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Re: 43S News

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amafan wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:28 pm
Is the intent to release this as a dedicated machine? If so, is there a target date for release? Will it be marketed by SM? I have indicated in another thread my intent to buy at least one when available.

I managed to buy a fully assembled WP34s awhile back and I want a 43s as well.
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  1. Yes it is.
  2. No it isn't. Please see below. But I'd guess it will be in 2022 still.
  3. Presumably.
I think we can support your intentions.
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Re: 43S News

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Today, 2022-10-01, we offer you release 0.22.9 here https://gitlab.com/Over_score/wp43s/-/releases.
  • Fixed all bugs reported until yesterday (thanks to Ben, Martin, and Mihail!).
  • Implemented histograms for frequency plots (thanks to Jaco!). Please read the OM in this matter.
  • Refined the top and bottom prints for a more realistic user experience.
  • Refined alpha punctuation and math menus due to changed UI.
  • Refined the fonts.

Both manuals were updated accordingly (CPXSLV of 0.22.4 must be documented still).

Included in the release package is everything you may want to try, test, and check the WP43S on your computer or your DM42. Please look into the Reference Manual, App. E and F for how to do this.

Enjoy!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask early. And if you discover anything suboptimal, please report. There are certainly some issues - who finds one unknown yet will get 2 test points.
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Re: 43S News

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Thanks! Wonderful. Can't wait to obtain (buy) the physical calculator, even though I am on the other team (C43).

I am constantly referring to the simulator when studying the manuals.

One issue, which also happened on earlier versions is that on my setup (Mac Studio, Parallels Win 11/ARM, latest releases), the simulator crashes if I use the computer keyboard instead of the "soft" keyboard of the sim.

I cannot confirm that this could be related to the Parallels ARM (Apple Silicon M1 Max) environment, because it is the only Windows environment I have.

The crashes happen on the C43 simulator as well.
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Re: 43S News

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RJvM wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:25 pm
One issue, which also happened on earlier versions is that on my setup (Mac Studio, Parallels Win 11/ARM, latest releases), the simulator crashes if I use the computer keyboard instead of the "soft" keyboard of the sim.
Are you able to get a development environment set-up and build the simulator on Windows? If so I can probably work with you to try and debug this issue. I'm have parallels on a Mac, but it isn't M1.
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Warning - wp43s.exe is now wp43.exe

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I just installed the latest version v0.22.9 of the Windows simulator, and when I double clicked the shortcut link on my desktop nothing happened. After careful examination of the files in my WP43S folder, I noticed that the executable file wp43s.exe had been inexplicably renamed to wp43.exe. Other renamed files are wp43s.sav that has become wp43.sav and wp43s_pre.css has become wp43_pre.css. So, when I attempted to LOAD wp43s.sav I received the error message "no backup data found." Once I renamed it to wp43.sav it loaded properly with the message "backup restored." Also when I initially started the program, I received the message "Data, programs, and definitions cleared" as if the backup.bin file didn't exist, even though it did. After creating a new backup.bin file during a normally program exit, all was again normal and memory was restored properly. So to everyone out there wanting to update the Windows emulator to the latest version you need to take the following steps: 1) Create a backup save file and rename it to wp43.sav and 2) rename the executable file name in your link or shortcut to wp43.exe.
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Re: Warning - wp43s.exe is now wp43.exe

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HPMike wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:11 pm
... the executable file wp43s.exe had been inexplicably renamed to wp43.exe
Sorry this should have been made clearer. As discussions with SwissMicros have progressed we agreed that the calculator would be called the WP43 (dropping the S). In order to avoid confusion we decided to rename our simulator and the project to WP43 from WP43S. Of course, we'll still call it WP43S from time to time, but most things should have been renamed in anticipation of the real calculator!

The user interface is now a pretty accurate reflection of what the final calculator will look like (the labels have been updated).
HPMike wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:11 pm
Also when I initially started the program, I received the message "Data, programs, and definitions cleared" as if the backup.bin file didn't exist, even though it did. After creating a new backup.bin file during a normally program exit, all was again normal and memory was restored properly.
This will actually happen whenever there are certain changes to the code base. Instead of trying to cope with changes between versions we just ditch the backup and do a reset. This is less than ideal, but since the calculator is still in development it would be a very large amount of effort to maintain compatibility between versions. We try and maintain compatibility if it doesn't cost us anything. When the real calculator is made we will think more carefully about how we plan on updating between versions.
HPMike wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:11 pm
So to everyone out there wanting to update the Windows emulator to the latest version you need to take the following steps: 1) Create a backup save file and rename it to wp43.sav and 2) rename the executable file name in your link or shortcut to wp43.exe.
This is good advice. The save file stores less than the backup so it is much less likely to change between versions. It also stores it in a more flexible way.
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Re: 43S News

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ben.titmus wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:30 pm
RJvM wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:25 pm
One issue, which also happened on earlier versions is that on my setup (Mac Studio, Parallels Win 11/ARM, latest releases), the simulator crashes if I use the computer keyboard instead of the "soft" keyboard of the sim.
Are you able to get a development environment set-up and build the simulator on Windows? If so I can probably work with you to try and debug this issue. I'm have parallels on a Mac, but it isn't M1.
I have never used a development environment on Windows (on Unix, VMS, Ultrix often, but that was long ago). I am willing to try, though, if you can give me some instructions (probably in some level of detail). I am an IT professional, how hard can it be?
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Re: 43S News

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I am having an issue with the keyboard on the 0.22.9 release of the simulator-see screenshots.

I cannot get back to the original key labeling without restarting the simulator.

Steps taken:

Clean install of WP43 on Windows x64 Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.2006)
Latest GTK+

1) Start simulator
2) gold CATALOG
3) F1
Iniitial display
Iniitial display
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After opening CATALOG
After opening CATALOG
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Re: 43S News

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CaveMan wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:35 pm
I am having an issue with the keyboard on the 0.22.9 release of the simulator-see screenshots.

I cannot get back to the original key labeling without restarting the simulator.

Steps taken:

Clean install of WP43 on Windows x64 Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.2006)
Latest GTK+

1) Start simulator
2) gold CATALOG
3) F1

WP43-Initial.jpg

WP43-After Catalog.jpg
Yes, definite bug. Keyboard changes with either CATALOG F1 (FCNS) or CATALOG F6 (MENUS), and will not return to normal keyboard with EXIT.
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Re: 43S News

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CaveMan wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:35 pm
I cannot get back to the original key labeling without restarting the simulator.
Thanks for reporting this. In this particular case we have already found this issue and it’s been fixed. It should be in the next release. Keep testing though as these bug reports are very useful.
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