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Re: 43S News

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H2X wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:44 am
Will it be possible to show / hide the rows of soft key labels on the bottom of the screen, to see actual mathematics instead?

Mind you, I am one of those (or perhaps the only one?) who likes to always see the "default" soft menu on the DM42 and probably will on the 43S as well - if the soft keys do anything, I'd like to see what, but 1/3 (edited) of the screen is a lot of space sometimes...
Which kind of space devouring mathematics do you have in mind?

Whatever menu view is called last will stay on screen until
  • it is either EXITed explicitly
  • or another view is called.
If no menu is called explicitly, 'MyMENU' will be displayed. MyMENU is empty when the 43S is shipped - it may be loaded with up to 18 items by the user.
WP43 SN00000, 34S, and 31S for obvious reasons; HP-35, 45, ..., 35S, 15CE, DM16L S/N# 00093, DM42β SN:00041
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pauli wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:43 am
Walter wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:08 am
... and it's even viable. :) Just for logarithmic fits you loose a digit more, meaning output of fit parameters will have a somewhat limited precision but sufficient for the real world by far.
Is a size reduction possible for the fit equation? Split it over two lines? Rename a0 and a1 as a and b? Other shortcut?
This text is purely informational, so maximum readability needn't be a strict requirement.

Of course, 8 significant digits is more than adequate for real world use :)
Let's assume I was crazy enough to set display to maximum (FIX 15) and run a regression where the log model turns out being the best fitting one. Then, after calling L.R. by pressing the leftmost softkey I may get a screen like this:
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Then, any keystroke (like pressing [f] [f] for NOP) will change this to the following display:
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Do you want more digits? If true, why?
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Walter wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:41 pm
Do you want more digits? If true, why?
Complex numbers? Lists, sets, vectors, matrices?
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Walter wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:43 pm
Which kind of space devouring mathematics do you have in mind?
I was latching onto the clutter debate. If space eases clutter-induced stress, it's a good thing. For those individuals grappling with ataxophobia...

Besides, how about graphing, programming?
What is the metric tensor in imperial units?
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H2X wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:13 pm
Walter wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:41 pm
Do you want more digits? If true, why?
Complex numbers? Lists, sets, vectors, matrices?
Do you perform complex curve fitting? Matrix regressions? KISS! 8-)

(My post was covering regressions only, and my question was about it.)
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H2X wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:16 pm
... how about graphing, programming?
For programming, 7 lines of program can be shown at once. Programming paradigm is going to follow HP-42S, Free42, DM42, etc.

Graphing was not intended originally (enough graphing calcs on this planet, used for gaming predominantly). I like, however, what the community came up with for plotting functions on the DM42. Not decided yet.
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For our ataxophobic friends: When you will get a 43S, unpack it, turn it on, key in 4 numbers and call the menu EXP, it may look like this then:
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Feeling better now?
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I think it's just my personal preference, please don't pay me any more attention. I'm clearly in the minority :)
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Looking back at the keyboard layout, I have a question.

Why are the operators /*-+ on the left and the exit, up, down... on the right?

Having used the HP32, HP42s, and the DM42, I am used to having the on/off/exit in the lower left, and the operators on the right. I don't know that the submenus for the keys would be in the wrong place, but I know I would have to make a massive mental adjustment to start going to the lower right to turn the calculator on and off.
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keithdalby wrote:
Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:31 pm
I think it's just my personal preference, please don't pay me any more attention. I'm clearly in the minority :)
Hey Keith, don't you surrender! I'm still waiting for your explanation since there are a number of places you may have found more or less cluttered - but I simply don't know where you were refferring to (but I want to).
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