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Just upgraded to Sequoia. Lots of niceness; hooray, blah, blah, blah...
I use the Calculator - all the time; I use the Paper Tape - all the time.
Where did the Paper Tape go?
I see there is now a "Show History" - but it's grayed out when using "Scientific" in "RPN" mode.
Wait; what...?
Is there another toggle / workaround?
Matt
MacBook Pro 14″
Literally the app I used every single day no matter what and the tape is why I never switched to a different calc app...for YEARS. Now it's useless for me.
I really hate Apple sometimes 🤦♂️
Not sure if this works on Apple Silicon, but worked flawlessly on 2019 Intel iMac & Sequoia.
Simply dig out the Calculator.app from previous MacOS version, seems any earlier than Calculator Version 11 will work fine.
I tried Calculator versions 10.15.4 from Catalina & 10.16 Ventura, all worked a treat
I have been using the notes app instead e.g type in
'4427.84+29.4+18+189.13+1.55+45.47+58.88+240+28.5 ='
then enter
the total will appear in yellow' 5,038.77'
if you press enter again it will jump to the next line
it is kind of similar to paper tape in calculator but yes I agree I like the paper tape in calculator more than the history that has replaced as the history is too small so you can't see all the numbers you typed in
hope the above helps
You're welcome. If I had to guess I think the Paper Tape function was done away with because of the new Math Notes function. Just a suspicion.
Agreed! I need the paper tape. if you try to add up too many numbers, they are not all displayed. I'm going to remove Calculator from my dock and then go straight to the App Store to download PCalc.
Hey D-Brain,
YES; I use PCalc - but, only on my iPad & iPhone.
I like your idea; maybe this is the motivation I need to make the jump on my MBP.
Thank you!
mlg
P.S. - Great "improvement" by Apple: motivating me to abandon an old "stand-by" and buy from the App Store. Smooth...
“Due to the unusual data entry method used by RPN mode, it's simply not possible to represent, and replay, that in the new user interface. And yes, there might be some "programmer" bias here. We all had to do RPN back in school. And we all hated it. Still do.”
I didn't hate it. I had HP-{12C, 16C, 19B, 35, 45, 67} calculators and used RPN with abandon. 😉
BD,
Thank you, very much, for the kind response.
I'm not sure you either: (1) read my original post, or (2) are following the string.
That is, you are not in RPN mode.
Regardless, I do appreciate your participation.
mlg
MSully,
FYI: I followed DBrain's guidance and bought PCalc. I've been using PCalc Lite on my iPhone and iPad for years - love it. Well... This MacOS Calculator "improvement" was the impetus I needed to get PCalc on my desktop. I love it. If you're thinking about it, I can recommend.
mlg
I don't want to use third party apps
PLEASE bring back the old calculator!
eduard,
Likewise; I don't want to use 3rd-party apps - especially, when Apple was providing just what I needed - and then took it away.
HOWEVER, I must offer this: PCalc (Desktop version for MBP) is FANTASTIC!
I've been using PCalc Lite (on iPhone & iPad) for years - great app.
This screw-up by Apple was just the impetus I needed to go with PCalc for my MBP. Again, FANTASTIC! The only way Apple will get me to go back to their "Calculator" is if they buy PCalc and integrate it into MacOS.
mlg
This may help with the missing tape on the calc app. I updated to Sequoia and discovered the tape missing. Grr. I always used it to check my entries for errors. I found that View-Show History - gives a truncated list of a long string of entries. But if I right-clicked on that truncated list, it showed the whole thing and also gave me the option of copying. So I could paste and print the tape if I needed it.
MattBeef wrote:
Just upgraded to Sequoia. Lots of niceness; hooray, blah, blah, blah...
I use the Calculator - all the time; I use the Paper Tape - all the time.
Where did the Paper Tape go?
I see there is now a "Show History" - but it's grayed out when using "Scientific" in "RPN" mode.
submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple
seems to work for me in Scientific...
ref: Calculator User Guide for Mac - Apple Support
I would suspect there are many calculator apps in the AppStore if you were to do a search(?)
MattBeef wrote:
Bottom Line: Apple could have implemented "the new user interface" while still leaving the tried & true (and elegant) Paper Tape as an option.
Apple could do a lot of things that they don't do. All you can do is submit feedback letting them know your thoughts:
The reality is Apple will never be able to please everyone all the time. That's why there are third-party apps.
AHA, I read in as & !:(
m4ry4nnd wrote:
For me, I could 'print' out the Paper Tape (as pdf) and have it accepted by business office, same as a real paper tape on a stack of receipts.
That's nice. Tell Apple it's something you'd like them to put back:
leroydouglas wrote:
seems to work for me in Scientific...
FWIW, You're not in RPN Mode.
Sequoia Calculator Paper Tape Gone?
