146 lines
4.6 KiB
Groff
146 lines
4.6 KiB
Groff
.\" $XConsortium: dtcalc.man /main/2 1995/07/17 10:50:28 drk $
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.TH DTCALC 1X "" "" "" ""
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.ds ]W CDE 1.0 (2/94)
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.na
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.SH NAME
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\fBdtcalc \(em The Common Desktop Environment Calculator.\fP
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.sp 1
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBdtcalc\fP
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[-a accuracy] [-m mode] [-b numeric_base] [-notation display_notation]
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[-trig trigonometric_type] [-session session_file] [-no_menu_bar]
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.sp 1
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fIDtcalc\fP program is a calculator for use within the Common
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Desktop Environment. It provides an easy to use interface designed to
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give access to common arithmetic and financial calculations.
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.P
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The calculator is designed to operate in much the same way as many
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hand-held calculators. It provides three modes of operation: scientific,
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financial, and logical. The default operation is scientific, but with
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the easy to use GUI changing to the modes of operation are easy. When
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the operation mode is changed, a number of the keys change for the new
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operations.
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.P
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.P
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.P
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.sp 1
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.SH OPTIONS
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\fIDtcalc\fP defines a number of command-line options which allow the user
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to configure how the calculator displays itself. Command-line options have a
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higher precedence then resources. By using command-line options
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a user can override anything specified in a resource file.
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.IP "\fB-a \fP\fI<accuracy>\fP"
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.br
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This is the initial number of digits displayed after the numeric point.
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This value must be in the range 0 to 9. The default value is 2.
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.IP "\fB-m \fP\fI<mode>\fP"
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.br
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This determines which mode the calculator will display itself in.
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There are three modes of operation: scientific, financial, or logical.
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Some of the calculator keys change when it changes between different
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modes.
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.IP "\fB-b \fP\fI<numeric_base>\fP"
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.br
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This determines which numeric base the calculator will use when it does
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calculations. There are four bases the calculator supports: binary (base 2),
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octal (base 8), decimal (base 10), or hexidecimal (base 16). The default
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is decimal.
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.IP "\fB-notation \fP\fI<display_notation>\fP"
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.br
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This determines how the answers are to be display on the calculator.
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There are three ways of displaying answers on the calculator: scientific,
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engineering, and fixed. The default is fixed.
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.IP "\fB-trig \fP\fI<trigonometric_type>\fP"
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.br
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This determines how answers are presented when the calculator is in
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scientific mode. There are three trigonometric ways to present the answers:
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degrees, radians, or gradients. The default is degrees.
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.IP "\fB-no_menu_bar\fP"
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.br
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This option makes the calculator come up with no menubar.
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.IP "\fB-session \fP\fI<session_file>\fP"
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.br
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This option takes the name of a session file as an additional parameter.
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\fIDtcalc\fP is run with the specified session file name. This session
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file is a file that was previously saved by \fIdtcalc\fP during a session
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shutdown.
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.sp 1
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.SH RESOURCES
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.P
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The Calculator supports a number of resources which make it much more
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configurable. Following is the list of supported resources and their default
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values.
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.sp 2
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.TS
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center;
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CB sss
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lB lB lB lB
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l l l l .
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Client Resource Set
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Name Class Type Default
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postMenuBar PostMenuBar Boolean True
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accuracy accuracy int 2
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base Base string decimal
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display Display string fixed
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mode Mode string scientific
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trigType TrigType string degrees
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.TE
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.ps
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.sp 1
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.IP "\fBDtcalc*postMenuBar:\fP"
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Specifies wheither the menu bar should appear or not.
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.IP "\fBDtcalc*accuracy:\fP"
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Specifies wheither the menu bar should appear or not.
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.IP "\fBDtcalc*base:\fP"
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This resource allows the user to change the default for the numeric base
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the calculator uses when it does its calculations. The default is "decimal"
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which is base 10. Possible values are:
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBbinary (or bin):\fP do calculations in base 2.
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBoctal (or oct):\fP do calculations in base 8.
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBdecimal (or dec):\fP do calculations in base 10.
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBhexidecimal (or hex):\fP do calculations in base 16.
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.IP "\fBDtcalc*display:\fP"
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This resource allows the user to change the default for the way answers are
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display on the calculator. The default is "fixed". Possible values are:
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBfixed (or fix):\fP display in fixed mode.
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBscientific (or sci):\fP display in scientific mode.
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBengineering (or eng):\fP display in engineering mode.
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.br
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.sp 1
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\fBhexidecimal:\fP do calculations in base 16.
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.sp 2
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.SH FEATURES
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.P
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.IP "\fBMemory Register\fP"
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.IP "\fBFinancial Register\fP"
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.IP "\fBASCII Converter\fP"
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.IP "\fBFunctions\fP"
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.IP "\fBConstants\fP"
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.IP "\fBHelp\fP"
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.IP "\fBPopup Menu Support\fP"
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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(c) Copyright 1994 Hewlett-Packard Company
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.IP
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(c) Copyright 1994 International Business Machines Corp.
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.IP
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(c) Copyright 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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.sp 1
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.SH ORIGIN
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Hewlett-Packard Company, WTD-CV.
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