Bug 464153

Summary:	Calculator does not follow precedence rules
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	contact
Component:	Calculator widget	Assignee:	contact
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate, niccolo
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	NixOS
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description contact 2023-01-11 14:42:30 UTC

REPRODUCE:
1. Type 1+2*3 
2. Press Enter

Expected: 7
Observed: 9

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I am aware, that this is how old-school physical calculators used to work, but I think it is impractical in a modern Desktop, for the meta discussion, visit Ticket #463809.

Comment 1 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-10-21 09:18:01 UTC

This is not what the calculator widget is for. If you want to want to perform more complex math, other widgets can help you there; as an example, the Application Launcher is able to do even very complex maths through the search box, allows editing the input, and allows to be pinned to stay open. The calculator widget is not meant to be that.