RPN Tutorial in retro style

[walter b]

(07-22-2014 05:06 AM)hansklav Wrote:  

(07-20-2014 03:57 PM)walter b Wrote:  I started reading it - and wanted to do it using the pdf since I prefer pages (being still younger than the library of Alexandria where they had their texts written on papyrus rolls). Trying that I came across two minor things which reduce my reading fun:
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[*]The symbol used for "minus" is significantly wider than the other ones which looks suboptimal.

True. Fixed that.

Thanks.

(07-22-2014 05:06 AM)hansklav Wrote:  I made the Tutorial as a web page (using only HTML and CSS) and at the moment the .pdf is just a copy of the web page (for the internet generation that will be no problem ;-).

Advantage to generation Alexandria. If people don't learn from history, they've got to make the same experience once more.

(07-22-2014 05:06 AM)hansklav Wrote:  

(07-20-2014 03:57 PM)walter b Wrote:  Personally, I think Luiz Vieira's KeySet4 font of 2004 is a good choice returning all key labels in consistent size.

I just use a Sans-Serif font and CSS for the keys. After your reply I tried to find the KeySet4 font, but the links on the Forum do not work anymore. I will contact Vieira and try the font.

I can send you that font if you provide me an address ...

(07-22-2014 05:06 AM)hansklav Wrote:  

(07-20-2014 03:57 PM)walter b Wrote:  You claim you wrote your tutorial based on the layout of the HP-35 but want to write a generic tutorial for all RPN calcs. You write, however, f LASTx, f x^2, and f x! (with f standing for the golden shift key). I don't quite understand why. Maybe I've missed something.

I changed the 'example' shift key to the golden shift key everywhere. Think the golden shift key is the most generic shift key on HP calculators.

Sorry, the point was: Why do you print a shift key at all? You could easily claim there are keys like [LASTx] etc. on your generic calculator.

d:-)