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11:07 AM

Moon rise & set

I have a good run formula for sunrise & set but cant find one for moon rise & set. Please

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Moon rise & set

I have a good run formula for sunrise & set but cant find one for moon rise & set. Please

11:07 AM

Thomas Okken, … Darren Beckett69

Mar 31

Status Update Thread

Slower release cadence coming Free42 3.1.7 and Plus42 1.1.9 just went live in the iOS App Store. They

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Status Update Thread

Slower release cadence coming Free42 3.1.7 and Plus42 1.1.9 just went live in the iOS App Store. They

Mar 31

Johan Neven, Thomas Okken5

Mar 25

Different behavior during editing of lists between Free42 and Plus42.

I fixed the bug and put out a bug fix, release 1.1.7. The desktop versions are up on my website now,

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Different behavior during editing of lists between Free42 and Plus42.

I fixed the bug and put out a bug fix, release 1.1.7. The desktop versions are up on my website now,

Mar 25

Thomas Okken, … Vincent Weber24

Mar 21

Permanent CUSTOM

Ok, I see! :) Le jeudi 21 mars 2024 à 10:02:55 UTC+1, Thomas Okken a écrit : What I thought you once

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Permanent CUSTOM

Ok, I see! :) Le jeudi 21 mars 2024 à 10:02:55 UTC+1, Thomas Okken a écrit : What I thought you once

Mar 21

Harald Karlsson, Thomas Okken2

Mar 16

When the RTN stack overflows on the HP-42S, you don't get an error message. In Free42, you do.

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When the RTN stack overflows on the HP-42S, you don't get an error message. In Free42, you do.

Mar 16

Gary Masters, Thomas Okken7

Mar 13

Error sound loud an piercing

Thank you for making a great tool! On Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 8:42:10 AM UTC-6 Thomas Okken

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Error sound loud an piercing

Thank you for making a great tool! On Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 8:42:10 AM UTC-6 Thomas Okken

Mar 13

Werner Huysegoms, Thomas Okken6

Mar 12

2nd row keys in ALPHA mode

This has been fixed in 3.1.5 / 1.1.5. I have also made the appropriate changes in all the skins, both

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2nd row keys in ALPHA mode

This has been fixed in 3.1.5 / 1.1.5. I have also made the appropriate changes in all the skins, both

Mar 12

Jürgen Keil, Thomas Okken2

Mar 12

Suggestion: Key click on Linux

I'm not opposed to the idea, but I still have a few other items on my to-do list which I consider

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Suggestion: Key click on Linux

I'm not opposed to the idea, but I still have a few other items on my to-do list which I consider

Mar 12

H, Thomas Okken6

Mar 12

txt2raw conversion question:

Then again, if you're looking to create commented sources, I can see that you might not want line

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txt2raw conversion question:

Then again, if you're looking to create commented sources, I can see that you might not want line

Mar 12

MogensB, Thomas Okken2

Mar 11

How to do a hard reset?

There is no function to do this kind of total hard reset, but you can get the same effect by creating

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How to do a hard reset?

There is no function to do this kind of total hard reset, but you can get the same effect by creating

Mar 11

Romer, … Thomas Okken11

Mar 8

raw2txt & txt2raw usage

Tried new versions. Seem to work fine on both my boxes. No admin privilege needed in cmd prompt.

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raw2txt & txt2raw usage

Tried new versions. Seem to work fine on both my boxes. No admin privilege needed in cmd prompt.

Mar 8

Robenroute, Thomas Okken3

Mar 4

Portrait mode on iPad?

Indeed. That did the trick. I assumed (I know, silly-silly) the skin menu addressed the look of the

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Portrait mode on iPad?

Indeed. That did the trick. I assumed (I know, silly-silly) the skin menu addressed the look of the

Mar 4

blue, Vincent Weber2

Feb 17

Plus42 mac, Time Value of Money incorrect?

As in the 17B/19B, Plus42 has a default period per year of 12. You need to set it to 1. Use the

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Plus42 mac, Time Value of Money incorrect?

As in the 17B/19B, Plus42 has a default period per year of 12. You need to set it to 1. Use the

Feb 17

Paal Rasmussen, Thomas Okken3

Feb 15

Status on the new VIEW() function?

Hah! Yes, I forget. I tested it briefly in my recursion test program, but couldn't find it when I

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Status on the new VIEW() function?

Hah! Yes, I forget. I tested it briefly in my recursion test program, but couldn't find it when I

Feb 15

Paal Rasmussen, Steve Falco5

Feb 6

Font files for theHP42S manual anyone?

