How to fix Gnome Calculator missing +/- button?
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did someone faced really weird (and maybe funny) problem with gnome Calculator 3.30.1 on Ubuntu 18.10? It is missing [+/-] button in all modes so there is no way to use negative numbers...
Is there some way to fix it?
EDIT:
I found this screenshot of some old Calculator: with [+/-] button between [0] zero and [.] dot buttons
18.10 calculator gnome-calculator
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did someone faced really weird (and maybe funny) problem with gnome Calculator 3.30.1 on Ubuntu 18.10? It is missing [+/-] button in all modes so there is no way to use negative numbers...
Is there some way to fix it?
EDIT:
I found this screenshot of some old Calculator: with [+/-] button between [0] zero and [.] dot buttons
18.10 calculator gnome-calculator
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
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asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
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Providing a picture maybe helpful. I can enter negative numbers using a - button, and using the keyboard.apt-cache policysays my version isInstalled: 1:3.30.1-1ubuntu1and I tried basic, advanced, financial, programming..
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 12:07
I see, yes it is possible to add minus sign before any other input and number is considered negative. However all the time there was button [+/-], the same as it is in every other calculator application or even "hardware" calculators to be able to change between + and - sign of number actually shown on display. Maybe this is some kind of weird and unwanted "new feature" :D
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:47
I also added a link to a picture found on net
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:55
If yours looks like the picture, it's different to what I see (which maybe is because of config/theme or tweaks; I've tweaked my DE). eg. my basic mode can be seen with i.imgur.com/baodfid.png and advanced i.imgur.com/8fEWcRB.png - both rather different to your example (alt-prscn to upload window)
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 13:47
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I don't know, but from what I can see this look was introduced in GNOME 3.24 as an improvement (design wise). However if you need quick simple calculations & use gnome you can use search now too blogs.gnome.org/aday/files/2014/09/search-calculator.png (Ubuntu 17.10 & up)
– guiverc
Nov 15 at 21:35
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up vote
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did someone faced really weird (and maybe funny) problem with gnome Calculator 3.30.1 on Ubuntu 18.10? It is missing [+/-] button in all modes so there is no way to use negative numbers...
Is there some way to fix it?
EDIT:
I found this screenshot of some old Calculator: with [+/-] button between [0] zero and [.] dot buttons
18.10 calculator gnome-calculator
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
48.9k13123234
asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
458
did someone faced really weird (and maybe funny) problem with gnome Calculator 3.30.1 on Ubuntu 18.10? It is missing [+/-] button in all modes so there is no way to use negative numbers...
Is there some way to fix it?
EDIT:
I found this screenshot of some old Calculator: with [+/-] button between [0] zero and [.] dot buttons
18.10 calculator gnome-calculator
18.10 calculator gnome-calculator
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
48.9k13123234
asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
458
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
48.9k13123234
asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
458
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
48.9k13123234
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
48.9k13123234
edited Nov 14 at 16:12
Zanna
48.9k13123234
48.9k13123234
asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
458
asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
458
asked Nov 14 at 11:54
mirec
458
458
Providing a picture maybe helpful. I can enter negative numbers using a - button, and using the keyboard.apt-cache policysays my version isInstalled: 1:3.30.1-1ubuntu1and I tried basic, advanced, financial, programming..
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 12:07
I see, yes it is possible to add minus sign before any other input and number is considered negative. However all the time there was button [+/-], the same as it is in every other calculator application or even "hardware" calculators to be able to change between + and - sign of number actually shown on display. Maybe this is some kind of weird and unwanted "new feature" :D
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:47
I also added a link to a picture found on net
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:55
If yours looks like the picture, it's different to what I see (which maybe is because of config/theme or tweaks; I've tweaked my DE). eg. my basic mode can be seen with i.imgur.com/baodfid.png and advanced i.imgur.com/8fEWcRB.png - both rather different to your example (alt-prscn to upload window)
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 13:47
1
I don't know, but from what I can see this look was introduced in GNOME 3.24 as an improvement (design wise). However if you need quick simple calculations & use gnome you can use search now too blogs.gnome.org/aday/files/2014/09/search-calculator.png (Ubuntu 17.10 & up)
– guiverc
Nov 15 at 21:35
|
show 1 more comment
Providing a picture maybe helpful. I can enter negative numbers using a - button, and using the keyboard.apt-cache policysays my version isInstalled: 1:3.30.1-1ubuntu1and I tried basic, advanced, financial, programming..
