My experience is that I can do much of what I want
by opening an output file so that everything I type
and the system types back goes into a file.
More useful generally is to try stuff out, but compose
a "batch" file of macsyma commands that are all correct..
If appropriate for running through TeX,
I can pasting in the typeset output that I want from running
the tex command.
This requires some hand editing, especially if you want to
break elaborate lines in TeX in some sensible way.
look at the command "playback" also.
TeXmacs might solve your problem too, but my sense is that you are
not using it, otherwise you wouldn't be asking.
RJF
Andrey G. Grozin wrote:
>Hello,
>
>On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote:
>
>>I wonder what would the most reasonable way to document my Maxima
>>sessions. I don't need a perfect latex layout, but something like
>>Maple's worksheets.
>>
>GNU TeXmacs is a good solution here (http://www.texmacs.org). I'd
>recommend to install the newest version (1.0.2.6), because I have improved
>Maxima support in this version a lot.
>To make things look more like Mathematica (ot Maple) notebook, you can use
>Document -> Use package -> Program -> varsession
>
>
>>A document should contain
>>- all statements I put in,
>>
>Naturally.
>
>
>>- Maxima's output (including graphics),
>>
>Including graphics requires some hand-work. When you run a plotting
>command in Maxima, you get a separate Tk window with the plot. You can do
>some things with this plot (move, scale, rotate...). When you are
>satisfied, just save it as eps file via the menu, and include this file
>into your TeXmacs document in the standard way.
>
>I was told that menus in these plot windows don't work with some window
>managers. I use KDE, and everything works perfectly for me.
>
>
>>- my additional comments (about the problem, I am trying to
>> solve, the steps I took, my interpretation of the results).
>>
>Use "Insert text field" via the menu to insert comments into your session.
>You can use high-quality formulae (nicely rendered by TeXmacs) inside
>these comments.
>
>Andrey
>
>
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