Bug 61685

Summary:	Would like a paper tape to show history
Product:	[Applications] kcalc	Reporter:	mark
Component:	general	Assignee:	Antonio Prcela <antonio.prcela>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	antonio.prcela, jeremy9856, josephj, nate, opensource, vytas.naus
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kcalc/-/commit/6ede51d19231237aeafad518668608664055a18a	Version Fixed In:	21.12
Sentry Crash Report:

Description mark 2003-07-26 05:04:50 UTC

Version:           1.3.2 (using KDE KDE 3.1.2)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc 3.2 
OS:          Linux

When doing a calculation that involves a lot of numbers, it is very handy to use a calculator that has a paper tape.  As you enter each number and press the plus key (for a sum), the number prints on the tape with the operator next to it.  This type of calculator is often used by accountants, for example.

I wish KCalc had a menu item that would let me turn on a paper tape.

Comment 1 Mathieu Jobin 2004-12-29 08:30:03 UTC

have you guys thought the history could be saved to a text file ?

why not a quick mail function :)

Comment 2 jeremy9856 2015-05-28 22:27:17 UTC

A history is almost mandatory to check what you have written

Comment 3 jeremy9856 2015-07-05 10:38:20 UTC

12 years later can we have this please ? It's useful.

Comment 4 Joe 2018-06-17 22:57:37 UTC

I have used kcalc in its simple mode for years. It's perfect for me except that it does not have an adding machine tape or history. Please add this.

The only Linux calculators I have found with this feature are very complex and cluttered for my needs. There is no simple alternative that I could find.

Comment 5 Christoph Feck 2019-04-28 10:38:28 UTC

*** Bug 406739 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2021-05-08 11:27:02 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kcalc/-/merge_requests/20

Comment 7 Antonio Prcela 2021-05-17 21:04:32 UTC

(In reply to Bug Janitor Service from comment #6)
> A possibly relevant merge request was started @
> https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kcalc/-/merge_requests/20

See above merge request. Feedback required :)

Comment 8 Mathieu Jobin 2021-05-18 00:17:53 UTC

the merge requests looks good to me.

Comment 9 Nate Graham 2021-09-14 20:29:20 UTC

Fixed by Antonio Prcela with https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kcalc/-/commit/6ede51d19231237aeafad518668608664055a18a in KCalc 21.12!