Specify and control how Mathematica formats its output, including rich text, equations and graphics.
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Embed CDF into an Apple iBook?
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From the comments I received and verifying the information about CDF at wolfram.com, it appears that it is presently impossible to embed CDF into iBooks.
WRI does not appear to be happy with this ...
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Show path with arrows in a matrix
I have a matrix, for example, 5x5 matrix Partition[Range[25], 5]. And I am given a list, for example:
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3answers
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How to “Copy as Unicode” from a Notebook?
I spent some time manually editing a post replacing Mathematica ASCII \[Alpha] with Unicode α. I did this by laboriously ...
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4answers
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sprintf() or close equivalent, or re-implementation?
Is there a sprintf() command (some command that takes a printf-style format string and a list of values to insert into the ...
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Way to improve “show me this decimal number to M places, don't use scientific notation”?
The best way I can come up with to say "show me this fraction as a decimal number to M places, don't use scientific notation" is:
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Printing a string in a Mathematica script
Here's a simple script saved in the file hello
#!/usr/local/bin/MathematicaScript -script
Print["Hello world"]
I can then run ...
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Converting a large floating-point number to a single-line string
When I feed a large (or small) enough floating-point number to ToString, it produces a two-line string, with the first line containing only the exponent of 10:
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Easiest Way to Use ShowGroupOpener in Mathematica
I currently edit manually the cell contents of a notebook (Ctrl+Shift+A or Cmd+Shift+A) to "recycle" cells containing the ShowGroupOpener option.
Is there an easier way to create documents hiding ...
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Can the Notation function support complex structures on its left hand side?
In my investigation of the possibilities offered by the Notation package, I came over a limitation in the complexity of the left hand side symbol. For instance, although I am able to enter
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