Re: Can't resize BasicInput Palette
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- Subject: [mg74221] Re: Can't resize BasicInput Palette
- From: "ME" <abcdefg at nonodock.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:02 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks! You really saved me a lot of headaches. That LARGE window was driving me crazy. The text edit worked perfectly and was very easy. Thanks again. "David Reiss" <dbreiss at gmail.com> wrote in message news:et54a4$aoc$1 at smc.vnet.net... > On Mar 12, 5:40 am, "ME" <abcd... at nonodock.net> wrote: >> I have the student version 5.2 and I changed the size of the BasicInput >> palette and I can not change it from full screen size. Right clicking on >> the title bar will not work because "size" is grayed out. There is no >> triangle in the corner of the window to resize either. > > Open the palette. > > In a notebook type and execute > > notebooks=Notebooks[] > > In the resulting list note what position the Basic input palette is > at. > > Then, if this position is n execute > > nb=notebooks[[n]] > > > When you have done this execute the following > > > SetOptions[nb,Editable->True,WindowSize->{Fit,Fit}]; > SetOptions[nb,Editable->False]; > > > This should do the trick... > > However, one problem that you will most probably have will be that the > new notebook that you should type in will be created under the > palette, in which calse you can't type the above commands into it. In > that case, if at all possible, try to drag the palette so that it is > somewhat off the screen so that you can see the notebook that you are > working in. If this does not work, you can connect a second monitor > to your computer so that the palette is on one and the notebook is on > the other. > > Failing all of this, exit Mathematica and then open the Basic Input > Palette in a text editor. Look for the line (near the end) that says > > WindowSize -> {something in curly brackets} > > And change that something in curly brackets} to {Fit, Fit}, save the > file, and then restart Mathematica. This certainly will do the trick. > >