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Re: Re: Piecewise symbol in 5.1

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• Subject: [mg52366] Re: Re: Piecewise symbol in 5.1
• From: "Dana DeLouis" <delouis at bellsouth.net>
• Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 02:32:43 -0500 (EST)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Thank you.  Your instructions fixed my problem.  I have version 5.1, running

Windows XP Pro (with all the updates).  Mathematica ver 5.0 is also 
installed, but I think I'll remove it.  The display is much nicer now.  :>)

Thanks again.
-- 
Dana


"John Fultz" <jfultz at wolfram.com> wrote in message 
news:cnuoqq$ss5$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> It sounds like the installation of fonts in an upgrade scenario isn't as
> reliable as it should be.  What various people are describing here is that
> some or all of the Mathematica fonts being used are coming from their 5.0
> (or possibly earlier) installation rather than the 5.1 installation.  We
> are investigating the problem to try to determine under exactly what
> circumstances this happens and how to fix it.
>
> I'm including some instructions below on how to fix the problem under
> Windows.  If you have difficulties, or are experiencing problems on
> platforms other than Windows, you should contact Technical Support at
> support at wolfram.com.
>
> First, to determine if you have a problem, copy and paste the following
> into 5.1...
>
> \[ConjugateTranspose] \[Transpose] \[Piecewise]
>
> You should see characters which look kind of like a plus, a T, and a left
> brace.  If you don't, try rebooting your system.  If the problem still
> persists, then...
>
> * Open the Fonts control panel.
> * Find all fonts which begin with the name "Mathematica" and delete
>  them (if you find fonts beginning with "Math", you shouldnt' delete
>  those).
> * Double-check to make sure they're all gone.  This is important, since
>  occasionally, multiple copies of a font can be installed, and a font
>  can reappear after you deleted it.  If there are some fonts which
>  refuse to go away, reboot the system and try again.
> * In the Mathematica 5.1 installation directory, which is probably...
>      C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\5.1
>  open the subdirectory
>      SystemFiles\Fonts\TrueType
> * Select all of the files in this directory, and drag them to the Fonts
>  control panel window.  You'll briefly get a progress dialog indicating
>  that the fonts are being installed.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Fultz
> jfultz at wolfram.com
> User Interface Group
> Wolfram Research, Inc.

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