Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gcalctool
There used to be an option to allow normal calculator behaviour.
One test I use on computer calculators is to test arithmetic behaviour
is:
"123456789 sqrt sqr - 123456789 ="
(or in RPN "123456789 enter sqrt sqr -")
Basically I take a number, take the square root of that, square it back,
and then subtract the original number to see what the precision is.
[If it is ZERO the calculator is lying...]
Please TRY to evaluate this in the calculator tool to see how broken the
formula entry mode is.
The fact that the calculator should be using BCD is another rant..
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 1 18:25:08 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcalctool
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Alpha i386 (20090812.3)
Package: gcalctool 5.27.5-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-5.24-generic
SourcePackage: gcalctool
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-5-generic i686
** Affects: gcalctool (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386
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Calculator long ago lost preferences which allowed true calculator type
behaviour as opposed to formula entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/422737
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