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[Dalius <dalius@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Thomas,


On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Thomas Poulsen <thomas@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It would be perfect, if you can enter it just as 5×6+2sin(π/2).
>
You can enter that this way and it will work as expected. In demo I have
added parenthesis for demonstrations of well... parenthesis :-)


> In the basic mode, which Canonical is focusing on, I think your stationary
> example can be solved by keeping the multiplications together, and only
> change to a new line at addition (and subtraction).
>
> That could look a bit like:
>
> Pencils:         5×1.05=5.25
> Paper:   +     7×10.00=70
> Scissors: +8×28.79=230,32
> -------------------------------------
> Total:                        305,57
>
> A new line is created when '+' or '-' are pressed, not when '×' or '÷' are
> pressed.
>
I hope design team is reading this. That look nice.


> Personally, I prefer '/' over '÷' for division, as I find '−' and '÷' too
> similar, and '÷' is sometimes used for subtraction, where I come from
> (Denmark).
>
I guess when we will reach l10n stage you will be able to supply
translation where '÷' is replaced with '−' for Danish language.

Regards,
Dalius