| Application Name | Fentwiss |
| Version | 0.8 |
| Short Description | Simple keyboard-centric calculator and converter |
| Supported OSes | Anything that runs Java |
| Setup File | www.head-in-the-clouds.com/game/Fentwiss.jnlp |
| Suggested Donation | 49 cents. Donations will be divided up in support of Donation Coder itself, and two of my favourite charities. |
| System Requirements | Java runtime environment - which most of you will have already |
| Author Info | timns |
| Description | Two things drove this NANY submission: 1. Me not really finding a tiny converting calculator that suited my own needs. During my working day, I deal with quite a few measurements and volumes in varying units, as well as a number of currencies and of course timezones. I wanted a very light application that would let me do quick arithmetic and quick conversions with a minimum of clicking and selecting. I've tried quite a few, and they all suffer from bloat and too much mousing around. (The closest I can get is 'Frink' which I do really like, but it does have limitations from my point of view) 2. Me wanting another NANY mug. So my criteria were:
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| Installation | Fentwiss will be provided as a Java Web Start link You may see the following message - this is because I have signed the jar file using a self-generated key and certificate. Since this key, certificate and signature is not issued by any CA, webstart displays it as "Publisher: UNKNOWN" If the "More Information" indicates the file is from DonationCoder and signed by the author, you may trust it and run: |
| Using the application | Fentwiss tries to be intuitive: it will attempt to recognise the calculation or conversion you are keying in, and will evaluate it on the fly. There is no "=" button to press. In addition, you can tell Fentwiss your preferred units and formats to save extra typing. For example: if you tell it you like to think in metres, length conversions are automatically shown in metres unless you say otherwise: Default: 15ft = 4.57 Override: 15ft->cm = 457.20 Examples of use Simple arthimetic: 11+22*33-44/55 ( = 19 ) Fractions: 8 1|2 + 9 3|4 ( = 18.25 or 18 1|4) Math functions: sin(0.7)*cos(0.9) ( = 0.4 ) Hex / Bin / Programmer functions: 2^64 ( = 18,446,744,073,709,552,000.00 ) 12245589->hex ( = BADA55 ) 0b101010 ( = 42 decimal) Conversion: 1271 cm -> ft ( = 41.70, or 41 128/183rds, or 41ft 8.39inches) 2400usd->gbp ( = 1516.08 at today's rate) There is very little error checking. If you want to do something silly, no-one minds. For example, my height in Canadian dollars is $2.79. I will not be sharing my weight in British pounds ;) |
| Uninstalling | Delete any shortcuts you may have created |
| Known Issues | Oh well just start playing with it, no doubt there are some beauties in there. What I do want to hear about:
What I do not want to hear:
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