WP 34S and 31S bugs and fixes

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(11-26-2014 05:54 AM)Paul Dale Wrote:  The current behaviour is intentional. XROM code that doesn't stop is a bug which will be fixed. That doesn't mean we shouldn't discuss this option...

Pauli, here's where I come from: I'm planning to give some 31S calculators to a few scientists among my acquaintances. If the device ever locks up and you need a pin to reset it, it'll look like it's broken and they'll be annoyed. On the other hand, if some operation seems to take forever but you can easily interrupt it with the EXIT key, that's a minor issue in comparison.

It may make little difference to you and I who understand the nature of occasional bugs of this sort but the user experience for most people is significantly better if error recovery is smooth. The cost in firmware size and code complexity is minimal because the standard error handling code does most of the job.