WP34s: emulator feature request

[Dieter]

(10-30-2015 05:03 AM)BarryMead Wrote:  I asked this same question a while back and the response that I got was that
while it would be possible to copy the more accurate number out of the
emulator into the clipboard, one could not paste the more accurate number back
into emulator due to the data entry limitations, so to keep the cut and paste features
symmetric and reversible, it was not implemented.

Symmetry is nice, but usability is even nicer. ;-) Yes, I hate this "Too long error" when you want to enter a 16-digit value but 12 is all you can do. Reminds me of the TI58/59 where some tricks were required when you wanted to enter a 13-digit value.

On the other hand I do not see why this should limit the number of digits that can be entered via copy and paste. And even if it was absolutely impossible to paste a number with more than 12 digits I do not see why the user should not be able to get a 16- or 34-digit value out of the calculator. I often do calculations with the 34s emulator because of its extended precision, and there simply has to be way to transfer such a result to other applications.

(10-30-2015 05:03 AM)BarryMead Wrote:  Personally I think that if they really wanted to implement this feature, it could be done with full accuracy of the current mode for both cut and paste, but I got shot down when I suggested it.

Now there is at least two of us. And it's a feature request that really makes sense. So there is hope...

Dieter