Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I had to build my own

Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by chacha21 on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:26AM (#30588164)

https://chachatelier.fr/chalk/article/chalk.html

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by prashnts on Monday March 07, 2022 @12:01PM (#30590257)

Unfortunately the link is unreadable on mobile due to the sidebar taking all the space.

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by chacha21 on Monday March 07, 2022 @01:49PM (#30591724)

Quickfix : I have added a button to hide the TOC. Not sure if it fits mobile screens anyway.

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by setr on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:16PM (#30592076)

Body text remains at its original width when ToC is hidden, remaining unreadable at like 10% of screen width (with a lot of blank space).

Probably better quick fix: have ToC initialize as hidden on page load

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by FastEatSlow on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:44PM (#30592417)

Chrome's developer tools has a device toolbar to help you test usability on mobile devices.

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by makapuf on Monday March 07, 2022 @04:07PM (#30593341)

So does firefox if you're using this browser https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Responsive_De...

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by chacha21 on Monday March 07, 2022 @04:21PM (#30593479)

Thanks, I have added some more "mobile compliant" CSS styles.

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by darnir on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:07AM (#30598017)

Its still unreadable on mobile. 10% or less of the screen is being used for the text

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by ramses0 on Monday March 07, 2022 @05:10PM (#30594005)

This description is like a dissertation and history lesson in calculation, all in one. Add a comparison of `chalk` to the babbage difference engine, and it'll be 100% complete! :-P

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by Mindless2112 on Monday March 07, 2022 @01:21PM (#30591356)

> Windows Calculator almost does that: you can see the full input as you type, but it disappears upon hitting the final "=".

This has been rectified, by the way.

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Re:Show HN: All desktop software calculators are wrong, so I... by chacha21 on Monday March 07, 2022 @01:24PM (#30591408)

Even if it proves me wrong, it still makes me happy that some work is done on this tool. (I will fix the article)

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