Re: Fast Access to Installed Packages
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- Subject: [mg98373] Re: Fast Access to Installed Packages
- From: WetBlanket <Wyvern864 at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:02:37 -0400 (EDT)
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On Apr 6, 4:03 am, "David Park" <djmp... at comcast.net> wrote: > I like to have fast ways to access a package documentation. One thing that > would be helpful is if the 'Add-Ons and Packages' and 'Standard Extra > Packages' were actually on the drop down Help menu list so we didn't have to > go through the documentation center or type in the package name. I would use > these much more than most of the other items on the menu. For example, why > is 'Find Selected Function' on the menu list since we can do it much faster > directly from a notebook? > > In lieu of that, I would like to put a command in a package such as > 'PackageNameHelp' such that it it were evaluated it would bring up Version 6 > documentation. > > I know how to do it for Version 5 Help Browser documentation. One uses: > > PacletManager`Package`helpBrowserLookup["packagename"]; > > But I don't know how to write such a statement for Version 6 documentation. > > Can anyone help? > > David Park > > djmp... at comcast.net > > <http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark>http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/ I can't help, but I sure do agree with you about getting to Add-On packages. I have already suggested a faster way to Wolfram over a year ago. Gary