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Re: RE: Re: Mathematica 6 Documentation - how does one add to it?

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  • Subject: [mg84612] Re: [mg84586] RE: [mg84424] Re: Mathematica 6 Documentation - how does one add to it?
  • From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 02:34:57 -0500 (EST)
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That's an absurdly complicated process considering everything it leaves  
out. For instance, it doesn't mention links between document pages or ANY  
kind of search capability, not even keyword lookup...

But thanks, Jose, at least you tried!

That's more than we can say for Wolfram.

Bobby

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:40:49 -0600, Jose Luis Gomez  
<jose.luis.gomez at itesm.mx> wrote:

> Dear Hans, dear group:
>
> I have uploaded a HTML version of a tutorial for creating Mathematica 6
> packages with help in the Documentation Center and palette in the  
> Palettes
> menu:
> http://homepage.cem.itesm.mx/lgomez/createMathematica6AddOn/createMathematic
> a6AddOn.html
> I hope is useful
> Jose
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Hans [mailto:reply-to-newsgroup-please at hotmail.com]
> Enviado el: Domingo, 23 de Diciembre de 2007 03:37 a.m.
> Para: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Asunto: [mg84424] Re: Mathematica 6 Documentation - how does one add to  
> it?
>
> On 18 Dec, 00:15, "Jose Luis Gomez" <jose.luis.go... at itesm.mx> wrote:
>> I have already done this with my Quantum package for Dirac Notation in
>> Mathematica
>>
>> It is very simple: You need to create an ASCII file called PacletInfo.m
> (in
>> Windows an ASCII file can be created in the Notepad) with some specific
>> information and place it in the correct folder.
>
> Jose,
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> Where do you find this information? I did a google search on
> PacletInfo.m and find only two references to this (other than archives
> of this thread). The two references are:
>
> 1) Your package
> http://homepage.cem.itesm.mx/lgomez/quantum/installation/installation.html
>
> 2) A list someone produced of new files downloaded
> http://aix5doc.zam.kfa-juelich.de/ibmsc/software/news/mathematica_newfiles.t
> xt
>
> I can find absolutlely nothing on the Wolfram web site about this. So
> whilst I thank you for the information, I'm reluctant to use a
> completely undocumented technique.
>
>
>
> Hans
>
>
>



-- 
DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com


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