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CJ Jugarap
2,517 PointsIs Jason clearing the screen or is he doing something else?
For example in this video, Multiplication and Division, on the time bar from 2:00 and 2:03, I'm not sure whether he 'cleared' the screen or if he jumped into another page? The difference would seem that if you created variables, 'clear' would clear all the code and 'jumping into another page' would retain all the variables created from the previous page. Please clarify?
10 Answers
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherThanks for the heads up CJ Jugarap and Maciej Czuchnowski. I've reported the issue to our Workspaces team.
Shivang Chaturvedi
2,600 PointsHey Jason, I have posted a question and I want to tag you so that you can have a look at it. I don't how to tag u. Can u please help? By the way, the link is - https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/trying-to-nest-if-else-statements-and-getting-localjumperror-while-returning-values-need-help
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherCJ Jugarap What browser and operating system are you using?
CJ Jugarap
2,517 PointsCurrently using Opera and Windows 8.1
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsSame goes for Ubuntu with Chrome - the ctrl + L does not clear the screen, only puts ^L in the console.
Matthew Thompson
4,500 PointsSame here. Non of the usual commands are working for me. ctl +L to clear and pressing the up arrow does not call the previous line written. All of this works in console just not when I enter irb. Is there a solution? Widows 8.1 using Chrome.
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsNotice that line numbers are continued: 010, 011
So he is definitely clearing the screen.
Were you asking about clearing the screen in Workspaces in your previous question? If so, ctrl + L in irb also gives me ^L. I was talking about pure console before. Not sure what Jason uses to clear console in the Workspace.
CJ Jugarap
2,517 PointsTwo different but seemingly similar questions so I put it as a different question. Knowing the shortcut and code to clearing the console is definitely helpful. Would be nice to know what Jason is doing in this instance as well =)
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsLet's tag him and make him give us his secret: Jason Seifer
CJ Jugarap
2,517 PointsGood idea! thumbs up
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherMaciej Czuchnowski CJ Jugarap I'm using ctrl + L to clear the screen :) I try and keep the text as centered as possible in the videos so it's easier to see :)
CJ Jugarap
2,517 PointsHey Jason thanks for checking in! In the video, you are in irb, however when I hit ctrl + L while in irb, I get ^L in the console. Is there a different command while you are in irb vs workspace console? Really enjoy learning from your instructions by the way. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Alan Fidelino
12,846 PointsI hope this gets resolved as I really learn well doing code along. I can type with considerable speed but I cannot keep up and need to pause the video when I see the screen cleared and the shortcut doesn't work. I have the same experience as the others. I am enjoying the language though. Jason really has done well in making sure we learn the language by giving clear instructions. It's just the clearing that's the bummer!
Alan Fidelino
12,846 PointsI hope this gets resolved as I really learn well doing code along. I can type with considerable speed but I cannot keep up and need to pause the video when I see the screen cleared and the shortcut doesn't work. I have the same experience as the others. I am enjoying the language though. Jason really has done well in making sure we learn the language by giving clear instructions. It's just the clearing that's the bummer!
Shivang Chaturvedi
2,600 PointsHey guys, ctrl+L works.
Hunter Rancourt
3,485 PointsI'm having the same issue. It only appears to effect irb.
OS X 10.9.5 Chrome Version 39.0.2171.99 (64-bit)
Brandon Keene
7,217 PointsI'm experiencing the same ^L issue running workspaces in Firefox 35 on Windows 7. However, I have had some success with
system 'clear'
though that will return => true before the prompt.
Rogelio Valdez
6,244 PointsEverybody said it "He is clearing the screen".
I just wanted to add that I am using OS X and while I am in irb I can clear the screen using ctrl + L (not cmd). I heard some of you guys were using windows have your tried using something like alt + L or another key instead of ctrl?
In mac you use cmd + C to copy in windows you use ctrl + C so ctrl in mac is not the same as ctrl in windows. Just saying, maybe the clear hotkey works but it is not supposed to be with ctrl (in windows). Hope this helps. Note: In mac (using safari) ctrl + L works in workspaces and in irb.
Brandon Gibbs
9,636 PointsGuys .... Type exit to leave irb ... then typing clear into the console will clear out your console. Then just type irb again to re-enter the irb playground. :)
"Clear" is a simple built-in command that will clear your console of any previous work, it and any of the other shortcuts are not recognizable commands within irb. This means you must exit irb as I mentioned.
Rohan Ubhare
6,077 PointsOn Windows CTRL+L seems to work fine to clear irb screen. Using Chrome on Windows 7.
Brandon Gibbs
9,636 PointsBrandon Gibbs
9,636 PointsJust type "exit" to leave irb ... .then type "clear". This will solve your issue, and you'll just need to type irb to re-enter the interactive ruby playground.
More explanation below.... but I see that this was a year ago, so I'm sure you got it by now.