Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"☐ cool new feature
☑ could help many users!
☑ removes a „bug“
☐ nice to have
☐ nobody needs it
The scripting index is a great source of knowledge and the examples are very useful to understand what the functions do and how they can be used (with some code context around the actual function).
On the other hand, for a user who wants to find a function for a specific application, the functionality of Scripting Index feels a bit like:
If you don't know the correct function name, I cannot give you the correct info.
https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/Collection-of-quot-funny-quot-JSL-newbie-questions/m-p/559302/highlight/true#M77281
With some "links" between the entries, a user can be guided through the Scripting Index and finally get to the function that he wants.
-> Please add "see also" to the online help and fill "see also" of the scripting index" with more alternatives along the idea:
What possible confusions could have led users to search this function?
e.g. there should be a link between Length/NItems and NRow/Dim
examples:
https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/length.html
https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Length.html
compare:
https://www.jmp.com/support/help/en/16.2/index.shtml#search/length
ScriptingRe: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"good examples:
For some commands, there are plenty of example codes listed, all the possible options are listed as comments in the examples and there are even some explanatory comments
-> very helpful 
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"the delight of synchronous wonder:
https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/JMP-Scripting-Index-feedback-and-discussion/m-p/590951/highlight/true#M79511
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"N Col(1) is a good example, because it will make all displays have similar width BUT there should be first example with larger N Col and this N Col(1) is more like a special case (even though it is very common and usable case).
Also noticed that we have Line Up Box in Scripting Index which uses N Col(2) and then Lineup Box which uses N Col(1).
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"Lineup Box:
The "example" is definitely a nice application case for lineup boxes.
But: Is N=1 really the best possible example for N Cols Lineup Box?
Does it make sense to add a second (slightly more general) example?
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"column<< set selected
add a link to
dt << Clear Column Selection();
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"close data grid and close summary panels
wrong desriptions in the scripting index (see screenshots)
(description is the same as for close side panels)
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"Visibility / Get visibility:
see also: Set Property
to set the visibility
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"Thanks @jthi
Direct answer to my question.
Somehow indirect answer: "The scripting Index doesn't show such details -> go to the Scripting Guide"
But how to get to the right page in the Scripting Guide from the Scripting Index?!?
one could use the button "Topic Help"
- but it's grey for Recode columns.
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also" Scripting Guide > Data Tables > Work with Columns > Recode Columns
If the Update Properties argument is turned on, the following column properties are updated when a column is recoded: Value Labels, Value Scores, Value Order, Value Colors, Supercategories, Coding, and Missing Value Codes.
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"explain optional arguments of functions.
e.g. What does the option "Update Properties" mean?
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also" - Status changed to: InvestigatingRe: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"get script <-> copy script
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"Somewhat related: search for "Bezier" in the index turns up nothing. There are a number of "Bézier", but I have no idea how to enter that letter with the extra diacritical mark on a US keyboard, or that I need to.
The request: make the search function insensitive to diacritical marks.
The JMP help is similar; there is one instance of Bezier, somehow spelled differently from the others.
@Sarah-Sylvestre
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"At the moment the Search function in the Scripting Index just shows a result if there is a matching JSL function.
Could it be beneficial if there were also results like:
"such a function is not available in JMP, it's a function in [Matlab, Python, C++],
I guess that you searched for:
...
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"get <-> set clipboard
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"Head & HeadName are missing in NArg
NArg is missing in Head and HeadName
Re: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also" - Status changed to: AcknowledgedHi @hogi, thank you for your suggestion! We have captured your request and will take it under consideration.
