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Manipulating the Front End from the Kernel
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$FrontEnd
$FrontEnd
is a global variable that specifies to what front end object, if any, the kernel is currently connected.
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$FrontEnd
is either a
FrontEndObject
, or
Null
.
You can use
Options
and
SetOptions
on
$FrontEnd
to read and set global options for the front end.
Options set for
$FrontEnd
are by default stored in the front end
init.m
file, and are persistent between front end sessions.
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Typical value when using the Notebook interface:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
SEE ALSO
$Notebooks
$FrontEndSession
TUTORIALS
Manipulating the Front End from the Kernel
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Low-Level Notebook Programming
Low-Level System Spelunking
Mathematica Session Information
Programmatic Notebook & Interface Customization
Session Customization
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