Re: Default format for new cells
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- Subject: [mg13270] Re: Default format for new cells
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.cc.uk>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 03:18:03 -0400
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- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Sean Ross wrote in message <6od3hb$hqo at smc.vnet.net>... >When I first installed mathematica, each cell by default would display >the new 2-D notation like subscripts or superscripts if I used the >basic input palette. This is no longer the case. I have to manually >convert each cell to StandardForm to get it to display the 2-D format. >I have searched through the option inspector to try and find the magic >command, but it uses different names than the drop down menu uses. >Could someone tell me how to put the default cell format back to its >original in which each cell was already in standardform? > >I renew my plea for full and complete Front End documentation either by >Wolfram or a third party. I want a manual that will tell me what all >the options in the Options Inspector do and how to format headers with >every single possible option mentioned and non-trivial examples. I >want to know what all those Value Display Objects are. I also want all >commands documented, such as ValueBox and &MenuItem (which is found in >the .tr files in the System directory). If anyone has written such a >thing please tell me so I can buy it. > Sean, The following seems to work Option Inspector [global] > Cell Options > New Cell Defaults > Common Default Format Types > Output -> StandardForm Allan ------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Hayes Training and Consulting Leicester UK http://www.haystack.demon.co.uk hay at haystack.demon.co.uk voice: +44 (0)116 271 4198 fax: +44(0)116 271 8642