Hi - I couldn't find the reference but I was not talking about avoiding meaningful aliases.
I probably was referring to functions I wrote, like one to remove redundant spaces, which are available in the J installation, and some complicated path variables I was using. The path variables were replaced by a single customization, defining a J folder "Code" (in Edit/Configure/Folders) and subsequent use of '~Code' to path my own scripts which I keep apart from the J installation. I still have some peculiar customization to keep my J console environment in synch with the standard session editor but I've gotten organized to the point of being able to install the standard J, then drop my customizations in with minimal fuss. Hope this clears things up, Devon On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > At Mon, 12 May 2008 21:13:07 -0400 Devon McCormick wrote, > "... customized profile but have been able to do away with this - > it's simpler to be able to rely on > more of the default settings." > > For example, my profile.js has > screen=. 1!:2&2 NB. Screen something as a side effect. > > Are you recommending the native expression > 1!:2&2 rather than the alias "screen"? > Please elaborate a little. > > At Mon, 12 May 2008 21:31:48 -0400 Henry Rich wrote, > "... like the difference between Middle English > and Modern English. Expect some translating." > > Will think of it as an adventure rather than > an ordeal. > > Thanks fellows, ... Peter E. > > -- > http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ > http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
