History does not show in RPN

[john74]

(06-17-2018 12:58 AM)Carsen Wrote:  

(06-16-2018 02:57 AM)john74 Wrote:  Are there other RPN users who would like this feature done?

I believe I don't understand. Are you trying to say that you want to type an equation into the calculator via RPN and for it to display the equation to check for error before evaluating?

Yes (well after calculating it is fine). To explain how I see it, you know how when you are using RPN to do a calculation from something written down, you see it in textbook form visually and mentally convert to RPN as you press the keys. e.g. many examples in HP manuals show the textbook form and then a string of equivalent keystrokes in RPN. The string of keystrokes isn't readable by itself, it's just teaching you the mental conversion you do as you enter it. The existence of this mental conversion that happens when you use RPN means it makes sense to separate the mode of display and the mode of entry. Often the mode setting is called the "entry mode". You could have both an entry mode setting and a display mode setting that are different. Some people might like to enter it in algebraic but see it in textbook, just because they are used to algebraic entry, but would still like to see the more readable textbook form. Others might like to enter it in RPN, but see it in algebraic, say.