Yes I used parens a lot more than you did. But not for the right reason – as I see it now.
Back then, I used (redundant) parens to draw the eye to sub-phrase structure I wanted to emphasize. The right reason: If inline J code were consistently surrounded by (…) it would assist machine-identification of code samples for re-execute or dissect. (Plus of course drawing the eye to where it starts and ends.) Short of writing my own NuVoc browser in J, that's not a thing I know how to code yet … at least, not platform-independently. But someone will find a way. On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, you put () in a lot of places in NuVoc, and I didn't. You were right. > > Henry Rich > > > On 3/8/2015 9:48 PM, Ian Clark wrote: >> >> I like the () convention for in-line J code. It has potentially huge >> advantages for avoiding ambiguities, especially with trailing >> punctuation. >> >> When I get time (when…!) I'll retrofit it to the whole of NuVoc. If >> the J community's code vigilantes don't get there ahead of me :-) >> >> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dissect 3.7.4 released, and Labs at 1.0.90. >>> >>> Dissect labs now use the () convention for J code. >>> >>> Display of fill was seriously broken. If you have gone through the Labs >>> already you might want to look at the fill section of Dissect I again. It >>> has changed. >>> >>> There is now a config file; you can save the current settings or revert >>> to >>> the saved settings. >>> >>> On J8 only, there is a Help to take you to the Wiki page or to NuVoc. >>> Also, >>> F1 takes you to the Wiki page, and Shift+F1 takes you to NuVoc. >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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
