Righard Donovan wrote > 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!
Not at all. In fact j901 for iOS can already import *.ijs from iCloud Drive, via the Import button (top right). Report a bug if it doesn't work for you. Which j for iOS are you using? j701 or j901? On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 18:37, Richard Donovan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
