[seqfan] Re: New keywords "look" and "hear"

[Alonso Del Arte]

I've drafted two new sections for
https://oeis.org/wiki/Clear-cut_examples_of_keywords accordingly.

Al


On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Seq Fans, about the "hear" keyword:
>
> I still cannot get the "play" button to work properly on my MAC.
> I am running OS 10.6.8.
>
> With Chrome: If I go to http://oeis.org/A007318
> and click listen, then play,
> I get a black screen with a blue circle with a white question-mark in it.
> And nothing happens.
> When I look at chrome://plugins, it says that I have QuickTimePlayer plugin
> 7.6.6
> and it is enabled, and it says it will handle midi files.
>
> I get exactly the same problem with Safari.
>
> But Firefox actually works! It plays the music.
>
>  However, I use Chrome these days for everything. Is there a solution?  Of
> course
> I can save the midi file and click Open, and that works - it knows what to
> do.
> But it nicer just be able to click Play directly
>
> Neil
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Russ Cox has implemented this (thank you Russ!),
> > so the two new keywords now work.
> >
> > For an example, look at http://oeis.org/A007318,
> > which has both the new keywords.
> >
> > When you click "hear" it is the same as clicking "listen".
> > But the point of this keyword is that it tells you
> > that this is a sequence worth listening too.
> >
> > Likewise "look" is the same as clicking "graph",
> > and is a signal that the graph of this sequence
> > is worth looking at.
> >
> > "look" and "hear" are like Michelin stars, and are only
> > to be awarded to specially interesting sequences.
> >
> > Anyone can add them, but please do it sparingly.
> >
> > For example, I just added "hear" when I approved the new
> > entry http://oeis.ord/A235431. It has a simple
> > definition, but I enjoyed listening to it.
> >
> > I still have to update the "format" etc pages to mention the new
> keywords.
> >
> > Neil
> > --
> > Dear Friends, I have now retired from AT&T. New coordinates:
> >
> > Neil J. A. Sloane, President, OEIS Foundation
> > 11 South Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
> > Also Visiting Scientist, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
> > Phone: 732 828 6098; home page: http://NeilSloane.com
> > Email: njasloane at gmail.com
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Dear Friends, I have now retired from AT&T. New coordinates:
>
> Neil J. A. Sloane, President, OEIS Foundation
> 11 South Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
> Also Visiting Scientist, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
> Phone: 732 828 6098; home page: http://NeilSloane.com
> Email: njasloane at gmail.com
>
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