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Re: Hi
From: |
Brendan Cusick |
Subject: |
Re: Hi |
Date: |
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:53:59 -0500 |
In response to JWE's comments, I'll share the source of my confusion.
The Octave window looks exactly like what I remember of MS DOS, and so
didn't realize that I had actually launched the app. I thought I
needed to do something further to get to the program. Contrast this
with R, which really is just the same thing but with a white window.
The small differences of 1) having a white rather than black window
and 2) the header "R Console" on the top, really make a difference. I
think something designating that yes, in fact, you are currently using
octave, could eliminate more amateur questions like mine.
On 1/22/09, John W. Eaton <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 22-Jan-2009, Brendan Cusick wrote:
>
> | I'm sure I am doing something wrong. I downloaded octave according to
> | instructions. There is an octave icon on my desktop. However, when i
> open,
> | all i get is a black prompt window. Suggestions on how to get the program
> | started?
>
>
> You got it started.
>
> Now, type a command at the prompt, like
>
> octave:1> help
>
> or
>
> octave:1> inv ([1,2;3,4])
>
> Would it make you feel better if the window that comes up when you
> click on the icon had the familiar [File] [Edit] ... [Help] buttons,
> but you still had to type commands at a prompt? Would you have been
> less confused if those buttons had appeared? This is a serious
> question. Have we now arrived at a point where people can't use
> software if it doesn't present thse buttons?
>
>
> jwe
>
- Hi, Brendan Cusick, 2009/01/22
- Hi, John W. Eaton, 2009/01/22
- Re: Hi, Francesco Potortì, 2009/01/23
- Re: Hi,
Brendan Cusick <=
- Re: Hi, Martin Weiser, 2009/01/23