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5 "Calc" Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, |
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6 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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9 Dave Gillespie | |
10 c/o Synaptics, Inc. | |
11 2698 Orchard Parkway | |
12 San Jose CA 95134 | |
13 daveg@synaptics.com, uunet!synaptx!daveg | |
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15 Currently maintained by: |
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16 Jay Belanger <belanger@truman.edu> |
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18 From the introduction to the manual: | |
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20 "Calc" is an advanced calculator and mathematical tool that runs as | |
21 part of the GNU Emacs environment. Very roughly based on the HP-28/48 | |
22 series of calculators, its many features include: | |
23 | |
24 * Choice of algebraic or RPN (stack-based) entry of calculations. | |
25 | |
26 * Arbitrary precision integers and floating-point numbers. | |
27 | |
28 * Arithmetic on rational numbers, complex numbers (rectangular and | |
29 polar), error forms with standard deviations, open and closed | |
30 intervals, vectors and matrices, dates and times, infinities, | |
31 sets, quantities with units, and algebraic formulas. | |
32 | |
33 * Mathematical operations such as logarithms and trigonometric functions. | |
34 | |
35 * Programmer's features (bitwise operations, non-decimal numbers). | |
36 | |
37 * Financial functions such as future value and internal rate of return. | |
38 | |
39 * Number theoretical features such as prime factorization and | |
40 arithmetic modulo M for any M. | |
41 | |
42 * Algebraic manipulation features, including symbolic calculus. | |
43 | |
44 * Moving data to and from regular editing buffers. | |
45 | |
46 * "Embedded mode" for manipulating Calc formulas and data directly | |
47 inside any editing buffer. | |
48 | |
49 * Graphics using GNUPLOT, a versatile (and free) plotting program. | |
50 | |
51 * Easy programming using keyboard macros, algebraic formulas, | |
52 algebraic rewrite rules, or extended Emacs Lisp. | |
53 | |
54 | |
55 Calc is written entirely in Emacs Lisp, for maximum portability. | |
56 | |
57 I am anxious to hear about your experiences using Calc. Send mail to | |
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58 "belanger@truman.edu". A bug report is most useful if you include the |
40785 | 59 exact input and output that occurred, any modes in effect (such as the |
60 current precision), and so on. If you find Calc is difficult to operate | |
61 in any way, or if you have other suggestions, don't hesitate to let me | |
62 know. If you find errors (including simple typos) in the manual, let | |
63 me know. Even if you find no bugs at all I would love to hear your | |
64 opinions. | |
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66 | |
67 | |
68 Summary of changes to "Calc" | |
69 ------- -- ------- -- ---- | |
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71 | |
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72 Version 2.1: |
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74 * New matrix mode for square matrices. Improved handling of |
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75 non-commutative products. |
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77 * New functions: powerexpand and ldiv. |
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79 * Added new functions: sec, csc, cot, sech, csch, coth. |
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81 * 0^0 now evaluates to 1. |
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83 * Added a new language mode for LaTeX. |
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85 * Calc now tries to use an appropriate language mode in embedded mode. |
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87 * Calc now restores original modes when leaving embedded mode. |
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89 * User settable variables which are not set with keystrokes are now |
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90 customizable. |
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92 * Made ~/.calc.el the default Calc settings file. |
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94 * Miscellaneous updates and bugfixes. |
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98 | |
