HP 50g -- too shifty?

[franz.b]

(01-11-2017 06:15 PM)Joe Horn Wrote:  HP did us a service by making some primary keys kinda useless, because that makes those keys available for your favorite key assignments. If all the primary keys were essential, then all your key assignments would have to be on shifted keys, which would be annoying.

I think HP should have better design both the keyboard and all the controls in the menu, could make better use of the space around the arrow keys (for example) to enter some fully user-programmable keys without pressing l-shift + alpha.
I personally find uncomfortable to work with the user mode always on whereas I find it useful to program the buttons to call up occasionally.

I think this design is brother of algebraic mode and son of the desire to expand sales to people with little experience.

[Off topic] Joe! I'm your fan since the hp48 and the Goodies Disks! thanks for that great job! [/ Off topic]