Questions tagged [front-end]
Questions related to the Mathematica front-end (graphical user interface).
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How to make print messages show up immediately on console when inside a long loop?
I noticed something changed, I am not sure when this started, if it is with 12.0 or 11.3.
I like to use Print inside either Do ...
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Adjusting cell hierarchy?
I'm very much a beginner in Mathematica, so first of all sorry to waste you time with my problem.
To learn the cell-structuring of a project I'm working on using the different format types available. ...
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Missing ticks and numbers on a plot when using JLink + Mathematica 11.3
I am facing a pretty random problem using JLink (Java) connected to a Mathematica 11.3 kernel and front-end.
Basically I want to get an image using the JLink Java method ...
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How to make version 12 print Root objects to screen normally as in earlier versions?
From clean kernel, when typing
result = Reduce[2 d^2 == -((2*(1 + d) + ((4 d^3)/(1 - d)))*(d - 1)),d]
Here what version 12 displays on the screen, compared to ...
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How to undo “do this for all notebooks” when offered to revert or keep updated styling of older styled notebooks?
Check out this old question:
How to stop V10 asking to continue with updated styling each time I open a new notebook
Cool, right?
But what if you checked "do this for all notebooks", naively ...
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How to increase font size in front-end in Mathematica 12?
In Mathematica 11 it was very easy: Inspector options (Global Preferences) -> Global Options -> PrivateFrontEndOptions -> XDefaultApplicationFont. Then change for example for 14pt: "Bitstream Vera ...
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Dynamic InputField with syntax highlighting?
I'm trying to create a notebook where a user can enter a Mathematica expression, and its syntax is analyzed (number of tokens, compressed size, etc.).
Trying this answer,
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TraditionalForm-like typesetting in Jupyter notebook
One of the nice thing about running Mathematica codes in the front-end,
is that one can attach custom typesetting rules to the user-defined symbols.
Then, setting the format type of new output cells ...
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How to save animation generated in Jupyter notebook?
I'm playing with the Free Wolfram Engine for Developers together with Wolfram Language kernel for Jupyter notebooks. To my surprise, Manipulate/...
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How to execute this code on startup?
Every time I open a new notebook I have to manually evaluate this code in that notebook. In order order to stop my cursor moving to a new cell.
How would I automate this?
I would love this ...
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Almost unreadable input assistant text using the official stylesheet “ReverseColor”
When I use Mathematica's ReverseColor the input assistant is shown in almost the same color as the block's background. (Grey tones). See picture below:
Can this really be true? Or is it a bug on my ...
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How to add a front-end to the free Wolfram Engine?
https://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2019/05/launching-today-free-wolfram-engine-for-developers/
http://www.wolfram.com/engine/
The Free Wolfram Engine for Developers is available for pre-production ...
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Possible to create an input cell containing Graphics/Graphics3D without Hold?
I am trying to implement a function that takes a Graphics instruction as its argument and then duplicated it in a new InputCell. ...
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How to terminate login screen to Wolfram cloud without rebooting Mathematica itself?
I wanted to try an example here NFourierTransform, so copied the example and pasted it into my notebook in my PC.
I get a popup windows asking me to login to the Wolfram cloud. I did not want to do ...
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Why is my group opener a mess? (Version 12.0) [closed]
I am using Version 12.0, and found the arrow for the group opener is a mess. What happened?
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Query inside Dynamic triggers continuous high CPU load for FE
Here is a (vicious) problem I am able to reproduce with v12 and v11.3 (previous versions not tested) and OSX.
This is a minimal example to demonstrate it (even if it seems useless here I do need <...
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Graphics Primitive Selector
Goal and motivation
I want to build something that would intuitively work like:
Graphics @ PaneSelector[{True -> something, False -> {}}, Dynamic @ show]
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Mac Touch Bar and Hidden Characters
I am reposting this question (Translate key events to nothing?) hoping to resolve an issue that is causing me no end of, bug chasing. Arggh, Help.
On a Mac with a touchbar, if my finger slips and ...
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Split window appears when changing magnification
Upon opening Mathematica, the notebook contents appear very large (screenshot here ). Clicking the magnification button in the bottom right corner splits the window instead of just changing the size ...
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How to change the front-end's widget style on Linux?
In previous versions there used to be an option called XDefaultApplicationStyle in the Inspector. This option in no longer present in Mathematica 12. How can one change the widget style from (I think) ...
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Mathematica 12.0.0 crashes on second 'Quit[]'
I am trying to develop a module, and run 'Quit[]' from within a cell in a notebook to clear all symbols before reloading the module that I have modified. The second time I do this after starting ...
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How can I resolve the entire set of style options for a notebook?
Given a NotebookObject I'd like to know what settings all of its Cells have. This could be useful if I needed to distribute my ...
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Problem exporting vector graphics (PDF) in Mathematica Notebook Front-End using remote kernel on linux
I'm not being able to export vector graphics images (especially PDF) in a Mathematica Notebook Front-End in Windows 8.1 using a remote kernel on a Linux server.
