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xcalc dressed up fancy!
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musher0


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PostPosted: Fri 18 Jan 2013, 22:59    Post subject:  xcalc dressed up fancy!
Subject description: xcalc back in Puppy with a new skin		  
Hello, all.

Here's xcalc back in Puppy with a skin slightly adapted from what someone did in the ArchLinux forums.
Shades of grey get boring, right? Smile

It's sort of an XResource file that xcalc calls. If you don't like it, copy the original skin from ~/my-applications/backup back to /etc/X11/app-defaults/XCalc. Anyway, you'll see.

Enjoy.

musher0
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PostPosted: Sat 19 Jan 2013, 14:55    Post subject:  
Here's another, wider, model for xcalc. It's made to look like the wider calculators bookkeepers and accountants use.

The attached code will simply replace the one at
Code:
/etc/X11/app-defaults/XCalc
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PostPosted: Mon 21 Jan 2013, 20:38    Post subject: Xcalc
Subject description: go on		  
Good idea ! I keep the first one
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PostPosted: Mon 21 Jan 2013, 22:09    Post subject:  
Works in Slacko 5.4 Smile
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PostPosted: Tue 22 Jan 2013, 14:29    Post subject:  
These are perfect!! Thanks! Very Happy
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jess4now


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PostPosted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 20:53    Post subject: xcalc dressed up!  
Precise Puppy version 5.4.3

Works great!

A sight for tired eyes.
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PostPosted: Wed 13 Feb 2013, 16:40    Post subject:  
Thanks, guys. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Feb 2013, 01:50    Post subject:  
This skin works great! Very Happy
The default, black on white, is a real eye strain.
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Feb 2013, 05:52    Post subject:  
Real nice Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Feb 2013, 15:46    Post subject:  
Thanks, guys!
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PostPosted: Sat 22 Jun 2013, 13:21    Post subject:  
It looks way better than vanilla xcalc, thanks musher Smile
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PostPosted: Sat 22 Jun 2013, 19:51    Post subject:  
Thanks, Tman.

Since I first wrote that post, I discovered that xcalc also responds to an external "-geometry" parameter from the command line or in its Xcalc.desktop, like so:
Code:
xcalc -geometry 460x280

(command line)

or

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name[fr]=Calculette scientifique Xcalc
Name=Xcalc scientific calculator
Icon=mini-calc.xpm
Comment=Xcalc scientific calculator
Exec=xcalc -stipple -geometry 460x280
# or
# Exec=xcalc.sh
# See post below for this script.
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Calculator
GenericName=Xcalc scientific calculator
Version=1.0

(desktop file)

Regards.

musher0
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PostPosted: Mon 04 Nov 2013, 18:37    Post subject:  
Hello, puppyists. Smile

Back to this oldie again. I discovered a couple more things about it.

* The errors reported in red hat forums and here (http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=632166&sort=lastpost#632166), by linuxcbon, can be avoided by sending them to the black hole. A rough and tough solution, but it works.

* xcalc and also xclock accept the -title parameter. It's either un-
documented or the ancient docs got lost traveling in the eons. In any
case, instead of having a plain "xcalc" in the title bar, you can have "xcalc
Number Cruncher", for example.

Here's a nice little script that sums it all up, to put in your
/root/my-applications/bin folder under the filename "xcalc.sh"

Code:
#!/bin/sh
# $MBINS/xcalc.sh
# musher0, Nov. 4, 2013.
####
[ ${LANG:0:2} = "fr" ] && T="Calculette xcalc" || T="xcalc Calculator"
xcalc -g 500x300+360+100 -title "$T" -stipple >/dev/null 2>&1


Then you simply replace the exec line in the xcalc.desktop file in the first
post with "xcalc.sh" and your job is done! Smile

Have fun!

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PostPosted: Sat 07 Feb 2015, 13:37    Post subject:  
It's amazing how the little things can make such a difference!

Thanks!!

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PostPosted: Sat 07 Feb 2015, 14:13    Post subject:  
You're welcome!
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