Re: Re: Newly Released Mathematica 5.1 Delivers Unmatched Performance for Handling Data
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- Subject: [mg52376] Re: [mg52358] Re: Newly Released Mathematica 5.1 Delivers Unmatched Performance for Handling Data
- From: Selwyn Hollis <sh2.7183 at misspelled.erthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:49:49 -0500 (EST)
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On Nov 24, 2004, at 2:32 AM, Kevin J. McCann wrote: > I don't know firsthand that Wolfram said something like > > I think WRI have said that this is a Mac problem due to the apple > implementation of postscript/PDF. > > However, they did report to me that a similar problem under Linux is an > X11 problem. As I have before, I note here that we are buying > Mathematica to do a job, not to be told that it is X11's fault or Mac's > ps/pdf implementation fault. All that may in fact be true; however, if > Mathematica doesn't work properly then it is broken and there is a bug. > The sort of comments I have heard are really irritating, and I wish the > developers would just accept the responsibility for a bad choice on > their part, and then fix it. This rotated-text problem has been with us > for at least two years. I second the thought that new features are > fine, > but how about putting a similar effort into fixing the old problems. > > Kevin To that I can only add a hearty AMEN! There are few things as frustrating as hearing "it's not our fault" in response to complaints about a bug, particularly the long-standing one you describe here, which has never appeared in any other software that I know of. I don't doubt that there are quirks in Apple's postscript implementation, but it's obviously possible to deal with them. Not doing so is inexcusable. Blame-shifting is even worse. ----- Selwyn Hollis http://www.appliedsymbols.com (edit reply-to to reply) > > Mike wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Time E. Time [mailto:timetime at gmail.com] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >>> >>> New features and better algorithms are great, but does anyone know if >>> they've fixed any bugs in this release? Things like >>> >>> The rotated text bug on Macs where labels on the y-axis of frames are >>> garbled. >> >> >> I think WRI have said that this is a Mac problem due to the apple >> implementation of postscript/PDF. Eg. If you use Apple's 'save as >> PDF' the >> text is garbled but if you use Acrobat it comes out fine. >> >> Mike >> >> >>> The instability in large eigenvalue calculations, which sometimes >>> make >>> it impossible to interrupt the kernel and other times cause the >>> kernel >>> to unexpectedly quit. >>> >>> The "feature" where Mathematica uses a non-standard character >>> encoding, so that text in graphics is garbled when imported into some >>> other programs, like Illustrator. >>> >>> I'm excited about cluster analysis, but I can't bring myself to fork >>> over any more money to Stephen Wolfram until simple problems which >>> have existed for years are fixed. >>> >>> -Tim >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > --------------070707040700070006040907 > filename="kmccann.vcf" > > begin:vcard > fn:Kevin J. McCann > n:McCann;Kevin J. > org:University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC);Physics/JCET > adr:1000 Hilltop Circle;;Physics Building;Baltimore;MD;21250;USA > email;internet:kmccann at umbc.edu > title:Research Associate Professor > url:http://alg.umbc.edu > version:2.1 > end:vcard > > > --------------070707040700070006040907-- > > >
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- Re: Newly Released Mathematica 5.1 Delivers Unmatched Performance for Handling Data
- From: "Kevin J. McCann" <kmccann@umbc.edu>
- Re: Newly Released Mathematica 5.1 Delivers Unmatched Performance for Handling Data