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You can try using this list with TMENU or MENU in RPN mode to verify that you

get the same menu as obtained earlier in ALG mode.

Menu specification and CST variable

From the two exercises shown above we notice that the most general menu

specification list include a number of sub-lists equal to the number of items to be

displayed in your custom menu. Each sub-list contains a label for the menu key

followed by a function, expression, label, or other object that constitutes the

effect of the menu key when pressed. Care must be exercised in specifying the

menu list in ALG mode versus RPN mode. In RPN mode, the menu key action

can be simply a calculator command (e.g., EXP, LN, etc., as shown above),

while in ALG mode it has to be a string with the command prompt whose

argument needs to be provided by the user before pressing ` and

completing the command. The examples above illustrate the difference.

The general form of the argument list for commands TMENU or MENU in ALG

mode is

{“label1”,”function1(“,”ls1(“,”rs1(“}, {“label2”, “function2(“,”ls2(“,”rs2(“},…}

While, in RPN mode, the argument list has this format

{“label1”, function1, ls1, rs1}, {“label2”, function2, ls2, rs2},…}

In these specifications, function1, function 2, etc., represent the main operation

of the key, while ls1, ls2, …, etc., represent the left-shift operation of the key.

Similarly, rs1, rs2, …, etc., represent the right-shift operation of the key. This list

will be stored in variable CST if command MENU is used. You can have a

different CST variable in each sub-directory, and you can always replace the

current contents of CST with those of other variables storing the properly

formatted list to produce another custom menu.

Note: You can use a 21x8 GROB (See Chapter 22) to produce an icon in the

soft menu keys. As an example, try, in RPN mode:

{{GROB 21 8 00000EF908FFF900FFF9B3FFF9A2FFF9A3FFF9A0FFF388FF

“hp” }}

` MENU

This will place the hp logo on key

A. Pressing A places the text ‘hp’ in the

command line.

Weight	220 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	87 x 184 x 23.5 mm

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