Hi again, I would also like to point out that recursive use of ∇ (editing another function while editing a function) is supported in APL2 but not in GNU APL (and there are no plans to change that).
Best Regards, Jürgen On 4/8/20 1:38 PM, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann wrote: > Hi Otto, > > thanks for reporting this. I guess I simply missed that case. > > Fxed in *SVN 1254*. > > Best Regards, > Jürgen Sauermann > > > On 4/8/20 12:13 PM, Otto Diesenbacher-Reinmüller wrote: >> Hi APLers, >> >> first let me thank, for that wonderful piece of software! >> >> Using the ∇-editor I found some inconsistencies, perhaps a bug or am I >> using ∇ wrong? Reference APL2 docu and Nabla.cc: >> " // we expect one of the following: >> // >> // [⎕] [n⎕] [⎕m] [n⎕m] [⎕n-m] (show) >> // [n∆] [∆m] [n∆m] [∆n-m] [∆n1 n2 ...] (delete) >> // [→] (escape) >> // [n] (goto) >> // text (override text)" >> >> >> I create a new function: >> ∇z←a plus b >> [1] z←a+b >> [2] ∇ >> >> afterwards I start changing the function, but want to cancel the >> changes. Entering [→] won't let me leave the ∇-mode. I have to end it >> with '∇'? BUT then, only the header remains - whole function body is >> no longer available: >> >> ∇plus >> [2] [⎕] >> ∇ >> [0] z←a plus b >> [1] z←a+b >> ∇ >> [2] [0.5] ⍝ a comment >> [0.6] [→] ⍝ I am not leaving the ∇-mode? >> [0.6] ∇ ⍝ I have to leave with ∇? >> ∇plus[⎕]∇ >> ∇ >> [0] z←a plus b >> ∇ >> ⎕CR 'plus' >> ┌→─────────┐ >> ↓z←a plus b│ >> └──────────┘ >> >> Is this a bug, or is there another way to leave the ∇-mode without >> saving last changes? >> >> br & many thanks - Otto >> > >
