I think the only place we encourage users to not use that is the teaching languages, right?
Robby On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:05 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <sa...@ccs.neu.edu> wrote: > The below email transcript indicates that we're still having problems > communicating how to use the language dialog to users. Maybe a > screenshot in the "Quick" tutorial would help, although I think the > only real solution is to move to using #lang for everything. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Roger Tobie <rto...@verizon.net> > Date: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:18 PM > Subject: Re: [racket-bug] all/12642: #lang slideshow gets error > message "module: this function is not defined" > To: Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <sa...@ccs.neu.edu> > > > Good evening, > > Yes, it works. Thank you! > > However, I would argue that the signifigance of the the top bullet > item in the pop up Choose Language menu is not at all obvious to a > newbie such as myself. Perhaps the directions in "Quick: An > Introduction to Racket with Pictures" could include an explanation of > the requirement of this choice and say something to the effect that > before you type in #lang slideshow you must choose "Use the language > declared in the source" in the dialog box. This was not clear to me > from the directions given in the introduction. Also the statement > #lang slideshow has to replace what is automatically generated by > choosing the bullet for "Use the language in the source". It can't be > typed below it or you get another error message when you click on Run, > although the new error message is pretty self explanatory. > > Again, thank you > Roger Tobie > > > On 3/20/2012 6:21 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote: >> >> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Roger Tobie<rto...@verizon.net> wrote: >>> >>> On 3/19/2012 7:22 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:44 PM,<rto...@verizon.net> wrote: >>> >>> *** Description: >>> Load and start DrRacket. Then following the instructions in Quick: An >>> Introduction to Racket with Pictures under step 2 Set... Copy the following >>> into the definitions area #lang slideshow Then click the Run button. >>> I did this and get the message "module: this function is not defined" in the >>> interactions area. This is pretty frustratting to someone just trying >>> to get started with Racket. >>> >>> Right below that paragraph is the following discussion of setting up >>> DrRacket to use the language declared in the source: >>> >>> If you’ve used DrRacket before, you might need to reset DrRacket >>> to use the language declared in the source via the >>> Language|Choose Language... menu item before clicking Run. >>> >>> If you follow those instructions, does the error go away? >>> >>> Hello, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt, >>> >>> Thank you for your prompt reply. >>> >>> No, the error does not go away. I have followed the above instructions and >>> tried all the the entries under Teaching Languages / How to design programs >>> with the same result. I had done this many times before I sent my bug report >>> and just repeated these tests to make doubly sure. It is interesting that >>> Pretty Big under Legacy Languages does not give this error message when I >>> tell it to run #lang slideshow, but then when I type in and try to execute >>> (circle 10) I get "reference to undefined identifier: circle". >>> >>> Also, I am not sure exactly what is meant by the phrase "reset DrRacket to >>> use the language declared in the source". What source? >> >> In the "Language" dialog, please choose the "Use the language declared >> in the source" option, which is at the top of the dialog box. Then >> see if the program works. >> >> > > > > > -- > sam th > sa...@ccs.neu.edu > > _________________________ > Racket Developers list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
