Calculator module? Thread last updated on 2003-05-13 00:02:27

Posted by member 31598 on 2003-05-10 16:44:41

Okay, new at this and already addicted :)

I'm determined into making a Theme I downloaded more personalized by editing the Step.rc where ever I can :)

Anyway, I thought I could really use a calculator that would appear on my desktop, smth just like the windows one.. scientific

Is there some module I could load and setup that already exists? I assume building one from scratch will be a pain for a n00b...

OR, is there a simpler way, just to find a regular .exe and somehow launch it in Step.RC ?

Thanks for the help guys

Posted by member 7 on 2003-05-11 01:16:58 link

Hmm, lsxcommand can do calculations but that's not what you want... I don't think such a module exists, sorry :\

Posted by member 99 on 2003-05-11 10:00:42 link

What does Windows' calculator not do that you want?

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-05-11 14:48:20 link

it's ugly

Posted by member 186 on 2003-05-11 15:37:29 link

maybe you could use the !CommandSetText to somehow get lsxcommand to use shortcuts to put text in the command box. That or use something to change the KB focus and then emulate keypresses from a shortcut. no matter how you do it, i think that lsxcommand will be some part of the answer.

Posted by member 99 on 2003-05-11 15:46:08 link

Smurth: yes, but that's not necessarily a problem. If that's what BarakudA's problem with it is, there are skinnable calculators out there, although I couldn't recommend any specifically 'cuz I don't use 'em.

0rpheus: You could use labels and mzScript or the core's ability to do math. Getting keyboard input would be the tricky part, and that gives me an idea...

Posted by member 31598 on 2003-05-11 17:19:52 link

Okay, I have no problem using Win calc, but I want it somehow to show on startup (no problem), but I want it to be sticky to the desktop on behind, just like the shortcut tools and Wharf

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-05-11 19:46:44 link

I'm doing all my maths with lsxcommand
I think that some "calculator" script will hardly handle floatings.

Posted by member 99 on 2003-05-11 23:03:18 link

Yeah, I would be surprised if a calculator program supported that. My advice would be to settle for something a little less, like having an easily accessible shortcut or hotkey to start the calc.

I believe you could make a simple calculator with a skinbox, a label, and a really complicated script. A scientific calculator though, that would be extremely difficult.

It also might be possible to trick a regular calc app into sticking to the desktop, but you'd need a custom module or something.

Posted by member 333 on 2003-05-12 04:22:14 link

Smurth, have you got any good scripts to be used in lsx-calculations?

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-05-12 06:47:24 link

TucknDar: I really don't know what kind of script I could use in lsx-calculation. I don't know what it could mean...

RabidCow: Yes, a really complicated script if you want to deal with something else than integers. Should be easier to do in ASM...

Posted by member 333 on 2003-05-12 07:45:34 link

heh, me too... I just thought you might have something up your sleeve, as per usual ;)

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-05-12 10:06:40 link

If you have a great idea, I could think about it...
but, currently, I already have too much to think about

Posted by member 333 on 2003-05-12 10:19:14 link

nah, no ideas, just haven't really played with the calculator stuff in lsxcommand, so I was just wondering whether there were any useful scripts available.

not that I actually use calculators much at all, though. Use AllerCalc for the few math-ops I need.

Posted by member 31598 on 2003-05-13 00:02:27 link

well guys, I'm intented to stick that calculator on my desktop and lock it just like I do with sysmetrix or anything else...

I'll let you know once I've succeded :)