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Re: New Mathematica menu: New Package

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  • Subject: [mg56917] Re: New Mathematica menu: New Package
  • From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
  • Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 03:42:19 -0400 (EDT)
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Zhengji Li wrote:
> Dear all,
>     It seems to be very difficult to create/save a package file from
> the menu of mathematica. But mathematica's main menu is
> "programmable", so I would like
> to insert a menu item which can create a .m file. Anyone need this ?
> 
>    Modify Menusetup.tr in the directory (on Windows, I do not know what it is on
> Mac, etc) $InstallDir\SystemFiles\FrontEnd\TextResources\Windows:
> 
> Menu["Mathematica", 
> {
> 	Menu["&File", 
> 	{       Menu["&New",
> 	        {
> 	  	    Item["&Notebook", "New", MenuKey["n", Modifiers->{Control}]],
> 		    Item["&Package", KernelExecute[
> 		      NotebookWrite[NotebookCreate[WindowTitle -> "Untitled.m"],
>                 	      Cell["(* Title: *)\n\n(* Author: *)\n\n(*
> Content: *)\n\n(* Keywords: *)\n\n(* Version:
> 0.1*)\n\nBeginPackage[\"...`\"];\n\nBegin[\"`Private\"];\n\n\n\nEnd[];\nEndPackage[]",
>                 	       "Input", 
>                 	       PageWidth->Infinity,
>                                 InitializationCell->True,
>                                 ShowSpecialCharacters->False,
>                                 FormatType->InputForm
>         		                                 ]
>         		                         ]
> 		                         ], MenuEvaluator->Automatic
> 		    ]
> 		}],
>              ..... other File menu items
> 
>    The magic here is to "MenuEvaluator->Automatic" to let the kernel
> execute the command.
> 
>    Best regards.
> 
I too like to extend the menu system, however you don't need to go to 
such trouble to create packages - just set the package up in a notebook 
with the relevant cells marked as 'Initialization cells' and use the 
AutoGeneratedPackage option.

Anyone modifying the menusetup.tr file should be careful to close 
Mathematica and take a copy of the file first. Mathematica only reads 
this file as it starts up, and  if it finds an error, it just gives up 
with a pretty un-informative message - so beware!


David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk


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