Thanks for the answer Bill I enjoy J602. j701con works fine and i enjoy discovering it. I just can't start the "good idea" of beginning with the "jhs menu" (j701) recommended at the very beginning after the installation. So i understand there is no easy & quick step to get it working. -- Francis
On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:14 +0800, "bill lam" <[email protected]> wrote: > (You forgot to provide a subject) > > I guess you should first get a working jhs instead of blaming > documentation. However my experience with both jhs and jgtk > frontend is very limited to tell if documentation for them are > adequate. > > Good luck anyway > > Сбт, 03 Сен 2011, Francis Lambrechts писал(а): > > Hello, > > > > J602/701 are fantastic products but it is frustrating to follow > > the "good idea" below. > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help701/user/relhigh.htm > > "701 J Front End (JFE) changes are revolutionary! > > Previously the primary JFE was based on Jsoftware's proprietary > > WD (window driver). > > 701 abandons WD. > > J Engine change makes it relatively easy to completely write a > > JFE in J. This has enabled the development of two new J front > > ends. > > The first is JHS (J HTTP Server) where a browser is the front > > end. > > The second is JGTK which is based on the GTK+ portable library > > for creating graphical user interfaces. > > Get Going > > J has a console interface called jconsole and a GUI interface > > called jhs. Use jhs for an easier introduction to both standard > > and new features. > > "Whether you are new to J or an old hand, it is a good idea to > > start by exploring the jhs menu. Browse help to get an idea of > > what is there and how to navigate." > > > > So i tried to find something about "jhs menu" or "jhs" in the > > Site Search > > 1. lots of unusable "Add on" references for a beginner > > 2. "jhs start" gives something > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/NYCJUG/2011-02-08/HelloWorldInJHS > > How true : " We sometimes get blinded by something we think is > > trivial and forget to tell others about the initial steps > > needed." > > 3. in http://www.jsoftware.com/help/index/j.htm the f3-find does > > not work on that page ... how could you find "jhs" in such a long > > page? > > 4. Wow ... not even a search here too ? > > http://jsoftware.com/pipermail/programming/ > > > > You did a great job with J701 and i hope you can improve the > > access to beginners. > > I'm not going to give up. > > > > Another detail "C:\Program Files\J701\bin\jhs.bat" seems not > > working ... is it due to the custom installation ? > > > > Good luck anyway > > -- > > Francis, Brussel > > > > -- > > http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > -- > regards, > ==================================================== > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
