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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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41048 | 2 This directory contains Calc, an advanced desk calculator for GNU |
3 Emacs. | |
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41048 | 5 "Calc" Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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41048 | 7 Written by: |
8 Dave Gillespie | |
9 c/o Synaptics, Inc. | |
10 2698 Orchard Parkway | |
11 San Jose CA 95134 | |
12 daveg@synaptics.com, uunet!synaptx!daveg | |
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15 D. Goel <deego@gnufans.org> and Colin Walters <walters@debian.org> |
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17 From the introduction to the manual: | |
18 | |
19 "Calc" is an advanced calculator and mathematical tool that runs as | |
20 part of the GNU Emacs environment. Very roughly based on the HP-28/48 | |
21 series of calculators, its many features include: | |
22 | |
23 * Choice of algebraic or RPN (stack-based) entry of calculations. | |
24 | |
25 * Arbitrary precision integers and floating-point numbers. | |
26 | |
27 * Arithmetic on rational numbers, complex numbers (rectangular and | |
28 polar), error forms with standard deviations, open and closed | |
29 intervals, vectors and matrices, dates and times, infinities, | |
30 sets, quantities with units, and algebraic formulas. | |
31 | |
32 * Mathematical operations such as logarithms and trigonometric functions. | |
33 | |
34 * Programmer's features (bitwise operations, non-decimal numbers). | |
35 | |
36 * Financial functions such as future value and internal rate of return. | |
37 | |
38 * Number theoretical features such as prime factorization and | |
39 arithmetic modulo M for any M. | |
40 | |
41 * Algebraic manipulation features, including symbolic calculus. | |
42 | |
43 * Moving data to and from regular editing buffers. | |
44 | |
45 * "Embedded mode" for manipulating Calc formulas and data directly | |
46 inside any editing buffer. | |
47 | |
48 * Graphics using GNUPLOT, a versatile (and free) plotting program. | |
49 | |
50 * Easy programming using keyboard macros, algebraic formulas, | |
51 algebraic rewrite rules, or extended Emacs Lisp. | |
52 | |
53 | |
54 Calc is written entirely in Emacs Lisp, for maximum portability. | |
55 You do not need to recompile Emacs to install and use Calc. | |
56 | |
57 You will need about six megabytes of disk space to install Calc | |
58 and its Info documentation. | |
59 | |
60 See the file INSTALL for installation instructions. The instructions | |
61 may seem long, but on typical systems you will only need to follow the | |
62 steps shown in the first section. | |
63 | |
64 Don't even try to run Calc in uncompiled (.el) form! It's far too slow. | |
65 | |
66 | |
67 I am anxious to hear about your experiences using Calc. Send mail to | |
68 "daveg@synaptics.com". A bug report is most useful if you include the | |
69 exact input and output that occurred, any modes in effect (such as the | |
70 current precision), and so on. If you find Calc is difficult to operate | |
71 in any way, or if you have other suggestions, don't hesitate to let me | |
72 know. If you find errors (including simple typos) in the manual, let | |
73 me know. Even if you find no bugs at all I would love to hear your | |
74 opinions. | |
75 | |
76 The latest Calc tar files and patches are always available for anonymous | |
77 FTP on prep.ai.mit.edu. | |
78 | |
79 Thanks, | |
80 | |
81 -- Dave | |
82 | |
83 | |
84 | |
85 | |
86 | |
87 Summary of changes to "Calc" | |
88 ------- -- ------- -- ---- | |
89 | |
90 | |
91 Version 2.02f: | |
92 | |
93 * Fixed a bug which broke `I', `H', `K' prefix keys in recent Emacs. | |
94 | |
95 * Fixed a bug in calc.texinfo which prevented "make tex2" from working. | |
96 | |
97 * Updated `C-y' (calc-yank) to understand Emacs 19 generalized kill ring. | |
98 | |
99 * Added a copy of "calccard.tex", the Calc quick reference card. | |
100 | |
101 | |
102 Version 2.02e: | |
103 | |