99 * Fixed a bug which broke `I', `H', `K' prefix keys in recent Emacs. | |
100 | |
101 * Fixed a bug in calc.texinfo which prevented "make tex2" from working. | |
102 | |
103 * Updated `C-y' (calc-yank) to understand Emacs 19 generalized kill ring. | |
104 | |
105 * Added a copy of "calccard.tex", the Calc quick reference card. | |
106 | |
107 | |
108 Version 2.02e: | |
109 | |
110 * Fixed an installation bug caused by recent changes to `write-region'. | |
111 | |
112 | |
113 Version 2.02d: | |
114 | |
115 * Fixed a minor installation problem with a Emacs 19.29 byte-compiler bug. | |
116 | |
117 * Removed archaic "macedit" package (superseded by "edmacro"). | |
118 | |
119 | |
120 Version 2.02c: | |
121 | |
122 * Patch to port Calc to Lucid Emacs 19; still works with GNU 18 and GNU 19. | |
123 | |
124 * Fixed a bug that broke `C-x C-c' after Calc graphics had been used. | |
125 | |
126 | |
127 Version 2.02b: | |
128 | |
129 * Minor patch to port Calc to GNU Emacs 19. Will be superseded by Calc 3.00. | |
130 | |
131 | |
132 Version 2.02: | |
133 | |
134 * Revamped the manual a bit; rearranged some sections. | |
135 | |
136 * Added marginal notes for Key/Function Index refs in printed manual. | |
137 | |
138 * Changed `M-# r' to deal more gracefully with blank lines. | |
139 | |
140 * Made reductions like `V R +' and `M-# :' considerably faster. | |
141 | |
142 * Improved parsing and display of cases like "[a + b]". | |
143 | |
144 * Added `t +' and `t -' for doing business date arithmetic. | |
145 | |
146 * Added "syntax tables," the opposite of compositions. | |
147 | |
148 * Added another Rewrites Tutorial exercise. | |
149 | |
150 * Added the "vmatches" function. | |
151 | |
152 * Added the `Modes' variable and `m g' command. | |
153 | |
154 * Improved `u s' to cancel, e.g., "11 mph hr / yd" to get a number. | |
155 | |
156 * Added "quick units" commands "u 0" through "u 9". | |
157 | |
158 * Moved `M-%' to calc.el to avoid autoloading problems. | |
159 | |
160 * Added `M-=' during algebraic entry, acts like `RET ='. | |
161 | |
162 * Made `LFD' prevent evaluation when finishing a calc-edit command. | |
163 | |
164 * Changed calc-store commands to use `t .' mode for trail display. | |
165 | |
166 * Improved integrator to understand forms involving "erf". | |
167 | |
168 * Fixed parser to make sense of "[1....1e2]" input. | |
169 | |
170 * Fixed FORTRAN parser to treat a(i,j) as a_i_j if a is declared matrix. | |
171 | |
172 * Got rid of some version number stamps to reduce size of patches. | |
173 | |
174 * Fixed a bug in defmath treating "<=" and ">=" predicates. | |
175 | |
176 * Fixed a bug in which Calc crashed multiplying two date forms. | |
177 | |
178 * Fixed a bug in line breaker that crashed for large, nested formulas. | |
179 | |
180 * Fixed a bug using ` to edit string("foo"). | |
181 | |
182 * Fixed a bug where `M-# y' in Big mode copied stack level number. | |
183 | |
184 * Fixed a bug where `g O' used wrong default directory, no completion. | |
185 | |
186 * Fixed a bug where "foo_bar(i)" parsed in C mode but showed as foo#bar. | |
187 | |
188 * Fixed several bugs where large calculations got "computation too long." | |
189 | |
190 | |
191 Version 2.01: | |
192 | |
193 * Added percentage commands `M-%', `b %', and `c %'. | |
194 | |
195 * Changed Big mode to force radix-10 in superscripts. | |
196 | |
197 * Improved display of fractions in various language modes. | |
198 | |
199 * Changed `a n' to work properly with equations and inequalities. | |
200 | |
201 * The problem with cross references to Index nodes in TeX has been fixed. | |
202 | |
203 * Fixed a bug where recursive esc-maps make calc-ext/-aent unloadable. | |
204 | |
205 * Fixed a bug in `M-# k', then `OFF' right away, with fresh Emacs. | |
206 | |
207 * Fixed a bug in which "S_i_j" was formatted wrong after `j s'. | |
208 | |
209 * Fixed a bug in which `h k u c' positioned cursor on wrong line. | |
210 | |
211 * Fixed a bug where `z ?' crashed if `z %' was defined. | |
212 | |
213 * Fixed a bug in `j O' (calc-select-once-maybe). | |
214 | |
215 * Fixed "make private" not to ask "Delete excess versions" and crash. | |
216 | |
217 | |
218 Version 2.00: | |
219 | |
220 * First complete posting of Calc since 1.01. | |
221 | |
222 * Most parts of Calc have seen changes since version 1.07. See | |
223 section "New for Calc 2.00" in the manual for a summary. In | |
224 the FTP version of the Calc distribution, the file README.prev | |
225 contains a detailed change history from 1.00 up to 2.00. | |
226 |