Log message:
Update emulators/tcl-hp-15c to v4.5.00
From upstream's changelog:
Version 4.5.00, Build 6308
Bug fixes
When stepping into an error with SST in Run mode, the display
did not show "Error #"
DM15: Reading and writing worked only when option "Ask for
each operation" was activated.
When writing the stack to the DM15, an application error could
occur under certain conditions.
When writing to the DM15, Complex mode was deactivated for
devices with firmware version V.23 and higher.
macOS: The program menu did not open at the mouse position,
when clicking GTO with the right mouse button.
Changes
NEW: Preferences setting to save the last screen position
More Preferences settings are accessible directly from the
main menu bar.
Program description dialogue:
A Search and Replace window is available for the program
description.
The preference setting "Show resources in tabs" was moved
to the "Preferences" dialogue.
The "Search/Replace" and the "Resource" window can be
switched on and off.
The toolbar buttons in edit mode can now show icons as an
alternative to the tag text.
A context menu (right mouse click) for HTML tagging was
added.
New submenu for Superscript/subscript Unicode characters
in the 'Symbols' menu.
The 'Symbols' menu is now available as context menu in the
entry fields for labels, storage registers and flags.
Improved rendering of lists in preview mode
The renderer now uses the parameter 'start' of an <ol>
tag. This is needed in lists with labels, storage
registers or flags that do not start at 1.
When reloading a description, the user is asked whether to discard \
any changes
macOS: The native macOS "USB to UART" driver, introduces with
Big Sur, is now supported.
Improved layout and behaviour of the Mnemonic Converter.
In PRGM mode programs can now be pasted directly from the
clipboard into the Simulator.
New short-cuts
? : [g] F?, query the status of a flag.
ctrl-F2 : Menu bar on/off on Windows and Linux. On macOS the
menu bar is always on.
Executables are packed with tclkits based on Tcl/Tk 8.6.12 for
all operating systems.
Known issues
macOS
When minimising the description dialogue, it becomes
immediately maximised again
Artifacts along the top and bottom edge of the simulator
keys for some font sets
Some users got errors when they installed the HP-15C
Simulator Font. It is recommended to deinstall all
versions of the font before installing it again.
Linux, macOS:
The behaviour described on page 144 of the Owner's
Handbook when a letter key is 'held down for longer than
about 3 seconds', works on all systems when you use the
mouse. When you use the keyboard, it works on Windows, but
not on macOS and Linux.
Version 4.4.00, Build 6211
Bug fixes
SOLVE failed in some cases, when "Strict HP-15 behaviour" was
enabled.
Changes
Memory and history file:
Starting with this version, only ".mme" (matrix memory)
memory files are loaded. Older memory files with the
extension ".mem" are ignored, even if no ".mme" \
file is
found.
Linux and macOS: The memory and the history file are now
in a (hidden) subdirectory ~/.HP-15C. Existing files are
moved to the new location.
The file names of the memory file, HP-15C.mme and the
recent file history, HP-15C.hst, are now the same on all
systems.
Program description dialogue:
The "Symbols" menu now inserts Unicode characters by
default instead of HTML Entities (except for < and
>). This can be deactivated in the Preferences.
The <img> is now also rendered. Supported graphic formats
are PNG and GIF.
New Preferences setting to automatically open the dialogue
after loading a program.
Improved preview for nested lists.
Additional keyboard short-cuts (see section "Programs |
Program Documentation" in the HTML help).
HTML export:
Preformatted text, i.e. <pre>\u2026</pre>, has a light
grey background.
Most keys have the same width, except some with long
labels such as MATRIX. Previously the width was defined by
the label.
Optimised layout for Labels and Storage Register
descriptions
Preferences: New option to show descriptions in the storage
register menus.
DM15 support: New entry in the DM15 menu to read the system
information, e.g. firmware type, version etc.
Program labels where the description starts with a "#" are not
in the GSB menu. This allows it to hide subprograms.
Updated all URLs from "http" to "https" when \
supported by the
web site.
Harmonised titels of all windows, message boxes and dialogue
boxes.
Added a "Keyboard Usage" table to the "Keyboard" \
section in
the documentation.
Windows 11 support added.
New short-cuts
? : [g] F?, query tthe status of a flag.
A : Computes the absolute value of the number in the X-register.
shift-D : Converts the number in the X-register from radians to degrees.
shift-F : Computes the decimal fraction of the number in the X-register.
shift-M : Converts the number in the X-register from a decimal hours into an \
hours-minutes-seconds-decimal seconds format.
shift-H : Converts the number in the X-register from \
hours-minutes-seconds-decimal seconds format into decimal hours.
shift-R : Converts the number in the X-register from degrees to radians.
