brandon,
> Does anybody else have the problem of gnuplot being unable to embed graphics
> into maxima? I have the preference set to embed but it always opens a
> separate window (on Linux and Windows). Any way to make it actually embed
> graphics into the worksheet?
i'm pretty sure embedded graphics works only when plot_format is openmath.
i guess the documentation should be clearer on this point ...
> Also, gnuplot 4.0 for Windows allows me to change the camera view of a 3d
> plot, but gnuplot 4.0 for Linux doesn't. Is there something I'm missing or
> does the windows version just better?
if i recall correctly, on linux a viewer program is launched which runs as
a separate process, and the viewer cannot do all the things that gnuplot
itself can do. i don't know why things are arranged like that.
try running gnuplot separately, and at the gnuplot prompt, enter load
"maxout.gnuplot" .
(maxout.gnuplot is written your home directory by default, i believe.
if not, it might be in /tmp or something like that.)
then i think you'll be able to use the mouse to change the view angle.
hth,
robert dodier