Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-05 Thread Rufus
eeks. And while I don't think I'd actually try to _kiss_ the authors, I gotta say the documentation is fantastic. Better than anything I've seen anywhere. ' Rufus Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-04 Thread Rufus
I touched a line of code and I was never into the theory stuff anyway. Regards Rufus On 03/04/2015 04:17 PM, Alexander D. Knauth wrote: > > On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Rufus wrote: > >> If I then add Alexander's example define so the def file appears as follows: >&g

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-04 Thread Rufus
To All Using BSL-Lists: Matt't basic test works. (define rufus 0) Run, then type and execute "rufus" in the I-pane which displays 0 If I then add Alexander's example define so the def file appears as follows: ----- (define rufus 0) (define atom? (lambda (arg1)

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
;s probably a simple noobie problem and my main thrust is to get through TLS as effectively (maybe not as fast) as possible and I think the "racket" spec will let me do that. If I get sand-bagged by TLS I'll probably try setting up a new definitions file with only one or two lines and

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
rogramming interfaces can be and how dumb blind I can get. Rufus On 03/03/2015 09:33 PM, Alexis King wrote: >> That's how I found the problem, although I had to chase it down off the >> bottom of the pane. > > If the arrow goes off-screen, you can right-click the identifi

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
d word problem; but so far no light bulbs... And btw thanks all for your help and suggestions. Rufus Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
Run. GOT IT! The toggle for the atom? weirdness is the (define and '...) included in the variable defs I made up from the TLS examples. Ie. a reserved word problem. Doesn't know the exact mechanism but nottt a problem. Still unclear on why BSL-lists apparently won't run a defs file. Ano

Re: [racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
atom? worked. After trying BSL and then going back to using the #lang spec and adding some comments and the list of variable defs - it didn't work. At the moment I don't have any good ideas, except to chg the code to get it to work and proceed. Rufus On 03/03/2015 02:21 PM, A

[racket] TLS "atom?" definition for Scheme does not work in DrRacket

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
XXX and (not (pair? arg1)) (not (null? arg1)) XXX ) ) Rufus Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users

[racket] DrR w/TLS: Definitions

2015-03-03 Thread Rufus
Although I'm not completely sure of the ultimate value in this form, nor possible "prior art" here or elsewhere, I'll post the following definitions here for possible use or improvement by others. They allow me to comfirm and play w/the examples and exercises in TLS, first chapter. If it proves use

Re: [racket] How can I dump (display) the variables defined in current the global environment

2015-03-02 Thread Rufus
quot;... with List Abbreviations"? I've been assuming that the more basic language options offered are subsets of the full Racket; are there other differences? Any potential complication/confusions w/using the complete Racket w/libraries? Rufus Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users

[racket] How can I dump (display) the variables defined in current the global environment

2015-03-01 Thread Rufus
ctions or any extensions that might serve in whole or in part but so far, nil. Thanks Rufus Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users