[IPython-dev] notebook questions an aesthetic details

[Brian Granger]

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:58 PM, MinRK <benjaminrk at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:51, Brian Granger <ellisonbg at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I am seeing the bug with the Cell menu not causing the select box in
>> the toolbar to update the cell type.  I can fix this, but here is a
>> question:  do we even want the Cell type UI in the Cell menu with it
>> being in the toolbar already.  Granted, the toolbar can be hidden, but
>> it seems a bit redundant and verbose...
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> I think nothing should be absent from the menus.  The toolbar should be 100%
> redundant.

OK, I will fix the bug though.

Cheers,

Brian

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>> Cheers,
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>> Brian
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>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Brian Granger <ellisonbg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hmm, am not seeing the ampersand problem on Chrome or Safari  (on a
>> > Mac).  Is there a particular sequence of keystroke that do it.  Does
>> > it happen for any text before the &?
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Chris Kees <cekees at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On the ampersand problem: Firefox and Safari are the same. Also Safari
>> >> complains about not being able to access the web socket and says that I
>> >> won't be able to run code.
>> >>
>> >> On the pulldown menu, I'm having trouble reproducing it right now. I
>> >> know
>> >> that sometimes the problem is me in that I have to be more careful in
>> >> observing which cell is actually active when I use the menus. It's not
>> >> a big
>> >> deal, but I'll be more careful to record my observations if I suspect
>> >> this
>> >> is happening again.
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:27 AM, Fernando Perez <fperez.net at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
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>> >>> Hi Chris,
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Chris Kees <cekees at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > Thanks a lot.  I'm on the right tack now.  I updated about two hours
>> >>> > ago
>> >>> > after I read Min's email so there a couple of quirks you might want
>> >>> > to
>> >>> > be on
>> >>> > the lookout for. For some reason when I'm inside a call to
>> >>> > Latex(r"""...), I
>> >>> > can't type an ampersand. I can paste one in but the key won't
>> >>> > respond.
>> >>> > In
>> >>>
>> >>> That's really odd, I don't get that on Firefox or Chrome.  Can you
>> >>> refresh your Javascript cache just to make sure?  Just save your
>> >>> notebook, and then force a page reload.  Also, could you test on a
>> >>> different browser and let us know if you see any differences?
>> >>>
>> >>> > markdown or outside a string I can type an ampersand.   I also
>> >>> > noticed
>> >>> > that
>> >>> > sometimes the markdown/code/heading doesn't seem to switch  modes
>> >>> > even
>> >>> > though the pulldown indicates it has. It could just be inaccurate
>> >>> > pointing
>> >>> > and clicking on my part.
>> >>>
>> >>> Mmh, I do see a problem, not sure if it's the same you do:  If I
>> >>> select a new cell type from the 'Cell' menu, the cells do indeed
>> >>> change type, but the dropdown list in the icon toolbar isn't updating
>> >>> correctly anymore.  Is that the behavior you see?
>> >>>
>> >>> > Anyway, thanks again.  I feel like I'm beginning to get productive
>> >>> > in
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > notebook.
>> >>>
>> >>> Glad to hear that.  Some inevitable growing pains, but I think we're
>> >>> on the right track.
>> >>>
>> >>> Cheers,
>> >>>
>> >>> f
>> >>
>> >>
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>> > Brian E. Granger
>> > Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
>> > bgranger at calpoly.edu and ellisonbg at gmail.com
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Brian E. Granger
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