I was thinking merely of `(…)` Nothing to be gained from making it over-complicated (…to update existing entries).
On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > So you might use a tag like > > ```(```...```)``` > > ? That would be good. We should settle on a convention for flagging > executable bits. > > Henry Rich > > > On 3/10/2015 1:17 PM, Ian Clark wrote: >> >> Yes I used parens a lot more than you did. But not for the right >> reason – as I see it now. >> >> Back then, I used (redundant) parens to draw the eye to sub-phrase >> structure I wanted to emphasize. >> >> The right reason: >> If inline J code were consistently surrounded by (…) it would assist >> machine-identification of code samples for re-execute or dissect. >> (Plus of course drawing the eye to where it starts and ends.) >> >> Short of writing my own NuVoc browser in J, that's not a thing I know >> how to code yet … at least, not platform-independently. But someone >> will find a way. >> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, you put () in a lot of places in NuVoc, and I didn't. You were >>> right. >>> >>> Henry Rich >>> >>> >>> On 3/8/2015 9:48 PM, Ian Clark wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I like the () convention for in-line J code. It has potentially huge >>>> advantages for avoiding ambiguities, especially with trailing >>>> punctuation. >>>> >>>> When I get time (when…!) I'll retrofit it to the whole of NuVoc. If >>>> the J community's code vigilantes don't get there ahead of me :-) >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dissect 3.7.4 released, and Labs at 1.0.90. >>>>> >>>>> Dissect labs now use the () convention for J code. >>>>> >>>>> Display of fill was seriously broken. If you have gone through the >>>>> Labs >>>>> already you might want to look at the fill section of Dissect I again. >>>>> It >>>>> has changed. >>>>> >>>>> There is now a config file; you can save the current settings or revert >>>>> to >>>>> the saved settings. >>>>> >>>>> On J8 only, there is a Help to take you to the Wiki page or to NuVoc. >>>>> Also, >>>>> F1 takes you to the Wiki page, and Shift+F1 takes you to NuVoc. >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> 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
