WP 34S --> WP 31S

[walter b]

(02-02-2014 02:56 PM)David Hayden Wrote:  

(02-01-2014 03:30 PM)walter b Wrote:  

(02-01-2014 02:24 PM)David Hayden Wrote:  Another thing to consider for cleaning up the appearance is a single MENU key that would lead to the STAT, MODE, CONST, DISPL, CLEAR and MORE menus. More keystrokes but clean and easy.

Would it be useful to have a CAT key to get the full catalog?

Personally, I think programmability is important. Even if you're just entering simple formulas. So my preference would be one MENU key, keep programmability, add a PROG menu (under the MENU key) and put the bare minimum programming keys on the keyboard ...

"... lift off ... we have lift off ...!" Are you still aware we're talking about a 30b-based calc with that ... display? Christmas is over. No softkeys, no menu structure ... Good grief

I might be missing something. Doesn't STAT invoke a menu that you scroll through? I understand that there are no soft keys. Ah are you saying that nested menus aren't realistic?

One more thing occurs to me. Given the way you navigate menus on the 34s, should the up-arrow be an unshifted function? Otherwise going up through a menu us cumbersome.

(So much about quoting)

Please see p. 147 (of 244) of the manual for catalog navigation.

About nested menus: Assume you want to access e.g. LCM via your MENU menu; that would require pressing at least
f MENU M ▼ ENTER L ENTER (i.e. seven keys using alphabetic navigation) instead of
f MORE L ENTER without the MENU menu.
No, I don't think a MENU menu suites that platform. Will be slightly different on the 43S.

d:-I