involve a lot of sub-expressions > is just so much more natural when you can evaluate them separately, leave > them on the stack and then process them further by popping them off the > stack. E.g. the stationary example would then be entered as > > 1.05 > <ENTER> > 5 > × > 10.00 > <ENTER> > 7 > × > 28.79 > <ENTER> > 8 > × > + > + > > Essentially it's reading the formula "inside-out", much the way you do > when you think about it. There's no need to remember to put the brackets in > the right places, no need to plan ahead. The landscape view could display > the expressions that lead up to this value on the stack, so it's easier to > remember what it contains. Long expressions would need to be abbreviated, > of course, but could be expanded/scrolled through by the user when tapped > or swiped. > > > Cheers > > Michael > > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Calum K Pringle < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Dalius, everyone, and good morning! >> >> I guess you've all been looking at calculators over the weekend! I've >> just caught up with my mail and we will go through these threads later >> today. We'll answer these questions in a reply as soon as we can (promise). >> >> >> Calum Pringle >> Interaction Designer >> >> Canonical Design Team >> m: 0773 9317055 >> e: [email protected] >> >> >> >> On 3 Mar 2013, at 14:08, Dalius wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Bruno Girin <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> Now what you would do with 8 pairs of scissors is another question: >>> Edward Scissorhands Halloween costume? >>> >> This or office administrator in (small) company. >> >> Thanks for other ideas. We will definitely use something + I believe >> designers are reading as well. >> >> Regards, >> Dalius >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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