Greg 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 do not understand this. The User manual clearly states that when running a script window it is saved as a file. If you are developing multiple script windows and running only one of them, a simple Ctrl+S of those windows will save them before trying others. However there is no need for the Ctrl+s Ctrl+W in Olegs contribution when running a script window. The session manager does it automatically.
If the criticism is that we have to re setup the session after a crash - then, yes we do, but otherwise no work has been lost. J crashes are sufficiently rare in my experience that I can tolerate opening a window again exactly where I left off.
There is no reason why anyone using the J session manager need lose any script when J crashes and it has never caused me a problem. JSoftware are doing a good job in providing a development environment in J and we should not criticise it for faults it does not have. Eric is quite right in emphasizing the value of a common IDE within the J environment.
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