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Inline documentation of "Properties"
Yes, it is possible:
The idea is to look at the underlying cell expressions in the documentation for those string property tables. As I said already in my comment above, basically we have two ...
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Prompt a set of possible options
Thanks for asking this question; I might not have discovered this customizable area without it.
The auto-completion option values are automatically loaded on Front End start from:
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SetOptions locally?
Version 12.2
In version 12.2, use the new function WithCleanup[]:
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Creating a simple Dock Cell that Fades In when Cursor Hover Over It
Edit: Fading overlay window
In order to get a top dock element with real transparency, one can create a window that overlays the current notebook window and adjusts its position together with it.
<...
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Inheriting Options?
Let us assume that you are designing a function which can take its own unique options, but also shares option names with Plot. What is the best way to implement ...
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New behavior of PlotRange in Mathematica 10
After some spelunking it appears I have an answer and solution: the behavior is as intended, and it is controlled by a Method option ...
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Writing functions with "Method" options
Introduction
What are good (robust?, simple?, efficient?) patterns for doing this
kind of code-switching?
This answer outlines a development strategy that can produce robust and extensible ...
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What does the AspectRatio option actually do?
Padding
Without padding of any kind the over-all aspect ratio and element (primitive) aspect ratio are the same and as specified:
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SetOptions locally?
I have used several methods, including the ones in the other answers. I have found that the simplest method is Internal`InheritedBlock as it allows for temporary ...
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"ParametricSensitivity" in ParametricNDSolve
The choices allowed for "ParametricSensitivity" can be seen from the following error message
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Is a list of all graph layouts available?
ResourceFunction["QueryCodeCompletion"]["GraphLayout","KernelSymbol","Graph","InOptionValuePosition"]
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OptionsPattern[] taken as a Replacement Rule
You must use opts : OptionsPattern[] and not opts_ : OptionsPattern[].
The : character has ...
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Bulletproofing packages against SetOptions of built-ins
The approach
This seems to be a good case for applying some run-time metaprogramming / introspection. The idea would be to patch the already constructed definitions after they have been created, at ...
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Is there a good reason for the removal of this FrameTicks syntax?
I have no idea if the old syntax was removed for a reason, but normal behaviour can be returned with the following workaround:
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How can I make FilledCurve smoother?
Fortunately there is a solution but it appears to be undocumented and takes a bit of guess work.
The magic is:
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Mathematica 10, Show, and PlotRange
When different plots use conflicting options, Show uses the first one listed. So, here it is using the PlotRange of the first ...
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SyntaxInformation: take allowed options from multiple symbols – possible?
SyntaxInformation accepts undocumented "OptionNames" property. Using it we can explicitly define list of option names that will ...
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Methods Available for Derivative Pricing in Mathematica?
I also use Mathematica for calculating derivatives prices. As I understand FinancialDerivative[(*option params*),"GridSize"->{}] is equivalent to Finite ...
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Create new notebook at fixed size
If you don't want to modify MenuSetup.tr you can evaluate:
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What is the fundamental difference between "PlotPoints" and "MaxRecursion"?
PlotPoints guarantees a number of points that will be plotted. MaxRecursion states the maximum recursion, which might not be ...
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How to check the validity of an option value
Implementation
This is indeed an important problem. It is usually best to have a separate function testing various options. Here is the solution I propose: a wrapper that would factor out the testing ...
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Front End options
Option hierarchy
Quoting John Fultz:
Options work on an inheritance model. ... It all
starts someplace. That would be the hard-coded option values in the
front end C code. The root of the ...
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Programming scripts to create and modify stylesheets: problems with contexts
One has to be extremely careful with Cell options that are not released in System` context. It seems that your problem is caused ...
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Set the style of a cell
I don't know if any of them can be callled documented but I know three ways to do this:
mentioned above:
FrontEndToken way:
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Clean and handy Options management/filtering
Following your clarification this seems to be OK, though I would agree that a cleaner solution would be nice:
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Confused by the opts : OptionsPattern[ ] pattern
Re 1: As documented in Operator Input Forms, colon represents two different operations:
symb:expr Pattern[symb, expr]
patt:expr Optional[patt, expr]
If you ...
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