libqalculate-4.8.0

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[pierre]

Qalculate! version 4.8 released

Changes:

• Concise (e.g. "1.2345(67)") and relative (e.g. "5+/-2%") notation for output and input (disabled by default for concise notation) of interval
• Optimize rest of unit expression when converting to partial (insufficient) expression (e.g. 18MA×100ns to J = 1.8 J/V)
• Round high precision intervals enclosing integers for integer arguments
• Add support for specifying position of sign bit in floating point functions
• New derived units: Debye, C·m, Daraf, F^{-1, V/C, N/C, kcal, kcal/g, kJ}
• Use international foot as base unit for rod
• Fix fibonacci() for non-integers and recursive use
• Fix conversion options presented for speed units (and possibly other)
• Update dialogs for editing of variables, functions, units, etc. to match the corresponding dialogs in the Qt UI (GTK)
• Show user-defined objects in a separate category in menus and dialogs (GTK)
• Add option to disable tooltips in keypad or everywhere (GTK, Qt)
• Add option to disable units and to interpret unrecognized symbols as variables (unknowns) to preferences (Qt)
• Make closing of application with Escape key optional and disabled by default (GTK, Qt)
• Hide name column in conversion list when applied to current result (Qt)
• Add temporary option to unknown variable edit dialog (GTK, Qt)
• Add Microship (PIC16/17) 24 and 32 bit floating point formats (GTK, Qt)
• Fix initial height of list and description in units window (GTK)
• Minor bug fixes and feature enhancements

[pierre]

fixed at cc46f550