Re: Function Name Info Demonstration Attempt
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg106333] Re: Function Name Info Demonstration Attempt
- From: Albert Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 04:18:36 -0500 (EST)
- References: <hi42ef$n4g$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi, > Consider the following [Version 7] code which works except that the > output is not _completely_ contained within the Manipulate "box". Can > anyone suggest how to correct this? > > Manipulate[ToExpression["??" <> f], > {{f, "Pi", "function info"}, b}, > Initialization :> { > a = Append[CharacterRange["A", "Z"], "$"]; > b = Flatten[Names["System`" <> # <> "*"] & /@ a, Infinity]; > } > ] Information prints its information as a side effect, I don't think there is an easy way to redirect this to the Manipulate box. But the following constructs the information that Information displays from some building blocks: Manipulate[ Column[{ Framed[ Row[{ Style[ToExpression[f <> "::usage"], "MSG"], Hyperlink[Style["\[RightSkeleton]", "SR"], "paclet:ref/" <> f] }], Background -> LightYellow, FrameStyle -> Orange ], Spacer[5], Definition[Evaluate[f]] }], {{f, "Pi", "function info"}, b}, Initialization :> { a = Append[CharacterRange["A", "Z"], "$"]; b = Flatten[Names["System`" <> # <> "*"] & /@ a, Infinity]; } ] of course you can spend hours to improve the formatting :-) hth, albert