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Wolfram Workbench is an integrated development environment, built on top of Eclipse, that is intended to be used for working with Mathematica and other Wolfram Research software.

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How to get better visualization of double brackets in mathematica workbench like we see in mathematica Notebook?

I am using Mathematica 14. And Recently to get the advantages of IDE I started using Mathematica Workbench which just uses Eclipse IDE. One benifit of Notebook I am really missing is the double ...
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Wolfram Workbench autocomplete is not working?

I have installed the latest version of EclipseIDE (eclipse-scout-2023-12-R) and latest version of WolframWorkbench (...
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Can IntelliJ be made to look like notebook?

I am developing a package for my company, which has grown into multiple sub-packages. I have been using the notebook frontend for .wl files which is ok but I need ...
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Is Starting wolfram-workbench when Mathematica already running not allowed?

There is similar error reported in this question wolfram-workbench-doesnt-launch-mathematica I am getting same problem. If I add another comment there, it will not be seen. So I am posting this here ...
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How to add the keybinding of Format in Wolfram Workbench?

I want to add a shortcut to Source->Format, but in the preference only the following shortcuts are provided, Is there a way of adding new keybindings not in ...
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Wolfram Workbench Installation Stagnation and Should I Divert to IntelliJ IDE?

My computer is a Win 10 with MMA 12.3, Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (2022-03) and JDK 8. My Eclipse works well developing Java programs, and I learned from the Official Workbench product page that ...
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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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How to Develop Paclets in Workbench Considering the Recent Changes in PacletInfo.wl Format and Supporting Functions?

WRI Technical Support [CASE:4868964] Preamble So far I am using Wolfram Workbench (i.e., a plugin to the Eclipse IDE) to develop packages collecting often used Wolfram Language functionality. For ...
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Does Workbench support "new" package format?

The format described here and here seems to be a big step forward from BeginPackage/EndPackage structure and is apparently ...
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No container is selectable when creating Wolfram notebook in Wolfram Workbench

I wanted to create a Wolfram notebook using Wolfram workbench and I must select a container in the first step but nothing is shown to select. I was wondering if anyone can explain what is a container ...
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How to detect unused local variables?

I have some code (that I did not write) that has many unused local variables in Modules. I would like to clean this up. Is there any automated way to do this or to make it more clear that a local ...
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Changing the location of Mathematica in Wolfram Workbench (Eclipse)

I have installed Wolfram Workbench. But I get the error message, that eclipse can't find Mathematica 9.0. I have no MMA 9.0 installes, I have only 12.2 on my PC.
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Workbench application project with documentation in eclipse

I am trying to make a simple workbench application project in Eclipse but I can't seem to figure out how to build the documentation. I have written a package, but when I click build (under ...
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How to exclude folders/files from error-checking in Wolfram Workbench

I have subfolders in my project which contain version control files (GNU-RCS). Naturally some of the lines in these files aren't properly formed WL code and as a result, errors are generated. Does ...
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Open Details section in docs made with Workbench

I'm making some package docs with Workbench (10.1.822). The "Details" section is closed by default, which is a shame because I've got some useful info there that would be easy to overlook: ...
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Wolfram Workbench doesn't launch Mathematica

I have installed Eclipse, JDK 14, and Wolfram Workbench on my computer. I have made sure to specify the location of my Mathematica install. However, when I try to open a Mathematica notebook from ...
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Wolfram Workbench Installation Issue

In attempting to reinstall Wolfram Workbench 2.0 after a unused hiatus and system reconfiguration, I downloaded both Eclipse and Workbench. Both seem to run. However, in following the Wolfram video ...
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Problem linking to tutorial in Workbench / DocumentationTools

I've picked up Workbench / DocumentationTools again to add some new tutorials. Everything was going fine until I tried to use the "Link to Tutorial" button in DocTools. Didn't work, and I got some ...
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Can "Extend Selection" aka ctrl+. be used in the workbench?

Extend Selection (Ctrl+.) is likely the most useful mathematica keyboard shortcut for me. Is it available in the Wolfram Workbench? Naively pressing Ctrl+. doesn't do anything and searching the ...
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how to create a menu as the Documentation Center?

I am developing a package in Workbench and for documentation I want to make a menu of options such as the Mathematica documentation center. I could only make templates for guides, tutorials, etc; but ...
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Problem with links when using Workbench (Eclipse version) HTML Documentation Build

I am building a package documentation with eclipse workbench. I have used the Mathematica code in the following link Workbench (Eclipse version) HTML Documentation Build HTML issues to fix some ...
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Using the Wolfram Language in a Commercial Product

Background I am currently consulting with a client that is using Mathematica to prototype a number of proprietary algorithms. Many man-hours of work have gone into the development of these algorithms ...
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How to launch Wolfram Workbench?

I begin to use Wolfram Workbench, so need some assistance. I properly installed Workbench and Eclipse. Eclipse shows Workbench's icon in the About Eclipse IDE window. But I have no idea about how to ...
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How to see/trace Manipulate steps?

I am relatively new in Wolfram Language. What I want to solve is tracing "manipulate" steps in one of the demonstration project example codes. In my particular example, there are nearly 20 user build ...
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Where do documentation stylesheets live?

