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Re: Help with the User Interface in Mathematica 5.1.1

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• Subject: [mg57947] Re: [mg57918] Help with the User Interface in Mathematica 5.1.1
• From: Chris Chiasson <chris.chiasson at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 05:51:14 -0400 (EDT)
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For a neat trick, move your start bar so that it is on the left hand
side of the screen. Maximize Mathematica's main bar and maximize a
notebook.

Heh heh heh...



On 6/12/05, James <James at notpublicduetospammers.com> wrote:
> 
>     Hi!  I'm new to Mathematica, and I'm currently working with  v5.1.1.
> I've been searching through messages, documentation, etc... but I can't find
> any workable solutions to what should be simple questions about the UI.  And
> right now, I only have two:
> 
> 
> 1.  How can I set the default size for the Notebook windows?
> 
>     I've tried to set "Preferences / Notebook Options / Window Properties /
> Window Size".  The documentation says that this is what these variables are
> for.  But changing them doesn't seem to have any visible effect.  New
> Notebook windows still get created at the exact same size.
> 
> 
> 
> 2.  How can I get Mathematica to start up maximized?
> 
>     It starts up *almost* maximized, but I'd like it to actually *be*
> maximized.  Is there any way to do this?
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     Thanks, guys, for any help you can provide!
> 
> 
> 


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  • Help with the User Interface in Mathematica 5.1.1
    • From: "James" <James@notpublicduetospammers.com>