tkalc release history

tkalc 1.0.2 2000-01-11

Added ip and binary number input method.
Optimized focus handling of windows.

tkalc 1.0.1 2000-12-18

First public release.

tkalc is a nifty pocket calculator for developers and IP network operators.

Arbitrary arithmetic and logical expressions can be entered very quickly in a
text entry field.  The result is then simultaneously displayed in

o decimal
o hexadecimal
o octal
o binary
o ASCII
o IP-Address
o boolean

The following things can be looked up in the online help:

Valid numbers are:
Description	Example
Decimal		42
Float		34.235
Scientific	45.12e5
Hex		0xdeadbeef
Octal		0774 (leading zero)
Binary		[bin 1000.1111] (place dots at will)
IP address	[ip 192.168.41.1]

Operators from highest to lowest precedence:
* ~ !		Unary minus, bitwise NOT, logical NOT
* / %		Multiply, divide, remainder
+ -		Add, subtract
<< 		Left shift
>>		Right shift
< > <= >=	Less, greater, less or equal,
		greater or equal
== !=		Equal, not equal
&		Bitwise AND
^		Bitwise XOR
|		Bitwise OR
&&		Logical AND
||		Logical OR
x?y:z		If x then y else z

Available functions are:
acos(x)
asin(x)
atan(x)
atan2(y,x)
ceil(x)
cos(x)
cosh(x)
exp(x)
floor(x)
fmod(x,y)
hypot(x,y)
log(x)
log10(x)
pow(x,y)
sin(x)
sinh(x)
sqrt(x)
tan(x)
tanh(x)
abs(x)
double(x)
int(x)
round(x)
rand()
srand(x)

Installation on Linux
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Simply unpack the file and copy it to a directory in your $PATH.
If you wish you can rename tkalc.tcl to tkalc. Make sure that the file is
executable for you, e.g. do:

chmod u+x ~/bin/tkalc

You can simply add a starter icon to your Gnome or KDE panel.


Installation on Windows
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Get Tcl/Tk from http://www.scriptics.com/software/tcltk/downloadnow83.html
and install it on your system.

Simply unpack the tkalc file and copy it to a directory of your choice,
e.g. "C:\Program files" or "C:\Programme" on german installations.

A simple doubleclick on the program will start it. For your convenience make
yourself a link to the Start menu or your desktop.