BetterCalc

by jay.packer

A Widget calculator that actually works! BetterCalc uses a little logic so that things like 80.57 - 50.57 - 30 actually equal 0, instead of something like -7.1E15.

The Widget is also highly customizable, so that you can change its size and colors to suit your taste.
Current Version: 1.0.5

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  1. jay.packer
    February 15, 2008 · version 1.0

    @teamedffl

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    I assume you're using a laptop or a keyboard without a numeric keypad?

    Multiplication and addition work on the keypad, and they were working on the keyboard by using shift 8 for multiplication and shift = for addition.

    It appears to have been broken with version 4.5 of the widget engine. I will see if I can't get that fixed very shortly and put up a new version.

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  2. teamedffl
    February 15, 2008 · version 1.0

    Can't use keyboard

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    I'd rate this higher if I could use the keyboard to enter things like I can with Windows calculator. Some keys work like numbers, divide, minus, equals. I can't figure out how to do multiplication or addition.

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  3. Patrick Steinke
    February 15, 2008 · version 1.0

    First Widget Calculator without the Calculating Bug

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    Havbe long to wait for the first Widget Calculator without the bug, thanks!

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  4. mmentm
    January 22, 2008 · version 1.0

    Psychic

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    I'm with hinrichaeils on this one jay - perhaps on your next upgrade you could build some psychic powers into your calculator.

    Apart from that, excellent, well done.

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  5. jay.packer
    January 12, 2008 · version 1.0

    It does calculate correctly!

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    The calculator is not intended to honor the order of operations. Like every simple calculator I've seen, it calculates the numbers in the order you entered them. It works just as the windows calculator works. It's not hard to enter your numbers in the order you want to get the answer you want! I'm sure people will whip out a real calculator or a spreadsheet if they need to crunch some serious numbers. But this widget should do quite nicely for everything else.

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2008-04-15

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