Known issues
macOS
When minimising the description dialogue, it becomes
immediately maximised again
Artifacts along the top and bottom edge of the simulator
keys for some font sets
Some users got errors when they installed the HP-15C
Simulator Font. It is recommended to deinstall all
versions of the font before installing it again.
Linux, macOS:
The behaviour described on page 144 of the Owner's Handbook
when a letter key is 'held down for longer than about 3
seconds', works on all systems when you use the mouse. When
you use the keyboard, it works on Windows, but not on macOS
and Linux.
Version 4.3.00, Build 6111
Bug fixes
Improved interrupt handling while running a program
Only mouse clicks on a simulator key will interrupt a
program. Previously any mouse click interrupted a program.
The program now stops immediately and more
reliable. Previously, especially when the program uses
SOLVE or [integral]xy, it could take a few seconds, or you
even had to press or click multiple times, to actually
stop the program.
When both SOLVE and [integral]xy were used in a program,
the display did not flash "running" but showed it permanently
the return stack could overflow resulting in "Error 5"
interrupting the program could result in an invalid return
stack. Resulting in "Error 5" with the next GSB command
Program description dialogue:
When inserting a new tag or after undo, the new or
restored text was not highlighted
When inserting a tag or a symbol into unchanged
documentation, the change status was not set.
In specific multi display configurations, reloading the
dialogue could result in an application error
When opening a faulty program file, the error message was incorrect
Linux: On screens with high DPI values, the simulator display
and the function labels were misaligned
Linux: On systems with extreme scaling, no valid font set was
found
Changes
Program description dialogue:
Links in the description can now be clicked
<pre> is now used instead of <code> for formatted code,
e.g. formulas
Short-cuts for HTML tags <sup> and <sub> added
Enhanced and optimised "Symbols" menu
Switching between "Show resources in tabs" and list mode
does not change the size of the dialogue (unless it is to
small for list mode)
Dialogues to warn about unsaved changes are more consistent
Depending on the functions used in an HP-15C program,
execution time has been reduced by 30% to 70%
Windows: The font sets for normal and high DPI values have
been merged.
Linux package support: The environment variable HP15Cdocdir
can be used to install the simulator documentation separate
from the program binary file.
Mnemonic Converter: The Unicode 'Latin Letter Small Capital
\u1d07' is accepted as exponent character , e.g. 1\u1d077, to
support Free42 output conversion.
The oldest supported Tcl version is now 8.6.6 (was: 8.5.12)
Known issues
macOS Big Sur:
The following issues are incompatibilities between the Tcl/Tk
runtime and macOS Big Sur. Earlier versions of macOS are not
affected.
Active buttons on dialogues have white text on white
background, the active button text turns black if you
change the focus back to the main window
When minimising the description dialogue, it becomes
immediately maximised again
Fonts in the menus are a bit blurry on some systems
Artifacts along the top and bottom edge of the simulator
keys on some displays (>24 inch?)
Linux, macOS:
The behaviour described on page 144 of the Owner's Handbook
when a letter key is 'held down for longer than about 3
seconds', works on all systems when you use the mouse. When
you use the keyboard, it works on Windows, but not on
MacOS X and Linux.
macOS:
Some users got errors when they installed the new HP-15C
Simulator Font version under macOS El Capitan and
newer. The macOS Sierra font validation program reports no
warnings or errors. It is recommended to deinstall any
older version of the font before installing the new
version. Despite the errors, the font can be installed and
used.
The "Emoji and Symbols" menu does not work. This is a
known Tcl/Tk bug.
Version 4.2.00, Build 6026
Bug fixes
SOLVE could fail, when the two initial estimates were
identical.
STO or RCL followed by g (i), to set or get the value of a
matrix element, did not work.
x<-> failed when the X-register contained a matrix
descriptor.
In ENG 0 display format, numbers with 3 digits in the mantissa
were displayed with only 2 digits.
Writing the LU form of a matrix of dimension n to the DM15
failed, when the number of permutations was smaller then n-1.
When the display was blinking due to an overflow, the blinking
was erroneously stopped by switching the PRGM mode on/off.
Changes
Program description dialogue:
New preferences setting: "Automatic preview". Important
note: The setting is 'On' by default.
If set to 'On' and the "Usage" field of the program
description contains HTML tags or entities, the program
description dialogue opens in preview mode.
The HTML tag buttons layout was optimised. The effect is
most visible under macOS.