I can, however, export Raster Image ...
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Access system selection colour
On some operating systems it is possible to customize selection colours and other GUI colours. I have set yellow for mine:
Is it possible to retrieve this colour in Mathematica, so that it can be ...
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Store Dynamic-accessible hidden metadata in a cell
Is there a way to store metadata in a cell in such a way that it can be accessed with Dynamic?
Think of e.g. how ExternalLanguage cells work. We can select whether ...
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Limit the amount of RAM Mathematica may access?
Trying to solve a differential equation numerically, I noticed that Mathematica used up all RAM to the extent that my operating system (Windows 10) lost responsiveness and hung up.
As a result I had ...
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Can I reimplement something like TogglerBox?
As a purely academic exercise can I make a box structure that'll toggle between two views when clicked and that doesn't ever depend on Dynamic or ...
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Problem with ssh -Y
I ssh -Y to the remote Linux machine and run "nohup mathematica&" and use the frontend graphically for a long time. Then, it disconnected. I login back and see that the Mathematica and ...
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Why can't I execute other commands while the dialog is running?
Bug introduced in v10.4 or earlier and persisting through 11.3
CASE:4226661
The code is from the following video:
http://www.wolfram.com/broadcast/video.php?sx=Ian%20Johnson&v=2076
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Strange behavior of Out[]
Let's create two notebooks external.nb and primary.nb. Then call the external.nb notebook from the primary.nb and investigate values of Out[ ]. The context of the external notebook is not important, ...
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Changing Color of error messages
I would like to change (from the stylesheet) the colors of the error messages. For example, trying to evaluate
Solve[wrongsyntax = 0, var]
gives an obvious error ...
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Update timestamp when saving [closed]
I re-worked a bit the solution for creating a timestamp in a previous post
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Using a FrontEndToken in an init.m file
I'm trying to create Menu Command that selects all cells in a notebook and closes them. I am able to select all the cells but cannot close them. Below is my attempt I placed in an init.m file.
<...
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Is there a way to cancel a search in Mathematica?
Is there a way to cancel a word search in Mathematica initiated via the Find and Replace menu?
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Set the ClosingSaveDialog to False
I would like to stop Mathematica from showing the "Save Changes To" dialog whenever I try to close a notebook.
I tried changing this from the Option Inspector by setting the losingSaveDialog -> False
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A stylesheet problem
I've run into a problem with a private stylesheet that I'm struggling to understand and resolve. The issue is that my notebook does not appear to always respect the values for ...
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SelectionMove within a GridBox?
I want to interactively manipulate the contents of a GridBox using keyboard commands. To approach this I need to control selection with something like ...
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How to set “SymbolContextStyles” for `$Context` symbols?
How to change the font colour of symbols defined in the current context (e.g. $Context) from black to some other colour, say purple?
There is a ...
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Translate key events to nothing?
My Macbook Pro has a touch bar which is causing me to make a bunch of hard-to-find errors
If my finger mistakenly hits the F3 through F12 positions on the touch bar, the front end inserts an ...
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Remove selected user definitions from autocompletion
Is it possible to remove selected user definitions from autocompletion list?
E.g. several variables are defined with similar names:
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How can I move the cursor in a notebook using page up / page down?
When I am editing a notebook, currently when I hit the page up key, the cursor stays stationary. Same for page down.
How can I connect page up / page down to the cursor?
I want to be able to hit ...
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Code editor automatically forcing new line unnecessarily
Sometimes, Mathematica starts a new line of code, even though there is still enough space. For example, I have:
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IntervalSlider and updating function specification
IntervalSlider seems to ignore Dynamic's second argument:
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Current $Context of a given notebook
nb = CreateDocument[{Dynamic@$Context}, CellContext -> Notebook]
It will show Notebook$$22$93500` or something similar. How ...
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How to create a notebook dialog that can receive contents dynamically?
When coding in notebook, I'm trying to show result(s) in a Single Notbook Dialog by this,
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Cursor / edit text in 11.3
I recently updated to 11.3 from 11.2 and am finding the most annoying problem:
After typing out an input expression and evaluating it, I cannot immediately edit the input cell.
Hovering over the ...
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Mathematica 11.3 crashing on either startup or after typing in a notebook [closed]
I have been having an issue with my Mathematica 11.3 installation. Often after running a notebook for a long time, my Mathematica will crash suddenly for strange reasons like just typing in the ...
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Can FrontEndTokenExecute[“Close”] work without a pop-up window?
I wanted to make the notebook automatically be saved and closed after an evaluation of all cells. So, I found a way to add at the end of the code:
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Why doesn't 'Abort evaluation' properly work when NotebookEvaluate is executed?
The following procedure can be easily aborted using Evaluation > Abort Evaluation menu item:
Do[j + k, {j, 1, 10000}, {k, 1, 10000}]
But it is not possible if <...
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Why does Mathematica indent comments the way it does?
Whenever I type multi-line comments in Mathematica, the standard editor automatically performs indentation. I find the indentation rather curious and annoying, with some example frustrations posted ...
