David - don't be scared - most of the file is not necessary. The two
important items are defining the explicit shell name, then invoking it via
"(shell)". I just tested and found I can define the name to be a .bat file
that runs J console so the shell command starts J console directly without
first starting DOS.
I really can't help you with the syntax coloring as I've opted out of that
since I prefer light text on a dark background and this apparently stymies
syntax coloring. I am in the habit of developing with both an emacs session
alongside an IJX window, so I get syntax coloring in the latter. However,
the comment in the
j-mode file indicates that J syntax can't be handled well by emacs parsing
rules anyway so it's probably a lost cause there.
Good luck,
Devon
On 1/4/08, David Vincent-Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Devon;
>
> Thanks for the reference to your start commands ... Actually, your file
> scares the living daylights out of me ...
>
> I was hoping that Emacs would allow me, in Ubuntu, to regain the colour
> parsing that had become one of the niceties that I enjoyed in Windows J
> but I think I will pass on this one for the time being.
>
> Thanks again;
>
> David
>
>
> On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 23:45 -0500, Devon McCormick wrote:
> > David -
> >
> > I can't help you with the Linux part of that but I use Jconsole under
> emacs
> > in MS Windows every day. Maybe a quick overview of how I do this would
> be
> > helpful in some general sense.
> >
> > First, I have the following lines in my .emacs file:
> > ; ------ start .emacs lines...
> >
> > (setq explicit-shell-file-name "\\UTL\\MyCmd.bat") ; Invoke DOS command
> line
> > ; where "MyCmd.bat" invokes DOS with the prompt I prefer:
> > ;Rem MyCmd.bat: run my command shell with customized prompt
> > ;CMD.EXE /K C:\UTL\SetPrmpt.bat
> > ; where "setPrmpt.bat" is:
> > ;prompt [$d $b $t $b $p]$_$g
> >
> > ; Some other stuff that may or may not be useful in my DOS shell
> > (setq shell-file-name-chars " ")
> > (setq comint-prompt-regexp "^\>")
> > (setq shell-prompt-pattern "^[*]\n\>")
> > (setq shell-last-dir t)
> >
> > ; Don't know if j-mode really buys me anything...
> > ;; j mode new as of 20040920 (from Alexander Schmolck)
> > (autoload 'j-mode "j-mode.el" "Major mode for J." t)
> > (autoload 'j-shell "j-mode.el" "Run J from emacs." t)
> > (setq auto-mode-alist
> > (cons '("\\.ij[rstp]" . j-mode) auto-mode-alist))
> > ;(setq j-path "C:\\Program Files\\J601\\")
> > (setq j-path "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Dev\\j602\\bin")
> >
> > ; Shortcuts for a few commands to run when in J session:
> > (fset 'Jtime-expression-with-quotes
> > "\C-a6!:2 '\C-[r'''\C-e'\C-a")
> >
> > (fset 'Jcomment-line
> > "NB. \C-a\C-n")
> >
> > (fset 'Jellipsis-line
> > "\C-k...\C-[3\C-b\C-n")
> >
> > ; Convert rows in buffer to quoted enclosed items of J list.
> > (fset 'rows-to-enclose
> > [?\C-x ?/ ?a ?\C-[ ?r ?\C-q ?\C-j return ?' ?; ?' return backspace
> backspace
> > ?\C-r ?; ?\C-f ?< ?\C-a ?' ?\C-a])
> >
> > (fset 'cvtExcelMat-to-J
> > [?\C-x ?/ ?a escape ?r ?- return ?_ return ?\C-x ?j ?a escape ?r ?\C-q
> tab
> > return ? return ?\C-x ?j ?a escape ?r ?\C-q ?\C-j return ?, return ?\C-r
> ?,
> > ?\C-d ?\C-r ?\C-r ?\C-b ?\C-f ?\C-f ?: ?\C-x ?j ?a])
> >
> > ; So I don't have to keep typing this directory:
> > (set-register ?j "\\amisc\\JSys\\user\\code\\")
> >
> > ; Finally, invoke DOS under emacs:
> > (shell)
> >
> > ; ------ end .emacs lines...
> >
> > So, once I start emacs, I end up at a DOS prompt and can enter something
> > like:
> > "C:\Documents and Settings\Dev\j602\bin\jconsole.exe"
> > to invoke Jconsole under emacs.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Devon
> >
> > On 1/3/08, David Vincent-Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > I would like to install the Emacs editor on my Ubuntu setup,
> > > specifically for my J usage. I have no prior experience with this
> > > editor and the installation information that I have seen so far looks
> > > rather daunting.
> > >
> > > Is there somebody that has a simple set of instructions for a J setup?
> > >
> > > Help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > David
> > >
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> >
> >
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