Now that I think about it a little more. I don't think the link I gave you will help. I think shellinabox allows an APL program to run over the net in a browser, but it didn't allow APL characters to be displayed or entered.
On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 11:02 AM Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jürgen, > > I think you need an akt-like thing for the browser. I know it can be done > because I've done it before. See > https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox.git That works great with GNU > APL! > > Can't do much right now, working on https://github.com/blakemcbride/Build > > Thanks! > > Blake > > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 10:49 AM Dr. Jürgen Sauermann < > mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> wrote: > >> Hi Blake, >> >> I see. Not really sure what a good solution would be, but my current >> thinking is that the page >> should get a separate column on the left side with a number of links to >> other pages that are >> related to GNU APL (GNU APL home, GNU APL community, Bits-and-Pieces, >> info manual, >> etc.). >> >> One of the links could be a copy to a separate window with an APL >> keyboard. Or maybe a >> "Keyboard" button right to the "Enter:" button. I am not a web designer >> so I have to figure how >> to do that (ideally such that a click in the keyboard window is pushed >> into the input field). >> >> Any help is welcome (the current try-GNU-APL page is >> *websock/client/apl_js.html* in SVN). >> >> Best Regards, >> /// Jürgen >> >> >> On 4/7/19 5:29 PM, Blake McBride wrote: >> >> Hi Jürgen, >> >> I kind of got all of that. Here is the problem: >> >> I use "akt" to get to APL characters. I don't use any keyboard >> configuration. Likewise, those new to APL that wish to "try" it are not >> going to have any special keyboard setup either. The will be using >> tryapl.org with a regular browser on a not-specially-configured >> keyboard. Although I easily get all that you said, the people interested >> in "trying" APL won't. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Blake >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 10:11 AM Dr. Jürgen Sauermann < >> mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> wrote: >> >>> Hi Blake, >>> >>> there is an input field (after the text"APL Input:") at the bottom of >>> the page. >>> You enter your APL command or expression into that field and then press >>> enter >>> on your keyboard or push the button labelled "Enter". The text entered >>> then goes >>> straight to the GNU APL interpreter. >>> >>> If your keyboard is configured accordingly, then you move the cursor >>> over the input >>> field (so that it gets the input focus) and then simply type the APL >>> characters (using Ctrl- >>> or Alt- or whatever your keyboard configuration requires). The normal >>> keyboard >>> configuration for GNU APL should do it. >>> >>> Without a proper keyboard configuration you can first enter command >>> *]keyb* to >>> display an APL keyboard in the APL output. From that output you can then >>> copy >>> and paste individual APL characters to the input field (in my browser >>> you mark the text >>> and then copy it with the middle mouse button, like it is commonly done >>> in X-based systems). >>> >>> Likewise you can copy and paste longer APL input lines from other web >>> pages that display >>> APL code (in UTF-8 encoding). >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> /// Jürgen >>> >>> >>> >>> On 4/7/19 4:37 PM, Blake McBride wrote: >>> >>> Interesting, but I can't figure out how to input APL characters. >>> >>> --blake >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 1:41 PM Dr. Jürgen Sauermann < >>> mail@jürgen-sauermann.de> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> inspired by Dyalog's https://tryapl.org/ I have set up a small server >>>> with *try-GNU-APL*. Not as fancy as tryapl.org, but at least something. >>>> >>>> The URI is: >>>> >>>> http://juergen-sauermann.de/try-GNU-APL >>>> >>>> The code for the entire server is rather small and stored in the >>>> latest *SVN 1131* (subdir *websocket*). >>>> >>>> Enjoy, >>>> /// Jürgen >>>> >>> >>> >>
