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Didier Lachieze · 05-10-2021, 04:30 PM

(05-10-2021 03:55 PM)Sylvain Cote Wrote:
(05-10-2021 03:09 PM)Ángel Martin Wrote: Afraid I have to disagree with you this time, it's not programming but overall usability. Every time I switch between them I need to readjust my muscle memory, a real hassle.
I wholeheartedly agree with Ángel here, IMHO it was a HUGE mistake to change the keyboard layout for the DM41X.
I am not as forgiving as Ángel, I did use the DM41X for a time, but the modified layout and the less effective button click made me go back to the 41CL without hesitation.
To be fair, the production version of the DM41X keyboard has a way better button click than the previous hardware versions (DM41X beta and DM42).

I have to say that I like the DM41X, the keyboard on my beta version is better than on my DM42 and even if not as good as a real HP 41, it's not a pain point for me.
Regarding the layout, well the DM41X is not a clone of an HP 41: different case, dimensions, weight balance, different screen and different key pad, so having a slightly different keyboard layout is not a big issue for me. As Massimo I find having R/S on the bottom right corner and back arrow on the border to be quite natural and having PRG above R/S and close to CST is logical. The ON key is the one that I struggle the most with: the top right corner location is not natural for me, I keep pressing the bottom left key, as I'm used to the DM42, Voyagers, Pioneers keyboards (any HP calculator after the 41 has the ON key on the bottom left corner).

(and btw the idea that on the WP 43S the ON key will be in another weird and unique location - bottom right - comforts me in my preference for the C43 keyboard layout, even more now that I've experienced the double Shift mechanism with the WP34S on DM42)