On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 5:19 PM, The Geeko <[email protected]> wrote: > Ric Sherlock <tikkanz@...> writes: > >> Note however that the z-locale is writeable by user scripts and other. >> addons so although it is "bad form" to overwrite or change existing. >> definitions in the z-locale, it is possible. >> > So, I may rely on items which are currently in the z-locale to remain there? > Barring rogue applications, of course. > > I suppose that I am confused about the language definition vs. libraries. The > language is defined by the Dictionary, right? But having no formal > description > of the z-locale, it feels fragile.
I think what you are asking is not necessarily for a description of words (nouns/verbs/adverbs/conjunctions) available in the z-locale, but words defined by default in the z-locale at startup. Even that is not quite right because that depends on how J is started. What you want to know is what scripts are loaded by default on startup and how to find out about the words defined in them. The best way to do this depends on the version of J you are using but the following Jwiki page does a good job of outlining what is going on during startup (J6) and that may help you too. http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Guides/Startup ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
