Re: st: mac & windows difference

[Phil Schumm <pschumm@uchicago.edu>]

On Aug 3, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Airey, David C wrote:
> When choosing variables from drop down menus in dialog boxes, you  
> can only choose one variable at a time on the mac. I usually don't  
> use dialogs. In Windows Stata, it seems the variable drop down stays  
> open until you click outside the drop down. On the mac, the moment  
> you click a variable the drop down disappears, requiring you to open  
> it again if you want to click another variable. Can the mac behavior  
> be made to work like that in Windows? The mac behavior stinks by  
> comparison. I noticed this after watching one of Michael Mitchell's  
> Stata screen casts.


I don't know the answer to the question you are asking.  Note,  
however, that when you have a dialog box open and a variable names  
field has focus, you can click on variables in the variables window  
(i.e., Window -> Variables or cmd-6) and they will be added to the  
field, space delimited.  This is a way of mimicking the functionality  
you are asking about, with the advantage that you have additional  
information about the variable (e.g., label and type) also available  
while making your selection(s).


-- Phil

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