Questions tagged [documentation]
Questions about making your own documentation similar to the built-in documentation style. Also about finding things in the documentation, working with the documentation, errors in the documentation, missing documentation, Context used in the documentation etc.
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FeatureSpacePlot output differs in documentation vs. a notebook
I was exploring this first example of FeatureSpacePlot and it shows some strange behavior. On the left is the documentation window and to the right is the notebook. ...
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Which Slots Are Which? Tensors
I'm trying to verify a calculation in Mathematica and I'm confused about how Mathematica arranges tensor "slots" for contractions.
I have the matrix
$$J_1 = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & -ih & ...
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Is the Mathematica code font available somewhere? [duplicate]
I'm running Mathematica 9, which is quite an old version. I often use the specially-formatted double brackets to easily distinguish single and double brackets. For example, I use:
instead of:
which ...
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How do we create a function for the recurrence relation in terms of a dependent variable?
Suppose
S = {{-1.5, 1}, {0, 1}, {1.5, 1}, {1.5, 0.1}, {0, -0.1}, {-1.5, 0}, {1, -1.4}, {-1, -1.5}}
How do we define the recurrence relation as a function of the ...
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Covering a rectangle with shapes/closed curves of equal area?
Motivation: We want to cover a rectangle using smaller, non-overlapping shapes with the same area: the difference between the total area of the shapes and the area of the rectangle should be zero or ...
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Covering a rectangle with arbitrary shapes of equal area, where the total area of the shapes is minimized
This is a follow up to this post, which had to be broken down since it was too long.
1. Definitions
Let $A=[-2,2]^2$, where $\text{Area}(A)=16$ and $\lceil \cdot\rceil$ is the ceiling function.
For $\...
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Labeling point coordinates in path graph using VertexLabels
Question: How do we label point coordinates in Pathgraph using VertexLabels.
Suppose we have a list of points ...
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Defining a "pathway" from a list of points
1. Description of Pathway
1.1 Preliminary Definitions
Let $A=[-2,2]^2$, where $\text{Area}(A)=16$ and $\lceil \cdot\rceil$ is the ceiling function.
For $\varepsilon\in\mathbb{R}$, let $\left\{U_i\...
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How can one silently test for the existence of documentation for a given Message tag?
Background:
A hyperlink to Wolfram documentation is easily accomplished using paclet links (e.g., Hyperlink["Plot", "paclet:ref/Plot"]). This ...
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Upon build of documentation "related guides" section duplicates the link
On Mathematica 13.0 (built in paclet development tools) this input:
Produces this output:
Link to this notebook: https://github.com/Turak-Lab/disLocate/blob/main/debug/PlotPairCorrelationFunction.nb
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Viewing your own documentation
I am currently making a paclet, writing documentation for my package.
When writing documentation with the Documentation tools, it is displayed in an ``unfinished way".
How would it be possible to ...
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Can one use Break inside Switch?
The documentation for Switch states that "You can use Break, Return, and ...
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Help with Mathematica Documentation Installation Error
I've encountered an error while installing the documentation for Mathematica, as displayed in the image below. Although the file that the software is asking for is clearly visible and unrestricted, ...
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Is there any documentation for vibration and solid mechanics research via Mathematica? [closed]
I am interested in the solid mechanics (elastic mechanics and structural mechanics, etc.), and vibration, is there any material or documentation in this aspect via FEM in Mathematica?
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Building the documentation index in the cloud
How do I generate a persistent documentation search index in the Wolfram Cloud? Unlike in a local Mathematica installation, the
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Retrieving the documentation search ranking in Mathematica
I want to write a function that takes a search term and returns a list of built-in symbol suggestions.
The add-on function DocumentationSearch`SearchDocumentation ...
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Make a ChatGPT-like interface to Mathematica documentation/ this site?
It would be great if one could come up with a interface to Mathematica documentation (or possibly this site) in the spirit of ChatGPT?
We have Wolfram alpha to answer direct mathematical questions in ...
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What is the link to the reference page of free-form input command?
I see that WolframAlpha input has its command WolframAlpha[].
I cannot find similar command for free-form input. FreeForm[] is ...
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Which is link to the reference page of "?" (help) operator?
We can use ? operator to find help reference pages for the command.
Which is link to the reference page of "?" (help) operator?
I tried:
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How to get the documentation reference pages for all commands that are ending with "Form"?
Is there a way to get the documentation reference pages for all commands that are ending with "Form"?
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What is MergeDifferences?
My version is 13.2.0 for Mac OS X ARM (64-bit) (November 18, 2022).
The symbol MergeDifferences appears in the auto-completion
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Is it possible, to make places in Mathematica notebooks accessible from a LibreOffice odt-document?
I want to document some findings which I have made using Mathematica (Version 12.3). But it is easier for me to do it in a LibreOfficeWriter (LO Writer) odt-document than in a Mathematica notebook.
LO ...
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How to find what changed in function documentation when "show changes" is missing?
I was looking at 13.2 documentation at
https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/SummaryOfNewFeaturesIn132.html
Some of the functions that have been updated do have show changes to click on, to ...
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Augmenting the short documentation of a system function: possible?
A concrete example:
The short documentation for Fold (when hovering over the function) refers to FoldList without showing the ...
