/usr/dt/share/man/cat1/dtcalc.1(/usr/dt/share/man/cat1/dtcalc.1)

dtcalc(1)		 USER COMMANDS			dtcalc(1)

NAME
     dtcalc - The TED Calculator

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

DESCRIPTION
     The dtcalc	utility	is a calculator	for use	within the TED.
     It	provides an easy-to-use	interface designed to give 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 opera-
     tion mode is changed, a number of the keys	change for the
     new operations.

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 over-
     ride 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 which mode the calculator
		       will display itself in.	The possible
		       values for <mode> are: scientific, finan-
		       cial, or	logical.  Scientific is	the
		       default mode.  Some of the calculator keys
		       change operations when the calculator's
		       mode is changed.

	-b <numeric_base>
		       This determines which numeric base the
		       calculator will use when	it does	calcula-
		       tions.  There are four bases the	calcula-
		       tor supports: binary (base 2), octal (base
		       8), decimal (base 10), or hexadecimal
		       (base 16).  The possible	values for
		       <numeric_base> are: binary, octal,
		       decimal,	or hexadecimal.	 The default is
		       decimal.

Unix System LaboratoLast change: 1 August 1995			1

dtcalc(1)		 USER COMMANDS			dtcalc(1)

	-notation <display_notation>
		       This determines how the answers are to be
		       displayed on the	calculator.  The possible
		       values for <display_notation> are: scien-
		       tific, engineering, or 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, radi-
		       ans, or gradients.  The default is
		       degrees.

	-no_menu_bar   This option makes the calculator	come up
		       with no menubar.

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

	-?	       This prints out the usage message.

RESOURCES
     The calculator supports a number of resources which make it
     much more configurable.  Following	is the list of supported
     resources and their default values.

  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 whether the menu bar should
		       appear or not.

Unix System LaboratoLast change: 1 August 1995			2

dtcalc(1)		 USER COMMANDS			dtcalc(1)

	Dtcalc*base:   This resource allows the	user to	change
		       the default for the numeric base	the cal-
		       culator uses when it does its calcula-
		       tions.  The default is "decimal"	which is
		       base 10.	 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.

		       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.  The default
		       is "fixed".  Possible values are:

		       fixed (or fix): display in fixed	mode.

		       scientific (or sci): display in scientific
		       mode.

		       engineering (or eng): display in	engineer-
		       ing mode.

FILES
	/usr/dt/bin/dtcalc
		       This is the executable for the TED Calcu-
		       lator.

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

Unix System LaboratoLast change: 1 August 1995			3

See also dtcalc(1)