Good luck! It sounds like a very useful project. I don't really need the HP Calc Kbd Prop font,

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Font files for theHP42S manual anyone?

Good luck! It sounds like a very useful project. I don't really need the HP Calc Kbd Prop font,

Feb 6

Peter Klein, Thomas Okken2

Jan 31

raw2txt & txt2raw virus (false?) positive

It's a false positive. I've seen Windows Defender complain about it as well, and also about

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raw2txt & txt2raw virus (false?) positive

It's a false positive. I've seen Windows Defender complain about it as well, and also about

Jan 31

MarkJ, Thomas Okken4

Jan 27

You can see how →POL works by looking for generic_r2p() and rad_to_angle() in core_helpers.cc.

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You can see how →POL works by looking for generic_r2p() and rad_to_angle() in core_helpers.cc.

Jan 27

RA Prism, … Thomas Okken6

Jan 26

How to use EQNSLV

Great, glad you got it to work! If I may, let me just point out a pet peeve of mine -- completely

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How to use EQNSLV

Great, glad you got it to work! If I may, let me just point out a pet peeve of mine -- completely

Jan 26

Steve Falco, Thomas Okken9

Jan 26

compile error in free42

Thanks for the info. It is great that you are so attentive to issues, and that you continue to

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compile error in free42

Thanks for the info. It is great that you are so attentive to issues, and that you continue to

Jan 26

MarkJ, Thomas Okken5

Jan 25

Copy all programs from free42

Not *all* the time, to be fair. The raw2txt and txt2raw tools are a very recent addition, just a

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Copy all programs from free42

Not *all* the time, to be fair. The raw2txt and txt2raw tools are a very recent addition, just a

Jan 25

Werner Huysegoms, … Thomas Okken13

Jan 25

minor inconsistency with 42S

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minor inconsistency with 42S

Jan 25

Steve Falco, Thomas Okken13

Jan 24

Android .raw import crashes Plus42

Plus42 1.1.3a is in the Play store now as well.

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Android .raw import crashes Plus42

Plus42 1.1.3a is in the Play store now as well.

Jan 24

MarkJ, … Thomas Okken3

Jan 21

That is correct. And more generally, × performs matrix-matrix multiplication like this: with an M×N

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That is correct. And more generally, × performs matrix-matrix multiplication like this: with an M×N

Jan 21

Paal Rasmussen, Thomas Okken2

Jan 20

Scalable calculator user interface

It's on my list. Sometime this year, inshallah.

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Scalable calculator user interface

It's on my list. Sometime this year, inshallah.

Jan 20

MickM, … Thomas Okken4

Jan 20

How does a skin's layout file cater for non-US keyboards?

Speaking as a software developer — Free42 and Plus42 are really a hobby that got out of hand, but

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How does a skin's layout file cater for non-US keyboards?

Speaking as a software developer — Free42 and Plus42 are really a hobby that got out of hand, but

Jan 20

Thomas Okken, Paal Rasmussen8

Jan 11

Have you had crashes in Plus42 1.1 or later?

So the mystery (to me at least) is why the website offered up an older version yesterday evening.

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Have you had crashes in Plus42 1.1 or later?

So the mystery (to me at least) is why the website offered up an older version yesterday evening.

Jan 11

Hans J Albertsson, … Thomas Okken27

Jan 7

Testing new skins on Android

One question though: can you easily make any key on the skin execute any function at all? Yes, using

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Testing new skins on Android

One question though: can you easily make any key on the skin execute any function at all? Yes, using

Jan 7

MarkJ, Thomas Okken4

Jan 1

Plus42 Android rotation problem.

I uninstalled Plus32, reinstalled, and the rotation problem is fixed! On Friday, December 29, 2023 at

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Plus42 Android rotation problem.

I uninstalled Plus32, reinstalled, and the rotation problem is fixed! On Friday, December 29, 2023 at

Jan 1

Thomas Okken, H5

12/31/23

raw2txt and txt2raw

You can use the Plus42 converters for Free42 programs, but not the other way around. The Plus42

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raw2txt and txt2raw

You can use the Plus42 converters for Free42 programs, but not the other way around. The Plus42

12/31/23

MickM, Thomas Okken9

12/8/23

Dismissing a Macro by holding until NULL appears

Sorry if I offended. I was just asking if anything existed that might be of help (and expressing my

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Dismissing a Macro by holding until NULL appears

Sorry if I offended. I was just asking if anything existed that might be of help (and expressing my

12/8/23

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