inserting equations in Word document fromMathType not working anymore

[Tiger_MO]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel I've just starting using Snow Leopard after worked with Tiger previously. I'm noticing some odd behavior that's different than before.

I have the MathType 6 Insert Eqn button installed in Office 2008 for Mac. When I click on that, MathType opens. So far, so good. I type in my equation, but, when I'm finished editing or creating my equation, I'm used to clicking on the red button to close the MathType window and return to my Word document. When I do that now, my Word document has disappeared somewhere into the background. Actually, it looks like I've returned to Word because the menu bar is visible, but the document is not visible. In Word, if I click on Window in the menu bar, it shows the name of my document in the list, but it still doesn't open it. I've tried command-tab to toggle through open applications and that doesn't help. I've discovered a word-around is to select Split in the Window menu and my document reappears, although split into 2 windows. Or, if I chose Window>Open New Window, another copy of the Word document is created (named document:2) and it becomes visible with the MathType equation in place.

I believe it has something to do with Spaces, but since I never used Leopard, I'm not real good in knowing how to shuffle through those views yet. When I turn off Spaces, the problem corrects itself and the previous functionality is restored. There's something about the interaction of Word, MathType, and Spaces that's not working well together.

My set-up: Mac OS 10.6.2 with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac ver. 12.2.3 and MathType ver. 6.0

 

[John McGhie]

That's right. Word 2008 doesn't work perfectly with Spaces.

Nothing you can do about it: this is as good as they could get it.

Cheers

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel
I've just starting using Snow Leopard after worked with Tiger previously. I'm
noticing some odd behavior that's different than before.

I have the MathType 6 Insert Eqn button installed in Office 2008 for Mac.
When I click on that, MathType opens. So far, so good. I type in my
equation, but, when I'm finished editing or creating my equation, I'm used to
clicking on the red button to close the MathType window and return to my Word
document. When I do that now, my Word document has disappeared somewhere into
the background. Actually, it looks like I've returned to Word because the
menu bar is visible, but the document is not visible. In Word, if I click on
Window in the menu bar, it shows the name of my document in the list, but it
still doesn't open it. I've tried command-tab to toggle through open
applications and that doesn't help. I've discovered a word-around is to
select Split in the Window menu and my document reappears, although split into
2 windows. Or, if I chose Window>Open New Window, another copy of the Word
document is created (named document:2) and it becomes visible with the
MathType equation in place.

I believe it has something to do with Spaces, but since I never used Leopard,
I'm not real good in knowing how to shuffle through those views yet. When I
turn off Spaces, the problem corrects itself and the previous functionality is
restored. There's something about the interaction of Word, MathType, and
Spaces that's not working well together.

My set-up: Mac OS 10.6.2 with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac ver. 12.2.3 and
MathType ver. 6.0

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[Tiger_MO]

That's right. Word 2008 doesn't work perfectly with Spaces.

>
> Nothing you can do about it: this is as good as they could get it.
>

So, since this is 2010 and the next version of Word for Mac (in 2010) was supposed to reinstate VBA and some other features, I'll hope that integration with Spaces might be improved, too. When in 2010?

 

[John McGhie]

Yes, I would hope so, too.

Neither Apple nor Microsoft has exactly covered themselves with glory with
Spaces. Apple first released Spaces as a "surprise" feature.

It's OK to surprise consumers with "great new features", but if you do it to
your Independent Software Vendors and Major Corporate Customers, you rapidly
discover that you soon will not have any of either.

Hopefully, Apple has learned a lesson from this, but I doubt it.

Secondly, when you do introduce a new feature to an operating system, you
have to ensure that it works the way you say it will. Spaces still doesn't
work "properly" according to Apple's documentation. This really does NOT
enhance Apple's reputation with its ISVs. Microsoft knows this, because
they keep making the same mistake

So: We could hope that Apple will release an update to OS X in which Spaces
works the way they say it should (and they need to issue the documentation
12 months before they release the feature, or the ISVs will simply disable
it in their products, after the debacle that occurred last time!).

And we would hope that Office 2010 for the Mac will incorporate those
changes.

Microsoft's published date for Office Mac 2010 is "Holiday Season, 2010",
which I guess means "December". In half of the world, "holiday season 2010"
is NOW!

Anyone who knows a more exact date than that is not allowed to tell us, and
anyone who tells us, doesn't know!

Cheers

So, since this is 2010 and the next version of Word for Mac (in 2010) was
supposed to reinstate VBA and some other features, I'll hope that integration
with Spaces might be improved, too. When in 2010?

This email is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless you intend to pay!

--

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]