GNU bug report logs - #932
In CVS Emacs, calc-eval gives multiplication higher precidence than division

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:40:06 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 914, 915, 918, 920, 921, 923, 924, 928, 929, 930, 933, 934, 937, 941, 944

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik <at> gmail.com>
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "Randal L. Schwartz" <merlyn <at> stonehenge.com>, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org,
        emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: In CVS Emacs, calc-eval gives multiplication higher precidence than division
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:33:19 +0200

On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Lennart Borgman wrote:

> On 9/8/08, Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik <at> gmail.com> > I would fight
> for the current calc implementation, it is an important
>> convenience when entering equations.  I am relying on it every day.
>
> Exactly how are you relying on that the current behaviour is the  
> default?


By typing algebraic equations into the minibuffer and saving tons of  
key strokes by leaving off parenthesis.  I often type equations like

 p = n k T / mu mp

and it saves me 4 key strokes to not having to type the parenthesis

 p = (n k T) / (mu mp)

- Carsten
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