Re: How create new style sheet- Mathematica 8
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- Subject: [mg121419] Re: How create new style sheet- Mathematica 8
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:15:56 -0400 (EDT)
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On 13/09/2011 12:28, John Fultz wrote: > I don't understand your first point. What do you mean by "Browse" option? I > can't possibly think you mean that the file browsing dialog only shows 2 of n > notebooks in some given directory. > > Yes, it is the case that notebooks with Saveable->False should be able to save, > and don't in 8.0.1. But that won't affect stylesheets created using the method > I outlined. And that bug will be fixed in a Mathematica incremental update > which will hopefully be available soon. > I have never found creating style sheets easy - and I generally avoid them, despite their obvious value. It would be great if the process could be made more transparent. For example: 1) It would be nice to press a button and see the hierarchy of style sheets leading to the notebook style sheet - preferably with their full pathnames. 2) What happens when a style sheet is installed - is it just placed somewhere in the filestore? 3) Editing a style sheet seems too much like editing a notebook - which leads to confusion as to what can and cannot be done. 4) If you end up with an edited style sheet when you close the associated file (or Mathematica), I think it should tell you and ask you what you want to do - just like you do not lose an edited notebook without pressing "Don't Save". This is one area where I sense WRI developers have put enormous effort, but it never seems easy to use. Maybe a general, open discussion at the conference would help. David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk
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