Thanks for the crash bug report. It will be fixed. On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Joey K Tuttle <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was trying to experiment with selecting lines in output area for editing > by touching past the line (to avoid having the cursor in the middle of the > line, should the preserve cursor position be implemented) -- when ... > > ** BUG REPORT ** > > I found that selecting a wrapped line, e.g. Result of i. 42. Causes j > to crash upon hitting input. > > - joey iPho... > > > On May 13, 2012, at 10:45, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 0. It's a personal thing, perhaps, and users should be permitted to do > > what's comfortable; > > > > 1. Displays may evolve to allow more accurate positioning; > > > > 2. Users tend to get more accurate with practice. > > > > Henry Rich > > > > On 5/13/2012 1:30 PM, Eric Iverson wrote: > >> Yes, but why not touch quickly, grab, and then do the accurate > positioning > >> in the input line? > >> > >> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Joey K Tuttle<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Of course, if you "touch and hold" a spot in the display the magnifier > >>> comes on and lets you position rather accurately. > >>> > >>> On 2012/05/13 10:14 , Eric Iverson wrote: > >>>> I will think about this. It makes more sense on a computer as you are > >>>> touching the line with the mouse which is quite accurate. The iPad > touch > >>>> (at least with my fat fingers) is more random. > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Henry Rich<[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> This is the same suggestion I made a few years back (for JIDE). My > >>>>> natural move is to click on the correct spot in the line, and it is a > >>>>> shame to have lost that position when the line comes down for > editing. > >>>>> It would be great to have this as an option for people who work that > >>> way. > >>>>> > >>>>> Henry Rich > >>>>> > >>>>> On 5/13/2012 10:01 AM, Eric Iverson wrote: > >>>>>> I think the api makes your suggestion possible. I'm not sure it > would > >>> be > >>>>> a > >>>>>> good idea. At least not for me. I stab the line I want at random so > >>> would > >>>>>> not benefit from having the random position preserved. I'll think > about > >>>>>> this and see if others have comments. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 7:46 PM, David Leibs<[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> It is easy to select within the workspace. This positions a > blinking > >>>>>>> vertical line at the point of selection. It you then touch the > little > >>>>>>> "enter symbol' the line of text is moved to the input area. > >>>>>>> Unfortunatly your selection point is gone and you have to position > the > >>>>>>> vertical blinking insertion point again and with a slower and more > >>>>>>> cognitively loaded gesture. It would be nice if that insertion > point > >>>>>>> could be maintained. I do not know if Apple's API would even allow > >>>>>>> this. I have no idea as to whether this would even be a good idea. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> - David Leibs > >>>>>>> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