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 12:07
I see, yes it is possible to add minus sign before any other input and number is considered negative. However all the time there was button [+/-], the same as it is in every other calculator application or even "hardware" calculators to be able to change between + and - sign of number actually shown on display. Maybe this is some kind of weird and unwanted "new feature" :D
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:47
I also added a link to a picture found on net
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:55
If yours looks like the picture, it's different to what I see (which maybe is because of config/theme or tweaks; I've tweaked my DE). eg. my basic mode can be seen with i.imgur.com/baodfid.png and advanced i.imgur.com/8fEWcRB.png - both rather different to your example (alt-prscn to upload window)
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 13:47
1
I don't know, but from what I can see this look was introduced in GNOME 3.24 as an improvement (design wise). However if you need quick simple calculations & use gnome you can use search now too blogs.gnome.org/aday/files/2014/09/search-calculator.png (Ubuntu 17.10 & up)
– guiverc
Nov 15 at 21:35
Providing a picture maybe helpful. I can enter negative numbers using a - button, and using the keyboard.
apt-cache policy says my version is Installed: 1:3.30.1-1ubuntu1 and I tried basic, advanced, financial, programming..– guiverc
Nov 14 at 12:07
Providing a picture maybe helpful. I can enter negative numbers using a - button, and using the keyboard.
apt-cache policy says my version is Installed: 1:3.30.1-1ubuntu1 and I tried basic, advanced, financial, programming..– guiverc
Nov 14 at 12:07
I see, yes it is possible to add minus sign before any other input and number is considered negative. However all the time there was button [+/-], the same as it is in every other calculator application or even "hardware" calculators to be able to change between + and - sign of number actually shown on display. Maybe this is some kind of weird and unwanted "new feature" :D
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:47
I see, yes it is possible to add minus sign before any other input and number is considered negative. However all the time there was button [+/-], the same as it is in every other calculator application or even "hardware" calculators to be able to change between + and - sign of number actually shown on display. Maybe this is some kind of weird and unwanted "new feature" :D
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:47
I also added a link to a picture found on net
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:55
I also added a link to a picture found on net
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:55
If yours looks like the picture, it's different to what I see (which maybe is because of config/theme or tweaks; I've tweaked my DE). eg. my basic mode can be seen with i.imgur.com/baodfid.png and advanced i.imgur.com/8fEWcRB.png - both rather different to your example (alt-prscn to upload window)
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 13:47
If yours looks like the picture, it's different to what I see (which maybe is because of config/theme or tweaks; I've tweaked my DE). eg. my basic mode can be seen with i.imgur.com/baodfid.png and advanced i.imgur.com/8fEWcRB.png - both rather different to your example (alt-prscn to upload window)
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 13:47
1
1
I don't know, but from what I can see this look was introduced in GNOME 3.24 as an improvement (design wise). However if you need quick simple calculations & use gnome you can use search now too blogs.gnome.org/aday/files/2014/09/search-calculator.png (Ubuntu 17.10 & up)
– guiverc
Nov 15 at 21:35
I don't know, but from what I can see this look was introduced in GNOME 3.24 as an improvement (design wise). However if you need quick simple calculations & use gnome you can use search now too blogs.gnome.org/aday/files/2014/09/search-calculator.png (Ubuntu 17.10 & up)
– guiverc
Nov 15 at 21:35
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Providing a picture maybe helpful. I can enter negative numbers using a - button, and using the keyboard.
apt-cache policysays my version isInstalled: 1:3.30.1-1ubuntu1and I tried basic, advanced, financial, programming..– guiverc
Nov 14 at 12:07
I see, yes it is possible to add minus sign before any other input and number is considered negative. However all the time there was button [+/-], the same as it is in every other calculator application or even "hardware" calculators to be able to change between + and - sign of number actually shown on display. Maybe this is some kind of weird and unwanted "new feature" :D
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:47
I also added a link to a picture found on net
– mirec
Nov 14 at 12:55
If yours looks like the picture, it's different to what I see (which maybe is because of config/theme or tweaks; I've tweaked my DE). eg. my basic mode can be seen with i.imgur.com/baodfid.png and advanced i.imgur.com/8fEWcRB.png - both rather different to your example (alt-prscn to upload window)
– guiverc
Nov 14 at 13:47
1
I don't know, but from what I can see this look was introduced in GNOME 3.24 as an improvement (design wise). However if you need quick simple calculations & use gnome you can use search now too blogs.gnome.org/aday/files/2014/09/search-calculator.png (Ubuntu 17.10 & up)
– guiverc
Nov 15 at 21:35