OK. I am in the process of making a LATeX doc and will also update 
README-6-porting and send it to you when done.


respect….

Peter
On 2014-03-14, at 9:52 AM, Juergen Sauermann <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> 
> my plan was to include your information in our README-6-porting in the next 
> release.
> 
> I am currently preparing that release, but have not reached that point yet 
> because
> I am working on keyboard input related proposals and methods.
> 
> Please feel invited to send an updated README-6-porting; I would be happy
> to include that.
> 
> /// Jürgen
> 
> 
> On 03/13/2014 10:12 PM, Peter Teeson wrote:
>> Sorry to intrude but…..
>> Is there a better list to share these steps about using your lovely 
>> implementation on Mac?
>> I can make a better formatted form (via TeX if desired).
>> 
>>> The solution is much simpler. For Xcode 5:
>>> Launch Xcode
>>> Go to Xcode menu and select Preferences and Downloads
>>> Choose Install Command Line Tools and click on Install.
>>> 
>>> Open Terminal and follow usual steps of ./configure, make, sudo make 
>>> install.
>>> It all works flawlessly (except for a whole bunch of warnings).
>>> Attached is the log FWIW
>>> 
>>> The compiler used is llvm clang.
>> 
>> I'm also able to use the Mac keyboard with the APL font. Here is how.
>> 
>> Go to <http://www.dyalog.com/resources/>
>> Download the APL385 font (also the APL333 one if desired).
>> for OS X: Copy the font to /Library/Fonts/ (for all users) or 
>> ~/Library/Fonts for just yourself (which is what I did)
>> In the OS X Font & Keyboard section download the Dyalog APL for Unix Apple 
>> Macintosh Supplement (which is a pdf)
>> Try to download Dyalog Keyboard Layout for OS X. Your browser will not be 
>> able to do this. If you try you will likely see this
>> XML Parsing Error: reference to invalid character number
>> Location: http://www.dyalog.com/resources/downloads/DyalogAlt.keylayout
>> Line Number 96, Column 36:            <key code="51" output="&#x0008;"/>
>> -----------------------------------^
>> I contacted Dyalog and they sent me an email with it attached. Support said 
>> 
>> The XML error occurs as the keylayout file is an XML file, and Firefox is
>> trying to read it.
>> I've let my colleagues know of this and we'll try to improve that link.
>> 
>> Follow the instructions in the Dyalog APL for Unix Apple Macintosh 
>> Supplement.
>> 
>> In my case I setup a Terminal settings.terminal file with the APL385 as the 
>> font.
>> The keyboard layout should be placed in Library/Keyboards Layouts folder (or 
>> ~/Keyboard Layouts) which is what I did
>> You need to re-boot after that step. Now you're good to go.
>> Open a terminal window with the right settings.
>> From the menu bar Language menu (in my Case Canadian English) select the 
>> Dyalog Alt keyboard.
>> One other very nice feature that comes standard with OS X is the Keyboard 
>> Viewer.
>> From the Language menu select it, place it where you wish, launch APL in the 
>> Terminal window and have fun.
>> 
>> respect…
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
> 

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