Re: New Mathematica menu: New Package
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- Subject: [mg57143] Re: New Mathematica menu: New Package
- From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 03:08:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Zhengji Li wrote:
> Actually, I have already suffered a lot from modifying MenuSetup.tr.
>
> What I want to do is just a singal click, and get a new file of which
> the first cell is the "InitializationCell" and in "InputForm".
>
> On 5/10/05, David Bailey <dave at remove_thisdbailey.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>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
>>
>>
>
>
The code you need to execute is:
Module[{nb = NotebookCreate[]},
NotebookWrite[nb, Cell[BoxData[""], "Input", InitializationCell ->
True]]
];
If I were you, I would set that up as a function and pre-load it by
adding a Get of the relevant .m file in your init.m file in the
configuration/kernel subdirectory. That can be useful for all kinds
of stuff that you would like to pre-load every time you start Mathematica.
Altering Menusetup.tr is tricky, but if you keep a backup and then alter
it in stages it is feasible. Note in particular, that some operators
must be spelled out in full if inserted in this file (e.g. = must be
replaced by Set). At any rate, it is easier to call one function defined
elsewhere than to attempt to insert large chunks of Mathematica code
into the menusetup.tr file. Alternatively, you could make a palette to
call your new function.
David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk
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