Conversion between units

Press “v” to open the conversion dialogue. The number from the X register is used as input, and is immediately converted when the appropriate conversion type and units are selected. Press OK to replace the X register. The conversion type and units are preserved between calls to the convert dialogue. The input field is also editable, so you can enter a new value to be converted.

Press “Shift-V” to quickly convert a number using the previous unit selection. These settings are saved between sessions if you select “Save registers” in the configuration.

Note: Only the real part of the X register is converted; the imaginary part is always set to zero.

The conversion just performed is indicated in the message area, bottom left of XCALC.

There is also a set of user editable conversion pages. There are ten different pages; the first five are fixed, but the other five can be edited at will. Note that only pure multiplications are supported (the exception being temperature conversions, but that is fixed). Click the “Edit” button to go to the conversion setup dialogue.