Tim, I did edit the documentation README as suggested. I've discovered (I think), that while one can call the various file dialogs, none of the options are supported such as specifying file extensions, etc. I'm gathering those just aren't coded yet. Is there a obvious way to make this request?
Eric On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 12:53:41 PM UTC-6, Tim Holy wrote: > > Sure, just click on the source file (e.g., README.md) and then on the > little > pencil icon in the upper right hand corner. > > See also https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md > > Thanks for tackling this! > --Tim > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 10:44:28 AM Eric S wrote: > > Is there some documentation describing how to add to the documentation? > I'd > > be happy to do so if I had a clue how. > > > > Eric > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 10:08:41 AM UTC-6, Tim Holy wrote: > > > It's a mix: the author has a lot of implicit knowledge that's s/he > takes > > > for > > > granted, and that makes it harder to write good documentation. In > > > combination > > > with edits from the package author, a user who is just learning a > package > > > is > > > the _perfect_ person to write documentation. > > > > > > The other point is that developers who release code are giving a gift > to > > > the > > > community, and then being extra nice by answering questions on the > mailing > > > list. Asking the developers to do even more is, in a sense, asking too > > > much. > > > In my opinion, it's simply a fair exchange if the asker then takes > that > > > information that s/he has received, polishes it up as necessary, and > adds > > > it > > > to the README. I help you, you help me. > > > > > > Converting "one answered question on the user list" into "one > community- > > > contributed improvement in the documentation" will go a long, long > ways to > > > improving the documentation for future users---if everyone did that, > we > > > would > > > erase our documentation problems very quickly. > > > > > > --Tim > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 07:35:57 AM Eric S wrote: > > > > I guess I would if I had the knowledge. I was hoping the author of > the > > > > package might help here since I'm assuming that person could do it > much > > > > more efficiently. > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 9:27:14 AM UTC-6, Tim Holy wrote: > > > > > By all means, please improve the documentation! > > > > > > > > > > --Tim > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 07:09:33 AM Eric S wrote: > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > This is exactly what I want. The documentation for the Tk > package > > > > > > > > > > doesn't > > > > > > > > > > > list all the available methods/functions. There needs to be a > more > > > > > > discoverable method of finding them than asking in the user > group. > > > > > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:55:52 PM UTC-6, j verzani > wrote: > > > > > > > You can try `GetOpenFile`, `GetSaveFile`, or `ChooseDirectory` > in > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > Tk.jl package. They all return a file name or "" if canceled. > If > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > > > > > other calls you want, these are just simple wrappers. For > example, > > > > > > ` > > > > > > > > > > GetOpenFile() = tcl("tk_getOpenFile")`. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:56:21 PM UTC-5, Eric S > wrote: > > > > > > >> I did try the Tk package instead. The message dialog look a > lot > > > > > > > > > > better, > > > > > > > > > > > >> but there is nothing in the documentation which suggests how > to > > > > > > get > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > > > >> Tk's > > > > > > >> askopenfile or other dialogs. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> Eric > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 5:22:19 PM UTC-6, Eric S > wrote: > > > > > > >>> I'm enjoying Julia, but one thing I'm missing is standard > file > > > > > > open > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > >>> file save dialogs. I've found the Gtk package and tried > that. It > > > > > > > > > > does > > > > > > > > > > > >>> indeed generate a file dialog, but it is really ugly and > > > > > > nonstandard > > > > > > > > (on > > > > > > > > > > > >>> OS > > > > > > >>> X) and also generates the following error like messages in > the > > > > > > > > > > terminal > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (below). Perhaps there is something wrong with my > installation. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> Is there something like how R works where you can just type > "> > > > > > > >>> file.choose()" and a nice file picker dialog comes up. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> -Eric > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. > This > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > >>> discouraged. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon > > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present > in > > > > > > theme > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: > > > assertion > > > > > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: > > > > > assertion 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