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Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Linux and Mathematica Input[] function
From:       Richard Pace <rpace () sbcglobal ! net>
Date:       2005-11-09 16:12:14
Message-ID: 200511090812.16260.rpace () sbcglobal ! net
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On Tuesday 01 November 2005 09:13, Jim Philips wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 November 2005 11:56, Richard Pace wrote:
> > On Tuesday 01 November 2005 07:54, Rex Dieter wrote:
> > > Richard Pace wrote:
> > > > I'm running SuSe 9.3 with KDE 3.4.1 level a and Mathematica 5.2
> > > > (Student Version).  I'm trying to use "interactive input" in a
> > > > Mathematica Notebook. Within a Mathematica Notebook I enter \
> > > > something like the following:
> > > > 
> > > > x = Input["test"]
> > > 
> > > ...
> > > 
> > > > However, I am unable to type anything in the input area.  The \
> > > > cursor appears, but I cannot type.  If I press the "OK" button, the \
> > > > window flickers and reappears.  I have to "abort" the Mathematica \
> > > > command to terminate the window.
> > > 
> > > From past experience, Mathematica didn't play nice with klipper.  Try
> > > disabling klipper if you have it running.
> > 
> > I "quit" klipper and tried again with same results.  Just in case, I
> > restarted Mathematica and tried again with same results.  I don't know
> > much about this - is X Windows system involved here?
> > Richard
> 
> Well, the time-honored technique on that front is to invoke the program
> from the command line and see if it throws any meaningful errors in the
> terminal window. I don't know what toolkit (Java?) they're using to draw
> the window, but that may be causing you problems.
In case anyone is interested, I found two statements in my \
/etc/X11/Xresources file that appear to be the culprit:

XMathematica*XmText.translations:
XMathematica*Text.translations:

I added those lines some time ago on recommendation from Wolfram support \
because of a "delete-next-character" warning message problem issued by the \
Mathematica front end.  See

http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/linux/intel/deletenext.html

I don't know what those statements do, but I'll leave it for Wolfram to \
resolve.  If anyone has any comment on this, what those statements do, et \
cetera, I  welcome it. Thanks, 
Richard

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style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier"> <p>On Tuesday 01 November 2005 \
09:13, Jim Philips wrote:</p> <p>&gt; On Tuesday 01 November 2005 11:56, \
Richard Pace wrote:</p> <p>&gt; &gt; On Tuesday 01 November 2005 07:54, Rex \
Dieter wrote:</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; Richard Pace wrote:</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I'm running SuSe 9.3 with KDE 3.4.1 level a and \
Mathematica 5.2</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; (Student Version).  I'm trying \
to use &quot;interactive input&quot; in a</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; \
Mathematica Notebook. Within a Mathematica Notebook I enter something</p> \
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; like the following:</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; x = Input[&quot;test&quot;]</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt;</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt; ...</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt;</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; However, I am unable to type anything in the input \
area.  The cursor</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; appears, but I cannot type.  \
If I press the &quot;OK&quot; button, the window</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; \
flickers and reappears.  I have to &quot;abort&quot; the Mathematica \
command to</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; terminate the window.</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt;</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; &gt;  From past experience, Mathematica didn't play nice with \
klipper.  Try</p> <p>&gt; &gt; &gt; disabling klipper if you have it \
running.</p> <p>&gt; &gt;</p>
<p>&gt; &gt; I &quot;quit&quot; klipper and tried again with same results.  \
Just in case, I</p> <p>&gt; &gt; restarted Mathematica and tried again with \
same results.  I don't know</p> <p>&gt; &gt; much about this - is X Windows \
system involved here?</p> <p>&gt; &gt; Richard</p>
<p>&gt;</p>
<p>&gt; Well, the time-honored technique on that front is to invoke the \
program</p> <p>&gt; from the command line and see if it throws any \
meaningful errors in the</p> <p>&gt; terminal window. I don't know what \
toolkit (Java?) they're using to draw</p> <p>&gt; the window, but that may \
be causing you problems.</p> <p>In case anyone is interested, I found two \
statements in my /etc/X11/Xresources</p> <p>file that appear to be the \
culprit:</p> <p></p>
<p>XMathematica*XmText.translations:</p>
<p>XMathematica*Text.translations:</p>
<p></p>
<p>I added those lines some time ago on recommendation from Wolfram support \
because of a &quot;delete-next-character&quot; warning message problem \
issued by the Mathematica front end.  See</p> <p></p>
<p>http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/linux/intel/deletenext.html</p>
 <p></p>
<p>I don't know what those statements do, but I'll leave it for Wolfram to \
resolve.  If anyone has any comment on this, what those statements do, \
<span style="font-style:italic">et cetera</span>, I  welcome it.</p> \
<p>Thanks, </p> <p>Richard</p>
<p></p>
<p>&gt; ___________________________________________________</p>
<p>&gt; This message is from the kde-linux mailing list.</p>
<p>&gt; Account management:  \
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux.</p> <p>&gt; Archives: \
http://lists.kde.org/.</p> <p>&gt; More info: \
http://www.kde.org/faq.html.</p> <p></p>
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