Gcalctool Changelog

What's new in Gcalctool 6.6.2

Nov 13, 2012
  • Updated translations

New in Gcalctool 6.6.1 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Fix error reporting not working for certain types of error
  • Add shadow around display

New in Gcalctool 6.2.0 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Updated translations

New in Gcalctool 6.1.5 (Aug 23, 2011)

  • Add CFA franc into currency list

New in Gcalctool 6.0.1 (Apr 29, 2011)

  • Fix conversion of nautical miles (Bruce Cowan, Bug #648205)
  • Mark strings for translation that were missed (Kjartan Maraas, Bug #646093)
  • Only write to GSettings when settings change, don't sync on exit (Bug #647327)
  • Fix crash when not all currencies downloaded
  • Fix bit editor (Bug #646142)
  • Fix 0^n generating error for fractional n (Bug #634066)
  • Fix order of implied multiplication
  • Make automatic exponentiation less aggressive
  • Fix thousands separator being on front of three digit numbers
  • Don't clear display when entering digit inside result

New in Gcalctool 6.0.0 (Apr 6, 2011)

  • Use /org/gnome as location for gsettings keys. This will mean gcalctool 5.31.x users will have their settings reset to defaults.
  • Correctly choose the first conversion when none/invalid defined (Bug #645663)

New in Gcalctool 5.91.93 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Translation updates

New in Gcalctool 5.91.91 (Mar 18, 2011)

  • Disable localized digits (Bug #644980)
  • Fix crash doing bitwise operations with large numbers (Bug #637328)
  • Don't use automatic exponential format when not in base 10
  • Only use thousands separators in base 10
  • Set currency on first start (Bug #640818)
  • Support entering super/subscript with numeric keypad (Bug #634904)

New in Gcalctool 5.91.90 (Feb 22, 2011)

  • Fix grammar mistakes
  • Fix translated conversions (Bug #641166)

New in Gcalctool 5.91.5 (Jan 25, 2011)

  • Make new variable buttons that combines add/set/get and clear into one dialog.
  • Add a decimal point button to the programming mode
  • Make the numeric keypad produce numbers even when numlock is on

New in Gcalctool 5.91.4 (Dec 21, 2010)

  • Use new Indian Rupee sign ₹ (Bug #636587, Carlos Cejudo)
  • Use currency rates from the IMF as well as the ECB to add 24 new rates: AED, BHD, BND, BWP, CLP, COP, DZD, ILS, IRR, KWD, KZT, LKR, LYD, MUR, NPR, OMR, PEN, PKR, QAR, SAR, TND, TTD, UYU, VEF
  • Don't hide GCalctool in KDE
  • Convert numeric keypad separator into locale specific version (Bug #632794)

New in Gcalctool 5.32.2 (Nov 23, 2010)

  • Fix incorrect calculation of tanh
  • Re-fix broken thousands separator code

New in Gcalctool 5.32.1 (Nov 15, 2010)

  • Fix crash when pasting with empty clipboard (Bug #629381)
  • Fix broken thousands separators code (Bug #628908)
  • Stop '*'+backspace+'*' being converted into '^'
  • Fix the definition of ounces
  • Fix locale initialization
  • Handle Han digits (〇〡〢〣〤〥〦〧〨〩)
  • Updated translations

New in Gcalctool 5.91.1 (Oct 20, 2010)

  • Clear display when an answer is displayed and a numeric point is inserted
  • Add GUI for unit conversations (bug #539830)
  • Fix the definition of ounces
  • Remove trailing whitespace when entering super-/subscript mode (bug #631988)
  • Calculate answers in separate thread (bug #576371)
  • Stop '*'+backspace+'*' being converted into '^'
  • Updated translations

New in Gcalctool 5.31.90 (Aug 16, 2010)

  • Updated translationsc

New in Gcalctool 5.31.6 (Aug 3, 2010)

  • Fix double pasting into display with middle button
  • Add a11y names to widgets

New in Gcalctool 5.31.5 (Jul 13, 2010)

  • Call gsettings_sync() before quit

New in Gcalctool 5.31.4 (Jun 28, 2010)

  • Show currency conversion below display
  • Use gsettings instead of gconf

New in Gcalctool 5.30.2 (Jun 22, 2010)

  • Updated translations

New in Gcalctool 5.31.2 (May 24, 2010)

  • Replace backspace button with undo button
  • Remove memory buttons from basic mode (too complex)
  • Support complex arithmetic

New in Gcalctool 5.29.92 (Mar 9, 2010)

  • Add shortcuts to base buttons (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+O, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+H)
  • Convert number in display if it has a base and a base button is pressed
  • Make scientific notation button behave the same as keyboard shortcut (i.e. go into superscript mode).
  • Only allow superscript minus to be entered if can make a valid superscript number, otherwise revert to standard minus.
  • Allow hexadecimal numbers to be entered in lower-case
  • Make bit editor active for displayed numbers not in base 10
  • Make variable powers work, e.g. x²
  • Fix spacebar not working when display has focus (Bug #611971)
  • Load currency rates when doing typed currency conversion
  • Use GIO instead of libsoup