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Emacs: Contextual Interfaces in Casual Calc


A compelling idea in the Transient UI package is the ability to craft interfaces where commands specific to a context can be discovered and used. Such contextual interfaces enable a user to...

A compelling idea in the Transient UI package is the ability to craft interfaces where commands specific to a context can be discovered and used. Commands that are common to working with binary and digital radix represented values are provided for and can be repeated or orchestrated with each other. Particularly for the HP-28S calculator (a primary influence on the design of Emacs Calc), it offered soft-key buttons to map to different commands based on a mode.

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