MathGroup Archive 2002

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

Search the Archive

Re: About Front End

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg35040] Re: About Front End
  • From: Alexander Dreyer <dreyer at itwm.fhg.de>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 23:54:37 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Fraunhofer ITWM
  • References: <200206190952.FAA28575@smc.vnet.net> <aerta4$3i9$1@smc.vnet.net>
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Tomas Garza wrote:
> 
> What platform are you using? Proper installation of Mathematica (Windows 98,
> and I guess other platforms too) leaves an icon on the desktop. Clicking (or
> double clicking) on this icon starts Mathematica all right.
> 
> Tomas Garza
> Mexico City
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sergio Rojas" <sergio_r at mail.com>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg35040]  About Front End
> 
> > Hello there,
> >
> >  When starting the mathematica front end (which is started executing the
> > command "mathematica"), the mouse pointer is shown as a "hand" that does
> not
> > allow me to do nothing, except to move the page around with the mouse. How
> > can I toggle that behavior of the mouse to show a more useful pointer?
> >
> > Sergio
> >

Hi!
To Sergio: You have to switch off num-lock to get out of this mode. This
is indeed a feature, not a bug.

Yours,
Alexander
-- 
 / Alexander Dreyer, Dipl.-Math. - Abteilung Adaptive Systeme        \
/  Fraunhofer Institut fuer Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik (ITWM)  \
\  Gottlieb-Daimler-Strasse, Geb. 7^2=49/313  D-67663 Kaiserslautern  /
 \ http://www.itwm.fhg.de    Tel.:(0631)205-2851  Fax:(0631)205-4139 /



  • Prev by Date: vector integration
  • Next by Date: Re: Math1mono problem in Latex
  • Previous by thread: Re: About Front End
  • Next by thread: Re: About Front End