Eric wrote:
> There are new j701 installers for all
> platforms at the web site.
> With luck it will be much easier to get
> your jgtk front end from this new
> base.
Indeed it was! I'm particularly happy with the GTK IDE icon installed by
default, and the clear instructions to get the complete system running when
that icon is launched (even down to detecting whether I had administrator
privs, and suggesting what to do if I didn't). Also, as Chris noted:
> [gtk ide win64] seems to be working properly now.
And this is true too. After following the instructions, GTK IDE popped up,
had syntax highlighting, didn't complain about the ~snap directory, etc.
Well done guys!
Outstanding issues:
* The WinZip installer is still a 32-bit program,
which causes a "System Install" to show up in
the wrong place.
Suggested resolution: Allow me to specify
where a "system install" will take place, while
still segregating the J system from user files
(which should still be placed under %USERPROFILE%)
* The GTKIDE icon is undifferentiated from the
jconsole icon.
Suggested resolution: make a new J icon in
a different color (purple? green?) and attach
it to the GTKIDE launch shortcut.
* The installation instructions didn't mention the
breadth of JAL addons. They did prompt me to
do install'gtkide' , but I think they should
also suggest I do install'all' or at least
mention there are other installable addons, and
how to get a list of them.
This is particularly true for a system install,
which requires the not-particularly-convenient
extra step of launching J as an admin whenever
I want to install Addons. Easier to do it once
and be done with it.
Suggested resolution: prompt the user to
check out the rest of JAL, or just suggest
he do install'all' instead.
* There is still no help installed. Not even
after install'all' .
Suggested resolution: Maybe there should be
an install'help' which downloads all the
help files? (And install 'help' is implied
by install 'all' like everything else is.)
-Dan
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