43s status

[sa-penguin]

(02-22-2014 12:36 PM)Paul Dale Wrote:  There was a poll many years ago about the number of shift keys on the 34S. Three was the desired result. We could have done the same functionality with fewer shift keys if pushed.

There's plenty of lively discussion about how a layout should be done. From what I see, the 43s is pretty much sold on 2 function keys. Which is fine, if only to reduce clutter on the keyboard. Having another set, reached by pressing F & G together, simply gives you... options.

To keep down keyboard clutter, you could even limit those menus to the "custom" keys at the top. Make the end buttons scroll left/right, and you'd still have 4 options per screen, reached by this method.
If I can get my head around the code in the 34s, I plan to do an example. With numbers like 34, 31 and 30 being used, I'll have to settle for the WP-33_1/3.