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Wp34s unit conversions - Cristian Arezzini - 07-25-2011 I just had to use the wp34s conversions in "real life" for the first time yesterday, and I had a problem with the user interface.
So I would suggest the following modification: you enter the Conv menu, choose the units, then press Enter to acknowledge the actual conversion you need; then you can repeatedly enter arguments and they are all converted, without the need to re-do everything from scratch. What do you all think? I think this (or something similar) would be much more user-friendly in "real life" than it is now! :)
Cristian
Re: Wp34s unit conversions - Walter B - 07-25-2011 Ciao Cristian,
I'm not sure I got you right. When I do some conversions of the same kind, e.g. cm to inches, I work like this: 12,3This looks easy enough for me. YMMV.
Walter
Re: Wp34s unit conversions - Cristian Arezzini - 07-25-2011 Walter, I just tried it again, and it works as you said - and it indeed is easy enough.
Cristian
Re: Wp34s unit conversions - Marcus von Cube, Germany - 07-25-2011 Cristian, which revision are you running and on which hardware? I'm still tracking down the lock-ups other users have reported.
The strange behavior of the CONV menu might be caused by just reading the values while still in the menu and then trying to reenter the new input value which will definitely not work. You need to XEQ or ENTER^ first.
Re: Wp34s unit conversions - Paul Dale - 07-25-2011 The conversions are designed to change the value in X rather than just viewing the converted value. The latter is useless in a program. The lower line display was a later addition and is useful but the primary purpose is still to do a conversion. Press XEQ or ENTER to convert and exit the catalogue.
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