HP 48gII - Manual (Page 646)

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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.