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Calculator widget on notification panel

Hi everyone,

I'd like to know if anyone found this problem after the upgrade to macOS High Sierra.

The calculator widget on notification panel presents a bug: presents by default the number 475 (not zero).

Scenario 1: (re)start the computer, go to the notification panel and the calculator presents the number 475.

Scenario 2: Press "ac" and the calculator goes to 'zero'. Good. I can make calculations... everything fine. But: a) if I left the notification panel and come back in a short time (5 seconds), the calculator presents the number from the last action; b) but if I come back later (for example one minute), the calculator presents the number 475 (again).

Anyone have a similar bug?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13), null

Posted on Sep 28, 2017 7:08 PM

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mons.fractus

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9 points

Posted on Oct 12, 2017 5:46 PM

Go to folder:

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.ncplugin.calculator/Data/Library/Preferences

and delete the file com.apple.ncplugin.calculator.plist

(or make a backup of it and then delete it)

This file is not present in a new installation of macOS High Sierra or in the user library of a new user account. If you open it (for example with Xcode) you'll see that it contains the stuck number.

After that your calculator widget should function normally again.

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JDW1

Level 1

67 points

Aug 7, 2018 5:29 PM in response to simo82ne

Apparently, either nobody here has the file to share or nobody cares enough to make time to share it. Sad.

Aug 8, 2018 1:22 AM in response to JDW1

Sad is the fact that Apple is becoming this. I don’t want ‘the file’ nor should you — I want it fixed.

Aug 8, 2018 1:28 AM in response to JDW1

You're right about that: anything is faster than waiting for Apple.

Siramba

Level 1

8 points

Aug 10, 2018 2:09 AM in response to Krigan

Hi Krigan, could you provid the file again? The link seems to be disabled. Thank you.

wipe2sky

Level 1

4 points

Oct 25, 2018 4:31 AM in response to Krigan

Hello. If possible, could you email me the .appex file you mentioned to *****@ gmail.com

Tnx

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Oct 25, 2018 4:30 AM in response to Krigan

Hi Krigan, we still see this issue in Mojave! Can you possible send the .appex file? Many thanks!

*****@ thebuddhistcentre.**

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Oct 8, 2018 10:03 PM in response to mons.fractus

Thanks for figuring that out. I'd rather start with a "0" than an arbitrary number.

Thanks for helping.

Oct 29, 2018 8:06 PM in response to paulo555

Ok, I posted a link to the file but apparently that is prohibited or something and someone edited my post en erased the link...

patzym28

Level 1

8 points

Oct 29, 2018 8:19 PM in response to JDW1

Could you please forward me this link??

patzym28

Level 1

8 points

Oct 29, 2018 8:21 PM in response to luisfalcon

I sent you an email asking for the link

Oct 29, 2018 8:45 PM in response to patzym28

I forgot where the link was, hehe, but email me at falconluis at gmail dot com and I'll send you the file, I still have it on a zip here somewhere, I hope no one deletes my address...

patzym28

Level 1

8 points

Oct 29, 2018 8:47 PM in response to luisfalcon

Email sent!! Thank in advance!!

Oct 31, 2018 6:15 PM in response to JDW1

I have a MBP... maybe there is a difference? I have restarted several times now with no problem...

timlav

Level 1

4 points

Dec 10, 2017 1:54 PM in response to mons.fractus

******EDIT: Right after posting this, the persistent number returned. Dang.

Rather than delete the file, open it and make a couple of minor edits.

In my case, the number 43.34.

The file contained one line of code with the persistent value.:

bplist00‘ WdisplayYregisterX\lastOperator\lastRegisterU43.34U43.34Q*Q2 #0=CIK M

I edited the line by replacing the stored value with an asterisk. See below.

bplist00‘ WdisplayYregisterX\lastOperator\lastRegisterU*U*Q*Q2 #0=CIK M

This allows for stored values to persist until cleared no matter how many times the notifications panel is opened and closed. But when cleared, the zero will persist. Calculations seemed to work OK, too.

If you backed up the file with a smiilar name, the bug will happen again. Once the change is confirmed, the bug file can be deleted.

Dec 12, 2017 5:51 PM in response to paulo555

Same here in different machines running High Sierra. Calculator is now impossible to use as values reset themselves if you click anywhere outside (e.g. looking for an entry value on the browser). Amazingly annoying.

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