GUIKit Example: SimpleDialogApp (GUIKit Package Tutorial)

This example illustrates how to use modal dialogs initiated from another window, optionally setting up property values on widgets in the modal dialog, and, when the modal ...

New in 8.0: Notebooks & Documents (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica 8 introduces numerous new usability features, including a whole new paradigm for entering input using free-form linguistics that no longer require even ...

Representation of Numbers (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica handles both integers and real numbers with any number of digits, automatically tagging numerical precision when appropriate. Mathematica internally uses several ...

MGF (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

Wolfram Mathematica MGF bitmap format. Used by the Mathematica user interface for storing raster images. MGF is an acronym for Mathematica Graphics Format. Binary format. ...

math (Mathematica System Program)

math options starts the Mathematica kernel in Unix and Linux.

Not (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

! expr is the logical NOT function. It gives False if expr is True, and True if it is False.

$CharacterEncoding (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$CharacterEncoding specifies the default raw character encoding to use for input and output functions.

Differences between Computer Systems (Mathematica Tutorial)

There are many detailed differences between different kinds of computer systems. But one of the important features of Mathematica is that it allows you to work and create ...

Special Characters (Mathematica Tutorial)

In addition to the ordinary characters that appear on a standard keyboard, you can include in Mathematica strings any of the special characters that are supported by ...

CastNETObject (NETLink Symbol)

CastNETObject[obj, type] casts the specified object to a different type.