The problem is that fit only applies to primitives. On Mar 4, 2018 9:23 PM, "Ian Clark" <earthspo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> @Jose > I was just about to tell Don that. > > IMO this is a clumsy way of adjusting the behavior of a script at load > time. > It will trip up a beginner. > > This is one of the first alterations I'd make. But I'm not sure what's the > best way to do it. > What first comes to mind is… > > (1) ask user to enter: > CamelCase_z_=: 1 > before loading the script. > > (2) (my preferred) > Have alternative scripts, e.g. > load 'general/lowercaseprimitives' NB. a trivial script which > loads: general/primitives > load 'general/CamelCasePrimitives' NB. makes the LIT adjustment, by > any user-transparent way. > > This problem (of loading same script with different options) turns up > frequently for me. > What's the best-practice way of doing it, which is likely to be instantly > understood by a beginner? > > > On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 4:11 AM, Jose Mario Quintana < > jose.mario.quint...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The addon script has the names as you described. However, it contains > the > > lines, > > > > NB. Place NB. on next line to have CamelCase form > > LIT =: tolower each LIT > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 2:58 PM, Brian Schott <schott.br...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Ian, > > > > > > I like your ideas regarding general/primitives . I just did a load of > the > > > addon and was surprised that they are lowercase. My memory suggested > they > > > were uppercase initial letters like the Vocabulary. But I never use > them, > > > so take what I say with that in mind. I was please to see that in jqt > an > > F1 > > > tap when the cursor is near the primitive, or near the spelled-out > > > primitive, took me to the Vocabulary page. I was expecting to be > > delivered > > > to the Dictionary page, though. Maybe that's something I have not > > > configured properly on my Mac. Another disappointment on my Mac was > that > > > shift+F1 did not take me to NuVoc (again, maybe a config issue). > > > > > > And, all of F1 access leaves out jconsole and jhs as far as I can tell. > > So, > > > I suspect new users are steered to jqt. > > > > > > I personally lean toward jconsole in much of my J use, btw. > > > > > > JVERSION > > > Engine: j806/j64/darwin > > > Release: commercial/2017-11-06T10:20:33 > > > Library: 8.06.09 > > > Qt IDE: 1.6.2/5.6.3 > > > Platform: Darwin 64 > > > Installer: J806 install > > > InstallPath: /users/brian/j64-806 > > > Contact: www.jsoftware.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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
