Re: Re: Re: Piecewise symbol in 5.1
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- Subject: [mg52337] Re: [mg52331] Re: [mg52313] Re: Piecewise symbol in 5.1
- From: DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 02:32:08 -0500 (EST)
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That works! But this will mean we can't run 5.0 and 5.1 on the same machine, correct? When comparing bugs between versions, that's very useful. Bobby On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 02:12:51 -0500 (EST), John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com> wrote: > It sounds like the installation of fonts in an upgrade scenario isn't as > reliable as it should be. What various people are describing here is that > some or all of the Mathematica fonts being used are coming from their 5.0 > (or possibly earlier) installation rather than the 5.1 installation. We > are investigating the problem to try to determine under exactly what > circumstances this happens and how to fix it. > > I'm including some instructions below on how to fix the problem under > Windows. If you have difficulties, or are experiencing problems on > platforms other than Windows, you should contact Technical Support at > support at wolfram.com. > > First, to determine if you have a problem, copy and paste the following > into 5.1... > > \[ConjugateTranspose] \[Transpose] \[Piecewise] > > You should see characters which look kind of like a plus, a T, and a left > brace. If you don't, try rebooting your system. If the problem still > persists, then... > > * Open the Fonts control panel. > * Find all fonts which begin with the name "Mathematica" and delete > them (if you find fonts beginning with "Math", you shouldnt' delete > those). > * Double-check to make sure they're all gone. This is important, since > occasionally, multiple copies of a font can be installed, and a font > can reappear after you deleted it. If there are some fonts which > refuse to go away, reboot the system and try again. > * In the Mathematica 5.1 installation directory, which is probably... > C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\5.1 > open the subdirectory > SystemFiles\Fonts\TrueType > * Select all of the files in this directory, and drag them to the Fonts > control panel window. You'll briefly get a progress dialog indicating > that the fonts are being installed. > > Sincerely, > > John Fultz > jfultz at wolfram.com > User Interface Group > Wolfram Research, Inc. > > > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:28:44 -0500 (EST), Steve Luttrell wrote: >> That's what I see as well (Mathematica 5.1 on Windows XP), except that >> the >> >> long vertical bar has a small empty rectangle at its upper right corner >> (occasionally the rectangle is replaced by a small T). I'm fairly sure >> this >> isn't intentionally a new notation, so there must be a font problem >> somewhere. >> >> Steve Luttrell >> >> "Murray Eisenberg" <murray at math.umass.edu> wrote in message >> news:cnq2vo$2fs$1 at smc.vnet.net... >>> In the downloadable AddendumV51.pdf, the display of a piecewise >>> definition, e.g., of >>> >>> Piecewise[{{x < 0, -1}, {x >= 0, 1}}] >>> >>> is shown with a large curly brace to the left of the pieces. But in my >>> Mathematica 5.1 under Windows 5.1, I see a long vertical bar. >>> >>> What do you see? >>> >>> -- >>> Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu >>> Mathematics & Statistics Dept. >>> Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) >>> University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) >>> 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 >>> Amherst, MA 01003-9305 > > > > -- DrBob at bigfoot.com www.eclecticdreams.net
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- Re: Re: Piecewise symbol in 5.1
- From: John Fultz <jfultz@wolfram.com>
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