Unification of Graphics, Text & Controls: New in Mathematica 6

Unification of Graphics, Text & Controls

Mathematica 6 achieves for the first time a dramatic unification that deeply integrates fully editable and active graphics, text, math, tables, controls and user interfaces in every aspect of both input and output. Building on Mathematica's unique symbolic architecture and notebook document paradigm, Mathematica 6 allows all these elements to be mixed and connected at the finest scales, immediately allowing a remarkable range of important new forms of display and interaction.

Graphics and user interfaces can appear directly in flowing text, with full editability. »
Graphics can contain arbitrary active elements, controls, etc.
Controls can use graphics, other controls, etc. as labels and values.
Graphics, text, controls and other elements can be arbitrarily nested.
Automatic context-sensitive graphics sizing.


Make Lists of Graphics	Treat Active Interface Elements Just like Text	Include Graphics Directly in Programs

Include Graphics Anywhere in an Expression	Use Graphics Anywhere in Controls	Put Active Interface Elements into Graphics

Use Graphical Forms Directly in All Operations