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dtcalc(1)


CDE


NAME

  dtcalc - the CDE calculator


SYNOPSIS

  dtcalc [-a accuracy] [-m mode] [-b numeric_base] [-notation
  display_notation] [-trig trigonometric_type] [-no_menu_bar] [-session
  session_file] [-?]


OPTIONS

  The dtcalc utility defines a number of command-line options that allow the
  user to configure how the calculator displays itself.	 Command-line options
  have a higher precedence than resources. By using command-line options, a
  user can override anything specified in a resource file.

  -a <accuracy>
      This is the initial number of digits displayed after the numeric point.
      This value must be in the range 0 to 9. The default value is 2.

  -m <mode>
      This determines in which mode the calculator will display itself. The
      possible values for <mode> are: scientific, financial or logical. The
      default mode is scientific. Some of the calculator keys change
      operations when the mode is changed.

  -b <numeric_base>
      This determines which numeric base the calculator will use when it does
      calculations. The calculator supports four bases: binary (base 2),
      octal (base 8), decimal (base 10) and hexadecimal (base 16). The
      default is decimal.

  -notation <display_notation>
      This determines how the answers are to be displayed on the calculator.
      The possible values for <display_notation> are: scientific, engineering
      and fixed. The default is fixed.

  -trig <trigonometric_type>
      This determines how answers are presented when the calculator is in
      scientific mode. The possible values for <trigonometric_type> are:
      degrees, radians and gradients. The default is degrees.

  -no_menu_bar
      This option causes the calculator to display no menu bar.

  -session <session_file>
      The dtcalc utility runs with the session file specified in the
      session_file parameter. Session files are generated as a dtcalc session
      shuts down.

  -?  This prints out the usage message.


DESCRIPTION

  The dtcalc command provides a calculator for use within the Common Desktop
  Environment, with an easy-to-use interface for access to common arithmetic
  and financial calculations.

  The calculator is designed to operate in much the same way as many hand-
  held calculators. It provides three modes of operation: scientific,
  financial, and logical. The default operation is scientific, but with the
  easy-to-use GUI, changing to the modes of operation is easy. When the
  operation mode is changed, a number of keys operate differently.


RESOURCES

  The calculator supports a number of resources which make it much more
  configurable. The supported resources and their default values are:

  Client Resource Set

  ________________________________________________________
  Name		    Class	      Type	Default
  ________________________________________________________
  postMenuBar	    PostMenuBar	      Boolean	True
  accuracy	    Accuracy	      int	2
  base		    Base	      string	decimal
  displayNotation   DisplayNotation   string	fixed
  mode		    Mode	      string	scientific
  trigType	    TrigType	      string	degrees
  ________________________________________________________

  Dtcalc*postMenuBar:
      Specifies whether the menu bar should appear or not.

  Dtcalc*accuracy:
      Specifies the number of digits displayed after the numeric point. Value
      must be 0 through 9, inclusive. Default value is 2.

  Dtcalc*base:
      This resource allows the user to change the default for the numeric
      base the calculator uses when it does its calculations. Possible values
      are:

      binary (or bin): do calculations in base 2.

      octal (or oct): do calculations in base 8.

      decimal (or dec): do calculations in base 10. This is the default
      value.

      hexadecimal (or hex): do calculations in base 16

  Dtcalc*display:
      This resource allows the user to change the default for the way answers
      are displayed on the calculator. Possible values are:

      fixed (or fix): display in fixed mode. This is the default value.

      scientific (or sci): display in scientific mode.

      engineering (or eng): display in engineering mode


FILES

  /usr/dt/bin/dtcalc
      This is the executable file for the CDE calculator.

  /usr/dt/app-defaults/<LANG>/Dtcalc
      This file includes the application defaults for the CDE calculator.

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