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Documentation Search : google-like (pokygon -> polygon)
If you search for "pokygon" in google.com, then google automatically fix error, and searches for "polygon".
Like google.com, if you search for "pokygon" in mathematica (V ...
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Save/Export "any" mathematica window in .nb
Can I call this (a tutorial page) a mathematica notebook?
At least it is a kind of mathematica window, which looks like a common .nb file.
Is it possible to Save/Export this mathematica window in .nb ...
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Create a function that takes a symbol and searches wolfram documentation for the page and opens it
This is way over my pay-grade, so I have no idea where to start. I'm certain MMA has some very good internet capabilities, so it seems to me that it is possible.
This is really a 2-part question:
How ...
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Can one use Ctrl and cursor position to get short documentation from a function like hovering
I would like to minimize how often I use my mouse. One time where I have to use the mouse is when I hover over a function to see the options for that function and a short explanation of the usage of ...
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Finite element method solution data, Mathematica 13.1
I just upgraded to Mathematica 13.1 and encountered the following issue (this is just code from the first few lines of the FEM programming documentation):
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Is there more complete documentation of DSolve with all hacks?
I know DSolve. I know this community and I am able to gather some hacks.
There is this:
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Trouble in chapter 7, "colors and styles" exercises of "Introduction to Wolfram Language" [closed]
In chapter 7 "colors and styles" of the "Elementary introduction to the Wolfram language", there are several exercises that involve printing a list of hues ranging from 0 to 1 in ...
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$HOME/.Wolfram Directory on Linux
Simply asking since I have not been able to find an answer anywhere else.
How can I move the directory $HOME/.Wolfram, I have not been able to find any ...
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Two small problems on the FiniteDifferenceDerivative in the tutorial?
In the tutorial for FiniteDifferenceDerivative of pseudospectral approximation, there is a nice example. I just show a snapshot
The following line should define $11$ discrete wavenumbers over a ...
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How to integrate the Documentation with the Mathematica 13.1 installation?
I believe I had chosen an installation of Mathematica 13.1 with the
Documentation. However, when I click on a command, it takes me to web page. That did not happen with previous version of Mathematica....
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RSolve[] gives error RSolve::litarg when solving demo equations from the official documentation
The official documentation of RSolve[] (specifically, in the fifth paragraph of the seciton "Details and Options") states that:
The specification a∈Vectors[m] or a∈Matrices[{m,p}] can be ...
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How to shoot backwards using the "Shooting Method"?
This is my first time asking a question on here, and I look forward to and appreciate your help.
I believe I have a simple question. I am reading the documentation for the "shooting method" ...
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A question related to the usage of LegendLayout -> {"Row", 1}
I saw this piece of code from an answer by @Syed here.
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Introductory material on machine learning?
Does Mathematica have a handbook or other introductory material on machine learning? Or are there any books on analyzing machine learning with Mathematica?
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How are variables uv initialized?
I am reading through the documentation for FEM programming, in particular the section for transient coupled PDEs, here. I do not understand how the variable uv is ...
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Understanding preconditioner for DAE "GMRES" method
I am not sure this question is on topic, but I give it a try.
I am reading through the documentation for IDA here, in particular the section for "GMRES" almost at the end of the page. It ...
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Extracting Format of Tutorial Notebook
I noticed that the documentation contains some beautifully formatted notebooks which I would like to use for my file. However, simply copying the cells does not work. So how can I get the formats of ...
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How to get link for local documentation
If one evaluates ?GoochShading, the output is some info about the function as well as links to its documentation:
One can click the circled i or the Local » link ...
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Resolve absolute path to Documentation Notebook
We can easily create clickable hyperlinks for Documentation pages like the following:
{URL["paclet:ref/Set"], Hyperlink["paclet:ref/Set"]}
But ...
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How to build a custom documentation page without creating a paclet or using Wolfram Workbench?
One of the new features about Wolfram Mathematica 13 that I am very excited about is the ability to create custom documentation.
I want to start documentation for the following areas:
my own custom ...
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Favoriting/bookmarking some documentation pages for quick access
Owing to the sheer size, it becomes quite hard to find an example code/explanation that one may have stumbled upon before, following hours of search through the depths of the documentation pages.
Is ...
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Mathematica 13 doesn't show local documentation,
My Mathematica 13 doesn't show local documentation, it includes just Web documentation. (Windows 11)
But Mathematica 12.3 gives. How to enable local documentation to Mathematica 13?
edit (by Nasser)
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question on documentation convention for heat PDE used by Finite Elements methods in Mathematica
Why FEM documentation says heat PDE is second order in time? This makes it looking same as the wave PDE. Is this meant to be that $m=0$ for the heat pde? But this looks confusing. Could this be just ...
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Using the obsolete structural mechanics package
I wanted to use the obsolete structural mechanics package which its documentation still exists here but I could not load it from the default packages of Mathematica nor do I found the installation ...
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How to study Mathematica as a newbie?
I am a somehow experienced programmer in MATLAB and Python.
I was wondering if anyone can help me with instructions and useful resources to learn Mathematica as fast as I can.
What are the best ...
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Difference between /; and Piecewise[]
I was wondering if anyone can explain the difference between the /; operator and Piecewise [].
In what situation one should ...
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