bob, This is great! I don't use JHS but now that you have enhanced display for JQT I'll definitely use it. Thanks for sharing, Vijay.
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 9:58 AM, robert therriault <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks John, > > One of the things that the standard display is really good at is hiding some > of the details for the benefit of the user. Using 0 0 $ 0 as a way to create > a null return is an example of that. With the Enhanced display I chose to > show the results of empty shapes in a way that is clearer for the programmer, > so using it with the 13!:x verbs sounds like a really good fit. Let me know > how it works for you and about any bugs that you do discover. > > Cheers, bob > > On Jul 16, 2015, at 6:46 AM, John Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have given this a quick try under jqt. >> >> Opening a second window while also displaying the standard text display is >> very helpful. The next time I am debugging something I will try using your >> script when stepping through code. I use the 13!:x verbs and assigned pf >> keys for debugging instead of the visual debugger - (more portable) - so >> your script may yield many of the benefits of a visual debugger without >> actually using one. >> >> Very nice. I'd urge everyone to give this a try and help shake out the bugs >> this will be nice addition to J's libraries. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Joe Bogner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> bob, >>> >>> This is very impressive work. I watched the videos, which were >>> excellent, and successfully ran the jqt version. I spend more time in >>> jqt lately than jhs so this is a welcome addition. >>> >>> Thank you for sharing >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> JVERSION >>> Engine: j803/2014-10-19-11:11:11 >>> Library: 8.03.13 >>> Qt IDE: 1.3.1/5.3.2 >>> Platform: Win 64 >>> Installer: J803 install >>> InstallPath: c:/users/joe bogner/downloads/j64-803 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 1:09 AM, robert therriault >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Good evening all, >>>> >>>> For those who are using the jqt platform, I have just uploaded the >>> script for the Enhanced Display to work with jqt. The advantage that this >>> version has is that it will return the standard version in the terminal >>> window as usual, with enhanced version appearing in its own window for easy >>> comparison. To access the script and the videos describing it, visit the >>> wiki page. >>> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/BobTherriault/Enhanced%20J%20Display >>>> >>>> Cheers, bob >>>> >>>> On Jul 10, 2015, at 11:57 AM, John Baker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've been playing around with your enhanced display. >>>>> >>>>> This has addon written all over it. I was surprised to see that when >>> you >>>>> use it to generate a display in JHS the display retains a lot of >>>>> information about the contents of boxed structures. >>>>> >>>>> Mousing and hovering over the array display describes the contents in a >>>>> direct and simple manner. >>>>> >>>>> Of course all this is retained in the JHS page which underscores the >>>>> potential of JHS to show us a lot more. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 12:04 PM, robert therriault < >>> [email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks John, >>>>>> >>>>>> In jhs what you are actually looking at is an SVG file in an HTML >>> wrapper >>>>>> created by j's defined jhtml verb. I have created a version that will >>>>>> return raw html, but at the moment there seem to be issues attaching >>> the >>>>>> script to the wiki page. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, bob >>>>>> >>>>>> John Baker's post on the general forum. >>>>>> >>>>>> The (visual) verb could be very handy for creating J documentation. >>>>>> Especially when building eBooks that display J boxed displays. Please >>> make >>>>>> sure there is a version that spits out the raw HTML. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's amazing that here we are in the 21st century and box drawing >>>>>> characters are still a pain in the posterior. >>>>>> >>>>>> The other day I was updating the LaTeX version of all my blog posts >>> bm.pdf, >>>>>> ("blog master" or "bowel movement"), and found that the pipe character >>>>>> LuaLaTex was substituting in the font I was using was proportional >>> thereby >>>>>> throwing off the alignment in lstlisting environments: arghhhhh!!! I >>>>>> ended up >>>>>> "fixing" this issue with: >>>>>> >>>>>> NB. lstlisting oriented portable box drawing characters >>>>>> >>>>>> pipechars=:[: 9!:7 '+++++++++!-'"_ [ ] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Which sneaks in ! for |. I was not amused. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:12 PM, robert therriault <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have been working over the last while creating an alternative >>> display >>>>>> format for the JHS environment using SVG. It is loosely based on the >>> work >>>>>> that I had done last summer using HTML, but this version I think is a >>>>>> little cleaner and less obtrusive while still providing more >>> information >>>>>> than the standard display. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The script and the supporting videos are posted on the wiki. The >>> videos >>>>>> will give you a sense of the approach I have taken. I warn you all in >>>>>> advance when it comes to programming I am more of a designer than a >>>>>> programmer. :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/BobTherriault/Enhanced%20J%20Display >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I look forward to feedback, as there is some work to do on how to >>>>>> display unicode, symbols and sparse arrays in ways that make >>> interaction >>>>>> with them a bit more intuitive. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, bob >>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> For information about J forums see >>> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> John D. 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