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Re: Print[Plot] vs Print[text,Plot]?

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• Subject: [mg88094] Re: Print[Plot] vs Print[text,Plot]?
• From: Helen Read <hpr at together.net>
• Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:58:14 -0400 (EDT)
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• Reply-to: HPR <read at math.uvm.edu>

AES wrote:
> My original post said:
> 
>>> I've just executed a test cell containing
>>>
>>>    Print[Plot[---]];
>>>    Print["Some text\n", Plot[---]];
>>>
>>> Result from first line is expected plot; result from second line is a 
>>> miniaturized plot about 1/4 the size of the first one.
>>>
>>> ******  This is sensible or useful?  ******
> 
> In response to various replies:

[snip]

> 6)  And did anyone notice that the majority of the alternative 
> approaches suggested in most replies (Column[], etc) were things that 
> are new in 6.0?  Must everyone take a week off from their real life to 
> trudge (tediously) thru "What's New in 6.0", on screen?  

There are a *lot* of extremely useful things "New in 6.0" that are very 
much worth the effort to learn.

-- 
Helen Read
University of Vermont