Hi, It seems Dyalog APL has the same behavior, so it is not APL2 only, see screenshot attached.
Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> writes: > Hi, > > apl2. I have attached a screenshot of an APL2 session where I typed ∇ on Line > 2 of function FOO after a > comment. > After that I display FOO. > > According to your theory, ∇ should now be part of the comment but it is not. > Instead. as you can also see, entering ∇ closed the editor. Just like GNU APL. > > /// Jürgen > > On 02/05/2017 04:49 PM, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > > is this apl2 (which was ibm's second failed attempt to push apl) or gnuapl? > > On Sun, 5 Feb 2017 11:44:23 +0100 > Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: > > > > On 02/05/2017 12:03 AM, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > > very complicated messing with LineIndex.cc with allocated_height - > 1 and in LineIndex.hh messing with set_cursor got it to stay > at the top but still input scrolled up one line and input stayed on > 'same line' - instead of a true ^M as in the xterm > > but with the script -- fixed in 878 compile (my 877 compile didn't work > ??) I'm getting the results that i want/need with ^M and 'clear screen' > working properly in xterm with script > i already was using vi edit )dump file and then )copy in to workspace any way > so this progression to pure scripting is i guess just progression in same > direction. > > now to convince the stubborn gnuapl dev that a 'comment is a comment' in a > fns you don't want wikipedia to say ... a comment is a comment in EVERY > COMPUTER PROGRAMMING lang except gnuapl ... do you ? ;) > > or to convince the stubborn user that typing ⍝ ∇ in IBM APL2 closes the > ∇-editor even though > the ∇ looks like being commented out? And that EVERY PROGRAMMING > LANGUAGE #includes > IBM APL2 even though the user does not like IBM APL2 ? > > > thanks for the fixes > > > On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 19:41:58 +0100 > Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > yes. Every line Input starts at > > LineInput::get_terminal_line() > > You can generate the Doxygen documentation to generate call graphs etc to > browse through the code. > > The cursor is most likely positioned in > > LineInput::edit_line() through the LineEditContext object (lec). > > The function doing that is LineEditContext::set_cursor() > > If you want to see who has been calling you (say, in set_cursor()) then > simply insert the macro BACKTRACE > at the point of interest. > > /// Jürgen > > > On 02/04/2017 07:17 PM, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > > can you give me a specific thing in the source to look at so that 'enter' > does not go to the end of page ? we went over allocate_height and it didn't > seem to be the place > > > > > > > > -- Br, /Alexey