webmaster Vivante writes:
>
> 1. How do I get a graph in Maxima Console and not in a separate
> graphical window?
>
> This line below to graph in a separate graphical window (%i1) plot2d
> (sin(x), [x, 0, 2*%pi]);
>
> The manual says: gnuplot_term - Sets the output terminal type
> for gnuplot.
> o Default value: default - Gnuplot output is displayed in a
> separate graphical window.
> o Value: dumb - Gnuplot output is displayed in the Maxima console
> by an "ASCII art" approximation to graphics.
>
> but this line (%i1) plot2d (sin(x), [x, 0, 2*%pi],
> [gnuplot_term, dumb ]); don't produce any result.
>
At present Maxima can produce embedded plots only in two
situations:
1. Embedded plot in xmaxima session id appropriate xmaxima
option is checked and plot format is openmath. Not quite
convenient.
2. As you mentioned above - dumb ASCII plot in console
Maxima. But
(i) Plot is not beautiful and IMHO practically useless
(what one can expect of ASCII art plotting?).
(ii) It doesn't work on Windows because wgnuplot.exe
is not console program - it plots 'dumb' graph
in it's own plot windows.
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Vadim V. Zhytnikov
<vvzhy at mail.ru>
<vvzhy at netorn.ru>