InformationData boxes too small

[noeckel]

To get information about a function, I use something like the following:

The image created for the output doesn't match the font size of the input, and this makes it very hard to read. I often use ::usage attribute when defining my own functions, and the above is the standard way of retrieving that information. If the output is an image, I can't expand the view to reveal hidden portions of text.

Can one make a new box style that preserves the interactivity?

Actually, looking at the image I realize that this is generated by calling the Front End, right? Maybe the solution would be to just use the ASCII output of the corresponding wolframscript command. I wonder what the output would have been for me if I didn't have the FrontEnd installed...

[JerryI]

Hi, we had some issues with a complex formatting of system symbols (which is usually a hell of Box-es). Then at some point it was switched to a parallel kernel, that generates an image.

Could you please try this form?

Map[ToString[#, OutputForm]&, Information[Plot]//Dataset ]

if it is enough we can just make it by default

[JerryI]

this one is better:

toStringOutputForm[any_] := ToString[any, OutputForm];
toStringOutputForm[any_String] := ToString[any, OutputForm];
toStringOutputForm[any_List] := HoldForm[any];
toStringOutputForm[any_Association] := HoldForm[any];

Map[toStringOutputForm, Information[Plot]//Dataset ]

[JerryI]

I guess this one should be sufficient ;)

[noeckel]

Wow, that was fast! It looks great - I'm glad you already have Dataset, that wasn't something I thought of.

[JerryI]

Then, approved. We ship it in the next release soon ;)