Re: Re: Re: Re: Version 6.0.2
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- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 04:47:34 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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Typically WRI rolls out new versions/updates, even to Premier subscribers, over a period of some days. This is, I presume, to avoid overload on their servers and, on average, make the update experience less annoying for users. Richard Palmer 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 >> >> >> > > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305