Bruno, Thanks for your input.
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 12:51 AM, Bruno Girin <brunogi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like the light grey closing brace. On the other hand, it looks more > confusing to use than the previous one for two reasons: > - The backspace key is now at the bottom, while it really belongs next to > the C key, > - At first glance, the M key looks out of place and if I didn't know what > it does based on previous discussions in this mailing list, I would not > know what to do with it (and would be looking for = instead) > OK. I guess we will have to think how to resolve this better. > - Having the numbers in column makes it easier to review them and check > that I've all entered them properly. It also opens up the possibility to go > and correct a number higher up in the calculation without having to delete > what was typed after that. > Interesting point. > OTOH, shortcomings of the mockups: > - How would you show operator precedence in a way that makes sense and is > it important? > I would prefer if that respect operator precedence. Well that will not allow entering something like (3 + 3) * 4 but we can always use scientific calculator for that. - How do you start a calculation with a negative number as you have no +/- > key? With the - key? > Maybe press and hold on something while I suspect that doesn't fall under regular use as negative numbers represent change not quantity. There is no need for negative numbers in simple calculator. - How do you use the % key? > I guess press and hold. > I hope that feedback doesn't sound too negative and is useful. > Very good. I wouldn't even care about negative tone or profanity (you are far far away from both of these) if feedback is constructive ;-) Overall my current idea is to create two tabs: one for simple calculator other for scientific. Regards, Dalius
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