Ian suggested: > Condense some verbs to one-liners, with no space between, like this: > > anim_isi_mbldown=: 3 : 'DIRECTION=: -DIRECTION' > anim_close=: 3 : 'wd ''timer 0; pclose; reset;'''
I've incorporated this suggestion now, too, and you're right, it's much shorter. And frankly, I find it easier to read, because all the interesting parts are together in a single, 4-line block in the center of the script, and all the ancillary housekeeping is elsewhere. I really do think these stylistic changes have improved the solution, if only because this version is short enough for someone to give it his attention (the likely response to my original version would be TL;DR). Thanks to everyone. -Dan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
