I'm very forgetful, I also would like forth to be able to open .fs files as like one of those "open with app" things. I don't know what that's called. Is that possible somehow?
On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 6:47 PM Juraj B <juraj.babic...@gmail.com> wrote: > Awesome, that helps a lot, but it seems I forgot to ask - is there a way > to load external files? > Something outside of forth's data folders? I'm sure gforth can ask for > filesystem permissions > somehow. > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM Bernd Paysan <be...@net2o.de> wrote: > >> Am Mittwoch, 25. Oktober 2023, 07:18:08 CEST schrieb Juraj B: >> > Hello! >> > >> > I have tried installing gforth from the play store onto my tablet which >> is >> > currently running android 12. >> > It worked as expected except for one thing: I tried to edit the .options >> > file. I couldn't find it. >> >> It's not created by default. If you want to put something in there, you >> need >> to create it. >> >> > My guess is that it's somewhere in Android/data, >> > which has been made impossible to edit from within android, the only >> way to >> > access it is from a computer, but since I have a samsung tablet, I >> can't do >> > that in linux, it is only possible with windows. >> >> You should be able to copy files from your computer using adb push >> (Android >> debugger). >> >> But yes, Googles attempt to turn Android into another iOS-like golden >> cage is >> a real problem. >> >> > Besides that, even if I >> > didn't have this problem, I'd still like to be able to start forth with >> the >> > options that I want without an external device. >> >> You can also create that file via Gforth directly: >> >> s" .options" r/w create-file throw value fd >> s" -m64M" fd write-line throw >> fd close-file throw >> >> It's not as comfortable as an editor, though, and I think, I have to add >> an >> editor sooner or later, because the way Android now cages their apps. >> >> > I was also unable to start >> > any of the examples as I couldn't locate them (again, my hunch is that >> > they're somewhere in Android/data). It would be nice to move those files >> > somewhere outside that folder, where they can be accessed by external >> apps, >> > such as file managers and text editors. >> >> Gforth can locate all these examples fine, use >> >> .fpath >> >> to show where it searches. >> >> It's like >> >> “First, they came for the headphone jack, and I didn't care, because I >> didn't >> use one. Then, they came for the SD Card slot, and I didn't care, because >> my >> new phone has enough memory. But finally, they disabled access to files >> by third >> party file managers, and then it was too late, because there's no >> competition >> beyond Google and Apple left“ >> >> There is some way within the app to open up access to its internal files, >> and >> I'll try to use that to open up Gforth's directories. It is just too >> silly. >> >> -- >> Bernd Paysan >> "If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself" >> net2o id: kQusJzA;7*?t=uy@X}1GWr!+0qqp_Cn176t4(dQ* >> https://net2o.de/ >> >
