possibility of making wxMaxima the default GUI (instead of Xmaxima)



I think it's a great idea.  I think my favorite feature of wxMaxima is 
the more natural looking output (as opposed to ------ for a fraction 
bar, for example).  

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:40 am
Subject: possibility of making wxMaxima the default GUI 
(instead of Xmaxima)
To: Maxima <maxima at math.utexas.edu>

> hello,
> 
> i wonder if anyone is in favor of making wxMaxima 
> (http://wxmaxima.sf.net)the default GUI instead of Xmaxima.
> 
> i think wxMaxima has the following going for it --
> it is easier to find a function (labelled buttons and menus
> organized thematically), the help system is better integrated,
> it is quite a lot more polished, and it is an active project.
> 
> i have asked the wxMaxima project leader (andrej vodopivec)
> about this and he says he thinks wxMaxima is mature enough
> to be the default GUI for maxima.
> 
> anyway, i wonder what you-all think about that.
> 
> robert dodier
> 
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