Re: [gtk-list] Re: new application

[James S Mitchell <mitchell cs umn edu>]

Pavel Greenfield said:
>
>I don't think it's a calculator app. More of a shortcut (and much more, 
>of course) for what would have to be a routine in Mathematica, etc. Very
>often you want to see what the shape of a function looks like when you
>change certain parameters. One way to do it is to plot several curves on
>one graph. This does not give you a very good and  if you have more than 1
>parameter, you can forget about it. This little application addresses this
>shortcoming... Does that make sense?

I know what you intended it for. It just gave me the idea for a good
graphing scientific calculator, which in my opinion X lacks. I was
eyeing gtk_curve just the other day, and thinking what else it could
be used for other than color temperature, etc. Mathematical functions
are an obvious use. Your app pushed into focus for me how much I want
a good calculator for X.

>
>Ok, now, what's an HP48?

'The' calculator of choice.

>ROM?

Read Only Memory. ;) Seriously, though, there is an HP48 emulator
that requires the a ROM dump to work. It's really nice, but very
slow. And you need to own an HP48G or GX to obtain the ROM dump(legally.)

>Pavel
>
>PS: I'm the variable... and don't you forget that...
>

Make me the variable!! Make me the variable!!

James
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James Mitchell
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