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From 14 Apr 2012 to 13 May 2012

02 May 2012

18:07 Bug #148 (In Progress): C-c C-p in emacs goes to wrong line
In emacs when an error occurs running code sent via C-c C-f (effectively "source") the user can use C-c C-p to go to ... John Abbott

24 Apr 2012

15:35 Bug #137: JAA does not like the name IndetInd
If we change to "subscript" instead of index then we must change the name of the "index" field in the result of @Inde... John Abbott
15:28 Bug #137 (Closed): JAA does not like the name IndetInd
C5 inherited from C4 the name @IndetInd@. It is the function which produces a list of "indices" from a indet, _e.g._... John Abbott

23 Apr 2012

16:55 Feature #133: Qt GUI: Make better distinction between input and output in the output window
Robbiano confirmed that the blank lines and prompts are a new "feature" of the C5 GUI produced recently by Abbott -- ... John Abbott
16:52 Feature #136 (New): GUI: Add an edit menu to the top bar (CoCoA GUI on MacOS)
Mac users expect to find drop down menus on the top menu bar.
CoCoA GUI offers no such menu for editing commands (su...
John Abbott

19 Apr 2012

17:02 Feature #133 (New): Qt GUI: Make better distinction between input and output in the output window
The following input:... John Abbott

18 Apr 2012

22:10 Bug #38: GUI: open file "with C5"
I sometimes have a similar problem with Firefox: if I double click on a @*.html@ file and Firefox was not already run... John Abbott
22:01 Bug #94: Default reason for protected variables
After trying some possibilities, my preference is now for the reason to appear in brackets, like this:... John Abbott
17:04 Bug #94: Default reason for protected variables
I suggest the following format for the error message:... John Abbott
16:52 Bug #102: Packages: should exported functions be automatically "Protect"ed?
I agree that names exported from packages should be protected (probably with the reason being that it was exported fr... John Abbott
16:31 Bug #103 (Closed): Bad error mesg using operator ":"
Corrected erroneous actual parameters in a call in @ColonExpression:implEval@ in file @Interpreter.C@.
I simply co...
John Abbott
15:58 Feature #131: Conversion from bool to INT
We cannot use the Iverson bracket syntax directly because it already has a meaning: @[N>0]@ will produce a list conta... John Abbott
15:46 Feature #131: Conversion from bool to INT
Re Automatic conversion:
* Advantages: no need to choose a name, compactness
* Disadvantages: possible ambiguity, uns...
John Abbott
14:56 Bug #100: BringIn should map only the indets in its arg
JAA suggests that @BringIn@ should be simple rather than "clever". For instance it should give an error in the follo... John Abbott

17 Apr 2012

21:21 Bug #118: unistd and call to access in Main.C
Increased priority to "high".
Waiting for Anna's return to discuss the correctness/usefulness of allowing CoCoA-5 ...
John Abbott
21:10 Bug #132 (Closed): BringIn should allow reduction modulo p
Currently @BringIn@ does not allow one to move from char 0 to char non-zero.... John Abbott

16 Apr 2012

16:36 Feature #131 (Closed): Conversion from bool to INT
Alessio would like a conversion from {false,true} to {0,1}.
Wikipedia mentions a function called "Iverson bracket" w...
John Abbott

15 Apr 2012

21:31 Bug #52 (Closed): GUI: problem with "--" comment
Fixed.
*BUT* there remains a more subtle problem: the way the GUI determines the state of the parser appears to be...
John Abbott
 

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