To repeat with emphasis: the jattach step and attaching the jattach.html file that is sent is essential. This is the only way to get full copy/paste support on the iPad as otherwise you get the sickly limited version.
The jattach step is needed whether sending a single file or a jt file that contains multiple files. Utilities will eventually combine these steps into common forms. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]>wrote: > You are not following the steps as intended. Most likely because my > description is lacking. I'll make a few comments here that might help, but > suggest studying the steps carefully for hidden meaning. > > Viewing things 'directly' in email has brain-dead crippled copy/paste > interface that limits you to copying single words or getting definitions. > > That is why the attachement needs to be an html file. Clicking on an html > attachment shows the file directly in safari and you get the full > copy/paste services. > > Sounds to me like you are attaching the original text (or ijs) file to the > email. You need to attach the html file that is the result of applying > jattach to that original file. > > jattach '............your file.....' > NB. jattach creates file ~temp/jattach.html > NB. this html file is a simple html wrapper around your file > NB, ~temp/jattach.html is the file you want to attach to your email > message > > clicking on the jattach.html attachment in the email on your iPad will > display the text of your original file in a browser window that has full > copy/paste support. Tap and hold and you will get all the text selected and > will be able to tap copy. > > Hope this helps. > > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> I have gotten familiar with sending a single file from the desktop to the >> iPad. When I tap on the attachment in my Gmail message that I have sent to >> myself, I am shown a copy of the text file. It is in a separate location >> but still in Gmail I think. When I tap and hold on a word in the new >> document, I am offered to Copy that word. I am not prompted to copy all or >> to select all. But the word selected has handles on it. If I select the >> handle and move up or down the page, eventually I cannot move the handle >> any further book because the buffer is filled, presumably. >> >> --- >> (B=) >> >> On Jun 18, 2012, at 2:03 PM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > It worked for me so there is something limiting in your environment or >> > there is something wrong with the steps. >> > >> > Which copy buffer? On your desktop or on the iPad? >> > >> > If you have not already done so, please get familiar with successfully >> > moving several single files from your desktop to your iPad before >> tackling >> > moving a large jt files such as addons/math/misc. >> > >> > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Eric, >> >> Ok, I see what I was not doing: anything involving jattach. I was >> >> attaching t.jt to the email. >> >> >> >> But now I have a different problem. The jattach.html file is so large >> with >> >> math/misc that it does not fit in the copy buffer. How is that problem >> >> worked around? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> --- >> >> (B=) >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
