BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

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mcc
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BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

Post by mcc »

Hi,

the DEL command is not visible in certain circumstances.
How to reproduce:

Create/Load a program with more lines as one screen full of the program editor -
the contents doesn't matter.

Move the cusor to the top line of the screen (doesn't need to be line 0).
->CLEAR
DEL

The DEL is not visible but active/working. You can get out of it by pressing EXIT.

When in the second line, the first line gets doubled, DEL remains invisible.

From the third line on DEL works as exspected.

Cheers!
Meino
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

Post by Thomas Okken »

I had a bit of trouble reproducing this. At first, the DEL _ _ _ _ prompt appeared as expected, regardless of which line the cursor was on. But after twiddling the font size settings and trying this with an application menu active, or no menu, etc., I was able to reproduce it, though still not reliably.

I tried this with firmware 3.2. This should probably be filed under "program editing issues with the > 2 line display."
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

Post by HPMike »

I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.

Just one comment for the OP, you cannot delete header line 00.
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

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HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:47 pm
I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.
Ey, what's that?!? Please explain ...
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

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Walter wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:59 pm
HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:47 pm
I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.
Ey, what's that?!? Please explain ...
It’s a test version that was sent to several users who have had problems with programs freezing the calculator and issues with the flash drive. It will eventually be released as version 3.4.
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Post by toml_12953 »

HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:47 pm
I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.

Just one comment for the OP, you cannot delete header line 00.
:o You weren't supposed to mention that! At least it wasn't me this time. :lol:
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

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toml_12953 wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:00 pm
HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:47 pm
I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.
:o You weren't supposed to mention that! At least it wasn't me this time. :lol:
I don’t recall signing a confidentiality agreement. :roll:
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

Post by toml_12953 »

HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:50 pm
toml_12953 wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:00 pm
HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:47 pm
I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.
:o You weren't supposed to mention that! At least it wasn't me this time. :lol:
I don’t recall signing a confidentiality agreement. :roll:
I guess grsbanks just doesn't trust me since I spilled the beans on another release that hadn't been announced yet. I don't blame him! :?
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I'm sure there's no intended secrecy, and anyone who is surprised that new versions are being tested is delusional.
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Re: BUG: DEL deletes itsself...so to say

Post by mcc »

HPMike wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:47 pm
I can confirm that this also occurs with firmware version 3.4t03 with the default display and font.

Just one comment for the OP, you cannot delete header line 00.
...know that. I want to delete the top most displayed line, which is not necessarily line 00 of the program.

@Thomas:
You wrote "program editing issues with the > 2 line display"...is there a true, original two-line mode with the DM42 which mimics the original
HP42s look'n'feel or dou you refer to Free42? :)

Cheers!
Meino

PS: I am running 3.3 of the firmware currently
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