Re: Re: Help Browser issue in 5.0.1 on Mac OS X
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- Subject: [mg46524] Re: [mg46511] Re: Help Browser issue in 5.0.1 on Mac OS X
- From: Selwyn Hollis <sh2.7183 at misspelled.erthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:27:22 -0500 (EST)
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Bobby, The OS X Help Browser does not have the buttons that the Windows version has; those topics occupy the first of four columns. --Selwyn On Feb 20, 2004, at 10:58 PM, Bobby R. Treat wrote: > Some applications (e.g. NeuralNetworks) use all three levels or > columns of help. Moving them to the right one column would lose the > detail. Or am I missing something? > > Bobby > > Selwyn Hollis <sh2.7183 at misspelled.erthlink.net> wrote in message > news:<c14790$4d3$1 at smc.vnet.net>... >> Gary and Mike, >> >> I'm not sure whether the difference is between Mathematica 5.0 and >> 5.0.1 or between Jaguar and Panther. Previously, there was a problem >> with the horizontal scroll bar, and now there is a problem with >> vertical scroll bars. >> >> However, one thing you can do to improve the Help Browser is to >> edit/rearrange the BrowserCategories.m file that lives inside >> Mathematica 5.0/Documentation/English/AddOns. In particular, you can >> arrange for Standard Packages and Applications to appear at the top of >> the second column. >> >> Here's what mine looks like: >> >> BrowserCategory["Add-ons", None, >> { >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{"AddOns", >> "StandardPackages"}]}, False], >> >> BrowserCategory["Applications",{ >> HelpDirectoryListing[AddOnHelpPath, >> {FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", "Applications", >> "AuthorTools"}], >> FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", "Applications", >> "XMLCapabilities"}]}] >> }], >> >> Item[Delimiter], >> >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", >> "Applications", "AuthorTools"}]}, False, True], >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", >> "Applications", "XMLCapabilities"}]}, False, True], >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{"AddOns", "MathLink"}]}, >> False], >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", >> "JLink"}]}, False, True], >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", >> "NETLink"}]}, False, True], >> HelpDirectoryListing[{FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, >> "AddOns"}]}, {FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", "JLink"}], >> FrontEnd`FileName[{$TopDirectory, "AddOns", "NETLink"}]}], >> >> Item[Delimiter], >> >> BrowserCategory["Working with Add-ons", None, >> { >> Item["Introduction", "InstallingPackages.nb", >> CopyTag->"AddOnsIntro", IndexTag->"Introduction"], >> Item["Using Add-ons", "InstallingPackages.nb", >> CopyTag->"UsingAddOns", IndexTag->"Using Add-ons"], >> Item["Installing New Add-ons", "InstallingPackages.nb", >> CopyTag->"AddOnInstall", IndexTag->"Installing New Add-ons" ] >> }] >> }] >> >> ----- >> Selwyn Hollis >> http://www.math.armstrong.edu/faculty/hollis >> (edit reply-to to reply) >> >> >> >> On Feb 19, 2004, at 3:02 AM, Gary L. Gray wrote: >> >>> On 2004-02-16 09:18:05 -0500, Mike <m.HoneychurcNOSPAMh at uq.edu.au> >>> said: >>> >>>> Has anyone noticed a (minor but irritating) bug in 5.0.1 Help >>>> Browser >>>> on Mac >>>> OS X that wasn't present in 5.0.0? >>>> >>>> The browser design in V5 seemed to have gone backward compared to V4 >>>> (on the >>>> Mac front end at least). For example in 5.0.0: >>>> >>>> Click on Add-ons& Links. The next column brings up the sub folders >>>> but no >>>> scroll bar. You need to click on the bottom folder, in this case >>>> MathLink, >>>> to bring up the scroll bar and access the folders below MathLink >>>> (such as >>>> J/Link, webMathematica and so on. This was irritating. >>>> >>>> Now in 5.0.1 the only way to access folders below MathLink in the >>>> help >>>> browser is to search for a known folder, eg. By typing MSP and >>>> pressing go >>>> the webMathematica folder appears along with a scroll bar in the >>>> Add-ons& >>>> Links column. Something is clearly wrong with the Mac OS X >>>> HelpBrowser. >>> >>> We have seen the same thing here with 6 or 7 machines running 5.0.1 >>> under Mac OS X 10.3.2. >>> >>> >>>> Are there any adjustments to the 'hidden' files that users can make >>>> to >>>> correct this? >>> >>> I hope someone can answer this one. >>> >>> >>>> On another issue I've noticed that the frequency of crashes has >>>> increased >>>> from virtually zero for 4.2 to regular enough to be noticeable with >>>> 5.0. I >>>> haven't kept records or anything but I kinda feel like the crashes >>>> are >>>> occurring more often when I have iTunes running (and perhaps when >>>> adding or >>>> removing cell tags). Anyone else experiencing this? (on Mac OS X >>>> 10.3.2) >>> >>> I must say that I haven't noticed any substantial instability. >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> -- Gary L. Gray >>> >>> >
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- Re: Help Browser issue in 5.0.1 on Mac OS X
- From: "Gary L. Gray" <glgray@mac.com>
- Re: Help Browser issue in 5.0.1 on Mac OS X
- From: drbob@bigfoot.com (Bobby R. Treat)
- Re: Help Browser issue in 5.0.1 on Mac OS X