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How to write a drag-n-drop reorderable gui?
Here is a very crude first implementation (code at the bottom):
(note that the updated version is called as `dragDropList[Dynamic@l)
Some notes:
The black box serves both as insertion marker and as ...
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Column makes fonts smaller
There is an option for Column or Grid to avoid this: AllowScriptLevelChange
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How to write a drag-n-drop reorderable gui?
I once approached this. I never finished it so let me know if you face any issues:
ResourceFunction["GitHubInstall"]["kubapod", "mgui"]
<< MGUI`
And here ...
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How to create dataset with ordered and hierarchically-grouped rows?
Update - Version 11
In version 11, The Dataset visualizer handles triply-nested associations quite nicely:
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How to merge two lists with different dimensions
You can use Transpose + PadRight:
Transpose @ PadRight[{a,b}, Automatic, Null]
{{a1, b1}...
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When is a symbol a Symbol? Is there an easy Mathematica way to test if an object is a symbol sort of like a SymbolQ?
I'd probably use x_Symbol in a function argument to control evaluation. Otherwise, one might do the following (thanks to @Leonid for pointing out an oversight).
If ...
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The mysterious gap inside Grid
I can reproduce the problem described by OP in Mathematica 9.0.1 on Windows 8.1.
By using FrontEnd`UndocumentedBoxInformationPacket to check the displayed Boxes' ...
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How to add lines in TableForm
Using Graphics:
As suggested by Mr.Wizard in comments Graphics, inconvenient as it is, is way to get the desired output:
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TableSpacing oddity
I see the same with versions 8.0.4, 10.4.1 and 11.1.0 on Windows 7 x64. Only with version 5.2 the outputs are formatted identically.
Let us look at the underlying box expression printed in the ...
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Exporting an image so that the PlotRange has a fixed size in the output
I don't know if the following addresses all of your issues, but there are 2 things I would try:
ImageSize -> Automatic -> size
This option sets the plot ...
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Display hexagon grid to visualize Langton's ant
Oh, what a fun topic to play with. Thank you for showing it to me.
If you are interested, here is a simple implementation of the colored Langton Ant that does not generate a grid in the beginning but ...
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What is the most elegant way to display multiple graphs with a common title?
Few additional methods:
p1 = Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 Pi}, ImageSize -> 200];
p2 = Plot[Cos[x], {x, 0, 2 Pi}, ImageSize -> 200];
Labeled
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Inconsistent image sizing with Grid and Row?
My standard(1) work-around for this problem is to add Pane:
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Grid cuts my images
With Frame -> All, the automatic Spacings are weird. The automatic BaselinePosition is ...
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How to create a multi-graphics plot (i.e. the decomposition of phase plane portrait) with well-organized structure?
Using same PlotRange would be a good start. For example
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Column makes fonts smaller
Another approach is to set AllowScriptLevelChange -> False via GridBoxOptions:
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Display hexagon grid to visualize Langton's ant
Here's a quick way to create a hex grid by exploiting ResourceFunction["HextileBins"] so you don't need to think too hard about placement:
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An odd Grid style
ItemSize >> Properties and Relations:
"Controls and graphics will by default expand to fit the available area."
So we can use a graphics object as ...
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How can I add a vertical spacing in a `CheckboxBar`?
You can wrap CheckboxBar with Style using the option DefaultOptions to modify the ...
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How can I create an advanced grid interface?
Please note: these functions have been updated with some more functionality,
here: See my answer here
Very old thread but, since the question is formulated in a general way, I thought it could be ...
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Spanning/centering elements with Grid/GraphicsGrid when there's a non-equal number of elem. in rows
Maybe
Column[Row[#, Spacer[5]] & /@ {{a, b, c}, {d, e}}, Alignment -> Center]
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Grid Centring around Divider
Update 2: A function that takes a list of cell indices and a Grid object to interactively adjust the alignments and paste the input form of the selected ...
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When is a symbol a Symbol? Is there an easy Mathematica way to test if an object is a symbol sort of like a SymbolQ?
How about:
SymbolQ[_Symbol] = True
SymbolQ[_] = False
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What is "size"?
There is no universal unit in Mathematica. You will need to check the documentation for each size setting.
Commonly used units include:
"Points" usually correspond to pixels on the screen (...
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How to properly use FrameLabel with the new PlotLayout feature?
You can use yet-to-be-documented options "ColumnLabels" and "RowLabels" as ...
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How to set the width of grid elements in pixels?
Well, it was very easy. I found it by myself, and also @Kuba posted it as a comment (I think it has been deleted, though).
I can get what I want by using Scaled. ...
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