Subject: Re: looking for X calculator
To: Kent S. Gordon <kgor@ksg.com>
From: Rob Windsor <windsor@ksu.ksu.edu>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/12/1995 22:36:39
Verily did "Kent S. Gordon" write:

> >>>>> "jspath" == Jim Spath <jspath@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us> writes:

>     > I'm looking for a calculator program that runs under X11.  The
>     > stock xcalc just gives me some odd rectangles with a 0 in the
>     > middle.  I've checked out rpncalc and hexcalc from FTP.X.ORG;
>     > rpncalc needs some Sun code, while hexcalc is integer only.  Any
>     > pointers appreciated. TIA!

I am experiencing the same problem.

> This sound like a configuration problem with some wildcard X resource
> entries.  I would try xcalc again after doing a xrdb -load /dev/null
> (to clear the resource database).  If this fixes the problem, look for
> entries in .Xdefaults, .xresource (or other resource files) that have
> entries like *geometry (most likely reason) or some other star record.

punk$ xrdb -load /dev/null
punk$ xcalc

nup, still tossed.

Anyone know where to find a working calculator (other than bc)?  ;>

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