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[Hsilop]

I'll try again, since upper and lower case characters are still mentioned.

I think the one and perhaps only place long-press or even multiple presses might make sense is the shift key.

Perhaps like this:

Normal / short press = Normal operation, i.e. activate the stuff written in yellow for each key.

Long press = EITHER enter / exit alpha mode - OR ALTERNATIVELY toggle alpha modes like upper / lower case (when alpha mode is activated by some other key combination), perhaps including special characters (greek, etc.)

Why? It is not unusual that computer or phone keyboards work something like this.

The shift key is special and unique. I could get used to one key behaving like this - but not that every other key has many different modes, some of which may not even be obvious or printed on the keyboard (without really cluttering the keyboard).

Also, let's not forget about the soft keys and ditto menus on the display.

Let's also save some work and ingenuity for future firmware releases. Keep it simple and solid in the first release, and go bananas later. ;.)