Algebraic Programming Language APL

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(10-12-2018 04:33 AM)Joe Horn Wrote:  I agree it's frustrating. My workaround is to keep a Word document with my most-often used Prime characters in it, and whenever I need one, just swap that window forward, copy the desired character, swap back to the Connectivity Kit, and paste the character. Not optimal, but still only a few keystrokes.

Most can be worked around without the need for this.

Assigning a value to a variable can be done Pascal-style with ':='. E.g. 'x:=1;'

Comparisons can be written without the need for the "special" character using '<>' for inequality and '<=' and '>=' for the obvious comparisons. Occasionally you'll need the '→' character for instructions like R→B() and on Windows machines at least (I don't know about Mac or Linux) you can get that by holding down the Alt key, typing 26 and releasing the Alt key.

Most operating systems also provide a character map of some sort that allows you to select the required character and copy it to the clipboard.