On 5/31/06, Eric Iverson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think it is a good thing that we provide the J IDE in addtion to the old tried and true tools.
Certainly:) However i too have been limiting my use of it. Primarily for one reason: When J crashes it takes the ijs windows with it:( If i use another editor then i can use its autobackup and, in any case, be independent of J's stability. i would like to figure out how to get TextPad's IDE capability to mesh with J's ... if anyone has explored that particular route. Or maybe someday i should beak down and learn eMacs. i have used TextPad for years so it is comfortable to me, but i am sure there are alternatives which are also easy to switch to and may be even more easily meshable with J. Perhaps if the J windows had a more robust autobackup mechanism of some kind that could be switched on... Along with an easier mechanism to access recently used directories in the file finders. i don't know what the best extension is, i just know it is pretty rickety to put ones thoughts on papers which are so hard to secure. Maybe when i figure out how to hack the system files, and stick my user directory in place of the TEMP defaults etc i can use the save key more freely/frequently: this mostly applies to the ijx window. But the main desired improvement, for me, would be to insulate J's IDE from the runtime environment. The ijs editor is quirky/different, but hey the source is open, so it can be hacked. i would like to use it, if it were secure. ~greg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
