> From: Eric Iverson > Sent: Wednesday, 9 June 2010 10:23 > > New betas for all platforms are available at the web download beta > page. > > The page gives an overview of the changes. > > This beta puts Jconsole, JHS, JAL, J Engine, new scripts, and new > folder > structure into traditional install packages.
JHS is starting to feel really nice. I like the demos (although there should be a link back to /jijx from /jdemo) they look really promising - especially the grid! The jfile "dialog" feels much easier to navigate around the file system. I like the folders/files vs ~paths option, but it would make it easier to swap between them if it were possible to click on the name as well as the radio button. This can be done by using the <label> tag. E.g.: <input id="rfi" value="rfi" type="radio" ...> <label for="rfi">folders/files</label> <input id="rp" value="rp" type="radio" ...> <label for="rp">~paths</label> I wonder if the current display of sub-folders of the current folder (with a leading '/') might be misleading as a path starting with '/' often usually means that the path starts from the root. I'd be inclined to either use a leading './' for sub-folders or have no leading characters before the name. I think the arrangement of the buttons, the "selected path" and the new file/folder/rename text boxes need some more work to clarify their relationships to each other. I'll think some more, but my first reaction is that the top line of buttons and links should be split. Leave the links up the top and the buttons should more obviously be grouped with the selected path that they will act on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
