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Re: Re: Re: Version 6.0.2
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- Subject: [mg85971] 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 06:20:22 -0500 (EST)
- References: <5568322.1204109642644.JavaMail.root@m08>
Bobby,
dead right: I only found out from one of our many stars, karl
unterkoflerwhen, when I replied to his request on this group for benchmark
test results.
The wolfram guys are guilty of poor communication with their fans ;)
Peter
On 28/02/2008, DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
> Good to know, but a LITTLE late.
>
> The installer should have taken care of this automatically.
>
> Bobby
>
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:46:48 -0600, 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
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com
>
--
peter lindsay
Computing Officer
Mathematical Institute
University of St Andrews
KY16 9SS
01334463756
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<div>Bobby,</div><div>dead right: I only found out from one of our many stars, karl unterkoflerwhen, when I replied to his request on this group for benchmark test results.</div><div>The wolfram guys are guilty of poor communication with their fans ;)</div>
<div>Peter</div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><br></span><div><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 28/02/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">DrMajorBob</b> <<a href="mailto:drmajorbob at bigfoot.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">drmajorbob at bigfoot.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Good to know, but a LITTLE late.<br> <br> The installer should have taken care of this automatically.<br> <br> Bobby<br> <br> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:46:48 -0600, peter lindsay<br> <br><<a href="mailto:plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br> > hi BobI thought<br> > <a href="http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica"; target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">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,<br>
>> 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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">djmpark at comcast.net</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> > My initial impression of Mathematica Version 6.0.2 is a<br> >> 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<br>
>> 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<br> >> 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<br> >> 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<br> >> 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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com</a><br> >><br> >><br> ><br> ><br>
<br> <br> <br> --<br> <br><a href="mailto:DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com</a><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
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