Hey peter, My guess is that the .htm extension may be causing a non-browser application to try and open these files.
I'll give you a solution that works for me on Lion OSX. (0) Do a spotlight search on .htm, select one of those files (as you will see in step 3 it doesn't really matter which one you choose) (1) Cmd-I to get the information pane, (2) Choose the application from the drop down combo box that you would like to open the file (3) Click the button below to change all files like this to open with the browser you have chosen. This should work unless there is a reason that you need gedit to open these files. Cheers, bob On 2012-08-08, at 6:55 PM, Peter B. Kessler wrote: > The file:/// version is available on my laptop when I'm not connected to the > network (e.g,. while traveling). > > ... peter > > Ian Clark wrote: >> All the J Help is replicated online at: http://www.jsoftware.com/help/ >> It should be identical to the locally installed J Help, at: >> file:///Applications/j602/help/ >> --but the former can in principle get updated more easily. >> I'm not sure if the local Help shouldn't be emphatically deprecated in >> favour of the web version. Advantages of the latter: >> ++ Up-to-date >> ++ Not duplicated on user's local drive across multiple installed J-versions >> ++ Easier to link-to in forum postings and the J wiki >> ++ Less prone to failure due to local browser customization. >> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 12:43 AM, Owen Marschall >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Thanks for the help. I didn't realize there was an online dictionary, so >>> I'll just use that from now on. >>> >>> Owen >>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Ian Clark wrote: >>> >>>>> How do you generate normally distributed random numbers? ... >>>> Here's what I use. >>>> >>>> require 'stats/base/random' >>>> R=: normalrand 100 NB. 100-vec of Gaussian noise: mean 0, sd 1 >>>> >>>>> Also, does anyone know how to make the J dictionary work on a mac? My >>>>> computer opens it with gedit for some reason and won't compile it. >>>> Don't understand this... >>>> >>>> When I choose Help > Dictionary in j602 on my iMac, the browser >>>> launches and shows: >>>> file:///Applications/j602/help/dictionary/contents.htm >>>> >>>> Have you got some preferred editor setup in your default browser? >>>> >>>> Why not use the web version for now (I do all the time): >>>> http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/contents.htm >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Owen Marschall >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> Quick question: >>>>> How do you generate normally distributed random numbers? I remember one >>>>> of the labs showed me how, but I've tried every possible combination of >>>>> abbreviations of "normal" and "random," yet nothing's working. I'm >>>>> guessing the lab must have loaded some package I forgot about. What >>>>> package is this? I've looked through the labs and can't find it. >>>>> >>>>> Also, does anyone know how to make the J dictionary work on a mac? My >>>>> computer opens it with gedit for some reason and won't compile it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Owen >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
