Hi Robert, if you have update permission on the wiki, you don't need to request anyone's permission to change a page. If you change or add something substantial, you may want to let people know after the fact but that's up to you.
Cheers, Devon On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 10:12 AM Robert Cyr <robert....@gmail.com> wrote: > I should add 2 small points here: > > 1.The one line correction. > My intent was to keep things simple, also retaining the focus on the ease > of using numbered licales. And it worked for me on my windows pc and my > Ipad. That is why I did not add more code or warnings about its > limitations > But I like the little bit of J magic dust in the line creating the array of > numeric locales with the use of @. And I would add that anyone > contemplating the use of numeric locales should not have problems with that > bit of code. > > 2. Correcting the wiki. > Following the instructions found in the wiki I did request permission to > make the change. I indicated the page I intended to correct and that my > change had been suggested by Henry Rich. After a week, having received no > reply, I posted the simple correction. > > Le jeu. 19 mai 2022, à 12 h 15, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> a > écrit : > > > > > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/Locales#An_example_using_explicit_and_object_locatives > > > > I made some further changes. > > > > First, to use cocreate for the name of each numbered locale, and > > > > Second I indented the code slightly, and replaced smoutput with echo, > > for (in my opinion) improved readability. > > > > (Using cocreate and discarding its result did not actually work.) > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Raul > > > > On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 12:01 PM Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Which is here - https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/Locales - > > and I > > > made the change without checking the code. > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 11:55 AM Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > You can get the required authorization by asking for it. > > > > If you do want someone else to do it, it would be nice to know where > > this > > > > example is. > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:21 AM Robert Cyr <robert....@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I do not have the required authorization to correct a wiki. All > > that is > > > >> required is an extra line creating a numbered locale, and the sample > > > >> script > > > >> would simply become: > > > >> > > > >> make=: verb define > > > >> NB. make doubly-linked queue of (y) numbered locales > > > >> for_i. i.y do. > > > >> > > > >> cocreate '' > > > >> > > > >> loc=. < ": i > > > >> name__loc=: 'This is locale ' , ": i > > > >> prev__loc=: < ": y| i-1 > > > >> next__loc=: < ": y| i+1 > > > >> end. > > > >> empty'' > > > >> ) > > > >> > > > >> Numbered locales are different from named locales in that they must > be > > > >> explicitly created before using. This verb conew'' in the context > of > > a > > > >> class script will create a numbered locale, and so will the verb > > > >> cocreate''. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Le ven. 6 mai 2022, à 22 h 43, Henry Rich <henryhr...@gmail.com> a > > écrit > > > >> : > > > >> > > > >> > I think you're right; please fix the Wiki. > > > >> > > > > >> > Henry Rich > > > >> > > > > >> > On 5/6/2022 8:34 PM, Robert Cyr wrote: > > > >> > > In > > > >> > > An example using explicit and object locatives > > > >> > > > > > >> > > The sampe script: > > > >> > > > > > >> > > make=: verb define > > > >> > > NB. make doubly-linked queue of (y) numbered locales > > > >> > > for_i. i.y do. > > > >> > > loc=. < ": i > > > >> > > name__loc=: 'This is locale ' , ": i > > > >> > > prev__loc=: < ": y| i-1 > > > >> > > next__loc=: < ": y| i+1 > > > >> > > end. > > > >> > > empty'' > > > >> > > ) > > > >> > > > > > >> > > generates a locale error. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Numbered locales can only be used in the context of Class > scripts > > and > > > >> > > are instances of the defined class. These numbered classes names > > are > > > >> > > created using > > > >> > > > > > >> > > conew 'ClassName'. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > The sample code should therefore be modified to use legal locale > > names > > > >> > like > > > >> > > > > > >> > > loc =. <'loc',":i > > > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> > > For information about J forums see > > > >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > >> > https://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 > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > > > > > Quantitative Consultant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > > > Quantitative Consultant > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
