Thanks Richard. And that tells me something I was keen to find out: can Import fetch files out of Dropbox. You're telling me it can.
On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 20:13, Richard Donovan <[email protected]> wrote: > Ian - that’s great - I hadn’t noticed that! Pleased to see that I can also > pick up Dropbox so I have two new ways of getting all my devices to talk to > each other! I’m impressed! > > Richard Donovan > > > On 22 Feb 2022, at 19:45, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
