Hi Knud,
*
eedjsa@server68:~/apl-1.8$ tar tvzf apl-1.8.tar.gz | grep prefer**
**-rw-rw-r-- eedjsa/eedjsa 16652 2022-03-23 13:47
apl-1.8/gnu-apl.d/preferences.in**
**-rw-rw-r-- eedjsa/eedjsa 16662 2022-08-20 16:52
apl-1.8/gnu-apl.d/preferences**
*
I was assuming that you are building GNU APL from source under cygwin
like so:
*./configure**
**make**
**sudo make install**
*
In that case preferences is created from preferences.in by ./configure,
The files on the GNU mirrors are usually somewhat out of date because
they are only
updated with new GNU APL releases. Please fetch from *SVN* or *git* instead.
You can also find the preferences file (with all preferences set to
their defaults)
here:
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/apl/trunk/gnu-apl.d/ <
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/apl/trunk/gnu-apl.d/>
Best Regards,
Jürgen
On 8/28/22 9:25 PM, knud van eeden wrote:
> Hello Jürgen,
>
> > in the preferences file that is
> shipped (and installed)
> with GNU APL (the default colors are for black text (aka. foreground
> color) on white (ala.
> background color) screens)
>
> Not sure which file (name) that preferences is, I checked
>
> apl-1.8-windows.zip
>
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/apl/apl-1.8-windows.zip > <
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/apl/apl-1.8-windows.zip>
>
> and also
>
> apl-1.8.tar.gz
>
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/apl/apl-1.8.tar.gz > <
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/apl/apl-1.8.tar.gz>
>
> for
>
> dir *pref*.* /s
>
> but nothing relevant found.
>
> Thanks
> with friendly greetings
> Knud van Eeden
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 08:44:47 PM GMT+2, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann
> <
mail@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Knud,
>
> according to:
>
>
https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-ansi.html > <
https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-ansi.html>
>
> Windows uses the same ESC sequences as VT100. Maybe it suffices to
> un-comment
> the white on black screen sequences in the preferences file that is
> shipped (and installed)
> with GNU APL (the default colors are for black text (aka. foreground
> color) on white (ala.
> background color) screens).
>
> Make sure that the preferences file is actually loaded ( apl -l 37 )
> because cygwin (and also
> WINDOWS) uses a different directory structure and therefore GNU APL may
> not find it when
> started from cmd.exe. Chances are better in cygwin, though.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jürgen
>
>
> On 8/28/22 7:24 PM, knud van eeden wrote:
> > But your answer suggests that one should be able
> > to set the colors via Cygwin probably...
> >
> > On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 07:19:44 PM GMT+2, knud van eeden
> > <
knud_van_eeden@yahoo.com <mailto:
knud_van_eeden@yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Jürgen,
> >
> > 1. Yes, one can in principle run any .exe present in the Cygwin
> > installation.
> >
> > E.g. sort.exe, uniq.exe, apl.exe, ...
> >
> > 2. For Microsoft Windows they are thus business as usual executables.
> >
> > 3. So that is what I always do:
> >
> > a. or I run it via Microsoft cmd.exe,
> > b. or e.g. via (my default) JPSoft tcc.exe
> > c. or using the Dos() API
> > ...
> >
> > 4. So I never run it using the Cygwin bash command prompt thus, as not
> > running it via Cygwin Bash is the simplest solution in general.
> >
> > Thanks
> > with friendly greetings
> > Knud van Eeden
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 07:11:54 PM GMT+2, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann
> > <
mail@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de > <mailto:
mail@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I wasn't even aware that you could run GNU APL in a cmd.exe console.
> > Last time I
> > used cygwin (admittedly already quite few yeas ago) it came with its
> > own window
> > and a bash shell inside. That window was xterm compatible and colors did
> > work
> > out of the box.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Jürgen
> >
> >
> > On 8/28/22 3:34 PM, knud van eeden wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > The colors of the output are not readable
> > > out of the box when running it e.g. in
> > > console cmd.exe on Microsoft Windows 10.
> > >
> > > Current workaround:
> > >
> > > 1. -Keep pressing many times <ENTER> until the color changes to grey
> > >
> > > 2. -Then type your APL commands
> > >
> > > 3. -When finished, mark/select that text, it will then change color
> > > so it might be visible
> > >
> > > Reproduction:
> > >
> > > Language: Computer: APL: Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: 10:
> > > Operation: Install: How to install and run Cygwin GNU apl.exe? [Cygwin
> > > / GNU APL]
> > >
> > >
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> > ><
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> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > with friendly greetings
> > > Knud van Eeden
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>