"Normal use" for me invariably means referring to sample code. Especially when using addons, i.e. all the time.
I think you had it right with j602. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 6:00 PM, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > The intention was that Help is for learning about J and all other top level > menus for normal use of J. > > On 10 September 2015 at 09:35, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I imagine we should blame OSX's user interface guidelines for that >> change. >> >> @Raul - the Apple guidelines are just that: guidelines. >> >> Apple believes in Helps like kamikaze pilots believed in parachutes. >> I'd like to see the old "Studios" menu back. To me, Studios are part >> of the IDE, not the Help system. >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > You can find Labs under the Help -> Studio menu. >> > >> > I imagine we should blame OSX's user interface guidelines for that >> change. >> > >> > Note that some labs are still best run under J602. (And at least some >> > of that is my fault.) >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > -- >> > Raul >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Jim Adams <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I’ve been retired for 15 years and have been away from J for about ten >> of those years. Now I would like to use it again for simulations to test >> some theories. >> >> >> >> Years ago, I used APL*PLUS and APL2 on mainframe computers. Then I >> used J with no problems on a couple of PCs running Microsoft and then on an >> Apple Mac Mini. The PCs are gone and the Mac Mini is now defunct, perhaps >> due to a lightning surge. I believe I was running J602 on that computer >> ten years ago, or whenever. >> >> >> >> Now I have a late 2013 model Apple iMac (2.9 GHz Intel Core i5) running >> OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.5 (the latest version). >> >> >> >> I have no idea what has been the impetus behind your recent J803 and >> J804. Was it to support mobile devices? I have installed JQt and Jconsole >> on my computer but see no Labs. In order to get back into using J, I would >> like to refresh myself via the Labs. What is the latest version of J >> supporting Labs? Should that version work with my current computer and >> operating system? Should I try to get J602 running, since that suited my >> needs previously? >> >> >> >> Thank you for any tips you can give me. I’m feeling stymied. >> >> >> >> Jim Adams >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
