SwissMicros Calculator Forum

However, if the current state is obvious from the screen, then I prefer the button to be neutral, e.g. like the choose/chk button on 48/50. i.e. the button merely indicates the thing that is being changed, but not any particular state. e.g. the CLK12/CLK24 button might be labelled "12HR/24HR&q...

I agree with Geoff. I also think it is important to realize that there is a difference between a user interface element that is used purely as a control, and one that also serves as a status indicator. In the former case, it doesn't matter much whether or not the current status is specifically indic...

Walter wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:32 pm

rprosperi wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:41 pm

KA - Key Assignment

Thanks, Bob, for explaining this abbreviation appearing out of a blue sky (IMO).

In my opinion, abbreviations are generally best avoided, for the sake of clarity. But your mileage may vary.

For the issue about downloading from Github, I'm not sure how it is implemented on the app side so I don't know what is causing problems. If I can do something to improve this please let met know Thomas, otherwise I may eventually see if I can quickly generate a "Github pages" with the sk...

690×1297 should be enough for anyone.

(OK, I'm just too lazy to mirror all those sizes. )

Loading from https://thomasokken.com/free42/skins/ does work. It looks like the browser in Free42 isn't handling the links on StreakyCobra's site properly. You should be able to avoid using the built-in HTTP server by downloading the files on the phone using Safari, and then using Files to copy them...

Thanks! I'll post the new versions of the 2x and 4x sizes in my skin collection this weekend. Maximizing the sensitive rectangles is a good idea. It does not affect the skins visually, but it makes the keys easier to hit. I performed this operation on all the skins in my collection years ago, using ...

None of the changes since 2.5.16 affect the DM42. Most of them are OS-specific changes for iOS and MacOS, and 2.5.17a will have more changes for iOS and Android. The only change to the simulator core since 2.5.16 is a fix for a memory leak in core_paste(), and that function is not used by the DM42. ...

The amount of memory shown by shift-[CATALOG] [MEM] is the amount of free memory available in the DM42 calculator program (i.e. for saving user programs or variables) and is not directly related to the amount of space a state file takes when stored. The state file is *not* simply a byte dump of of ...

Ah, OK. I thought it sounded like you were holding up the DM42 as a cautionary tale of piling on too much additional functionality on top of the original, and that confused me a bit. The DM42 certainly has a good amount of extra functionality, but I haven't heard anyone complain there is too much of...