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bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked
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Jay Belanger |
Subject: |
bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank |
Date: |
Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:26:07 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> With the patch, if the yanked number already has the radix prefix, there
>> is an error. It might make more sense to have Calc do an appropriate
>> conversion.
> I did not try that case as I meant to use the prefix only when the copied
> number does
> not have a calc-style prefix. But that's a valid point. If the copied number
> has
> calc-style prefix, what should have a higher priority?
If the copied number has a calc-style prefix, then the number should be
interpreted in that base. I can be entered onto the stack in the new
base. That's done now; if Calc is using base 5 and 2#111 is yanked,
then 5#12 appears on the stack.
> Either way, it will be easy with some string manipulation.
You'd probably want Calc to do the conversion.
>> It might make more sense to have calc-yank use the current Calc's current
>> radix rather
>> than a prefix radix.
> I need some clarification for this point. Did you mean that if the
> user has set the calc radix to hex by using "d6" and now if they yank
> a number "1000" it gets yanked automatically as "16#1000".
Yes; that's what I meant.
> If yes, I believe it will cause a huge disturbance in the way people
> might have already got used to yanking in calc.
You are probably right. I would prefer the yanking to pay attention to
the current Calc setting, but I really don't like changing age-old
behavior. Your method is a good approach.
>> Also, the number of radixes in the patch is less than Calc allows.
> I assumed the use cases of only the common radixes used in programming. How
> about I
> display a prompt for the user to enter any radix they like (I believe calc
> supports up
> to radix 36) if the prefix is specifically '(4) ( a list prefix created when
> user uses
> C-u specifically for prefix).
>
> So now, C-2 C-y will prefix the yanked number with "2#". But C-u C-y will
> show a prompt
> where the user will enter radix. If the user entered 9, the prefix appended
> will be
> "9#". Does this option sound fair?
Yes; it sounds like a nice approach. And perhaps some sort of message
if the entered radix isn't a number from 2 to 36 (the allowed radixes).
Thanks again,
Jay
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Kaushal Modi, 2015/10/09
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Jay Belanger, 2015/10/08
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Kaushal Modi, 2015/10/09
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Kaushal Modi, 2015/10/08
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank,
Jay Belanger <=
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Kaushal Modi, 2015/10/08
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Jay Belanger, 2015/10/08
- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Kaushal Modi, 2015/10/08
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- bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Kaushal Modi, 2015/10/12
bug#21648: 25.0.50; [PATCH] Add ability to specify radix for the yanked number in calc-yank, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/10/09