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DocumentTools[Canvas]

  

ShowCanvas

  

insert a canvas into a document

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

ShowCanvas(canvas)

ShowCanvas(canvas, script)

ShowCanvas(canvas, options)

Parameters

canvas

-

XML canvas string, or list

script

-

(optional) DocumentTools:-Canvas:-Script object

size=list(posint)

-

(optional) default [12,2], number of hidden rows and columns

output=table

-

(optional) return a component element mapping table

input=list

-

(optional) list of math expressions to fill in

live_update=truefalse

-

(optional) default true; update the screen as elements are filled in instead of once after they are all done

entrybox=truefalse

-

(optional) default true when button present; show a blank box for additional input

layout=grid

-

(optional) use an alternate grid-based layout that positions content in approximate locations based on fixed-width columns, and rows that do not span cells

Description

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The ShowCanvas command displays a canvas where math and text are laid out in columns inside scriptable components.  

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A "canvas" is an interactive section of a Maple document created by the NewCanvas command, or a shared web-based Maple Learn document.  See the Script command for a more complete description.

Examples

withDocumentTools:-Canvas:

cvNewCanvasTitle,Column 1,Column 2,sinx,x+y2:

ShowCanvascv

Compatibility

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The DocumentTools[Canvas][ShowCanvas] command was introduced in Maple 2021.

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For more information on Maple 2021 changes, see Updates in Maple 2021.

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The DocumentTools[Canvas][ShowCanvas] command was updated in Maple 2022.

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The live_update and entrybox parameters were introduced in Maple 2022.

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For more information on Maple 2022 changes, see Updates in Maple 2022.

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The layout parameter was introduced in Maple 2024.

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For more information on Maple 2024 changes, see Updates in Maple 2024.

See Also

Math

NewCanvas

Script

ShareCanvas

Text