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Re: Re: Compatibility woes

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• Subject: [mg76235] Re: [mg76191] Re: Compatibility woes
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 06:12:55 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
• References: <200705171009.GAA01391@smc.vnet.net>
• Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu

Correct!

Bill Rowe wrote:
> On 5/16/07 at 5:27 AM, murray at math.umass.edu (Murray Eisenberg)
> wrote:
> 
>> In 6.0, you don't seem to need to load any package to use
>> ToPackedArray.
> 
> This definitely is not true for my installation of version 6.0
> 
> If I type ToPackedArray in a fresh session it is colored blue
> just like any other symbol I type that has not been defined. If
> I execute Get["Developer`"] in another cell, the color
> immediately turns from blue to black, indicating ToPackedArray
> now has a definition.
> 
> This dynamic changing of color for symbols is one of the
> features of version 6 I find quite handy. It has greatly reduced
> problems I have with mis-typing something.

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  • Re: Compatibility woes
    • From: Bill Rowe <readnewsciv@sbcglobal.net>