Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
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09-18-2018, 01:32 AM
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Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Hello,
The HP Calculator group is excited to release a public beta for the next version of the HP Prime software. If you are willing and able to test, we invite you to download and provide feedback on the new features and changes. Should you also prove to be a very enthusiastic individual with quality issue reporting skills, you may also receive an invite to participate in the more closed alpha level testing that happen earlier in the development process. While you can post in forums such as this at your discretion, we ask that the primary way of reporting be to send reports to calcbeta@hp.com. Basically, the goal is avoid disruption or annoyance to other forum participants. You can pop up a pre-populated email template by clicking the "Report Issue" menu item in the programs themselves. If you desire to test an iOS or Android version, please communicate to calcbeta@hp.com with your email ID and type of app store. We can add you in and you will receive a notice for the app when available in the near future (being processed by the various stores at the moment). If you already received test versions in the past, you will still be in the list I believe and do not need to request again. This release may appear to not have many new "features" from a calculator functionality perspective. You are correct! Primarily, three major things have happened here.
From a "core" calculator perspective, changes have been kept minimal as larger items or features generally are worked on separately to avoid creating instability in the "main" program itself until fully tested. Trying to infer something about future changes based on what you see or don't see right now is just silly. ![]() There are some issue fixes, as well as some slightly larger changes. Some are specifically included to get some wider feedback from users. For example, there is now the ability to draw 2D items in a "reduced size" format when the results are far too wide or tall to fit on the screen. We are trying to tune this behavior and get feedback on how best to implement it. If a matrix is 2 times the width of the screen, the result will be shown with a ... between the first and last item indicating something was removed in the display. A similar thing happens with extremely long text or integers. The goal is to make it easier to see, and also reduce the need to draw very large expressions that can slow down display. Additionally, some tweaks to the editor and key handling have happened. The editor cursor will now resize based on which part of the expression your typing will apply. Highlighting is also now done using the system color settings. Key handling and repeat should be cleaner and have better behavior with key repeat and speeding up if held for a "long" time - like holding down BKSP on the calculator hardware. There is now a "technical preview" of ONLY the HP Prime Virtual Calculator for Linux (not the Connkit since all communication forms (usb, etc) are not ready for that yet). Primarily, this is to determine if our method of using an appimage (https://appimage.org/) for distribution will be a good way to deliver HP Prime software. We'd like to know how things look regarding compatibility and behavior are currently. There is not a ton of experience in doing consumer type of applications within HP, so we have been left on our own to figure this one out. Note that the fact we are doing a "technical preview" does not in any way indicate that a final, supported version of any HP Prime software on Linux is implied or promised at this time. Here are a few screenshots of some of the more visible user changes: Networking screen: ![]() Cursor/editor tweaks: ![]() Early image showing "reduced size" display: ![]() I request that you remember - this is not really the time to be requesting new features. The quicker we can validate the major "underneath" changes, the more time we have to get onto those more exciting "features" that are planned. Special thank you to Eric Rechlin at hpcalc.org for hosting the files for us. Quote:http://www.hpcalc.org/prime/beta/ Have fun! Quote:HP Prime Public Beta – Release Notes TW Although I work for HP, the views and opinions I post here are my own. |
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09-18-2018, 02:21 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(09-18-2018 01:32 AM)Tim Wessman Wrote: Hello, My first Update of a real HP Prime Model A failed, but I flashed it again and seem to have no data loss whatsoever. Virtual HP Prime on a Windows 10 laptop was okay immediately Reporting more later VPN |
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09-18-2018, 07:15 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
I can confirm that this beta fixes the issue raised here:
http://hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-11404.html |
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09-18-2018, 02:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-19-2018 12:54 AM by compsystems.)
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Quote:5. Resolved issue with := before evaluation of CAS command, otherwise a:=1 copied from history in command line is printed a=1 1: division of polynomials in the form of coefficients are rewritten when are copied from history to entry line example: [ (poly1[1,2,3])/(poly1[3,4,5]), (symb2poly(x^2+2*x+3,x))/(symb2poly(3*x^2+4*x+5,x)) ] [enter] [up] [copy] [enter] [ poly1*([1,2,3]/poly1)[3,4,5], poly1*([1,2,3]/poly1)[3,4,5] ] [enter] ["Error: Invalid dimension","Error: Invalid dimension"] 2: 4_d + 3_min => 4.00208333333_d // ok convert(4.00208333333_d,1_s) => 345780_s 10_mile/15_s => (2/3)_(mile*s^-1.0) convert((2/3)_(mile*s^-1.0),1_m/1_s) [up] [copy] [enter] 1072.896_(m*s^-1.0) // ugly => 1072.896_m/1_s // Pretty print . convert(50_mile/1_h,1_km/1_h) 3: A problem was introduced set[1,1,2,3,3,3] [enter] {1,2,3} // previous versions set[1,2,3] [up] [up] [copy] [enter] {1,1,2,3,3,3} [enter] {1,1,2,3,3,3} // the type of data is lost SET[] => set[1,1,2,3,3,3] |
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09-19-2018, 04:54 PM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Nice to see a new beta update. I am wondering about HP Prime Pro app for Android. Will it skip last Prime update that wasn't released outside the Prime firmware and Virtual Calculator?
