> From: PackRat > > As a relative newcomer to J (and this is the first time I've ever used > jconsole), I had some difficulty moving between the jijx and jopn > windows without using the browser (Firefox 3.5.5) "Back" button (as > instructed on the initial web page). It's easy enough to process the > jpage'jopn' command, but there's no button on the initial "jopn" web > page to take one back to the main "jijx" page and the only textbox does > not accept commands (by analogy, jpage'jijx'), only filenames.
On my jopn page there is a button labelled "ijx". When I click that it returns me to jijx page. > Additionally, how does one close down the whole operation? There's no > "Close" button or command for the browser window; it seems one has to > use the last-resort "Exit" button in the upper right corner. Just like normal J you exit the jhs session using the exit'' command. That will shut down and close the jconsole window too. Here is my understanding of what's going on in case it helps: The jconsole window and the jhs are both JFEs (J front ends) for the JE (J engine). Running jconsole starts an instance of the JE using the jconsole JFE. Running the jhs 1500 command (among other things) switches the "control" of the JE instance from the jconsole to the jhs JFE. That means that the jconsole JFE no longer accepts input. I imagine it is possible to return control to the jconsole using the right command in the jhs JFE. Entering: exit'' NB. cover for 2!:55 '' the JFE that has current control of the JE will shut down the JE instance. > Several of my above comments relate to the fact that I'm used to the > GUI way (not the jconsole way) of working with J scripts. Yes the interface is different to the GUI interface. > Otherwise, > although the new interface initially took a little getting used to, the > kinds of things I do with J seemed to work OK. (Doing a jclear'' > command as the first thing to do when starting did correctly set up box > displays.) FWIW. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
