Joe Thanks for your years of effort on the playground!
so i do need to initialize variables (system variables are "Global"?) how do I similarly initialize "helpplay_jws_" so i, and Gilles, can use the help facility? ~greg heil picsrp.github.io i.tgu.ca/real_cal twitter.com/g1h twitter.com/tweitku -- from: Joe Bogner <[email protected]> reply-to: [email protected] to: [email protected] date: May 11, 2022, 11:09 AM subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J Playground test >Thanks Bob and Chris/all. I confirmed my behavior is the same as bob's and is >working as I expect, but I can see how it could be confusing to a new user. >Having worked with JQT, I wouldn't expect to be able to type "t" without >running the script on the right side first to initialize t. The playground >edit window is the same as File->Open in JQT. In JQT it opens the file in a >separate window, whereas the playground opens it in the edit window (right >pane). That script is not run until the user runs it >I also agree it'd be nice to have a toggle for "Toggle Edit Window" under >"View" which would enable the user to hide it when they are using the Labs (or >we automatically hide it). I've added it as an enhancement https://github.com/jsoftware/j-playground/issues/51 -- from: 'robert therriault' via General <[email protected]> reply-to: [email protected] to: General forum <[email protected]> date: May 11, 2022, 10:53 AM subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J Playground test Hi Chris, >I can use the terminal window before loading the edit window, but I won't be >able to access the variables declared in the edit window until it is run, >which I think is reasonable behaviour. >The issues at the beginning of this thread, I believe, are the result of >trying to access variables declared in the edit window on the terminal before >the edit window has been loaded. Sort of the same situation as script files >and the terminal session if you did not know that script files needed to be >loaded. In the case of the Playground, the edit window is seen at the same >time as the terminal, so the user might assume that all information is >available in both places. >I agree that the edit window is not necessary when running labs, but I think >Joe is rightly focussing on the correctness of the Playground's results and >will move back to the interface when he is comfortable with the Playground's >accuracy. >These comments are useful when he gets back to working in that area, but would >be better if they were entered as issues here: >https://github.com/jsoftware/j-playground/issues Cheers, bob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