Short-cuts are now defined for the supported HTML tags and
the HP-15C specific css classes
The labels for the tag buttons for bold and italic are now
in the language of the UI.
New menu to add HTML Entities, i.e. Greek letters,
mathematical symbols and arrows.
Improved rendering of the HP-15C specific css classes in
preview mode.
HTML Entities, e.g. "π", are now rendered using the
corresponding Unicode character, e.g. pi.
The initial width of the dialogue is now always appx. 40% of the screen.
The initial height on large screens has been increased.
When switching "Show resources in tabs" on or off, only
this section is redrawn and not the whole window.
Resources are now always shown in at least two columns if
more then one of each type is used in a program.
The "Author Information" is now inserted into an empty
"Usage" field, when the program description dialogue is
openend.
Reading and writing files:
With the HTML export, "Keys in black and white" now also
affect the program description and not only the program
listing.
With the HTML export and "Structure in English" activated,
the decimal point is now always a dot and the thousands
seperator a comma. Previously the current display settings
where used.
When opening program files, key sequences with a decimal
point, e.g. STO . 3, can now be formatted as { 45 ,3 } or
{ 45 .3 } in addition to { 45 48 3 }. The additional
format is more common in the Web.
New short-cut
[N] : Computes the integer of the number in the X-register, i.e. makes it a \
natural number.
Alt-F3 : Show GSB menu.
The documentation was reviewed and standardised with regard to
spelling, grammar and presentation.
Only 64-bit executables are provided from now on. For 32-bit
operating systems the source code version can be used, if
Tcl/Tk is available on that system.
Only macOS 10.15 and newer versions are supported from now
on. The executables may run on older versions, but this has
not been tested.
Executables are now packed with tclkits based on Tcl/Tk 8.6.10
for all operating systems.
In the 'About' dialogue, the Tcl/Tk shell program and the
Tcl/Tk version are now only shown in the source code version.
Known issues
Linux, macOS:
The behaviour described on page 144 of the Owner's Handbook
when a letter key is 'held down for longer than about 3
seconds', works on all systems when you use the mouse. When
you use the keyboard, it works on Windows, but not on
MacOS X and Linux.
macOS:
Some users got errors when they installed the new HP-15C
Simulator Font version under macOS El Capitan and
newer. The macOS Sierra font validation program reports no
warnings or errors. It is recommended to deinstall any
older version of the font before installing the new
version. Despite the errors, the font can be installed and
used.
The "Emoji and Symbols" menu does not work. This is a
known Tcl/Tk bug.
Version 4.1.00, Build 5914
Bug fixes
It was possible to close the simuator with an invalid number
in the X register. The memory file had to be deleted, before
the Simulator would start again.
Source code version: The simulator could be started only from
the directory with the source code.
The Mnemonic Converter created invalid Key Codes for STO and
RCL in USER mode.
On some Linux systems with 4k displays the area around the
display could be corrupted.
Changes
NEW: A "Recent programs" history is now available as a submenu
to the context or ON popup menu and in the "Files" menu of the
main menu bar.
Like the real HP-15C, the Simulator now uses the Romberg
method for numerical integration. Previous versions used the
Simpson method and the implementation - over 15 years old -
failed for some integrals.
Improved layout of the backside, especially for larger font sets.
Revised and improved program description dialogue:
The "Highlight tags" check box has been moved from the
Program Description dialogue to the Preferences dialogue.
The preview mode now supports the HTML tags "<sup>" \
and "<sub>".
When an HTML tag range is highlighted, e.g. "<bold>some
text</bold>", clicking the corresponding tag-button now
removes the tag.
The blank part of indented text did not have the correct
background colour.
The last position on the screen is stored. The position is
discarded when the program is closed.
Executables are now packed with tclkits based on Tcl/Tk 8.6.9
for Windows and Linux, 8.6.8 for macOS HighSierra and 8.6.7
macOS prior to macOS HighSierra.
Known issues
Linux, macOS:
The behaviour described on page 144 of the Owner's Handbook
when a letter key is 'held down for longer than about 3
seconds', works on all systems when you use the mouse. When
you use the keyboard, it works on Windows, but not on
MacOS X and Linux.
macOS:
Some users got errors when they installed the new HP-15C
Simulator Font version under macOS El Capitan and
newer. The macOS Sierra font validation program reports no
warnings or errors. It is recommended to deinstall any
older version of the font before installing the new
version. Despite the errors, the font can be installed and
used.
A user reported that the Simulator does not run on
MacOS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard". It seems that at
least MacOS X 10.7 "Lion" is needed.
The "Emoji and Symbols" menu does not work. This is a
known Tcl/Tk bug.
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