$lispdisp and stringdisp



>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> writes:

    Robert> On 11/13/06, Raymond Toy <raymond.toy at ericsson.com> wrote:

    >> At the various least, I think stringdisp should be a maxima variable
    >> instead of a Lisp variable.  Any objections to renaming this to
    >> $stringdisp?

    Robert> OK by me to rename stringdisp to $stringdisp.
    Robert> When you do that, be sure to update the reference manual.

Yes, of course.

    Robert> Also OK by me to let the default value of lispdisp be true.

Ok.

    Robert> I'd like to keep the default value of stringdisp as it is now (false).
    Robert> Otherwise every print("foo"), which I'm pretty sure is a common use
    Robert> of strings in Maxima, is going to yield "foo" instead of foo.

Oh, right.  That would be bad.  I think the solution to this is to
bind stringdisp to false in $print.  That would take care of that
issue, assuming that's what we want $print to do always.

Ray