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What is best way to type these symbols? - StephenG1CMZ - 08-27-2015 06:59 PM
Or, suggest these should be easier on a future keyboard.
The main priority has got to be a qwerty keyboard option for when you are entering text (perhaps only on the android version where people are used to such keyboards, if that keeps examiners happy).
For individual keys:
:= for assignment (especially since some have reported Unicode issues transferring the Sto arrow - I use a User key definition)
_ underscore for program/variable names (it's on shift/chars, but it looks similar to Negate and Minus)
And Shift/Info ought to be moved. Really. If a user knows how to press a Shift before pressing Info in order to get Info, they have probably already read the pdf. But I can see why you did it. You imitated the ever-popular MSDOS
. Which expects users to ask for program help by typing "/?" Instead of the obvious "?".I ask about these partly in the hope of improving future keyboard layouts, but also in the hope that there is an easy way of getting them that I have overlooked.
I suggest keeping this thread for common symbols - a separate one for people's favourite maths symbols.
RE: What is best way to type these symbols? - Tim Wessman - 08-27-2015 07:16 PM
(08-27-2015 06:59 PM)StephenG1CMZ Wrote: := for assignment (especially since some have reported Unicode issues transferring the Sto arrow - I use a User key definition)
Just mash both the shift and alpha together, and while holding them both down, click [-][.].
Quote:_ underscore for program/variable names (it's on shift/chars, but it looks similar to Negate and Minus)
[SHIFT][SPACE]
Quote:You imitated the ever-popular MSDOS
Nope, there used to be a "Note" and a "Notes" key. It was very confusing. Info is an informational file specific to the app, and is part of the app app so...
Quote:Which expects users to ask for program help by typing "/?" Instead of t
he obvious "?".
Not sure I understand you really, but I suspect the primary target for the device wasn't alive when DOS was in primary use. :-)
RE: What is best way to type these symbols? - StephenG1CMZ - 08-27-2015 08:39 PM
The := mashup isn't good for me, but I am using a small screen on the Android and can't hold both keys at once. The _ is ok.
RE: What is best way to type these symbols? - hpfx - 08-31-2015 02:36 PM
:= is ok on virtual calculator, but very boring on real calc.
This is a very useful command that should be easily available, there are free space on CAS soft menu, I don't see why := isn't present on that menu ?