On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Jason Grout wrote: > > kcrisman wrote: > >> >> Also (this is now just wild speculation) would it ever be possible to >> make a new math cell *in the middle of a text cell*? That would be >> really awesome, let me tell you. Though perhaps impossible? > > Can you give us a more specific use-case? You mean, you want to > "split" a text cell and in the split, make a new math cell? >
+1 If yes, then I agree that this would be very cool. Of course there may be many different ways/modes in which one can use the notebook, but here is a possible use-case: One might start with simply describing the computation that one intends to do. For that purpose one would just enter a text cell immediately and start writing. Then some time later you might go back and begin the actual calculations. Say, at some point in the narrative you decide you need to define a variable. So you just click "insert/Sage" and the text box splits, saves and closes both parts leaving you in a code box between these two sections to enter the commands. I expect it would be quite normal to iterate in this manner by double-clicking on the remaining text section that follows the command to continue revising the text and then at some point split it again for another computation. That way, the text editing mode becomes the primary mode for the user, escaping only to perform computations and/or to save the resulting worksheet. Regards, Bill Page. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
