Location of Error Messages (v.6)
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- Subject: [mg80902] Location of Error Messages (v.6)
- From: Helen Read <read at math.uvm.edu>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 02:51:27 -0400 (EDT)
In Mathematica 6, some error messages get printed right in the notebook. For example, if I execute a cell with a bracketing error, it is highlighted, and clicking on the yellow + prints the error message right below the cell in question. For other types of errors (for example, type in and execute Graphics3D[Arrow]), clicking the yellow + prints the error message in a separate message window that's a bit of a nuisance to deal with (the window really isn't tall enough, and it's not in a convenient place on the monitor). I'd like to have this type of error printed in the notebook, which seemed like something one could set in the preferences. It doesn't seem to work, however. In the Preferences, on the Interface tab, under Message and Warning Actions, the item in question seems to be "User interface log messages" which is by default set to Print to Console. After setting that to Print to Input Notebook, clicking on the yellow + does nothing. Setting it to Beep and Print to Input Notebook, it does indeed beep, but still does not print the message anywhere. Is there a way to get this to work? Under Message and Warning Actions on the Evaluation tab, both "Kernel Messages" and "Print[] command output" are set to Print to Input Notebook, if that has any bearing. -- Helen Read University of Vermont