Hi, That's strange that it wouldn't exit when you did )OFF. AKT is a really simple program. Perhaps you can take a look at it.
--blake On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 3:50 PM Alexander Shendi (Web.DE) < alexander.she...@web.de> wrote: > Hi Blake, > > I tried several of the suggested methods, but nothing works for me, except > akt. > > However akt refuses to exit, after I leave APL with ")OFF". > > I still have issues with APL character output. I couldn't get xterm and > uxterm to work. Instead I installed rxvt-unicode. > Interestingly, uxrvt refuses to display the iota (ι) character, unless I > set "URxvt*letterSpace: -10" in my .Xdefaults . > > Still frustrated..... > > Alexander > > Am 28. April 2020 02:42:03 MESZ schrieb Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com > >: >> >> Hi Alexander, >> >> I know what you mean. I initially went through too much myself getting >> it all to work. Eventually, David Lamkins wrote a simple program called >> AKT. It does all the translation for you. I now use GNU APL on Linux with >> zero special configuration. It just works. I can't speak for BSD, but BSD >> also runs X11 so it may work fine. AKT is now available at >> https://github.com/blakemcbride/akt >> >> There are several alternative approaches. They're all in the docs. I've >> used a couple and they work too. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Blake >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 6:00 PM Alexander Shendi (Web.DE) < >> alexander.she...@web.de> wrote: >> >>> Dear List, >>> >>> I feel seriously intellectually challenged. I have compiled gnu apl >>> under NetBSD (SVN-1271) and all went fine. >>> >>> But I'm just not up to configuring the X Window System to support APL >>> input and output. These are the steps I've taken so far: >>> 1. set the locale to en_US. UTF-8 (by setting LC_ALL=en_US. UTF-8). >>> 2. Compile the file trunk/ >>> support-files/old-Keyboard/apl.xkm resulting in a file apl.xkb in the >>> current directory. >>> 3. Try to configure the keyboard. A sample session looks like: (see >>> attached typescript). >>> 4. I have not even attempted to add the APL fonts to a font directory. >>> More fun. >>> >>> Is there any guide on doing this? ELI5, preferably in words of one >>> syllable or less. >>> >>> Or should I give up on APL altogether? >>> >>> With frustrated salutations, >>> >>> -- Alexander >>> >>> -- >>> You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it. >>> >>> Scott McNealy 1999 >> >> > -- > You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it. > > Scott McNealy 1999 >
