Here's to playing in the sandbox :) As I thought more about it and your answer, I see the reason behind Apple is providing security by restricting the access that apps have to other information, so that even if we did manipulate the app there would be severe restrictions to what the app could do to the rest of the device.
Still, I love the flexibility that the choices that you are making provides. I am exploring SVG right now and, as far as it is compatible with html, the html window, j window combination becomes a very powerful way to manipulate graphics. I also include a link to Bret Victor's "Inventing on Principle" . In this talk he refers to the power of immediate results in programming environments that I think would benefit the J app. https://vimeo.com/36579366 Cheers, bob On 2012-05-17, at 3:48 PM, Eric Iverson wrote: > you are not manipulating the app. you are playing in the sandbox. > the app bundle is elsewhere and is untouchable. > > On Thursday, May 17, 2012, bob therriault wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> Now that I have the '/filename.xxx' format worked out for addressing root >> files, I have found that the fread fwrite approach is the best. Does this >> raise security issues since by using fread and fwrite as a user I would be >> able to manipulate the app? I love the flexibility that this allows, but >> wonder if Apple would feel the same way. >> >> Also, I would imagine that when the JAL is implemented that it would be >> the preferred way to build the local documentation of dictionary etc. . In >> the meantime the obvious idea is to copy over the files into the j app root >> and then fread fwrite them into the appropriate file structure. If this is >> the case, I will be waiting for the JAL :) , but I am just mentioning this >> in case you know of an easier way. >> >> Cheers, bob >> >> On 2012-05-17, at 3:22 PM, Eric Iverson wrote: >> >>> je '/itnuy.ijs' >>> >>> or, probably better to fread and fwrite to where you want it. >>> >>> On Thursday, May 17, 2012, bob therriault wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> When I add files from my desktop through iTunes they are put in the root >>>> as expected. The question is how do I edit those files? If I use je then >>>> the ~user path is added and thus a new file is created, since the file I >>>> want to edit exists back at the root. >>>> >>>> Solutions to my challenge could include: >>>> >>>> Ways to access files in the root from the J app. >>>> Ways to move the files from the desktop into the user folder in the J >> app. >>>> >>>> I can do this by copying the original file and emailing it to the iPad, >>>> then opening the email and copying and pasting into the new file using >> je >>>> but I was hoping for a more straightforward approach. >>>> >>>> Down the road my goal is to be able to add the docs to the add ons >> within >>>> the J folder and then have local access to the help files while running >> J. >>>> (but for now I would just like to work with the files I have already >>>> created on my desktop) >>>> >>>> Cheers, bob >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
