Monday, January 31, 2022

HP Prime: Custom Menu Using a User Key

HP Prime: Custom Menu Using a User Key


Steps:


1.  Create a new program.  Press [ Shift ], [ Esc ] (Clear) to clear the default text.

2.  Press [ Menu ] and select 4.  Create User Key.  Press a key combination.

3.  Use a CHOOSE command to create a pop up menu.   Enclose commands in a string.  For mathematical expressions, use parenthesis.   You may need to test commands.

4.  Use the RETURN command to return a user's choice.


To use the custom menu:

Press [ Shift ], [ Help ] (User), < your user key> 


Template:


KEY K_<your key>()

BEGIN

...

CHOOSE(var, "Custom Menu", list of commands)

RETURN list(var);

END;


The following is an example menu with the following commands:


1.  DDAYS - days between dates (yyyy.mmdd)

2.  DATEADD - add number of days to a base date

3.  QPI - find an exact representation of a floating number

4.  approx - approximate an exact number

5.  B→R - base number to real number

6.  R→B - real number to base number

7.  *(π/180) - convert from degrees to radians

8.  *(180/π) - convert from radians to degrees

9.  rectangular_coordinates - convert polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates (Geometry app).  Use a vector or a complex number.

A.  polar_coordinates - convert rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates (Geometry app).  Use a vector a complex number.   The angle symbol is found by [ Shift ], [ × ]



HP Prime PPL Program:  CUSTOMMENU


I use the Toolbox key.  


KEY K_Math()

BEGIN

LOCAL LM, I;

LM:={"DDAYS()","DATEADD()",

"QPI()","approx()","B→R()","R→B()",

"*(π/180)","*(180/π)",

"rectangular_coordinates()",

"polar_coordinates()"};

CHOOSE(I,"Custom Menu",LM);

RETURN LM(I);

END;



Add any commands you like.  Defining a list before hand.   I hope you find this useful.  



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