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Questions related to the Mathematica front-end (graphical user interface).

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Easy button or hot key to switch between `Working` and `SlideShow` Screen Environments to av...

You can use NotebookEventActions SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], NotebookEventActions :> {{"KeyDown", "s"} :> SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], ScreenStyleEnvironment -> "SlideShow"], {"KeyDo …
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Easy button or hot key to switch between `Working` and `SlideShow` Screen Environments to av...

Here is a docked cell solution that can be added to a stylesheet: Firstly make the docked cell grid. I'm using PaneSelector rather than If to choose how to layout the docked cell. An alternative is t …
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How to set MouseAppearance to void?

You have the right way w.r.t function syntax if that is what you mean. A more concise way would be an empty string: MouseAppearance[Graphics@Circle[{0, 0}], ""] If that doesn't work on Windows try …
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How to programmatically remove menu items

WRI tech support advise that it is not currently possible to programmatically remove items from the menu.
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Why is SystemDialogInput failing to return a save file path?

I am encountering a problem using SystemDialogInput within a Button. The code below shows what I am doing. To test this create a couple of files "myfile.txt" and "myfile2.txt" etc. DynamicModule[{pat …
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How can I make a resizeable input field

Web pages typically have input areas that can be resized by the user. How can I make something like that in Mathematica?
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What can I do when GenerateDocument fails to work from within in a complex interface?

I have found that when GenerateDocument is called from a button within a complex interface that the function does not work, i.e. nothing happens, and the front end "stalls". GenerateDocument["Example …
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How can I timestamp a notebook?

If you want this done automatically then the way I would do it is to time stamp the notebook as you close it, i.e. the time stamp appears after "Last modified". This code might be overkill but it wil …
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How to programmatically remove menu items

I would like to do the opposite of what is described here. So rather than add a menu item I would like to programmatically remove one (or more). So given a knowledge of the structure of the menu *.tr …
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How can I make a resizeable input field

I thought I'd share a couple of widgets I routinely use and have been tested for a couple of years. The web like behaviour can be obtained by combining InputField with Pane. noteField[Dynamic[notes_, …
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How to start at a given arbitrary PageNumber

SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], PrintingStartingPageNumber -> 43, PageHeaders -> {{"", "", ""}, {"Mathematik 1", FormBox[DynamicBox[ ToBoxes[FEPrivate`RunningText["Subsection", 10, " …
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How can I change the default file type for "Save Selection As"

I am not aware of a programmatic way of doing this (other than programmatically opening/editing/saving this file) but you can do it by editing an internal file. In a text editor open FileNameJoin[{ …
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How to switch off message templates in V11? [duplicate]

In Version 10 message output was "straight forward" boxes: However in V11 messages are now template boxes: Unfortunately this new format is playing havoc when writing logs. A solution is simply …
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What can I do when GenerateDocument fails to work from within in a complex interface?

The internal functions being used by GenerateDocument is GenerateDocumentDriver, which has 4 options, "PostProcess" -> True,"HeadlessMode" -> False,"ProgressIndicator" -> True,"RetainAsTemplate" -> Fa …
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How do I change the pressed button appearance?

(from Wolfram tech support) There is no direct way of doing this but the work around is to set the button appearance to "Pressed" and set the button background to the inverse of the background you ac …
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