HouseBot

Just wrote a simple calculator script + panel.
It works.
The hbx file contains the panel, script, script device and null device.

Have fun.

Updated 5 August 2007

Geez. HouseBot can do anything

Nice one Richard. Thanks.

Just updated the first post with the latest version. This one has memory functions (M+, MR, MC) just like the standard windows calculator. Changed the image as well as the hbx file. Not sure what the windows MS button stands for, so I left it out.
If this product (plugin) is of interest to anybody and they want to have more functions like 1/x, %, sqrt etc please let me know and maybe I will add those too. It's just that I usually don't use these functions so I left them out.

MS is "Memory Store". This saves the current value to memory overwriting any value currently stored in the memory. M+ is "Memory Plus" (think of it as "Memory Add"). It takes the current value and *adds* it to the current contents of the memory. Nice job by the way!

-- Dave

Aha, that figures and it makes so much sense that I will have to add it.
I always use M+, but I always start from 0. While Starting from 0, M+ and MS do the same thing.

Yesterday I found three small bugs.
- Couldn't enter 0.x and now that is fixed, but not uploaded yet. Will do so with the next version containing MS.
- Couldn't do Value + Memory whereas Memory + Value was possible. The next version both are possible.
- After storing a value in Memory and then entering a (new) digit, the digit was added in the display whereas it should start from zero again. Also fixed.

Also added Clear^Exit for the Panels Exit List. This clears the buffer and the Memory after Panel Exit so the next start will always be clean.

First post is updated again.
Three bugfixes (see previous post) and MS functionality added and M+ functionality corrected.

Great Ultility.

Thanks. It's actually looking at bit different already again. If you ever get to it, please post your metal (good and better than mine) looking graphics here.

Have you tried entering .25 times 3? You get 750 as a result. Same for 0.25 devided by three, you get some strange results.

Anyway, cool plugin! Thanks!

Well, not in mine so I must have fixed that already and didn't upload it.
I will update post 1 to get it fixed.

I have packaged Richard's awesome Calculator with an additional theme.

Wow, I wish I could create stuff like that. Awesome and thanks! I will use this one in stead of my own.

A suggestion for your calculator script: On many calculators, entry of a number, the times (X) sign, then =, squares the number. That is: 5X= yields 25. On yours, it yields 0, since there is no 2nd number. Also, a percent function would be nice. Just a thought I had using it the other day...
FWIW,

I tried a simple hack to get the X = square in, but it wasn't so easy because the function messed with other calculations. I will look into this next week orso. As for the %, I never understood it's functionality so unless I get that straight, it probably won't make it in. Luckily this is all opensource so everybody is free to make their own adjustsments.
1/x and sqrt actually do make sense.

Updated first post and added calculator.zip. Just copy it over the old script and all should work without any other changes.

It contains an updated script where 5 x = 25 and 6 + = 12 etc.

Still not sure about the %

1/x and sqr will be added later since it requires a panel update as well.