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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] [-?]

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 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 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.  There are four supported  bases:
		 binary (base 2), octal (base 8), decimal (base 10), or
		 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, 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, radians, or gradients.
		 The default is degrees.

  -no_menu_bar	 This option cause the the calculator to display with 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.

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 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.  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 engineering mode




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

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

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