Calculator.app "ASCII" button does nothing in OS X 10.8

Originator:invalidname
Number:rdar://12086127 Date Originated:8/13/12
Status:Duplicate/11451493 Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.8
Classification:ui/usability Reproducible:always
 
Summary:
Calculator.app's "ASCII" button, seen in "Programmer View", does nothing. It worked in previous versions of Mac OS X.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch /Applications/Calculator.app
2. Switch to programmer view (menu item View->Programmer, or keyboard shortcut cmd-3)
3. Set base to 10
4. Enter the value 1718449215. This is the decimal representation of a four-character-code used by Core Audio for the constant kAudioFileUnsupportedDataFormatError.
5. Press the "ASCII" button

Expected Results:
In the lower left hand corner of the Calculator display, the string 'fmt?' should appear.

Actual Results:
Nothing happens

Regression:
This worked in previous versions of Mac OS X.

Notes:
Screenshot attached.

Comments

This appears to be fixed in Mac OS X 10.8.2

By invalidname at Sept. 26, 2012, 7:20 p.m. (reply...)

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