2. Getting Started
To start gcalctool from a command line, type the following command, then press Return:
gcalctool
When you start gcalctool, the following window is displayed:
The gcalctool window contains the following elements:
- Menubar
The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands that you need to work with gcalctool.
- Display area
The display area shows the numbers that you enter, and the results of calculations. You can enter numbers of up to forty digits.
- Mode area
The mode area displays the buttons for the currently selected mode. The Basic Mode buttons are always displayed. When you choose Financial Mode, the Financial Mode buttons are displayed above the Basic Mode buttons. When you choose Scientific Mode, the Scientific Mode buttons are displayed above the Basic Mode Buttons.
- Popup Menu
The
symbol on a gcalctool button indicates that a popup menu is displayed when you click on that button.
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