Questions tagged [gui-construction]
GUI-construction involves everything that is used to programmatically construct a custom graphical user interface under Mathematica.
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symbols in a function to “take on” the values of controls with the same names in Manipulate
(** I want the symbols a1... in f1... to "take on" the values of the controls with the same names in Manipulate[Plot[f1[3,"a"],{x,1,3}],{a1,0,1},{a2,0,1},{a3,0,1}]. Here's what I'...
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Can I plot *after* setting slider values?
I have some fundamental misunderstanding of the use of Mma's GUI elements, and I would appreciate some guidance. I would like to be able to set up a calculation based on slider values and then press ...
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Using button to display a data table
Here is the code I have tried:
Button["Click to show table", Grid[data]]
Is there a way to do this, so the user can click a button to show the data table?...
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Get symbol at mouse position
How can I get the symbol which is under the mouse pointer at any time?
I know that I can get the mouse position with MousePosition[] and dynamically with ...
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How do I fully specify settings for an image to be used as a GaugeMarker?
I have designed a ClockGauge and wish to use three different images for the hour, minute and second hands.The images are not rectangular and are not symmetrical. The code used is below:
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Panel, Pane, and Framed Alignment - Clipped Images, Negative Margins, ContentPadding
I'm trying to tightly wrap some expressions in containers (could be Panel, Pane, maybe Framed...
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Making a GUI similar to Documentation Center
This is an offshoot of how to create a menu as the Documentation Center?...
My aim is to build a menu that functions kind of like the documentation center...a grid of rectangles, each with a dropdown ...
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Saving code as a blackbox for wolfram player
I am trying to save my program as a blackbox so those who I am deploying it to are able to use it, but there is no reason for them to have the huge chunk of code beforehand to have to scroll through.
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How to use controls for creating static variables
I try to create a static variable initialized by some control.
Let's create PopupMenu control
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Invert Selection checkbox
I want to use a checkbox to invert the current checkboxbar selection, the code now basically works, but I hope that when the checkboxbar is all selected or not, the status of the first checkbox will ...
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TogglerBar linked to Buttons that override input list
This question is about extending the solution provided here. How do I allow the user to change x outside the TogglerGrid function so that the TogglerBar shows the new values of x? I've set it up ...
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Is there a way to disable the “Formatting Notebook Contents” panel?
Mathematica loves telling the user that it is "Formatting Notebook Contents" during DataModeler model searches. The problem is that, even though Mathematica is in the background, that panel ...
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Panel not working inside Do loop
If I have Do[Interpretation[Pannel[...]]], the code does nothing.
How to fix it?
Below is the most simple example, I could think of and it does not work.
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Capture screenshot of a certain window given its title
Is there a way to find the handle of a certain window and take a screenshot in Mathematica without having to call external programs? Something that connects with the API for the operating system.
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How to make value of HorizontalGauge be continuously updated in Manipulate?
I wrote the following code:
Manipulate[HorizontalGauge[Dynamic[x], {0, range}], {range, 5, 10}]
I want to plot a HorizontalGauge...
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Why can't HorizontalGauge be directly added to the control part of Manipulate[]?
I try to use HorizontalGauge in Manipulate as follows:
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combine horizontal gauge and vertical gauge as a Cartesian coordinate
I tried to inset horizontal gauge and vertical gauge in the same Graphics/Plot, but the origins of two gauges don't intersect:
The problem with inset[] is it will resize the object, how to combine two ...
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TogglerBar Text Cuting
Does anyone know how to prevent the text from cutting when using a Togglerbar?
I would like the text to wrap instead.
For instance:
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TableVIew and Dynamic
Considering using TableView to present data and allowing the user make small adjustments to the values. Would like some help with Dynamic and TableView. Below is a basic example. In the more ...
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Manipulate: variable localization inside nested `Control`
Below is a piece of my code I have trouble with:
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How Do I Create a Separate Window for my output WITHOUT the usual Windows Title Bar and Scrolling bar
I want to display some output in a separate Window but WITHOUT all the usual Windows accoutrements. I don't want a title bar, I don't want a menu of options, I don't want a scroll bars - I just want a ...
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Is there some way to make Dynamic track only a part of a variable [duplicate]
I often run into a situation like the one exemplified by the code below. The basic idea is to use a single DynamicModule variable as a list or association of values ...
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InputField with carriage return in cloud notebooks?
I'm looking for a way of constructing a multi-line InputField in a cloud notebook. That is, a text field that supports the following five behaviors:
The 'Enter' ...
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How to do field completion in FormFunction?
The control InputField has the option FieldCompletionFunction for showing optional autocompletions (updates a dropdown as you ...
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How to style the frame of the a button?
For certain Appearance options of Button you can control the Background, but how does one ...
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How to pause an Animator with Mouseover?
I would like my Animator to pause when the mouse is not over it. For example, here it continues to update even when it's not moused-over:
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Vanishing function and Manipulate
Within Manipulate, I want to vanish certain controls if other controls satisfy a specific condition. The simplest case is to consider two checkboxes, ...
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Interactive Graph Construction
I'm interested in constructing an interactive GUI graph generator, where I can add and delete vertices and edges.
I'm aware of this question, and this is but a quick follow-up to this answer. I would ...
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Splitting a SetterBar to multiple lines, wrapping at a given page margin?
I have 4 SetterBars linked to the same variable, and representing 593 choices in four categories. How might I get a sensical output that wraps to window or screen or some arbitrary margin?
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Inactivate Controls within Manipulate
Given a certain Control object (checkbox, for example) within a Manipulate environment, my goal is to define another control ...
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Changing a diagonal inside a regular $n$-gon when clicked
I am trying to understand the use of Dynamic, DynamicModule, EventHandler, etc. I created an ...
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How to make a Locator3D/LocatorSphere?
On Making a LocatorSphere:
Okay so I'm trying to realize a Locator3D-esque functionality for Mathematica. Something like a <...
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Mouse wheel scrolling doesn't work in Pane inside ExpressionCell
Essentially what the title says - Consider the following example:
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Avoid clipping label in IntervalSlider?
For custom appearances IntervalSlider seems to clip on the right side:
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How to write a drag-n-drop reorderable gui?
Most modern GUI building libraries (e.g. cocoa) support this basic operation in tables or lists: reordering items with a mouse. For example, the drag-and-drop of items in a MacOS finder or app window:
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VoronoiMesh as a TogglerBar
Is it possible to use a VoronoiMesh to define a TogglerBar or SetterBar type ...
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A button that creates a cell and evaluates it
Short version: PasteButton will paste its contents at the input cursor. I am looking to create a similar button that will paste something into a new cell and ...
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Avoiding jiggle in palettes
I have a palette containing a Grid with dynamics. As it runs it jiggles horizontally. Here's a minimal example:
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Yet more on Manipulate[] - Formated Input
Suppose I have something like
Manipulate[Plot[Sin[n x], {x, -Pi, Pi}], {n, 20, "Frequency"}]
with a manual input field but I want to accept inputs like ...
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How to make a palette look exactly like a MacOS window?
Is there anyway to style a pallete so that it looks like a native window:
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How to get ListAnimate to click at each step?
It would be nice if, at each step in ListAnimate, there could be a clicking sound to draw attention to the new step.
I hope to use the single click sound sample ...
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Large Dynamic expressions and responsive UI's
I have a ListLinePlot with 40,000 points. When it's displayed on-screen the input fields are not responsive (text appears slowly well after the user is done typing)....
