Inputting mixed numbers on HP50g

[Claudio L.]

(07-25-2014 11:27 AM)bootlegend Wrote:  I appreciate all the replies, but the beauty of the way mixed numbers were handled on the 35s was the efficiency. It appears the above solutions add keystrokes compared to just dividing the fractional portion and adding to the whole number, which is how I'm handling it now. I was simply hoping there was a setting buried somewhere that would allow direct fractional input in RPN mode.

Now that everyone established that inputting in a 50g is not as convenient as in the 35s (despite various solutions presented). What would be the preferred way to input these numbers on a RPL machine with the 50g keyboard?

I think using double dots would be quick to type:

'3/4' would be 3..4
'1+2/3' would be 1..2..3

It may not save keystrokes, but saves finger movement, so it's quick to type. In case anyone wonders why I want to know, I can implement this in newRPL.
Typing 3 [space] 4 / would perform the operation on the numbers and return 0.75, while 3..4 would put the fraction '3/4' on the stack (which otherwise would require 5 keystrokes all over the keyboard, [''] 3 / 4 [enter]).

Any opinions/improvements? Is this something worth implementing? or there's only one person that wants this?

Claudio