Note that (plot 5 13) looks different from (plot 5j0 13j0) even if they are 
equal: (5 13 -: 5j0 13j0). The error message is however a bug. 

 plot %:@:(* +)3j4 12j5
|domain error: glcmds
|       glcmds buf
Venlig hilsen, Bo.



Den 2:50 lørdag den 4. oktober 2014 skrev Henry Rich <henryhr...@nc.rr.com>:
 

>
>
>Yes.  Complex numbers plot differently (they are assumed to be x,y pairs)
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>If you take the real part, using 9&o., it should work.  Better to use norm2.
>
>Henry Rich
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>On 10/3/2014 7:24 PM, Vijay Lulla wrote:
>> When I tried it I got the following:
>>
>>      datatype norm1 3j4 12j5
>>
>> complex
>>
>>      datatype norm2 3j4 12j5
>>
>> floating
>>
>>
>> Maybe this could be the issue?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 7:16 PM, bill lam <bbill....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I forwarded this to J forum because I have no real knowledge of plot.
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Andrey Paramonov" <andrey.paramo...@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Oct 4, 2014 7:07 AM
>>> Subject: Plotting magnitudes of complex numbers in J
>>> To: <bbill....@gmail.com>
>>> Cc:
>>>
>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>> For some reason my message to programm...@jsoftware.com doesn't go
>>> through, so I thought I can shoot you an email with some strange
>>> behaviour (bug?) I see in the plot function. Here is the snippet that
>>> highlights the problem
>>>
>>>     norm1=: %:@:(* +)
>>>     norm2=: |
>>>     norm1 3j4 12j5
>>> 5 13
>>>     norm2 3j4 12j5
>>> 5 13
>>>     load 'plot'
>>>     plot norm2 3j4 12j5 NB. works
>>>     plot norm1 3j4 12j5 NB. does NOT work
>>>
>>> I thought you might find it interesting.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Andrey
>>>
>>> P.S. I'm using j64-802.
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