That has occurred to us, and is an option we'd like to keep open. With At Play With J, http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/At_Play_With_J …the volunteer-tested pages served as the basis for a Lulu edition:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/eugene-mcdonnell/at-play-with-j-edn-2/paperback/product-6073726.html It resulted in a far more dependable manuscript than trying to compose a camera-copy PDF directly: as was done on a previous attempt. I've never tested the WikiMedia "Create a book" button, so I can't say how good the result is. I'd hazard a guess and say "just good enough". On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 9:11 PM, Ron Petersen <[email protected]> wrote: > why not use PDF format and create a downloadable book. id pay for it! > > On Sat, May 26, 2018, 10:30 Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I agree with all those suggestions. I would add a space before the LHS > > of assignment, and I would allow extra spaces around parentheses to make > > it easier to match parentheses by eye. > > > > Henry Rich > > > > On 5/26/2018 10:33 AM, 'Pascal Jasmin' via Programming wrote: > > > I'd like to see a different spacing convention. > > > > > > space between verbs and their arguments. > > > space after assignment but not with the LHS. > > > space between verbs in trains. > > > No space if possible between modifiers and verbs. > > > The convention used throughout topics appear to be no spaces ever. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: chris burke <[email protected]> > > > To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2018 10:24 AM > > > Subject: [Jprogramming] Fifty Shades of J > > > > > > > > > > > > Norman Thomson's J-ottings is an outstanding series of essays on J > > > > > > published in Vector magazine, based on his long classroom experience in > > > > > > teaching J and its forerunner APL. Norman has collected and rearranged > > > > > > these essays in a book (unpublished), but with his and the BAA's > > approval, > > > > > > we are now making this series available on the J wiki under the title > > > > > > "Fifty Shades of J", see > > > > > > http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_J . > > > > > > > > > The material has been converted to wiki format but we want to make sure > > the > > > > > > examples work correctly in J8 and that each essay is given a thorough > > > > > > review before signing off on it. For this we would like to co-opt the > > help > > > > > > of forum members, and ask that volunteers take responsibility for > > checking > > > > > > individual essays. > > > > > > > > > We did a similar exercise a few years back on Eugene McDonnell's series > > "At > > > > > > Play with J", which went very well. The two series are complementary, > > with > > > > > > Eugene concentrating on solving specific problems with J, while Norman > is > > > > > > more focused on the design and use of the core J language. I hope that > we > > > > > > can give Norman's work the same reception as for Eugene! > > > > > > > > > You don't need to be an expert to help out, in fact even a novice can > > help > > > > > > by checking the examples do work. Moreover, there should something for > > > > > > everyone in each of the essays. The coverage is wide, and (if you're > > quick) > > > > > > it won't be hard to pick a topic that excites you. You'll gain J > insights > > > > > > hard to gain another way, plus lend a hand in polishing this singular > > work > > > > > > of instruction and entertainment. > > > > > > > > > Our thanks to Norman for making this available, to BAA for approving > the > > > > > > work, and to Ian Clark for invaluable help in getting the wiki pages > > > > > > organized. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > 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 AVG. > > http://www.avg.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
