A demonstration that what the dictionary says about
the default box drawing characters is true:
9!:6 ''
┌┬┐├┼┤└┴┘│─
a.i. 9!:6 ''
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
t=: 1!:1 <'\j601\j.dll'
(a.{~16+i.11) [EMAIL PROTECTED] t
'+++++++++|-' [EMAIL PROTECTED] t
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joey K Tuttle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:58
Subject: [Jprogramming] Help with 9!:6 and 9!:7
To: Programming forum <[email protected]>
> In JD it is said, "
>
> 9!:6 y Box-Drawing Characters. The eleven characters
> used to draw
> boxes (initially +++++++++|-).
> 9!:7 y
>
> and this would seem to be true since in release for -
>
> J 4.06 2001-05-09
>
> it was said, "
>
> 9!:6 query the box drawing characters, and 9!:7 sets them. The
> box
> drawing characters are now an 11-element list. (Previously, they
> are
> specified as an 11-column matrix.)
>
> -------
>
> However, now that I finally have j601 running in Linux, I find
> that the above statements are untrue (in Linux using/running
> jconsole).
>
> That is, in a default installation of j601 in Linux -
>
> 9!:6''
> % %,%%%<%$%%4%%%
> a. i. 9!:6''
> 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
>
> while in Darwin on my Mac -
>
> 9!:6 ''
> +++++++++|-
> a. i. 9!:6 ''
> 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 124 45
>
> Which is as the dictionary describes (and also my preference)
>
> The really frustrating thing is that even if, in my profile,
> I include -
>
> 9!:7 '+++++++++|-'
>
> it is ignored in my Linux jconsole. I have to make the change
> in the session (or a loaded script). I can't find anyplace in
> scripts that look like the change is being made, so I assume
> it may be in jconsole or some such place that the default is
> not followed.
>
> Any suggestions on how to get the default behavior are solicited.
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