Viktor Cerovski and Jose Quintanta have provided solutions that are simplifying the waves.
B=:'a big arrow focused somewhere' wave=: [: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) ([: > ;:)|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 ' ' = [: > ;: #;:'[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) ([: > ;:) |."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 '' '' = [: > ;:' 40 waveVC=:[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 ' ' = ]) [: > ;: #;:'[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 '' '' = ]) [: > ;' 39 waveJQ=.[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: ' '+/ .=~ ]) [: > ;: #;:'[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: '' ''+/ .=~ ]) [: > ;:' 38 Any more simplifications waiting in thewings? Linda -----Original Message----- From: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-boun...@jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jose Quintana Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 12:33 AM To: programming@jsoftware.com Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Challenge 11 Wave the Flag Cheating... wave1=. [: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: ' ' +/ .=~ ]) [: > ;: cheat=. (lr<'wave1')&apply f. lr<'cheat' '[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ ([: - [: <. [: -: '' '' +/ .=~ ])) [: > ;:'&(128!:2) #;:lr<'cheat' 7 ... and without cheating wave1=. [: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: ' ' +/ .=~ ]) [: > ;: #;: '[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: '' '' +/ .=~ ]) [: > ;:' 38 > Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 02:38:40 -0700 > From: viktor.cerov...@gmail.com > To: programming@jsoftware.com > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Challenge 11 Wave the Flag > > > > > Linda Alvord wrote: > > > > > > > > It was David Ward Lambert's idea to write a one line expression with > > the fewest tokens. We worked together and got to 40 tokens. Any > > ideas to make this any better. > > > > > > > > B=:'a big arrow focused somewhere' > > > > NB. center justify (Hint from DWL x |."0 1 y) > > > > cj=: 13 :'(-<.-:+/"1 '' ''=>;:y)|."0 1>;:y' > > > > cj > > > > ([: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 ' ' = [: > ;:) |."0 1 [: > ;: > > > > cj B > > > > a > > big > > arrow > > focused > > somewhere > > > > NB. quarter turns > > > > qtla=: 13 :'y;(|:|.y);(|.|:|.|:y);(|.|:y);y' > > > > qtla > > > > ] ; ([: |: |.) ; ([: |. [: |: [: |. |:) ; ] ;~ [: |. |: > > > > qtla cj B > > > > ----------T-----T---------T-----T---------┐ > > │ a │s │erehwemos│ e│ a │ > > │ big │of │ desucof │ dr│ big │ > > │ arrow │moa │ worra │ wee│ arrow │ > > │ focused │ecrb │ gib │ gosh│ focused │ > > │somewhere│wuria│ a │airuw│somewhere│ > > │ │hsog │ │ brce│ │ > > │ │eew │ │ aom│ │ > > │ │rd │ │ fo│ │ > > │ │e │ │ s│ │ > > L---------+-----+---------+-----+---------- > > > > NB. 5 quarter turns David Ward Lambert > > > > qtdwl=: 13 :'<"2 ([:|:|.)^:(<5)y' > > > > qtdwl cj B > > > > ----------T---------T---------T---------T---------┐ > > │ a │s │erehwemos│ e │ a │ > > │ big │of │ desucof │ dr │ big │ > > │ arrow │moa │ worra │ wee │ arrow │ > > │ focused │ecrb │ gib │ gosh │ focused │ > > │somewhere│wuria │ a │airuw │somewhere│ > > │ │hsog │ │ brce │ │ > > │ │eew │ │ aom │ │ > > │ │rd │ │ fo │ │ > > │ │e │ │ s │ │ > > L---------+---------+---------+---------+---------- > > > > qtdwl > > > > [: <"2 ([: |: |.)^:(<5) > > > > > > > > wave=: [: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) ([: > ;:)|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: > > +/"1 ' ' = [: > ;: > > > > > Here is a 39 token version: > > wave1=:[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 ' > ' = ]) [: > ;: > > #;:'[: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) [: (|."