possibility of making wxMaxima the default GUI (instead of Xmaxima)
Subject: possibility of making wxMaxima the default GUI (instead of Xmaxima)
From: Miguel Marco
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:25:55 +0100
> hello,
>
> i wonder if anyone is in favor of making wxMaxima (http://wxmaxima.sf.net)
> the default GUI instead of Xmaxima.
I would be in favor. wxMaxima is definitely more eye-candi than Xmaxima. And
that is a big plus when you try to use software in a classroom, for example.
Plus, i agree it's generally easyer to use.
But there is a feature of Xmaxima that i like too: the possibility to write a
HTML document with the explanation of an exercise and the commands to run in
maxima by a click (i know i haven't explained too well, but i think you know
what i mean). I think it is a great idea for a classroom again.
Another thing i would miss in wxMaxima is the possibility to change something
in the output to run it again, just like in Maple, Mathematica, or Texmacs.
Maybe it would be possible to use both the code of Xmaxima and wxMaxima to do
a more complete GUI.
But if it is too complicated to do, i would definitely vote for wxMaxima over
Xmaxima.
Miguel Angel Marco Buzunariz.
Departamento de matematicas.
Universidad de Zaragoza.