Ubuntu
gcalctool package

Inconsistent behaviour when entering after startup or display clear

Bug #348699 reported by Tiefflieger on 2009-03-25

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	GCalctool	Fix Released	Medium	gnome-bugs #576975
	gcalctool (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gcalctool

I'm using the scientific view of the calculator on Jaunty.

When I start gcalc, I can't compute a cosinus (others maybe as well, haven't tested)
Steps to reproduce:
Start gcalc -> enter "3" , "0" -> press "cos" -> press "=" => error
Start gcalc -> press "cos" -> enter "3" , "0" -> press "=" => error
It's important to do this right after the start of gcalc

See attached screen capture

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/gcalctool

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Tiefflieger (tiefflieger) wrote on 2009-03-25:

test-0000.ogv Edit (532.7 KiB, video/ogg)

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote on 2009-03-25:

I think what the software expects is:
press "cos" -> enter "3" , "0" -> press ")" -> press "=" => 0,866025404

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Tiefflieger (tiefflieger) wrote on 2009-03-25:

cos.ogv Edit (164.0 KiB, video/ogg)

Like I said, it's important to do this right after the start of gcalc.
When I press "cos" right after the start, the display says "cos(0)", all succeeding operations, e.g. like those you proposed, before "=" will cause an error. See attachment.

If I do the same after some calculations, gcalc behaves just as expected and I can enter commands like you said.

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote on 2009-03-26:

Indeed, I am confirming this on Jaunty.
ii gcalctool 5.26.0-0ubuntu1

Changed in gcalctool:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote on 2009-03-26:

And it seems to affect all functions that would normally opens a "(".
After starting gcalc, "0)" is automatically added after the "(".

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Tiefflieger (tiefflieger) wrote on 2009-03-26:

I think the problem is that after the start, gcalc internally stores "0" as last computed result.
If you compute something, press "=", then you get the result. If you press "cos" right after that, cosinus will use the value just computed in the last computation.

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Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote on 2009-03-27:

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments at:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576975

Changed in gcalctool:
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2009-03-27

Changed in gcalctool:
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2009-04-06

Changed in gcalctool:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) on 2009-04-20

summary:

- cosinus right after startup won't work
+ Inconsistent behaviour when entering after startup or display clear

Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) on 2009-05-07

Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Released
status:	Fix Released → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2009-05-11:

This bug was fixed in the package gcalctool - 5.27.1-0ubuntu1

---------------
gcalctool (5.27.1-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Robert Ancell ]
  * New upstream release (LP: #373095)
    - Convert Glade UI to GtkBuilder UI
    - Fix display on startup to be replaced on entry (LP: #348699)
    - Make GConf schemas translatable
    - Replace MP number arrays with an MPNumber structure
    - Tidied up error messages
    - Tidied up GConf schema, use native GConf types, the following settings will
      be reset after upgrade:
      - The initial window position
      - The visibility of trailing zeros
      - The visibility of thousands separators
      - The visibility of the register window
    - Updated translations

  * Merge from Debian unstable (5.24.3.1-1). Remaining Ubuntu changes
    - Launchpad integration:
      + debian/control.in: Build-Depends on launchpad-integration
      + inclusion of debian/patches/01_lpi.patch and
        debian/patches/99_autoconf.patch
    - debian/control.in: Add VCS link
    - debian/control.in: Remove dependency on Glade
    - debian/control: Rebuilt with contro.in changes

[ Daniel Holbach ]
* debian/watch: track current unstable release too.

-- Robert Ancell <email address hidden> Mon, 11 May 2009 16:02:16 +1000