calc/calc.el (calc-simplify-mode): Make 'alg the default value.

(calc-set-mode-line): Don't display "AlgSimp ".

calc/calc-mode.el (calc-alg-simplify-mode): Remove function.
(calc-lim-simplify-mode): New function.
(calc-set-simplify-mode): Default to 'alg.
(calc-default-simplify-mode): Make algebraic simplifications the default.

calc/calc-ext.el (calc-init-extensions): Remove binding for
`calc-alg-simplify-mode'. Add binding for `calc-lim-simplify-mode'.

calc/README: Mention new default simplification mode.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 2012-07-29  Jay Belanger  <jay.p.belanger@gmail.com>
 
+	* calc/calc.el (calc-simplify-mode): Make 'alg the default value.
+	(calc-set-mode-line): Don't display "AlgSimp ".
+
+	* calc/calc-mode.el (calc-alg-simplify-mode): Remove function.
+	(calc-lim-simplify-mode): New function.
+	(calc-set-simplify-mode): Default to 'alg.
+	(calc-default-simplify-mode): Make algebraic simplifications
+	the default.
+
+	* calc/calc-ext.el (calc-init-extensions): Remove binding for
+	`calc-alg-simplify-mode'.  Add binding for `calc-lim-simplify-mode'.
+
+	* calc/README: Mention new default simplification mode.
+
 	* calc/calc.el (math-normalize-error): New variable.
 	(math-normalize): Set `math-normalize-error' to t
 	when there's an error.

lisp/calc/README

@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ opinions.
 Summary of changes to "Calc"
 ------- -- ------- --  ----
 
+Emacs 24.2
+
+Algebraic simplification mode is now the default.
+To restrict to the limited simplifications given by the former
+default simplification mode, use `m L'.
+
 Emacs 24.1
 
 * Support for musical notes added.

lisp/calc/calc-ext.el

@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mv" 'calc-matrix-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mw" 'calc-working)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mx" 'calc-always-load-extensions)
-  (define-key calc-mode-map "mA" 'calc-alg-simplify-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mB" 'calc-bin-simplify-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mC" 'calc-auto-recompute)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mD" 'calc-default-simplify-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mE" 'calc-ext-simplify-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mF" 'calc-settings-file-name)
+  (define-key calc-mode-map "mL" 'calc-lim-simplify-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mM" 'calc-more-recursion-depth)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mN" 'calc-num-simplify-mode)
   (define-key calc-mode-map "mO" 'calc-no-simplify-mode)
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ calc-pi calc-radians-mode calc-sec calc-sech
 calc-sin calc-sincos calc-sinh calc-sqrt
 calc-tan calc-tanh calc-to-degrees calc-to-radians)
 
- ("calc-mode" calc-alg-simplify-mode calc-algebraic-mode
+ ("calc-mode" calc-lim-simplify-mode calc-algebraic-mode
 calc-always-load-extensions calc-auto-recompute calc-auto-why
 calc-bin-simplify-mode calc-break-vectors calc-center-justify
 calc-default-simplify-mode calc-display-raw calc-eng-notation

lisp/calc/calc-mode.el

@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 			   mode)))
   (message "%s" (if (eq calc-simplify-mode mode)
 	       msg
-	     "Default simplifications enabled")))
+	     "Default algebraic simplifications enabled")))
 
 (defun calc-no-simplify-mode (arg)
   (interactive "P")
@@ -519,15 +519,18 @@
 			   "Default simplifications apply only if arguments are numeric")))
 
 (defun calc-default-simplify-mode (arg)
-  (interactive "p")
-  (cond ((= arg 1)
+  (interactive "P")
+  (cond ((or (not arg) (= arg 3))
+         (calc-wrapper
+	  (calc-set-simplify-mode
+	   'alg nil "Default algebraic simplifications enabled")))
+         ((= arg 1)
 	 (calc-wrapper
 	  (calc-set-simplify-mode
-	   nil nil "Usual default simplifications are enabled")))
+	   nil nil "Limited simplifications occur by default")))
 	((= arg 0) (calc-num-simplify-mode 1))
 	((< arg 0) (calc-no-simplify-mode 1))
 	((= arg 2) (calc-bin-simplify-mode 1))
-	((= arg 3) (calc-alg-simplify-mode 1))
 	((= arg 4) (calc-ext-simplify-mode 1))
 	((= arg 5) (calc-units-simplify-mode 1))
 	(t (error "Prefix argument out of range"))))
@@ -539,11 +542,11 @@
 			   (format "Binary simplification occurs by default (word size=%d)"
 				   calc-word-size))))
 
-(defun calc-alg-simplify-mode (arg)
+(defun calc-lim-simplify-mode (arg)
   (interactive "P")
   (calc-wrapper
-   (calc-set-simplify-mode 'alg arg
-			   "Algebraic simplification occurs by default")))
+   (calc-set-simplify-mode nil arg
+			   "Limited simplifications occur by default")))
 
 (defun calc-ext-simplify-mode (arg)
   (interactive "P")

lisp/calc/calc.el

@@ -698,11 +698,11 @@ If `C' is present, display outer brackets for matrices (centered).")
 (defcalcmodevar calc-previous-modulo nil
   "Most recently used value of M in a modulo form.")
 
-(defcalcmodevar calc-simplify-mode nil
+(defcalcmodevar calc-simplify-mode 'alg
   "Type of simplification applied to results.
 If `none', results are not simplified when pushed on the stack.
 If `num', functions are simplified only when args are constant.
-If nil, only fast simplifications are applied.
+If nil, only limited simplifications are applied.
 If `binary', `math-clip' is applied if appropriate.
 If `alg', `math-simplify' is applied.
 If `ext', `math-simplify-extended' is applied.
@@ -1757,10 +1757,10 @@ See calc-keypad for details."
 			   ((eq calc-simplify-mode 'num) "NumSimp ")
 			   ((eq calc-simplify-mode 'binary)
 			    (format "BinSimp%d " calc-word-size))
-			   ((eq calc-simplify-mode 'alg) "AlgSimp ")
+			   ((eq calc-simplify-mode 'alg) "")
 			   ((eq calc-simplify-mode 'ext) "ExtSimp ")
 			   ((eq calc-simplify-mode 'units) "UnitSimp ")
-			   (t ""))
+			   (t "LimSimp "))
 
 		     ;; Display modes
 		     (cond ((= calc-number-radix 10) "")