The other is not good if it tells you about a file should be there and it is not there.
In JHS the scan guaranties that if it is reported it is there. Less administration and easier to move things around and create new. 2011/11/29 Ian Clark <earthspo...@gmail.com> > It is not "nice" if it causes puzzling behavior for a new user. Like > having to quit and restart after installing addons (with no mention > anywhere of the need to do this). > > 2011/11/29 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com>: > > That is the GTK behavior I guess > > > > I like the JHS way much better. > > It is more flexible and nice. > > > > 2011/11/29 Ian Clark <earthspo...@gmail.com> > > > >> Yes, the labs concerned are present in their ~addons/math/ folders. > >> > >> And when I copy them to: ~addons/labs/labs/math/ -they appear in the > >> dropdown on restarting j64-701 and work fine. > >> > >> They are also listed correctly (?) in: ~addons/config/config.ijs > >> (which ensures their appearance in the Labs menu in j602) --but I > >> guess JHS isn't currently using that? > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:13 AM, Eric Iverson < > eric.b.iver...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > I think JHS labs gets it list from the contents of ~addons/labs/labs. > If > >> > you are seeing some labs and they are working perhaps your labs > weren't > >> > included in the jal update of labs. As a start verify the labs your > want > >> > are in your addons folder. > >> > > >> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Ian Clark <earthspo...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> No, Björn, the labs are just not there. I know what they look like, > >> >> 'cos I wrote 'em. > >> >> > >> >> 2011/11/28 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com>: > >> >> > The list of labs in JHS is a bit tricky to understand. > >> >> > The name you see is not the name of the file but the name of the > lab > >> you > >> >> > see in the beginning of the file. > >> >> > Open a lab and you see what is there. > >> >> > It is a great tool to use as a teaching tool and so easy to work > with. > >> >> > Just change the contents of a file and you have a new lab. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > 2011/11/28 Ian Clark <earthspo...@gmail.com> > >> >> > > >> >> >> Even after restarting, there are labs (viz. cal.ijt and uu.ijt) > which > >> >> >> I see have been downloaded and apparently installed > >> >> >> (i.e they are listed in ~addons/labs/labs/lablist.txt and > >> >> >> ~addons/config/config.ijs) -yet do not appear in the Labs > dropdown. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Just where does jhs get the contents of the labs dropdown from? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> 2011/11/28 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com>: > >> >> >> > When you start JHS it scans for the ijt files and it does not > find > >> >> them > >> >> >> > before you do the install of the addons. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > So if you create a new ijt file you need to restart the JHS so > it > >> will > >> >> >> find > >> >> >> > it. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > After that you can change the file and it will read the changes > >> just > >> >> >> > restart the lab and no need to restart JHS > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > 2011/11/28 Ian Clark <earthspo...@gmail.com> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> There are two downloads for the Mac, and I've just tried the > same > >> >> >> >> steps with the other one: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> JVERSION > >> >> >> >> Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25 build: Feb 6 2011 16:16:29 > >> >> >> >> Library: 7.01.043 > >> >> >> >> Platform: Darwin 64 > >> >> >> >> Installer: j701a_mac64.dmg > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> InstallPath: /Applications/j64-701 > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> In this version I'm pleased to confirm that studio > labs... > works > >> >> just > >> >> >> >> fine. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Björn says: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > After installing the labs you restart JHS server and refresh > the > >> >> >> browser. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> I didn't do that for j64-701 -- and it still worked. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> However, taking the hint, I've gone back to j701 (32-bit) and > >> >> >> >> restarted both the server and the jijx browser page. > >> >> >> >> Now studio > labs... works in j701 also !! > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> I've no way of telling whether it was due to restarting j701, > or > >> >> >> >> running j64-701 successfully in-between. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Ian Clark < > earthspo...@gmail.com > >> > > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > Coming back to j701 jhs after a long break, I have > reinstalled > >> it > >> >> >> afresh: > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > JVERSION > >> >> >> >> > Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25 > >> >> >> >> > Library: 7.01.040 > >> >> >> >> > Platform: Darwin 32 > >> >> >> >> > Installer: j701a_mac_intel.dmg > >> >> >> >> > InstallPath: /Applications/j701 > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > I next installed all addons by typing: > >> >> >> >> > install 'all' > >> >> >> >> > Pacman (accessed via menu: link > jal) confirms that all > addons > >> are > >> >> >> >> > installed and up to date. > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > However, menu: studio > labs --does not work and gives the > >> message: > >> >> >> >> > --- > >> >> >> >> > No labs installed. > >> >> >> >> > Do pacman studio/labs install and try again. > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Labs are interactive tutorials and are a good > >> >> >> >> > way to learn J. > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Labs are not always current with the latest system > >> >> >> >> > and may run with minor errors that can be ignored. > >> >> >> >> > --- > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Do labs actually work yet in jhs? Or has something recently > >> broken? > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Gary Robinson < > gary...@me.com> > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> Hi, > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> I am trying J for the first time this morning. I quickly got > >> hung > >> >> up > >> >> >> >> though, because the installation docs suggest trying > Studio|Labs. > >> >> When I > >> >> >> >> try to access it, it says > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> No labs installed. > >> >> >> >> >> Do pacman labs/labs install and try again. > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> If I type > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> pacman labs/labs install > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> into the J console, nothing seems to happen. And if I > >> subsequently > >> >> >> try > >> >> >> >> Studio|Labs again, I get the same error message as before. > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Anyone have any ideas? > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Gary Robinson > >> >> >> >> >> CTO > >> >> >> >> >> Emergent Discovery, LLC > >> >> >> >> >> personal email: gary...@me.com > >> >> >> >> >> work email: grobin...@emergentdiscovery.com > >> >> >> >> >> Company: http://www.emergentdiscovery.com > >> >> >> >> >> Blog: http://www.garyrobinson.net > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> >> >> For information about J forums see > >> >> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> >> For information about J forums see > >> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > >> >> >> > Fornustekkum II > >> >> >> > 781 Hornafirði, > >> >> >> > t-póst: gos...@gmail.com > >> >> >> > gsm: +3546985532 > >> >> >> > twitter: @flugfiskur > >> >> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari > >> >> einfaldleikans > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af > skónum > >> >> >> > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > >> >> >> > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > >> >> >> > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > >> >> >> > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > >> >> >> > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > >> >> >> > | ) | (\_ _/) > >> >> >> > (`-. 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(='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > >> >> >> > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > >> >> >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> > For information about J forums see > >> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> >> >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> For information about J forums see > >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > >> >> > Fornustekkum II > >> >> > 781 Hornafirði, > >> >> > t-póst: gos...@gmail.com > >> >> > gsm: +3546985532 > >> >> > twitter: @flugfiskur > >> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari > >> einfaldleikans > >> >> > > >> >> > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > >> >> > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > >> >> > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > >> >> > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > >> >> > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > >> >> > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > >> >> > | ) | (\_ _/) > >> >> > (`-. 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(='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > >> >> > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> > 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > > Fornustekkum II > > 781 Hornafirði, > > t-póst: gos...@gmail.com > > gsm: +3546985532 > > twitter: @flugfiskur > > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > > > > > > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans > > > > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > > | ) | (\_ _/) > > (`-. 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