Re: st: "Fixing" all windows (Results, command, review and variables) with Stata 11 for Mac

["Data Analytics Corp." <walt@dataanalyticscorp.com>]

Hi,

Just curious.  Why the switch to a Mac?  I ask because I'm thinking 
about getting a Mac just to try it.  Any advantages?  Things to watch 
for?  Issues?

Thanks,

Walt

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Walter R. Paczkowski, Ph.D.
Data Analytics Corp.
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On 11/8/2010 11:27 AM, Steven Samuels wrote:
> -
> Nils,
>
> When I switched from Windows to Mac 16 years ago, I felt as you do. 
> But after switching, I found advantages to having independent windows. 
> In Windows, Stata had mandated screen space for the Review and 
> Variables windows. On the Mac, I found myself rarely using them, 
> whereas I was using the Browser and Help windows much more often. 
> Because the command window is so small, there was little loss in 
> having it float, especially since it could be invoked by typing when 
> the Results window had focus. I also liked having windows as big as I 
> wanted.
>
> Some tips: Arrange the windows where you would like them to be; Stata 
> will remember the positions from one session to another. Use the 
> built-in keyboard shortcuts to hide and show windows. Utilities like 
> iKey and Keyboard Maestro can enhance this process by giving 
> mouse-free access to the program menus (a Windows feature I still miss).
>
> My customization: I keep do-files open in BBEdit on the left of the 
> screen. I place Stata's Results window on the right, but I also open 
> the Browser and Viewer windows there, because I usually don't need to 
> see more than one of the three at a time. To view the pdf Manuals, it 
> does help to have a second monitor!
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On Nov 8, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Nils Braakmann wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have recently switched from a PC to a Mac. One thing that bothers me
> about the Stata version for Mac is that the results, command, review
> and variable windows are separate windows. With the windows version
> whenever I clicked on the "results" window, I also got the command
> etc. windows to the front, which was something I really liked. On the
> Mac I always have to go hunting for all windows whenever I switch from
> the do-file editor back to the dataset to have a look at, say,
> variable names or whenever I want to do some quick descriptive
> statistics before deciding about some cleaning procedure, etc. Is
> there a way to "fix" these four windows so that clicking on one of
> them always bring all four up to the front?
>
> Any hints are appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Nils
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Walter R. Paczkowski, Ph.D.
Data Analytics Corp.
44 Hamilton Lane
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
________________________
(V) 609-936-8999
(F) 609-936-3733
walt@dataanalyticscorp.com
www.dataanalyticscorp.com

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