I wrote, > Also, trying to name $: (e.g., as selfreference) is hopeless.
I have noted this, at least once, many years ago. Perhaps I should elaborate. All that, selfreference=: $: does is to produce a named recursive verb which would cause a stack error when any argument(s) is provided. This would not help a "beginner" and it should be removed from the list of cover words. On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 10:55 PM, Jose Mario Quintana < jose.mario.quint...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yet, > > 1 2(,: fit 10)3 4 5 > 1 2 10 > 3 4 5 > > works. That is strange, to say the least. > > Also, trying to name $: (e.g., as selfreference) is hopeless. > > > > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 7:16 PM, Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, almost all names work. But fit does not. >> >> 1 2(,:!.10)3 4 5 >> >> 1 2 10 >> >> 3 4 5 >> >> 1 2(laminate fit 10)3 4 5 >> >> |domain error: fit >> >> | 1 2(laminate fit 10)3 4 5 >> >> Also, for CamelCase, comment out line 253 in primitives.ijs . >> >> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 12:58 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
