1. c. footnotes below each table 2. b. about right 3. b. about right 4. c. like it 5. d. yes, and I would like to see names added for the adverb 6. b. both
Have a wide landscape version as though one would print it on a foldable card. On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 4:27 PM Jan-Pieter Jacobs <janpieter.jac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good job! > > I answered the poll in-line below: > > Op do 4 aug. 2022 om 17:02 schreef Henry Rich <henryhr...@gmail.com>: > > > 1. In each document, look at a couple of tables with a footnote, and > > refer to the footnotes. Which layout did you find easiest to use? > > c. footnotes below each table (easier for on-screen viewing, where I'd > use > > it most). > > > > 2. What do you think of the size of the main text? > > b. about right > > > > 3. What do you think of the size of the footnote text? > > b. about right > > > > 4. What do you think of the coloration (indicating part of speech)? > > c. like it (but I'd double check with a colour-blind person whether it's > > recognisable / legible) > > > > 5. Consider the two tables 'Adverbs' and 'Conjunctions'. The adverb > > table has a column of menmonic names, the conjunction table does not. > > Are the names helpful? > > d. yes, and I would like to see names added for the conjunctions > > > > 6. In the Foreigns table, would you prefer to see the system-defined > > name in addition to/instead of the m!:n value? > > a. m!:n only > > > > 7. Do you have suggestions for formatting? Write them in. > > > > > 0) +1 for landscape mode! > > 1) I find it slightly confusing that the footnotes are not in order of > appearance (the first one on the page is 17), and there are some footnotes > that appear to be out of sync, but I bet this will be ironed out in the > final version :). > > 2) The arguments table could benefit from a L/R column, there seems to be > space available for this. > > 3) I'm still missing some verbs, but I don't know whether you're (in the > long run) going for completeness. > > 4) The modifier train table takes up a lot of space... I recently > summarised it for myself as follows by bunching together like cases (I hope > it comes through, best read in fixed-width font): > > Train | Type | Result > -------------------------- > [N] V N | noun | apply verb monad [dyad] > [NV]V V | verb | hook [fork] > ACV V CV | adv/conj | fork after applying AC. note: *no A V C* > A A V | conj | (u A) (*v* A) V ; fork if verbs produced > AC A [A] | adv/conj | ((u AC [v]) A) [A]; apply advs/conjs in order > NV C NV | any | apply C to produce any part of speech > NV C AC | adv/conj | NV C (u AC [v]) > AC C NV | adv/conj | (u AC [v]) C NV > AC C A | conj | (u AC [v]) C (*v* A) > AC C C | conj | (u AC [v]) C (u C v) > NV A | any | apply A to NV > NV C / C NV| adv | bind to C, partial application > A V | adv | (u A) V > A C | adv | (u A) C *u* adverbial hook (e.g. ]: C) > C0 C1 | conj | (u C0 v) (u C1 v) > (foot)Notes: > - AVCN always remain in the result in the order they were in the train > - A and C can take N or V-> any, so e.g. CC can be verb application instead > of a hook: 2 (&[.) + is 4 > - AC is adv hook, opposite order of verb hook (and only 'monad') > - monad to adverb: (]. [.) e.g. (].[.)> is an adverb opening its left arg > > I highlighted in the above with ** what I consider to be less intuitive > combinations. Maybe it's of use if you'd like to reduce the size of the > modifier train table. > > 5) In the adverb table, the dyadic case of x m&u y -> m&u^:x y is missing, > and could easily be added as an optional part (as for e.g. ^:). Also, I > think that u@n should be rendered as u@(n"_); u n would seem to imply that > the verb is already executed. > > 6) Links to NuVoC for each primitive would also be nice for a final > version, so one can click through for a longer description if needed (when > used on a computer). > > All that said, great job, it looks very pretty. > > Keep up the good work, > Jan-Pieter > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
