Questions tagged [front-end]
Questions related to the Mathematica front-end (graphical user interface).
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Define meaning for symbol such as ⇓ despite 'Incomplete expression; more input is needed'
Example The notation $a\Downarrow_bc$ can mean something like "the program $a$ results in $c$ when executed according to the semantics of $b$". In Mathematica, I input this as ...
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Removing the stubborn keybinding, Ctrl+Q, for 'Quit'
I want to disable the Ctrl+Q keyboard shortcut/keybinding, used for quitting everything. How to achieve this? I have tried the suggestion of adding ...
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Performance issue when more than one texture is used
I run it on version 13.0.1. Bellow are 50 polygons each of the same random texture. Rotating it by mouse is fast and flawless. <...
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Changing font for inline TeX input (i.e., cntl-$)
Inline TeX defaults to its enclosing Cell's FontFamily. The Default style sheet has a font that isn't great for math. Here are two examples: To my eye, the rendered TeX with the Times New Roman font ...
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Turn off keyboard shortcut, redux
This is a duplicate of a previous question (linked below), but the previous answer no longer works. Every once in a while when editing a formula, I want to add a parenthesis at the beginning of the ...
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Frontend equivalent of CurrentValue["SelectionData"]
Execute the following then type something in next cell, select it and press the button - the selection is printed. ...
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Pollution in context added by BeginPackage remains even after Exit
Tested in $Version (* "14.3.0 for Microsoft Windows (64-bit) (July 8, 2025)" *) The issue can be reproduced in the following manner. First, execute the ...
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Why doesn't Dynamic[1+x] lead to Set::write warning?
According to the document of Dynamic: If the displayed form of Dynamic[expr] is interactively changed or edited, an assignment <...