Thanks Bill! Of course I would be over the moon if J-iOS could pick up *.ijs files directly from my Dropbox or iCloud so I could seamlessly share over all platforms but I guess that’s asking a tad too much!
Richard Donovan > On 21 Feb 2022, at 13:06, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > > iOS apps are supposed to run inside sandbox and leaking file system info is > discouraged. Nevertheless you can hack using the HOME environment variable. > try the following > > 2!:5'HOME' > 1!:0 (2!:5'HOME'),'/*' > 1!:0 (2!:5'HOME'),'/Documents/*' > 1!:0 (2!:5'HOME'),'/Documents/j/*' > > >> On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 at 8:11 PM Richard Donovan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> On my iPhone… >> >> jpath'~install' >> ~install >> >> Which isn’t much help’ >> ________________________________ >> From: General <[email protected]> on behalf of bill >> lam <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2022 4:37:15 AM >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J903 on Pixel 6 Pro (Android) >> >> the install folder on any platform can be found by >> jpath'~install' >> on android it is >> /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.jsoftware.j.android/files >> >>>> On 20 Feb 2022, at 1:58 AM, J. Patrick Harrington <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I just recently replaced my old iPhone (a 6 Plus) with a new Google >> Pixel 6 Pro. >>> >>> It seems to be an impressive phone with a great camera. One of my >> motivations for not getting a newer iPhone was my desire to escape the >> increasingly locked-down Apple philosophy. I had problems moving files back >> and forth between my linux computer and the phone. I'm glad to report that >> I had no particular difficulty installing J903 on the Pixel 6. The file >> locations are cumbersome; you need something like >>> >>> Apath=: >> '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.jsoftware.j.android/files/' >>> >>> in your startup profile. But the good news is that you just need a USB C >> cable between your Pixel and computer and you just drag and drop files to >> transfer them back and forth. I used to test the speed of J on phones by >> inverting a 500 x 500 matrix -- on my old iPhone it took 0.5 sec, but on >> this Pixel it's down to 0.046 sec. (Need to use a larger matrix, e.g. 1000 >> x 1000 -> 0.37 sec.) It took a bit of fussing to install the Dykman >> keyboard but now its there and works great. I noticed there was a 2nd >> keyboard available but I haven't tried it. How does it differ? I must say >> that though I ran J programs on the iPhone, I seldom developed anything on >> it. But J903 on this Pixel 6 is so smooth that I've started writing (short) >> routines on it and copying them back to the laptop. >>> >>> My real reason for writing this report is ask for pointers to any >> discussions regarding J on android phones. The android OS is completely new >> to me. One glitch I encountered was when I modified a J routine with a text >> editor I'd installed on the Pixel. I got a strange file read error. It >> looked like the editor did something invisible to the file that ruined the >> J session -- all my definitions were gone and I had to kill J and restart. >> But if I made the file changes on the laptop and ported the file over, it >> was fine. Any suggestions for a good text editor for android? (I'm an old >> school vi guy, but I've not found a good plane vi.) >>> >>> Anyway, I appreciate any pointers of discussions of J on android... >>> >>> Patrick >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
