There is an emacs command "untabbify".
Emulating the maxima manual's typewriter-like output seems questionable. I'd
prefer to see the manual look better too.
RJF
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
> [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Dodier
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:16 PM
> To: sen1 at math.msu.edu
> Cc: maxima at math.utexas.edu
> Subject: Re: [Maxima] Question about output
>
> On 4/5/07, sen1 at math.msu.edu <sen1 at math.msu.edu> wrote:
>
> > I tried 'cut and paste' from the console into latex with the
> > 'begin{verbatim} -end{verbatim}' commands, but the output is
> > frequently too wide to fit properly on a page. Adjusting it
> is a pain since the
> > multiline stuff often gets put into different places.
>
> A couple of ideas. (1) linel : 50 (say) makes the output narrower.
> (2) The Maxima ascii art pretty-printer outputs tab characters
> (and assumes the tab stops are 8 characters apart).
> You might try substituting spaces for tabs in the copied text.
> Maybe that will preserve alignment better. (3) texmacs makes
> really nice looking output (although in my experience it crashes
> every now and then).
>
> HTH
> Robert
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