A real keyboard (bluetooth) works very nicely with the iPad. If I don't have a real keyboard, I'll fall back on one of the pointer pens as they are much better than my fingers.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 7:28 PM, 'Mike Day' via General < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Eric. > > > Please don't worry too much about this, as it doesn't seem to chime with > anyone else's experience. > > I'm happy to learn to play with JHS under Windows for now. Once (if) I'm > familiar with that, > > I might return to the iPad. > > > iPads are marvellous, but it's not at all easy to find out how to program > on them! > > I have managed to do a tiny bit of J on mine using the J "App", when the > laptop isn't available, or > > just to see if it's even possible, but it's rather clunky as you will > know, especially without a real > > keypad. > > > Mike > > > > > > On 27/02/2017 00:11, Eric Iverson wrote: > >> The jijx failure indicates your machine is not allowing any use of >> localstorage. >> >> This is strange as it works fine on my iPhone (with same ios version as >> your iPad) and on my older iPad. >> >> A search shows that localstorage will fail with private browsing, but >> should works otherwise. >> >> If possible, please google iPad private browsing and try to figure out if >> you are using it and try to turn it off. I'd give you the steps, but it is >> convoluted and the web pages do it with a series of screen shots. >> >> JHS is a somewhat strange beast. Getting familiar first on your desktop is >> probably a good idea. >> >> If it turns out the localstorage is a problem, I can easily make a version >> which ignore the error. It is not required for function, but only for >> performance. >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 6:22 PM, 'Mike Day' via General < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> I've tried cutting the size of ~user as shown below. >>> >>> However, you asked that I check behaviour in jijx. I now realise that >>> even trying to enter, say, >>> a =: i.10 >>> in the jijx page leads to an error, >>> "ev_log_enter failed: QuotaExceededError( .... " finishing as before. >>> >>> This is less tolerant than the folder navigation problem - the notional >>> cursor stays stuck at the >>> end of the line. Editing that line (which I can do!) to, say, aaaa >>> followed by an attempted RETURN >>> yields the same error, and not a J value error. >>> >>> Earlier, I'd moved ~user and subfolders to another folder, and >>> recreated >>> ~user with >>> subfolders temp. I had then copied back the subfolders config (and >>> configqt - though presumably >>> unnecessary here) to the new bare ~user. >>> >>> Those quota excess errors still appear when navigating. As the >>> navigation >>> occurs anyway, >>> I suppose it's tolerable if irritating! So I might as well return the >>> fat ~user to its rightful >>> place. >>> >>> I had been running safari. I don't think I'm using Private Browsing. >>> jijx also fires up ok using >>> the Firefox broswer/app, and in the Google Chrome browser. >>> >>> As for presetting the ip address, I got into iPV4 properties to choose >>> to >>> avoid automatic >>> allocation, but after closing, Windows came along and reset the adapter >>> anyway overriding >>> my choice! Never mind, I can live with that. >>> >>> Anyway, I didn't know much about JHS, so perhaps I'll just try to learn >>> how to use it under >>> Windows 10, which I understand better than iOS 10. >>> >>> Sorry it's not more positive >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> On 25/02/2017 23:20, 'Mike Day' via General wrote: >>> >>> Eric & Greg >>>> >>>> Thanks for the various thoughts. It's getting a bit late now (UK), so >>>> I'll have a look >>>> >>>> at your replies properly tomorrow. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 25/02/2017 22:41, Eric Iverson wrote: >>>> >>>> A search gets some hits on that error message on the iPad vs Private >>>>> Browsing. I think it unlkikely you have turned on private browsing. And >>>>> if >>>>> you had, my understanding is the jijx would now fail. But it can't hurt >>>>> to >>>>> check an make sure you have not set private browsing. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 3:04 PM, 'Mike Day' via General < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Recent correspondence under a similar heading led me to have a go with >>>>> my >>>>> >>>>>> iPad, as a client, linking to my laptop as a server. I had thought >>>>>> this >>>>>> might be >>>>>> possible but I hadn't realised there was guidance on how to set about >>>>>> it. >>>>>> The laptop runs 64-bit Windows 10, and the iPad is, of course, iOS, >>>>>> 10.2.1 >>>>>> To my surprise, it was quite easy to set up; my ZoneLabs firewall >>>>>> appparently >>>>>> tolerates calls to 65002. >>>>>> >>>>>> A couple of questions though: >>>>>> a) having made contact from the iPad, and running menu/ide/jfile, the >>>>>> file list >>>>>> defaults to ~user/temp . Now, it's probably a fault of my own making, >>>>>> in >>>>>> having >>>>>> far too many files both in temp and in user, but it appears at first >>>>>> glance that >>>>>> I'm not able to navigate up the file tree, nor to any of the folders >>>>>> displayed >>>>>> horizontally below [action] . >>>>>> >>>>>> The error message is: >>>>>> >>>>>> ajax(d) failed: QuotaExceededError (DOM Exception 22): The quota has >>>>>> been >>>>>> exceeded >>>>>> >>>>>> HOWEVER, the navigation does appear to happen - it just takes time! >>>>>> eg, selecting "../" from the vertical list, or "User" or "user" from >>>>>> the >>>>>> horizontal display >>>>>> results, quite slowly, in the "user" folder being listed vertically, >>>>>> after closing the >>>>>> error dialogue box. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> b) I thought I'd best make the laptop server address a favourite to >>>>>> save >>>>>> on tedious typing >>>>>> and alliteration. Windows DOS (!) ipconfig had shown my address as >>>>>> 192.168.0.6, so my >>>>>> "favourite" location was saved as "192.168.0.6:65002/jijx#" (I don't >>>>>> remember entering >>>>>> "#" but never mind) >>>>>> >>>>>> But this evening, in re-establishing the JHS server on the laptop to >>>>>> help >>>>>> write this email, >>>>>> ipconfig tells me that the laptop's address is now 192.168.0.5. So I >>>>>> had >>>>>> to fiddle with my >>>>>> favourite fastkey to amend the 6 to a 5. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is probably a Windows set-up thing, but have you any tips to get >>>>>> round this >>>>>> annoyance? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>>>>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>> ---------- >>>>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forum >>>>>> s.htm >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> ---------- >>>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>>> >>>>> >>>> --- >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
