String option names for Cells

Question

They seem to be correctly interpreted.

I'm asking because of some minor reasons and a major one: NotebookWrite a Cell with WholeCellGroupOpener option

I don't know any official confirmation so let me just ask if anyone knows where using string names for built in options names may fail.

Let's assume the context is only about Cell options.

As we can see, works well:

CellPrint[
 Cell[TextData["Test"], "Input", "Background" -> LightBlue, 
  "CellFrame" -> True, "FontColor" -> Red]]

Cell expression (Ctrl+Shift+E) shows that "Background" was converted to Background but even if I manually edit the cell back to "Background" it understands it.

Thou shalt support other MMA User and thou shalt fight against Spam. +1 — , Jul 22 '15 at 13:20
@RolfMertig It works well for both, System and Global, that's why I'd like to use it. — Kuba, Jul 22 '15 at 21:21
I like doing this too. Makes for easier reading. Please post if you find any options that are not supported this way. — B flat, Dec 18 '15 at 04:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:56

2

I've talked with John Fultz and he confirmed this should work and be a stable remedy for the context problem linked above.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:56

Community

1

answered Nov 18 '16 at 12:14

Kuba

136,707
13
279
740

String option names for Cells

1 Answers1

Linked