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 '' '' > = ]) [: > ;:' > 39 > > > > > > > wave B > > > > ----------T---------T---------T---------T---------┐ > > │ a │s │erehwemos│ e │ a │ > > │ big │of │ desucof │ dr │ big │ > > │ arrow │moa │ worra │ wee │ arrow │ > > │ focused │ecrb │ gib │ gosh │ focused │ > > │somewhere│wuria │ a │airuw │somewhere│ > > │ │hsog │ │ brce │ │ > > │ │eew │ │ aom │ │ > > │ │rd │ │ fo │ │ > > │ │e │ │ s │ │ > > L---------+---------+---------+---------+---------- > > > > wave > > > > [: <"2 [: ([: |: |.)^:(<5) ([: > ;:) |."0 1~ [: - [: <. [: -: [: +/"1 ' ' > > = > > [: > ;: > > > > #;:'[:<"2[:([:|:|.)^:(<5)([:>;:)|."0 1~[:-[:<.[:-:[:+/"1'' ''=[:>;:' > > > > 40 > > > > > > > > Hopefully David will send his version of 39 tokens but not simple J. > > Note also that you must paste the long line for wave together. > > > > > > > > Linda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Linda Alvord [mailto:lindaalv...@verizon.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:17 AM > > To: 'Linda Alvord' > > Subject: Challenge 11 Wave the Flag > > > > > > > > Challenge 10 Wave the Flag PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND UNTIL 5/28/2012 12 am > > EST > > > > > > > > Here's a little preparation for Memorial Day. > > > > > > > > S=:10 16$(16$' '),176$(16$'* '),16$' * ' > > > > T=:10 36$(36$'#'),72$' ' > > > > U=:9 52$(104$' '),364$(52$'#'),104$' ' > > > > <' ',"1(((S,"1 ' '),.T),U),"1 ' ' > > > > --------------------------------------------------------┐ > > │ #################################### │ > > │ * * * * * * │ > > │ * * * * * │ > > │ * * * * * * #################################### │ > > │ * * * * * │ > > │ * * * * * * │ > > │ * * * * * #################################### │ > > │ * * * * * * │ > > │ * * * * * │ > > │ * * * * * * #################################### │ > > │ │ > > │ │ > > │ #################################################### │ > > │ │ > > │ │ > > │ #################################################### │ > > │ │ > > │ │ > > │ #################################################### │ > > L-------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Part 1: Use viewmat and create a little flag. Next design a > > function to rotate it clockwise 90 degrees successively until it is > > in the original position. > > > > > > > > load viewmat > > > > flag=: > > > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwwwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwwwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwwwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwwwwwwwww > > > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > wwwwwwww > > > > > > > > Part 2: > > > > > > > > A=:'we celebrate Memorial Day on May the twenty eighth' > > > > wave=: > > > > ------------T-----------T-----------T-----------T-----------┐ > > │----------┐│----------┐│----------┐│----------┐│----------┐│ > > ││ we │││ Mc │││ hthgie │││ e │││ we ││ > > ││celebrate│││et ee │││ ytnewt │││ tl │││celebrate││ > > ││Memorial │││iw ml │││ eht │││ aa yh│││Memorial ││ > > ││ Day │││getMoDoew│││ yaM │││ riy yett│││ Day ││ > > ││ on │││hnhanarbe│││ no │││ebranahnh│││ on ││ > > ││ May │││ttey yir │││ yaD │││weoDoMteg│││ May ││ > > ││ the │││hy aa │││ lairomeM│││ lm wi│││ the ││ > > ││ twenty │││ lt │││etarbelec│││ ee te│││ twenty ││ > > ││ eighth │││ e │││ ew │││ cM │││ eighth ││ > > │L----------│L----------│L----------│L----------│L----------│ > > L-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------ > > > > > > > > Reshape A into a 9 9 square matrix. Justify all lines in the center. > > If a line has an even number of letters put the extra letter on the > > left. Now design a function to rotate the words in a similar fashion > > to the flag above. Note the letters in "we" as they move around > > clockwise. Your function should work for any square literal matrix. > > > > > > > > Happy Memorial Day! > > > > > > > > Linda > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/Re%3A-Challenge-11-Wave-the-Flag-tp33948875s2419 > 3p33948951.html Sent from the J Programming mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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