Thread: [Request] Some Essential Apps for N9
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jnwi is offline jnwi
2011-11-05 , 10:45
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Originally Posted by SamGan View Post
jnwi, I'm glad your scientific calculator is under development. It looks good. But maybe a square root button for those who are clueless that it is the same as ^0.5? You can also save some keys by putting related functions on one key (like sin, asin) and using a 'shift' button. Btw, what is the purpose of the <- button?
The swiping action already performs the task of a shift function, and I have two full pages of buttons. I think feature creep would really ruin ease of use. Maybe I could add a tip that points out how to do roots.

<- is Backspace. I've been considering adding Left and Right buttons as well, but left them out so far to save space.

Edit: and btw, the target audience for my apps is advanced users who want a nice UI. I don't like it how most apps with a good UI are optimized for beginners. Using x^(1/r) for roots instead of adding a button to save space is an optimization that should work for that group.

Not saying my app is perfect or anything, but those are my goals anyway...
Last edited by jnwi; 2011-11-05 at 10:54.