Thanks Mike, That would be a good solution. I am sure I could find space on the right hand side to have that available and it would make things easier for 'new eyes'.
Cheers, bob > On Jul 30, 2017, at 8:53 AM, 'Mike Day' via Programming > <programm...@jsoftware.com> wrote: > > Presumably, Bob could add a query button or an icon or the like which could > display a legend and/or a help menu... > Cheers, > Mike > > > Please reply to mike_liz....@tiscali.co.uk. > Sent from my iPad > >> On 30 Jul 2017, at 16:19, R.E. Boss <r.e.b...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> Bob, >> >> I think your addon can be rather valuable, here are a few remarks. >> First of all, my system hung the first time after I did 'v t8' just before >> Ctrl J to advance, which apparently also did this. I had to cancel J with >> the task manager (Win10, J805). >> After restarting the Lab and jumping to chapter 6, three times Ctrl J >> brought me tot End of Lab, which was not my intention. And I got other hang >> ups in different circumstances, but I'm sorry to have no time to test it. >> >> The fact that the display of Jig is such that I always have to use the >> sidebars is a nuisance IMO, perhaps you could locate the pop-up screens at >> the right hand side or enlarge the initial screen. >> >> But what bothers me most is that you shift to much work to me as a user: I >> have to remember color codes for the different data types (and other >> mnemonics which I already forgot ...!) >> This is a problem which is not unusual. Whereas computers are designed to >> make life easier, the contrary is achieved (for example you are often >> requested to use passwords with a lot of non-letters, whereas a long >> sentence which is easy to remember for humans is a much better password, see >> also https://xkcd.com/936/). >> So, to be more specific, in the example of t1, why don’t you display 1b; 2; >> 3j0; 4.0; 5x; 6r1 to indicate the Boolean, integer, complex, floating, >> extended and rational number? >> The only 'problem' is that 1b is an ill-formed number in J, where the others >> are not, but within the scope of your addon that seems acceptable. >> >> Well, just my 2 cents. >> >> >> R.E. Boss >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Programming [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] >>> On Behalf Of robert therriault >>> Sent: vrijdag 28 juli 2017 22:15 >>> To: Programming forum <programm...@jsoftware.com> >>> Subject: [Jprogramming] Jig - an augmented display for jqt in j805 and j806 >>> >>> Greetings everyone, >>> >>> I have just completed uploading a new addon that I have named Jig. It takes >>> the standard J text display and upgrades it to an interactive SVG display >>> that >>> allows quick access to type and shape and a host of other information about >>> the results of J sentences. >>> >>> I have posted a short video (1 minute) demo here: >>> https://youtu.be/dK1y_V07214 >>> >>> Once you have updated using Package Manager you should be able to run it. >>> >>> There is also a lab in the 'debug' category that will check that your >>> system is >>> running the full version of the QT ide required for web displays like Jig. >>> >>> I find it most useful when I have assigned a function key to it as >>> described in >>> the second last chapter of the lab. Just make sure that assigning the >>> function >>> key does not put you in conflict with any start up scripts that you may be >>> running. >>> >>> This is my first addon so I hope that I have not made too big a mess of >>> things >>> and I look forward to your feedback. >>> >>> Cheers, bob >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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