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09-21-2018, 10:26 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(09-18-2018 01:32 AM)Tim Wessman Wrote:Quote:Resolved issues and changes excluding CAS Something that I expected a lot ![]() Viga C | TD | FB |
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09-21-2018, 07:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-21-2018 07:52 PM by Carlos295pz.)
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Is it possible for the half-circles of the App Geometry to be corrected in the next firmware?
Viga C | TD | FB |
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09-26-2018, 01:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-26-2018 03:35 AM by compsystems.)
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Tim Wessman
Early image showing "reduced size" display: ![]() Hello, adding the symbol "..." to visualize long elements is fine, but scrooll is lost on the line (as in previous versions), I think that the hpprime can activate the scrooll when press the cursor keys [<][>] approx(seq((sin(x)^2+cos(x)^2)=1, x, 0, 20)); // TIM 4. Resolved issue with INPUT command not accepting other data types when real number specified as option There is a similar problem, it is not detecting the type of data, when the information is transferred PHP Code: #cas |
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09-27-2018, 01:13 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Looks like the android/ios ones should be showing up shortly.
Just got a link to add without input from us as well for android. You can click that if desired. https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com...calculator TW Although I work for HP, the views and opinions I post here are my own. |
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09-27-2018, 03:56 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
On the android version of the emulator, it seems to do the reset command arbitrarily when the calculator is off. I even noticed the end of the clear memory message when I started the calculator once. I also noticed the Backup memory is intact. I observed on my phone it only takes a second to save or restore a backup on my octacore android 8 phone. If they cant fix that could they add an option to the app to save a backup when exiting the app and doing a restore when opening app. seems strange to have to do that but since the process of saving and restoring the calc takes little time seems to be a work around if nothing better will help
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09-27-2018, 04:37 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Is this on the beta right now, or the old current one in the store?
TW Although I work for HP, the views and opinions I post here are my own. |
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09-27-2018, 12:50 PM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
The version in the old current one in the store
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09-27-2018, 02:39 PM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(09-27-2018 01:13 AM)Tim Wessman Wrote: Looks like the android/ios ones should be showing up shortly. Thanks, Tim. I have bought the HP Prime Pro app and I was worried about the lack of updates of this app since version 1.4.0. I will test the app to see the bugs. |
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10-03-2018, 01:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2018 01:26 PM by Tim Wessman.)
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Hello,
The IOS one appears to be out. Please download the testflight app (search the app store) and it should have it there if you sent me your email before. I'm not sure if the android one is out, or if you need to click on the link *after* I added you in, or clicking the link will add you. Please let me know anyone who asked if you have seen it yet, or be notified it is available, or if not yet anything. I am a bit unclear re the android side of things... TW Although I work for HP, the views and opinions I post here are my own. |
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10-03-2018, 04:22 PM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(10-03-2018 01:09 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote: I'm not sure if the android one is out, or if you need to click on the link *after* I added you in, or clicking the link will add you.I tried the direct link provided for Android. I was informed that I had no access without an "opt-in" for the Beta app. Esben 28s, 35s, 49G+, 50G, Prime G2 HW D, SwissMicros DM42, DM32, WP43 Pilot Elektronika MK-52 & MK-61 |
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10-03-2018, 05:01 PM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(10-03-2018 04:22 PM)DA74254 Wrote:(10-03-2018 01:09 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote: I'm not sure if the android one is out, or if you need to click on the link *after* I added you in, or clicking the link will add you.I tried the direct link provided for Android. I was informed that I had no access without an "opt-in" for the Beta app. I have a message telling me that the app is not available for this account. I must add that the email address used to register here is not the email address for google play. |
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10-03-2018, 08:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2018 08:28 PM by Anderson Costa.)
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(10-03-2018 01:09 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote: Hello, I have received the 2.1 version of HP Prime Pro App after clicking the link provided, Tim.I have bought HP Prime Pro App before clicking the link. No problems with the app in my basic smartphone Positivo Twist. |
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10-03-2018, 10:33 PM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
(10-03-2018 01:09 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote: Hello, It seems a bit different to other Android apps for which I am beta testing. For most of those, the beta status is shown on the per-app page in the Play Store app, but not for Prime Pro. I did get the update, but the only way to tell I've got the Beta is the version, there's no other indication of beta status in the per-app page. The "testing" link also confirms your status, of course. thanks very much for making it available. Cambridge, UK 41CL/DM41X 12/15C/16C DM15/16 17B/II/II+ 28S 42S/DM42 32SII 48GX 50g 35s WP34S PrimeG2 WP43S/pilot/C47 Casio, Rockwell 18R |
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10-04-2018, 04:33 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
When I click on the link given above it tells me that my account is not eligible. However I was part of the previous beta...
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10-09-2018, 12:57 AM
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RE: Public Beta Availiable - Win/Mac/Linux/Firmware/Android/iOS
Hello!
I've modified how it works so it now becomes a simple opt-in at that link. Please click it (and refresh the page if it doesn't show you a "click here to become a tester" button. https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com...calculator Should also show up in the larger Play store somewhere I'd assume. Happy testing! (please, if you are someone that has had issues with crashing or irregular screen updates, let me know what you see now. Thanks!) TW Although I work for HP, the views and opinions I post here are my own. |
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