Re: How to Modify Mathematica 7 Documentation Center Default Styles
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- Subject: [mg106449] Re: How to Modify Mathematica 7 Documentation Center Default Styles
- From: David Reiss <dbreiss at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:56:45 -0500 (EST)
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On Jan 11, 6:52 pm, cjg <chuck... at gmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 10, 12:29 am, cjg <chuck... at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > This is dedicated to all the Old-Timer who has, for what ever reason, > > downgraded to Mathematica 7 and suffered through the process. As > > years go by and my eyes are getting older every day, computer screen > > are getting better with ever smaller pixel size, default styles used > > in Documentation Center, or DC, is absolutely unbearable. This post > > give instructions on how to modify the default style sheet associated > > with various part of the DC, which includes Function Navigator and > > Virtual Book. Here I need to thank David Reiss for pointing out that > > DC style is defined in Reference.nb. On a Mac, it is located at / > > Applications/MathematicaV7.app/SystemFiles/FrontEnd/StyleSheets/ > > Wolfram/. For a while, I was in vain modifying HelpBrowser.nb, which > > defines the styles used in Mathematica 5.2 Help Browser. > > > On a Mac, find Mathematica 7 in the Application folder. Right click > > it and select show package contents. Go to the above location and > > copy Reference and save it some where else for backup. Now, you can > > double click Reference to open it. My goal here is not to completely > > modify all the styles used in DC. I just want to modify enough of it > > so that most of DC is more legible on a modern computer screen for a > > pair of old eyes. The list of styles to modify is not intended to be > > exhaustive. However, it already covers over 90% the DC that we use > > most often. > > > Once Reference is opened, you can modify each to your own liking. > > Don't worry about messing anything up. You have the original to go > > back to. In addition, you will not be able to save this notebook to > > its original location. You have to use save as command to save it > > some where else. Changes made at each style will be reflected > > immediately in DC. So, it is a good idea to open the corresponding > > part of DC to see if you like what you see. > > > To change each style, locate it, open the cell group, select the first > > cell, this one defines the style for the screen environment, unlock > > the cell by selecting Cell\Cell Properties\Editable, go to the Format > > menu to make the change that suit you, reverse above steps as > > necessary and go on to the next. If you want to modify a part of the > > DC that you don't know which style to change, just as I did in finding > > the list below, you can start out by changing a suspected one to some > > unusual color and look back at DC and see if you guess it right or > > not. Change to Reference are reflected immediately in DC. Make a > > note of what changes you made that suite your taste. > > > Once you are happy with what you see in DC, save Reference. You can'= t > > save it back to the original location, so save it in your own document > > folder. Now, quit Mathematica and copy Reference you just modified t= o > > replace the original in /Applications/MathematicaV7.app/SystemFiles/ > > FrontEnd/StyleSheets/Wolfram/. Launch Mathematica and all the change= s > > you just made will be reflected in DC. > > > Here is the list in Reference that I made change to suit my own need. > > It should be a good starting point. > > > Text > > Text -> Verdana 14 > > > Function Page Styles: define styles used in Function Navigator > > Usage -> Verdana 14 > > Notes -> Verdana 14 > > 1ColumnTableMod -> Courier 14 > > 2ColumnTableMod -> Courier 14 > > 3ColumnTableMod -> Courier 14 > > PrimaryExampleSection -> Verdana 12 > > ExampleText -> Verdana 14 > > ExampleSection -> Verdana Bold 12 > > ExampleSubsection -> Verdana Bold 12 > > SeeAlsoSection -> Verdana 12 > > SeeAlso -> Verdana Bold 12 > > Tutorials -> Verdana 14 > > > Tutorial Page Styles: define styles used in Virtual Book > > DefinitionBox -> Verdana 14 > > DefinitionBox3Col -> Verdana 13 > > Caption -> Helvetica 12 > > MathCaption -> Verdana 14 > > RelatedTutorialsSection -> Verdana 12 > > RelatedTutorials -> Verdana 14 > > TutorialMoreAboutSection -> Verdana 12 > > TutorialMoreAbout -> Verdana 14 > > TutorialRelatedLinksSection -> Verdana 12 > > TutorialMoreAbout -> Verdana 14 > > > I hope you like the new look of DC. I surely feel liberated. Now = I > > can change DC window magnification back to 100% which is a much better > > use of screen real estate. Now, all I need to do is to figure it out > > how to make DC windows remember its previous location and size so that > > I don't have to change it every time! > > To make DC remember its window location, thanks goes to > ihojni... at gmail.com, open Option Inspector, set the scope to Global, > go to Global Options > Dialog Settings > HelpViewerSettings, set > Enabled -> True. Well, that's a nice obscure one! Thanks for sharing it! I would have never figured out the meaning of it (without experimenting). Perhaps a better option name is in order.... :-) --David