104 * Fixed an installation bug caused by recent changes to `write-region'. | |
105 | |
106 | |
107 Version 2.02d: | |
108 | |
109 * Fixed a minor installation problem with a Emacs 19.29 byte-compiler bug. | |
110 | |
111 * Removed archaic "macedit" package (superseded by "edmacro"). | |
112 | |
113 | |
114 Version 2.02c: | |
115 | |
116 * Patch to port Calc to Lucid Emacs 19; still works with GNU 18 and GNU 19. | |
117 | |
118 * Fixed a bug that broke `C-x C-c' after Calc graphics had been used. | |
119 | |
120 | |
121 Version 2.02b: | |
122 | |
123 * Minor patch to port Calc to GNU Emacs 19. Will be superseded by Calc 3.00. | |
124 | |
125 | |
126 Version 2.02: | |
127 | |
128 * Revamped the manual a bit; rearranged some sections. | |
129 | |
130 * Added marginal notes for Key/Function Index refs in printed manual. | |
131 | |
132 * Changed `M-# r' to deal more gracefully with blank lines. | |
133 | |
134 * Made reductions like `V R +' and `M-# :' considerably faster. | |
135 | |
136 * Improved parsing and display of cases like "[a + b]". | |
137 | |
138 * Added `t +' and `t -' for doing business date arithmetic. | |
139 | |
140 * Added "syntax tables," the opposite of compositions. | |
141 | |
142 * Added another Rewrites Tutorial exercise. | |
143 | |
144 * Added the "vmatches" function. | |
145 | |
146 * Added the `Modes' variable and `m g' command. | |
147 | |
148 * Improved `u s' to cancel, e.g., "11 mph hr / yd" to get a number. | |
149 | |
150 * Added "quick units" commands "u 0" through "u 9". | |
151 | |
152 * Moved `M-%' to calc.el to avoid autoloading problems. | |
153 | |
154 * Added `M-=' during algebraic entry, acts like `RET ='. | |
155 | |
156 * Made `LFD' prevent evaluation when finishing a calc-edit command. | |
157 | |
158 * Changed calc-store commands to use `t .' mode for trail display. | |
159 | |
160 * Improved integrator to understand forms involving "erf". | |
161 | |
162 * Fixed parser to make sense of "[1....1e2]" input. | |
163 | |
164 * Fixed FORTRAN parser to treat a(i,j) as a_i_j if a is declared matrix. | |
165 | |
166 * Got rid of some version number stamps to reduce size of patches. | |
167 | |
168 * Fixed a bug in defmath treating "<=" and ">=" predicates. | |
169 | |
170 * Fixed a bug in which Calc crashed multiplying two date forms. | |
171 | |
172 * Fixed a bug in line breaker that crashed for large, nested formulas. | |
173 | |
174 * Fixed a bug using ` to edit string("foo"). | |
175 | |
176 * Fixed a bug where `M-# y' in Big mode copied stack level number. | |
177 | |
178 * Fixed a bug where `g O' used wrong default directory, no completion. | |
179 | |
180 * Fixed a bug where "foo_bar(i)" parsed in C mode but showed as foo#bar. | |
181 | |
182 * Fixed several bugs where large calculations got "computation too long." | |
183 | |
184 | |
185 Version 2.01: | |
186 | |
187 * Added percentage commands `M-%', `b %', and `c %'. | |
188 | |
189 * Changed Big mode to force radix-10 in superscripts. | |
190 | |
191 * Improved display of fractions in various language modes. | |
192 | |
193 * Changed `a n' to work properly with equations and inequalities. | |
194 | |
195 * The problem with cross references to Index nodes in TeX has been fixed. | |
196 | |
197 * Fixed a bug where recursive esc-maps make calc-ext/-aent unloadable. | |
198 | |
199 * Fixed a bug in `M-# k', then `OFF' right away, with fresh Emacs. | |
200 | |
201 * Fixed a bug in which "S_i_j" was formatted wrong after `j s'. | |
202 | |
203 * Fixed a bug in which `h k u c' positioned cursor on wrong line. | |
204 | |
205 * Fixed a bug where `z ?' crashed if `z %' was defined. | |
206 | |
207 * Fixed a bug in `j O' (calc-select-once-maybe). | |
208 | |
209 * Fixed "make private" not to ask "Delete excess versions" and crash. | |
210 | |
211 | |
212 Version 2.00: | |
213 | |
214 * First complete posting of Calc since 1.01. | |
215 | |
216 * Most parts of Calc have seen changes since version 1.07. See | |
217 section "New for Calc 2.00" in the manual for a summary. In | |
218 the FTP version of the Calc distribution, the file README.prev | |
219 contains a detailed change history from 1.00 up to 2.00. | |
220 |