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Manipulating the Front End from the Kernel
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$FrontEndSession
$FrontEndSession
is a global variable that represents the current session of the front end from which the kernel is being run.
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$FrontEndSession
is either a
FrontEndObject
, or
Null
.
You can use
Options
and
SetOptions
on
$FrontEndSession
to read and set global options for the current session of the front end.
Options set for
$FrontEndSession
do not persist between front end sessions.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
Make cell brackets thick for the current session:
In[1]:=
Reset the brackets to their initial thickness:
In[2]:=
SEE ALSO
$FrontEnd
$SessionID
TUTORIALS
Manipulating the Front End from the Kernel
MORE ABOUT
Low-Level Notebook Programming
Mathematica Session Information
Programmatic Notebook & Interface Customization
Session Customization
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