![]() SpeedCrunch seems to block keyboard-events that aren't for itself, i.e. It would be great to see that "feature" back in 0.11.Ĥ. Why it isn't possible anymore to open more than one instance at the same time? I mostly have three or more instances of SpeedCrunch 0.10.x open (on different desktops at the same machine), and really often use two of them simultaneously. I often use the keyboard, and rarely use the keypad, but sometimes I had use the keypad on remote machines that don't have the actual window focus, so its much faster (for short things).Įven for non-professional SpeedCrunch users the keypad has some recognition effect (MS Calc), from time to time some colleagues at office want to calculate something (on my PC), and they can use SpeedCrunch 0.10.x on my machine (cause they knew MS Calc), instead SpeedCrunch 0.11 I cannot put in front of them. As default it may be hidden, and still follow your philosophy. Maybe you're right with: "virtual keypad is against the SpeedCrunch philosophy", but why there couldn't be an option to show the keypad, if some users want to. But why are you inconsequent at the docking windows? It would be more readable if the whole App follows the same theme/skin.Ģ. I like dark themes, cause its easier to read later in the night. I really don't know how long I use SpeedCrunch, and I'm very fine with the portable version (I never try the installer version).ġ. That said, I think the app should be smart when it comes to pasted data and convert it automatically.įirst of all, thanks for developing such great software. This is also why the function separator is a semicolon instead of a comma. That's why the newly introduced digit grouping is done via a small gap instead. What is a comma to you is a dot to someone else, and vice-versa. Countries use comma and dot in a perfectly inverted meaning. The issue is that it tries to please everyone with small compromises. Please follow and ideally provide ideas.ĥ) This is the most debated detail in the history of SpeedCrunch. I'd be very interested to know why you need it so much.ģ) You can also scroll with the mouse wheel and PageUp/Down (with or without Shift).Ĥ) Already addressed by someone else in the replies. However, you can also disable syntax highlighting.Ģ) I addressed the keypad issue in the article. Any color schemes are now possible and it's extremely hard to please everyone. You can even play with the size easily with Shift+Up/Down. Here's my replies to your remarks.ġ) The font is now fully customizable via settings. I very quickly downgraded to 0.10.1 after trying 0.11. I paste in numbers with commas as thousands separators a lot and this would really help. Can there be an option to use a dot as the decimal point and just ignore commas? E.g. It seems that 0.11 treats commas as a decimal point. ![]() I understand that the previous lines can be highlighted and copied now but old habits are hard to change.ĥ) I would like very much to be able to enter: 1,300+600 to get 1900 - is this an option? In 0.10.1, commas are either the decimal place or they produce an error. I hoped that there would be a "classic" color and font option to replicate the appearance of 0.10.1 but I couldn't find it.Ģ) There's no keypad option that I can find which I use sometimes and needs to be available for all my installs.ģ) The placeholder for the results scrollbar is hard to see and quite small compared to 0.10.1.Ĥ) I miss double clicking on a previous line in the history to pop it in the current calculation field. ![]() Thank you so much for SpeedCrunch! What follows is thankful criticism of the new 0.11 version:ġ) The default font and the 3 color schemes are very hard to read. Would like to help the project? You can translate it, file a feature request or bug you found, or contribute with source code. Linux users will have to wait for their distribution to update their included version. Grab your Windows or OS X package from the usual place, which has just been heavily revamped. But for now, I hope you'll enjoy and find this release useful. Thanks to Tey, we're getting there and it will certainly be available in the next version. One of them is the long awaited ability to define user functions. I'm already thinking about 0.12 (or 1.0) and the features that should have priority. I see this feature in the same category and usefulness as RPN support. I'll consider re-adding a keypad in the future IFF a significant user base asks for it and a good and scalable design is found. The old keypad was both ugly and not very functional. The reason for this is that it goes against the SpeedCrunch philosophy and main goal - to be a keyboard-oriented, fast to use scientific calculator. Now for some bad news for some of you: the virtual keypad is gone. ![]()
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