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=""/> >> -----------------------------------^ >> 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 >> >
