Re: Manipulate[] CreateDocument[] BUG ???
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- Subject: [mg81387] Re: Manipulate[] CreateDocument[] BUG ???
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:11:54 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <fct8vr$pu5$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi Roby,
Your first examples creates a Notebook as side effect. The Notebook
takes an argument of Manipulate. Manipulate has the attribute HoldAll.
Therefore, the variable k will not be replaced by its value before
beeing deliversed to the Notebook and Manipulate, but will be kept in
symbolic form. The question is now, what value will k have when the
enclosing module terminates. I would expect that it will have no value
atat all. Therefore, what astonishes me is, that it is working under
specific circumstances.
Well, what can we do about it? We need to make sure that the Manipulate
gets the value not the variable. This can be done by Evaluate: Replace:
Manipulate[k*s,..] by Manipulate[Evaluate[k*s],..]
and everything will work out.
hope this helps, Daniel
roby.nowak at gmail.com wrote:
> hi everyone, i try to set up two or more Manipulate[] Panels
> originated in seperate notebooks.
>
> for the creation of the notebooks i use CreateDocument[]
> the code below defines a function A when invoked creates a notebook
> containing one Manipulate[] Panel
> then A is invoked twice such that 2 notebooks are generated.
> but when i try to move the slider s in both Panels the local variable
> k gets somehow corrupted.
> changeing Module to DynamicModule does not help.
>
> same code works fine if CreateDocument@ ommited, then two Manipulate[]
> are generated and working fine but both inside the current notebook.
>
> any clues on whats happening ?
> is it a bug or a feature ?
>
> (*----------------------------------*)
>
> (* corrupt example*)
> A := Module[{k},
> k = 1;
> CreateDocument@Manipulate[
> k*s,
> {{s, 1}, 1, 10}
> ]
> ];
> A
> A
>
> (*----------------------------------*)
>
> (* working example *)
> A := Module[{k},
> k = 1;
> Manipulate[
> k*s,
> {{s, 1}, 1, 10}
> ]
> ];
> A
> A
>
> (*----------------------------------*)
>
>