$MessageGroups (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$MessageGroups is the list of rules that gives named message groups used in functions like On and Quiet.

$ProcessorCount (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$ProcessorCount gives the number of processor cores available on the computer system on which Mathematica is being run.

RIB (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

RenderMan RIB user entity file. 3D geometry format. Used for photorealistic modeling and rendering. Stores 3D object definitions and scene descriptions. Native format of the ...

JavaClass (JLink Symbol)

JavaClass[classname, n] represents a Java class with the specified name.

$PrintShortErrorMessages (WebServices Symbol)

$PrintShortErrorMessages specifies whether error messages from the web service operations will be shortened for the user to avoid long, intimidating error messages.

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Running CUDALink in Headless Mode (CUDALink Tutorial)

In some cases, such as in a cluster environment, the machine may be run in headless mode, that is, not starting the GUI server (such as X). The operating system may ...