From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Evaluation of "standard" style math expresssions. Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:22:13 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <20040921114408.GA2296@matijek.plusseven.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1095798261 3919 80.91.229.6 (21 Sep 2004 20:24:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:24:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 21 22:24:14 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1C9rBN-0002gm-00 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:24:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C9rHK-0002Bg-Hg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:30:22 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!charlie.risq.qc.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:F8DXmGUSqtvjjRmEs2YSVeKRg9w= Original-Lines: 16 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.24.84 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca Original-X-Trace: charlie.risq.qc.ca 1095798133 132.204.24.84 (Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:22:13 EDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:22:13 EDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:125451 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:20806 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:20806 >> > M-x calc 1 7 + 4 2 RET; q to quit calc again. >> >> Hmm...that doesn't work here. It works with M-x calculator, but with >> M-x calc it starts `Calc' which by default uses RPN notation. > Works here Just because you don't have any other command that starts with `calc'. The command you execute is M-x calculator (the "ulator" part is filled by Emacs for you because there's no other choice in your case). Emacs-CVS comes with a new package that adds a command M-x calc which is another (much more sohisticated) calculator and this one uses RPN by default. Stefan