newRPL: proposal for Alpha mode

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(05-04-2015 02:01 PM)Claudio L. Wrote:  [*] The list of choices should be user-configurable (not sure how yet, but doesn't matter).

It's the most important point. Depending on the proposed choices, this feature can be more or less useful. In your description, I don't know if there is a connection with the previous discussion for the alpha key, or if each key will be configurable differently, like key assignments.

(05-04-2015 01:37 PM)Claudio L. Wrote:  And thinking about it, it could have many uses. For example, in Alpha mode, you could press and hold the letter S, and it could cycle between S, SIN, ASIN, and Σ (all the symbols printed on the keyboard), in case you don't like to use Shifts.
This could eliminate the need for a "Greek" mode, making all greek letters available as one cycling option.

That could be an interesting possibility.

(05-05-2015 06:49 PM)Sukiari Wrote:  I think that user-configurability is the key here. I for one would use a 'classic mode' that emulates exactly the cursor and entry style of my 48g / 50g.

I agree with you, if newRPL could mimic the current HP50g, with much more speed and some additional features, it would be very appealing, but I think it will have a rather different interface:
http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-2100.html
http://a.fsdn.com/con/app/proj/newrpl/sc...191610.jpg

Maybe we are too conservative