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| 1 | 2007-10-20 Jay Belanger <jay.p.belanger@gmail.com> | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | * calc.texi (History and Acknowledgements): Turn comment | ||
| 4 | about integer size into past tense. | ||
| 5 | (Time Zones): Remove pointer to Calc author's address. | ||
| 6 | (Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions): Mention cotangent | ||
| 7 | and hyperbolic cotangent. | ||
| 8 | |||
| 1 | 2007-10-10 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> | 9 | 2007-10-10 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> |
| 2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Sync with Tramp 2.1.11. | 11 | Sync with Tramp 2.1.11. |
diff --git a/doc/misc/calc.texi b/doc/misc/calc.texi index 4445910e43c..75761468443 100644 --- a/doc/misc/calc.texi +++ b/doc/misc/calc.texi | |||
| @@ -1156,16 +1156,16 @@ solid implementation of Lisp, and the humble task of calculating | |||
| 1156 | turned out to be more open-ended than one might have expected. | 1156 | turned out to be more open-ended than one might have expected. |
| 1157 | 1157 | ||
| 1158 | Emacs Lisp didn't have built-in floating point math (now it does), so | 1158 | Emacs Lisp didn't have built-in floating point math (now it does), so |
| 1159 | this had to be | 1159 | this had to be simulated in software. In fact, Emacs integers would |
| 1160 | simulated in software. In fact, Emacs integers will only comfortably | 1160 | only comfortably fit six decimal digits or so---not enough for a decent |
| 1161 | fit six decimal digits or so---not enough for a decent calculator. So | 1161 | calculator. So I had to write my own high-precision integer code as |
| 1162 | I had to write my own high-precision integer code as well, and once I had | 1162 | well, and once I had this I figured that arbitrary-size integers were |
| 1163 | this I figured that arbitrary-size integers were just as easy as large | 1163 | just as easy as large integers. Arbitrary floating-point precision was |
| 1164 | integers. Arbitrary floating-point precision was the logical next step. | 1164 | the logical next step. Also, since the large integer arithmetic was |
| 1165 | Also, since the large integer arithmetic was there anyway it seemed only | 1165 | there anyway it seemed only fair to give the user direct access to it, |
| 1166 | fair to give the user direct access to it, which in turn made it practical | 1166 | which in turn made it practical to support fractions as well as floats. |
| 1167 | to support fractions as well as floats. All these features inspired me | 1167 | All these features inspired me to look around for other data types that |
| 1168 | to look around for other data types that might be worth having. | 1168 | might be worth having. |
| 1169 | 1169 | ||
| 1170 | Around this time, my friend Rick Koshi showed me his nifty new HP-28 | 1170 | Around this time, my friend Rick Koshi showed me his nifty new HP-28 |
| 1171 | calculator. It allowed the user to manipulate formulas as well as | 1171 | calculator. It allowed the user to manipulate formulas as well as |
| @@ -17255,11 +17255,6 @@ daylight saving time (e.g., @code{PDT} or @code{PST}) the | |||
| 17255 | the algorithms described above are used. If @var{zone} is omitted, | 17255 | the algorithms described above are used. If @var{zone} is omitted, |
| 17256 | the computation is done for the current time zone. | 17256 | the computation is done for the current time zone. |
| 17257 | 17257 | ||
| 17258 | @xref{Reporting Bugs}, for the address of Calc's author, if you | ||
| 17259 | should wish to contribute your improved versions of | ||
| 17260 | @code{math-tzone-names} and @code{math-daylight-savings-hook} | ||
| 17261 | to the Calc distribution. | ||
| 17262 | |||
| 17263 | @node Financial Functions, Binary Functions, Date Arithmetic, Arithmetic | 17258 | @node Financial Functions, Binary Functions, Date Arithmetic, Arithmetic |
| 17264 | @section Financial Functions | 17259 | @section Financial Functions |
| 17265 | 17260 | ||
| @@ -18325,11 +18320,11 @@ vector as an argument and computes @code{arctan2} of the elements. | |||
| 18325 | @pindex calc-coth | 18320 | @pindex calc-coth |
| 18326 | @tindex coth | 18321 | @tindex coth |
| 18327 | The remaining trigonometric functions, @code{calc-sec} [@code{sec}], | 18322 | The remaining trigonometric functions, @code{calc-sec} [@code{sec}], |
| 18328 | @code{calc-csc} [@code{csc}] and @code{calc-sec} [@code{sec}], are also | 18323 | @code{calc-csc} [@code{csc}] and @code{calc-cot} [@code{cot}], are also |
| 18329 | available. With the Hyperbolic flag, these compute their hyperbolic | 18324 | available. With the Hyperbolic flag, these compute their hyperbolic |
| 18330 | counterparts, which are also available separately as @code{calc-sech} | 18325 | counterparts, which are also available separately as @code{calc-sech} |
| 18331 | [@code{sech}], @code{calc-csch} [@code{csch}] and @code{calc-sech} | 18326 | [@code{sech}], @code{calc-csch} [@code{csch}] and @code{calc-coth} |
| 18332 | [@code{sech}]. (These commmands do not accept the Inverse flag.) | 18327 | [@code{coth}]. (These commmands do not accept the Inverse flag.) |
| 18333 | 18328 | ||
| 18334 | @node Advanced Math Functions, Branch Cuts, Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions, Scientific Functions | 18329 | @node Advanced Math Functions, Branch Cuts, Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions, Scientific Functions |
| 18335 | @section Advanced Mathematical Functions | 18330 | @section Advanced Mathematical Functions |