Bug 229539

Summary: Option to use Kcalc as stripped-down simple calculator with no scientific buttons
Product: [Applications] kcalc Reporter: Störm Poorun <ict>
Component: generalAssignee: Klaus Niederkrüger <kniederk>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: eike.krumbacher, lueck
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description Störm Poorun 2010-03-05 13:25:50 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.4.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

This proposal is to make a relatively trivial change to enable kcalc to run in 'simple' mode with only standard simple calculator buttons present. It would also have a toggle button to turn on/off scientific mode.

Currently KDE SC has no simple calculator app at all.

Whilst Kcalc is presented as a scientific calculator, it is also presented as a simple calculator and is an integral part of KDE SC.

Many 'casual' or non-scientific KDE SC users require a simple calculator, and can be confused when faced with a scientific calculator, and it also takes up more screen space than their limited usage requires.

It is true that Krunner has a calculator facility, and that there is at least one simple calculator plasma widget. However, these are not discoverable from the app menu as they are not standard apps and a casual user is far more likely to come across Kcal when seeking a calculator.
Comment 1 Burkhard Lück 2010-03-06 13:23:57 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> 
> This proposal is to make a relatively trivial change to enable kcalc to run 
> in 'simple' mode with only standard simple calculator buttons present.

What's wrong with KCalc and all options in the Settings menu disabled?
Seems to be already a 'simple' mode.
Comment 2 eike.krumbacher 2010-05-11 16:25:43 UTC 
I hope you enjoy the fix. 

KCalk now has "modes", which currently supports just the well known button sets. One of them is a simple mode. This is not as simple as it could be, but stay tuned :-)

Eike