On the mac, try file:///Applications/J-602/help/dictionary/vocabul.htm
On 13 May 2012, at 12:13, Devon McCormick wrote: > Hi - > > glad to hear you're excited about this. > > You probably have a local copy of all the documentation, including the > dictionary, on your machine if you've installed J and its packages. I > don't know where things go on a Mac, but on my PC, I can find the > vocabulary page here (for J7 under Windows 7): > file:///D:/Program%20Files%20%28x86%29/j64-701/addons/docs/help/dictionary/vocabul.htm > . > > You can search for this file "vocabul.htm" and browse to it as it's a > good starting point for all the elements of the language. You can > also find this online at > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/vocabul.htm . > > Hope this helps, > > Devon > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 1:55 PM, jake wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello! I am new to J but not new to programming, and I am very excited >> about learning J. >> >> I am reading the Primer, and I have a problem about the dictionary. I have >> a Mac laptop, but have windows 7 installed on it. Due to this, my function >> keys (F1, F2, etc) don't work, they are just used for settings like >> brightness, volume, etc. >> >> Is there a way I can access the J dictionary without typing F1? Or if there >> isn't, does anyone know a driver to install to allow me to use function >> keys? >> >> Thanks a lot! >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- Dan T. Abell :: dabell at txcorp dot com :: 303.444.2452 Tech-X Corp., 5621 Arapahoe Ave, Ste A, Boulder CO 80303 http://www.txcorp.com :: 303.748.6894/c 303.448.7756/fx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
