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How can you typeset keys to get the impression of a Calculator?

Remark: This question is a split-of Keyboard Font for LaTeX

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There are packages for it:

tipfr

Example from the doc:

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A small example:

\documentclass[11pt,english]{scrartcl} 
\usepackage{babel} 
\usepackage{tipfr} 

\begin{document}

Push 
\Touche[style=number, principal=1]
\Touche[style=operation, principal=+]
\Touche[style=number, principal=2]
\Touche[style=function,principal={=},]
and you get the result 3.

\end{document}

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Some examples for the \Touche-macro: enter image description here

graph35 - Casio calculators

Actually (2018-03-24) one model is available: graph35+.

knut
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  • I like it! But why not give a MWE for people to copy and paste the code? The documentation had just snippets of code. – DJP Jan 02 '15 at 03:19
  • I downloaded the files from CTAN, put the style file in with the tex file but it wouldn't compile. The error message was: "newtxtt.sty not found". I googled and found a copy on the internet. Put that in the same file and again it wouldn't compile: "I do not know the /tcb/color key and I'm going to ignore it". The problem is line 14. Any idea how to continue? – DJP Jan 02 '15 at 03:31
  • @DJP newtxtt can be found on CTAN at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/newtxtt. With version 1.03 and 1.051 (the actual one) I get no error. I look for a MWE - actually I found a bug (?) in tipfr.sty with babel and \shorthandon{;} (line 422 + 494) - I kep you informed. – knut Jan 02 '15 at 19:53
  • @DJP have you updated LaTeX on your computer? For example, newtxtt is a fairly new addition. – A.Ellett Jan 02 '15 at 22:06
  • @knut I do have the updated newtxtt.sty file but I still can't compile your MWE. I get "./tipfr.sty:422: Package babel Error: I cannot switch `;' on or off--not a shorthand." and later: "l.422 \shorthandon{;}". This sounds like the bug(?) you mention above. – DJP Jan 02 '15 at 22:33
  • @knut I'm using TeXLive 2013. Perhaps that's the problem. – DJP Jan 02 '15 at 22:40
  • @DJP: I was succesful with pdflatex. With luaLaTeX I get the error. – knut Jan 02 '15 at 23:32
  • @knut I'm getting the error with pdfTeX (TeXLive2013/Debian) – DJP Jan 02 '15 at 23:39
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\shorthandon{} and \shorthandoff{} do not make sense for French with LuaTeX or XeTeX as high punctuation characters (:;!?) are no longer made active with these engines.

I would suggest dropping the two commands \shorthandon{;} and \shorthandoff{;} in tipfr.sty and adding babel to the options of \usetikzlibrary{...} on line 10, this should take care of ; characters when they happen to be active (in French with TeX or pdfTeX engines).

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I can't write a comment because I haven't enough reputation so I use the answer box. You can draw calculator's keys with the tipfr package. There is a update (see http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tipfr) : with the help of the previous answer, the problem you met is fixed.

The "principal" option can now be called with the "enter" style. For example : \Touche[style=enter,principal={=}] or \Touche[style=enter,principal={EXE}]

I added a starred version to \Calculatrice to draw a small calculator (see an example at the end of documentation)

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    Welcome to TeX.SX! If you elaborate on your answer it's more than a comment ;-) –  Jan 08 '15 at 11:48
  • +1 for the package and the quick solution of the problem. And for the info, why it's an answer and no comment ;) – knut Jan 08 '15 at 13:30
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Now it exists a new package to draw keys of a scientific calculator. I used that calculator when I teached at Junior High School.

ticollege.sty : https://www.ctan.org/pkg/ticollege

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