Re: Re: Re: Version 6.0.2
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- Subject: [mg85985] Re: [mg85963] Re: [mg85948] Re: [mg85900] Version 6.0.2
- From: "peter lindsay" <plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:27:36 -0500 (EST)
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they're a bit slow with this; I phoned my vendor and asked for a link.Peter On 28/02/2008, Richard Palmer <rhpalmer at gmail.com> wrote: > > how do I get the update? I have a premium license and have received > no notice of the release? > > > On 2/28/08, peter lindsay <plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk> wrote: > > hi BobI thought > > http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica > > /systems/macintosh/osx/32bitratherthan64bit.html > > > > previously gave 64 bit on 6.01 on Mac ? > > > > Peter > > > > On 28/02/2008, DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com> wrote: > > > > > > On the PLUS side, 6.0.2 gives me a 64-bit install on my Intel Mac, > where 6 > > > and 6.01 did not. > > > > > > Bobby > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:25:41 -0600, David Park <djmpark at comcast.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > My initial impression of Mathematica Version 6.0.2 is a > disappointment. > > > > > > > > 1) There is still no easy access to the list of 'standard packages' > > > that > > > > come with Mathematica. It quite difficult to find them. The 'Virtual > > > > Book' > > > > that was posted on this group did have a list of these packages but > the > > > > WRI > > > > Virtual Book does not have them. (An indirect way to get links to > > > > standard > > > > packages is to search *Package in the Documentation Center. But this > > > > gives a > > > > lot of other stuff also.) > > > > > > > > 2) The worse new feature is that the palettes that come with > Mathematica > > > > will no longer remember their position and condition. If they are > not > > > > where > > > > you like them then each time you start up Mathematica you will > either > > > > have > > > > to live with it or adjust them anew. With 6.0 and 6.0.1 I was able > to > > > > change > > > > the preferences for the ColorScheme palette so it would remember its > > > > condition. I can no longer do this and none of the other palettes > > > > remember > > > > thier state either. (One improved feature is that the > SpecialCharacters > > > > palette will now directly paste instead of select and then paste.) > If > > > you > > > > like to control where the palettes are stay with 6.0.1, > > > > > > > > 3) I was hoping that the Format/StyleSheet menu would put a check by > the > > > > current style sheet in use for a notebook but this still has not > been > > > > fixed. > > > > > > > > And aside from this we still don't have the ability to write Version > 6 > > > > style > > > > documentation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > peter lindsay > > Computing Officer > > Mathematical Institute > > University of St Andrews > > KY16 9SS > > 01334463756 > > > > > > > > > > -- > Richard Palmer > > Home 508 877-3862 > Cell 508 982-7266 > -- peter lindsay Computing Officer Mathematical Institute University of St Andrews KY16 9SS 01334463756 ------=_Part_26713_16568786.1204216222229 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline they're a bit slow with this; I phoned my vendor and asked for a link.<div>Peter<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 28/02/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Palmer</b> <<a href="mailto:rhpalmer at gmail.com">rhpalmer at gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> how do I get the update? I have a premium license and have received<br> no notice of the release?<br> <br><br> On 2/28/08, peter lindsay <<a href="mailto:plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk">plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br> > hi BobI thought<br> > <a href="http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica";>http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica</a><br> > /systems/macintosh/osx/32bitratherthan64bit.html<br> ><br> > previously gave 64 bit on 6.01 on Mac ?<br> ><br> > Peter<br> ><br> > On 28/02/2008, DrMajorBob <<a href="mailto:drmajorbob at bigfoot.com">drmajorbob at bigfoot.com</a>> wrote:<br> > ><br> > > On the PLUS side, 6.0.2 gives me a 64-bit install on my Intel Mac, where 6<br> > > and 6.01 did not.<br> > ><br> > > Bobby<br> > ><br> > ><br> > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:25:41 -0600, David Park <<a href="mailto:djmpark at comcast.net">djmpark at comcast.net</a>><br> > > wrote:<br> > ><br> > > > My initial impression of Mathematica Version 6.0.2 is a disappointment.<br> > > ><br> > > > 1) There is still no easy access to the list of 'standard packages'<br> > > that<br> > > > come with Mathematica. It quite difficult to find them. The 'Virtual<br> > > > Book'<br> > > > that was posted on this group did have a list of these packages but the<br> > > > WRI<br> > > > Virtual Book does not have them. (An indirect way to get links to<br> > > > standard<br> > > > packages is to search *Package in the Documentation Center. But this<br> > > > gives a<br> > > > lot of other stuff also.)<br> > > ><br> > > > 2) The worse new feature is that the palettes that come with Mathematica<br> > > > will no longer remember their position and condition. If they are not<br> > > > where<br> > > > you like them then each time you start up Mathematica you will either<br> > > > have<br> > > > to live with it or adjust them anew. With 6.0 and 6.0.1 I was able to<br> > > > change<br> > > > the preferences for the ColorScheme palette so it would remember its<br> > > > condition. I can no longer do this and none of the other palettes<br> > > > remember<br> > > > thier state either. (One improved feature is that the SpecialCharacters<br> > > > palette will now directly paste instead of select and then paste.) If<br> > > you<br> > > > like to control where the palettes are stay with 6.0.1,<br> > > ><br> > > > 3) I was hoping that the Format/StyleSheet menu would put a check by the<br> > > > current style sheet in use for a notebook but this still has not been<br> > > > fixed.<br> > > ><br> > > > And aside from this we still don't have the ability to write Version 6<br> > > > style<br> > > > documentation.<br> > > ><br> > ><br> > ><br> > ><br> > > --<br> > ><br> > > <a href="mailto:DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com">DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com</a><br> > ><br> > ><br> ><br> ><br> > --<br> > peter lindsay<br> > Computing Officer<br> > Mathematical Institute<br> > University of St Andrews<br> > KY16 9SS<br> > 01334463756<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> <br> <br> <br>--<br> Richard Palmer<br> <br> Home 508 877-3862<br> Cell 508 982-7266<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"> <br>-- <br>peter lindsay<br>Computing Officer<br>Mathematical Institute<br>University of St Andrews<br>KY16 9SS<br>01334463756 </div> ------=_Part_26713_16568786.1204216222229--