From ViewTop to console and back

[1/10] from: mumpsoid:gmx at: 26-Mar-2009 19:21

While I'm in the /View desktop, clicking on console brings up a console window. How to I navigate between the desktop and console? -- Duke Normandin A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

[2/10] from: carl:cybercraft at: 27-Mar-2009 3:57

On Thursday, 26-March-2009 at 19:21:03 mumpsoid wrote,

>While I'm in the /View desktop, clicking on console brings up a >console window. How to I navigate between the desktop and console?

From the Console, enter 'desktop'. Also, in the User settings in the ViewTop you can set REBOL to boot to the Console and not the ViewTop, which is my preferred startup. -- Carl Read.

[3/10] from: ben:brannen:gmai:l at: 26-Mar-2009 20:05

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:21 PM, <mumpsoid-gmx.com> wrote:

> While I'm in the /View desktop, clicking on console brings up a > console window. How to I navigate between the desktop and console?

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Another thing you can do is create an application in View with the line 'halt' called 'console.r' If you click on console from that location, you will be able to keep both windows open - which I find very useful when developing. Cheers, Ben

[4/10] from: mumpsoid:gmx at: 27-Mar-2009 5:48

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Ben Brannen wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:21 PM, <mumpsoid-gmx.com> wrote: > >

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> Cheers, > Ben

Thanks for the tip! Should be a default behavior, IMHO.... and to Carl Read.... Thanks for the `desktop' command. However, when i click on the console icon to return to the console, it loads a new instance of the console - not cool! -- Duke Normandin A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

[5/10] from: carl::cybercraft::co::nz at: 27-Mar-2009 20:00

On Friday, 27-March-2009 at 5:48:50 mumpsoid wrote,

>and to Carl Read.... > >Thanks for the `desktop' command. However, when i click on the console >icon to return to the console, it loads a new instance of the console >- not cool!

I don't get that in Windows, so maybe it's an OSX thing. -- Carl Read.

[6/10] from: mumpsoid:gmx at: 28-Mar-2009 6:21

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Carl Read wrote:

> On Friday, 27-March-2009 at 5:48:50 mumpsoid wrote, > >and to Carl Read....

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> I don't get that in Windows, so maybe it's an OSX thing. > -- Carl Read.

Here's some more info: The very first click on "console" icon results in: REBOL/View 2.7.6.2.4 15-Mar-2008 Copyright 2000-2008 REBOL Technologies. All rights reserved. REBOL is a trademark of REBOL Technologies. WWW.REBOL.COM

So far, no worries! Then I switch back to the desktop..... REBOL/View 2.7.6.2.4 15-Mar-2008 Copyright 2000-2008 REBOL Technologies. All rights reserved. REBOL is a trademark of REBOL Technologies. WWW.REBOL.COM

>> desktop

Now I loose everything, cuz, as you see, the interpreter has re-loaded. NOT the behaviour I was expecting... Yo!! All you OS X / REBOL users.... Now would be a good time to jump in! ;)) Maybe even Carl S.?? TIA.... -- Duke Normandin A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

[7/10] from: henrikmk::gmail at: 28-Mar-2009 13:31

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:21 PM, <mumpsoid-gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Carl Read wrote: >>

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>> >> I don't get that in Windows, so maybe it's an OSX thing.

1. When you first start REBOL/View, does it open a console window? 2. If you start REBOL/View from a terminal, does it do the same? I get correct behavior here in OSX Leopard, so I think this has something to do with REBOL not being able to pipe to the correct console. -- Regards, Henrik Mikael Kristensen

[8/10] from: mumpsoid::gmx::com at: 28-Mar-2009 10:31

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Henrik Mikael Kristensen wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:21 PM, <mumpsoid-gmx.com> wrote: > >

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> correct behavior here in OSX Leopard, so I think this has something to > do with REBOL not being able to pipe to the correct console.

Hello Henrik... Thanks for the response!! Here's a bit more info: Using OS X 10.5.6 I have `rebview' parked in my Dock I click on the "exec" (rebview) icon and I get: 1. A "terminal" window with a single tab containing: [09:38:15][dnormandin-tigger:~]$ /Users/dnormandin/downloads/rebol-276\ 2/rebview ; exit; 2. The "REBOL -ViewTop" window with: "Welcome to REBOL/View 2.7.6 When I click on the "Console" icon, the "tab" in #1 above reads: REBOL/View 2.7.6.2.4 15-Mar-2008 Copyright 2000-2008 REBOL Technologies. All rights reserved. REBOL is a trademark of REBOL Technologies. WWW.REBOL.COM

I should say that I DLed the OSX PPC version, only because the OSX Intel link at http://www.rebol.com/view-platforms.html is pooched. Are you running the Intel flavor? So far, everything seems normal, until I go back to the desktop and then click the "Console" icon again to re-enter the REBOL console. I am returned to the same OSX terminal window; same "terminal" tab, but a new instance of the interpreter. WTF.....? I might as well be using BrainF..k for the headache I'm getting.... ;)) Thanks! -- Duke Normandin A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

[9/10] from: izkata::gmail at: 28-Mar-2009 11:40

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:31 AM, <mumpsoid-gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Henrik Mikael Kristensen wrote: >>

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> a new instance of the interpreter. WTF.....? I might as well be using > BrainF..k for the headache I'm getting.... ;)) =C2=A0Thanks!

That's the normal functionality. And nothing is actually lost: REBOL/View 2.7.6.4.2 15-Mar-2008 Copyright 2000-2008 REBOL Technologies. All rights reserved. REBOL is a trademark of REBOL Technologies. WWW.REBOL.COM

>> X: {foo}

== "foo"

>> desktop

>> X

== "foo" -- =E5=A5=8F=E3=81=A7=E3=81=A6=E5=A4=A2

[10/10] from: mumpsoid::gmx::com at: 28-Mar-2009 14:58

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Izkata wrote:

> > That's the normal functionality. And nothing is actually lost: >

So true! The behavior was a feature and NOT a bug. Thanks for clearing that up. -- Duke Normandin A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

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