$ControlActiveSetting (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$ControlActiveSetting is a symbol whose value is True if it is evaluated while a control is active, or in certain other previewing situations.

$FrontEndSession (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$FrontEndSession is a global symbol that represents the current session of the front end from which the kernel is being run.

Security and Authentication (DatabaseLink Tutorial)

Many SQL databases can be configured to require a username and password when a connection is made. This is useful for preventing unwanted access and restricting the range of ...

Advanced Dynamic Functionality (Mathematica Tutorial)

"Introduction to Manipulate" and "Introduction to Dynamic" provide most of the information you need to use Mathematica's interactive features accessible through the functions ...

NotebookEventActions (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NotebookEventActions is a notebook option that gives a list of actions to perform when specified events occur in connection with the notebook.

Launching and Connecting (Parallel Package Tutorial)

Mathematica can run parallel kernels in a number of different ways; locally on the same machine or remote on other machines connected in a network. Furthermore, the network ...

Raster (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Raster[{{a_11, a_12, ...}, ...}] is a two-dimensional graphics primitive which represents a rectangular array of gray cells. Raster[{{{r_11, g_11, b_11}, ...}, ...}] ...

Creating Palettes (Mathematica Tutorial)

Palettes are like extensions of your keyboard. They can be used to perform many actions in Mathematica, including entering typesetting characters, styling notebooks, and ...

OpenCLMemoryLoad (OpenCLLink Symbol)

OpenCLMemoryLoad[list] loads list into OpenCLMemory manager, returning an OpenCLMemory.OpenCLMemoryLoad[list, type] loads list with specified type into OpenCLMemory manager, ...

NEXUS (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

NEXUS phylogenetic file format. Commonly used for storage and exchange of phylogenetic data. Can store DNA and protein sequences, taxa distances, alignment scores, and ...