Questions tagged [configuration]
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Is there a way to make the "Details" section of the Documentation expanded by default?
By default, the Mathematica documentation opens with the "Details" section collapsed.
This is never what I'm looking for — in fact, I've lost count of the times I've sought help on a feature and not ...
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How do you use ssh-keys instead of a password to run a remote-kernel over ssh?
On all of the servers that I regularly interact with, I have ssh-keys setup for passwordless access via ssh. Yet, every time I attempt to start a remote-kernel over ssh, I get asked for a password ...
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Package found with `Needs`, but not with `ParallelNeeds`
I want to use a self-written package in a parallel computation. However while Needs["mypackage`"] works without problems, ...
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Mathematica "prelude"
Is there any way to have the functions from a mathematica file be loaded on startup?
For example, in this excellent answer, Jens helps me out and gives me some functions for creating legends for ...
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How to set UnitSystem permanently
I would like to set the system of units ($UnitSystem) permanently to "Metric".
I know that I can do
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Change units in PlanetData["Earth", "Diameter"] from miles to km
When I enter
AstronomicalData["Earth", "Radius"]
I get Quantity[6.3674447*10^6, "Meters"]
I would have preferred kilometers, ...
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Poor rendering of fractals
Could someone explain why I get those ugly graphics ..
..trying to use fractals in mathematica 8 ?
I'd also like to know if it is possible to draw 2D fractals in Mathematica
My configuration is:
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How to let output and message be print to two separate external files?
How to let output and message be print to two separate external files? Also, I'd like the content print out to have similar look as when it's print inside the notebook, i.e. it should be in ...
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How to automatically open/create/run each notebook using its own kernel?
I am not asking question such as new kernel for notebook where one needs each time to explicitly create and name new kernel, then again issue a command in the notebook to use that named kernel.
This ...
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Mathematica 12.1 is treating all my cells as raw texts by default
I was once using Mathematica 11 it all works fine - when I create new Notebook (.nb) input like 1+1 and press shift+...
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Is there a tool for editing the spelling dictionary?
Is there a tool for editing the spelling dictionary? Now that Mathematica 12 does spellchecking on the fly, I've been using it. And of course, as I was wondering how I might delete a word ...
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Mathematia UI displays '$Failed' in several places
I recently purchased and downloaded Mathematica. I'm on Linux, so I ran the provided installer script as root. I've activated it with my activation key, and installation reported success.
Prior to ...
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Change "Wolfram Mathematica" directory [closed]
I use Windows and every time I open Mathematica it creates a "Wolfram Mathematica" directory under my documents, which I don't want. My first choice would be to prevent Mathematica from even ...
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