Re: Re: MacOS X front end patch available
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg38957] Re: [mg38918] Re: MacOS X front end patch available
- From: Selwyn Hollis <selwynh at earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 07:40:09 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Since I don't really expect the "right" answer here, let me pose the situation as it looks from here: I have to pay for an upgrade in order to use a patch to fix a bug. Way to go! --- Selwyn Hollis On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 12:33 AM, Selwyn Hollis wrote: > John, > > Why is this patch specifically for Mathematica 4.2? Or does it patch > 4.1 as well? > Version 4.1 has (at least) the same copy/paste problem. > > --- > Selwyn Hollis > > > > John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com> wrote in message > news:<avm4dm$n9c$1 at smc.vnet.net>... >> A few weeks ago, I announced that Wolfram Research was working on a >> patch >> for the Mathematica MacOS X user interface to fix several new problems >> that have appeared since MacOS X 10.2 began shipping. That patch is >> now >> freely available to all registered users of Mathematica 4.2 for MacOS >> X. >> >> This patch is particularly important for anybody who's running MacOS X >> 10.2, as most of the problems fixed are problems which appear only >> when >> running under that version of the operating system. I've included a >> list >> of the problems we've fixed at the end of this email. >> >> If you have Mathematica 4.2 for MacOS X and would like the patch, you >> should email Wolfram Research Technical Support at >> >> support at wolfram.com >> >> You should give them the license number for your copy of Mathematica >> and >> ask for the "MacOS X Mathematica 4.2 patch". >> >> Sincerely, >> >> John Fultz >> jfultz at wolfram.com >> User Interface Group >> Wolfram Research, Inc. >> >> >> >> 10.2-specific issues >> ----------------- >> * Mathematica can suddenly quit when the dock changes sizes (such as >> when >> minimizing/restoring windows, or opening/closing applications. >> >> * Copying from some applications and pasting into Mathematica >> prepends a >> garbage character to the pasted text. >> >> * Opening the help browser or option inspector should place the >> default >> focus in the lookup field, but was not. >> >> * Certain combinations of actions could disable the print command. >> >> * Hide/Show Toolbar button was inappropriately appearing in palette >> windows. >> >> >> General issues >> ------------- >> * Newly opened palettes open up behind currently open palettes. >> >> * Sometimes, if you copy multiple cells, then paste them, you lose the >> cell structure. This problem can be made much worse if certain >> applications which manipulate the clipboard are concurrently running >> on >> the system. >