I started using Workbench to write documentation again after some time off. Something must have happened (maybe upgrading to v12?), because now when I double click on a documentation page in ...
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Best documentation for getting started with Wolfram Workbench in 2019

I want to create documentation for a Mathematica package using Wolfram Workbench. I am familiar with basic package construction. (I have been using the excellent intelliJIDEA plugin as a package ...
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Workbench documentation build fails

My old installation of Workbench went inexplicably wrong, so I tried a fresh install of Eclipse & Workbench. Looks good until I try Documentation Build, when I get the following error: An ...
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Wolfram Workbench fails to open .wl file

I'm trying to open a .wl file with the Wolfram Workbench (Eclipse plug-in) and am getting the error message, "Failed to create the part's controls". If I expand the ...
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Need a troubleshooting guide for Wolfram Workbench

I am having numerous issues in Workbench and am looking for a useful trouble-shooting guide. I can open the individual *.m and *.nb files. Opening projects is completely hit or miss. There is no ...
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Profiling - workarounds/fixes for unreliable RuntimeTools`Profile? Update added Clue

[MMA 11.0.1.0 Win 10 64-bit] I have tried using RuntimeTools`Profile manually and the most useful profile[] function provided by @Carl-Woll in this answer. Sadly, neither work reliably and the ...
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How to create multilingual documentation inside Wolfram Workbench?

I am relatively new to Mathematica package development. Currently I am trying to migrate a single .m file to a fully grown paclet for future maintainability and currently I am hitting a brick wall: ...
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Why this issue with Workbench?

I just installed the current version of Eclipse and then the current version of Workbench 2 by following the online instructions at the Wolfram site for installing it as a plugin. I can create a ...
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Import Notebook in Wolfram Workbench

Wolfram Workbench 3* Eclipse (2018-09), Windows 10, MMA 11.0.1.0 [New Eclipse & Workbench installations & this is the 1st test] (* I can no longer find a version ref, all I know for certain ...
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Is Wolfram Workbench available in Eclipse Marketplace?

Is Wolfram Workbench available in Eclipse Marketplace? What versions of Eclipse are compatible?
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webMathematica Settings in Wolfram Workbench

I have Wolfram Workbench installed in the Eclipse IDE. Now I am trying to setup the connection in the webMathematica plugin for Workbench to connect to a remote server installed with webMathematica. ...
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What is the correct setup when using multiple packages in a Workbench Application project?

With Workbench 3 I created an Application Project which resulted in the following directory/files tree. ...
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What are the Wolfram Workbench 3.0 Special Preferences?

What are the Wolfram Workbench 3.0 Special Preferences: Workspace DSEs; Enable Advanced Technology. The preferences are not described in the help system, the help system explains the preferences as ...
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Wolfram workbench Documentation Tools palette

I have the latest version of Wolfram Workbench plugin installed on Eclipse. But the Documentation Tools palette contained in this does not have all the styles that ...
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What is a Full Function Paclet?

Following the steps in this Wolfram Community post by Emerson Willard adds a new checkbox option to the New Application Project Wizard in Workbench (10.1.822) for "Full Function Paclet". Question: ...
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Creating Paclet with Workbench

I've followed Emerson Willard's guide to creating a paclet with Workbench but am stuck on the step "Build your project and documentation as usual and then create your Paclet file and deploy." I hit ...
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Wolfram Workbench Notebook Launch failure

For the first time I attempted to open a Wolfram Notebook file from within Eclipse and I'm given a large error message from Java simultaneously generating a text file on my Desktop and closing Eclipse....
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Is It Possible to Resize Workbench Toolbar Icons?

I have recently had need to debug a Mathematica module that I am having trouble with so I reinstalled Workbench (Vers. 2 and 3) and the Neon 4.6 version of Eclipse to tackle this. Workbench is ...
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How to add functions to an application?

Some time ago I created a documented application with the workbench. Now I want to add some functions to this application. So in the project I added a usage message in the .m file, such as ...
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Error inserting options table in documentation

I have a Project named MyProject. In it I have the recommended structure for a project. I've been writing the documentation for many of the functions I've added to ...
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Breakpoints don't work in Wolfram Workbench

I have created .m file and .nb file outside Workbench. Both files are inside single directory. In the beginning of ...
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Download DocumentationBuild and Transmogrify without Eclipse

I've been playing with the HTML docs system recently, but want to download the core packages from the source (for downstream users / fun). My digging has gotten me this far: the DocumentationBuild (...
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calling up workbench-generated help pages for custom functions [duplicate]

Using Wolfram Workbench 2, I have succeeded in creating custom documentation for custom functions. After doing "Application Tools -> Deploy Application", I can Get ...
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Failed to load JLink in consecutive antcall's

I'm using Ant script in Eclipse using Workbench on Windows 7. I've used multiple versions but the issue persists. Essentially, I define multiple targets and call them in sequence like this: Multiple ...
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How to generate docs with the new style?

Is there a way to make the Wolfram Workbench generate HTML with the new documentation styles of version 11.1?
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How to add example links to documentation pages?

Link to Wolfram Community version. The Details section of documentation pages often contains ">>" links to the examples below. Is there a quick and easy way to add these links using the Workbench ...
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