Collection of "funny" Jmp newbie questions

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good to know:

- how to do this and that in Jmp?

- where Jmp is different from other programs

- where Jmp is different from Jmp (inconsistencies)

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Topic	additional info
Data Tables
Why is it not possible in Jmp: - to define a formula for a specific cell? - to select any 2 cells in a spreadsheet?	JMP is Not a Spreadsheet
Is there a tutorial how to "slice" matrices?  matrix[5::-1]	answer NB: The indexing of matrices will be improved in a future version of Jmp
why new table()?	answer
why is there no dt << n rows()?	answer
Why does add row add a row to a data table - but doesn't add the values?	answer
Why are there different column names for data imported via Open and MFI?	answer
Is there something in JMP like freeze pane in Excel?	lock Columns
Why do I need a numeric column to add a column with row numbers?
Graph Builder
Why do FitYbyX and GraphBuilder use different color codings?	answer
When comes (collision free) Column Switcher 2.0?	wish: Add new switcher called Role Switcher
GUI
Why is there no Select mode in the Local Data Filter - like the one from (global) Data Filter?	wish: Local Data Filter - don't disable the SELECT option
In the Join Tables Platform, what's the difference between Update main table with data from second ta...
The submenus of my Jmp installation open to the left - Where is the setting to move the submenus to t...
Why does Scripting Index/See also not list the function xyz ?	you want more items to show up in see also ? suggest them here: Scripting Index and online Help: "see also"

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In the Join Tables Platform, what's the difference between  Update main table with data from second table and
Merge same name columns?

Update main table with data from second table assumes that the user wants to Merge same name columns.

So, it's kind of a special case of Merge same name columns.

If Merge same name columns is selected, then any selected columns from the Main Table [will be] Updated with data form second table.

So, no Merge same name columns without Updat[ing] main table with data from second table.

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The submenus of my Jmp installation always open to the left of the main menu:

Where is the setting to move submenus to the "right"?

add-on question: what is the background of them opening on the wrong side?

[#4]

It has been my experience that if you move the window you are selecting the man menu option too, to the left edge of your monitor screen, JMP will open the submenus to the right 

[#5]

Good point, I hadn't noticed that before.
When moving the Jmp window from the left to the right, there is already a small area on the left of the screen where menus open to the right ☛ (highlighted in blue).
In the remaining area of the screen the windows are opened to the left ☚ (highlighted in red).

Almost seems that as soon as there is enough space on the left - the submenu will flip to the left.

[#6]

the workaround:  switch the display to left handed

[#7]

When comes (collision free) Column Switcher 2.0?

How to dynamically change color column in graph builder

Add new switcher called Role Switcher  

[#8]

in Join, "multiple" is N=2?

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Why do I have to ask   is missing()   if there is a symbol defined, but there is no content / it's "empty"

and why do I have to ask   is empty()   if I want to check if a symbol is non-existing (~ missing).

Maybe just a language issue German vs. English?

[#10]

My take on the terminology is that it is a historical concept that goes way back within the SAS and JMP world.  A numerical value in a JMP or SAS data table that has no value is referred to as having a missing value.  Being a very long-in-the-tooth SAS and JMP user, the understanding of referencing a JMP variable that has been defined but has no value assigned to it by asking if it is missing seems very natural.  The is Empty I believe is a JMP implementation that might have been better named it was isDefined. But, I isEmpty really doesn't ruffle my feathers either.