newRPL: proposal for Alpha mode
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10-12-2015, 02:36 PM
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RE: newRPL: proposal for Alpha mode
(10-11-2015 10:41 PM)Helix Wrote: I'm reactivating this thread to post my thoughts about the alpha mode in the current newRPL firmware. That can easily be accommodated. The new alpha was not intended as an improvement, more of a reorganization, where the alpha key takes care of most functions that relate to alpha mode, and the shifts are left for other functions (more math related). (10-11-2015 10:41 PM)Helix Wrote: In program or algebraic modes, is there a need to switch to the direct mode? I think it would be preferable here that the right shift ENTRY just toggles between algebraic and program modes, like in the 50g. I'm not sure so I cycled through all modes, but that can easily be changed as well. (10-11-2015 10:41 PM)Helix Wrote: I've been thinking about Greek letters too. The proposal in the first post seems too complex for me. I mostly agree, I scraped the Greek mode idea a long time ago. The only reason why the subscript/superscript numbers are the way they are now is because I was trying to keep some symbols in their traditional places, right-shift+number has a lot of symbols, some of which are actually printed on the keyboard (0 and 3), so moving symbols around could be a problem. I always find myself that shift and shift-hold are very easily confused, especially when I type fast, I tend to release the shift too late and do a shift-hold, so for those commonly used symbols, having them as shift AND shift-hold is important (example: the right arrow, commonly used in programming). Are we willing to move infinity, # and the right arrow to get uniformity on the subscripts/superscripts? |
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