dly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When you are avoiding using APL symbol sets, why say: > > Can I have a version of J with quadIO<-1? > > Why not > > No, you can not have a version of J with an index origin other than 0 > as you were able to do by setting the quadIO to 1.
Probably because the main reason to avoid multiple symbol sets is to avoid forcing your readers to be bilingual. In this case, the original question was phrased in a bilingual manner (and, indeed, could only possibly originate with an APL programmer trying to learn J, so the person asking the question is bilingual, and anyone who could give a reasonable answer would likely have to be as well), so this rationale does not apply. The original question is much more succinct and understandable by bilingual programmers than your monolingual version. Try finding an English-only way of saying "In English translations of French, how would you distinguish between the words 'connaitre' and 'savoir'?", or "In English translations of Spanish, how would you distinguish between the words 'ser' and 'estar'?" -- Mark D. Niemiec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
