Regarding the question in your subject, rather than in your body:
> where to store
"Where to store" is up to you, but I think most Jers follow a similar
pattern. For "passing" or "throwaway" thoughts, when we create a new script
though the File>New IJS menu item, or CTRL+N, we simply leave the script
where it is, with whatever default file name the session manager has
provided. By default this is something like ~temp\NNN.ijs where NNN is some
integer.
For more polished thoughts that we want to save for longer periods or spend
significant time developing, in the IJS window, we will select File>Save As,
and press the "folder up" button (sometimes looks like a little folder with
an "up arrow" or two dots on it). This will take us out of the ~temp
folder, into the ~user folder (if you see a folder literally named "user",
then that's the folder you want, and you should drill into it).
We give the file a descriptive name, such as "Fibonnaci.ijs", and save it
there. Sometimes we'll collect groups of related scripts in a subfolder of
this folder. This is often done with the OS's built in file exploring tool,
rather than through the J session manager.
You can find the physical location of ~temp and ~user on your disk by typing
the following into the IJX window:
jpath '~temp'
jpath '~user'
Then you can navigate there with your OS's file explorer.
Anyway, as I said, in the IJX window, if you select the Edit>Configure menu
item, then select "Session" from the list in the panel on the left, then
select the 3rd option, "None - all scripts are opened editable", you will
never be bothered by a read-only script again. If you keep to the pattern
outlined above, then you may select "Scripts under ~install except those
under ~temp or ~user" and your personal scripts will always be editable, but
system scripts will not be, which lowers the risk of accidentally
introducing errors into your J installation.
> My ironman buddies and 'coaches' are telling me to train,
> and there are all those other hobbies and jobs......
Indeed there are.
-Dan
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