I think this is because the underlying jpkg verbs are designed to work interactively in a J session (jconsole/jwd/Term/jijx) where the full definitions would wrap lines and confuse the boxed display.
It would be possible to fix this by providing different versions of the verb for different platforms, but in the meantime the full descriptions are available in JHS using the Descriptions button. On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 7:25 AM, David Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Please see this link: > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DavidMitchell?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=pacman110106.png > > On 1/6/2011 11:54, Eric Iverson wrote: >> I don't see this in JHS pacman. Are you perhaps reporting a problem with >> JGTK pacman? >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:35 AM, David Mitchell<[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The pacman window (using Firefox) seems to cut off the descriptions of >>> packages >>> at an arbitrary width giving non-scrollable results like this: >>> >>> tables/tara 1.2.11 Platform independent system for reading an... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
