Wxmaxima does not save user's answers to maxima's questions

On 10/31/07, Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> I don't use wxmaxima, but it sounds as though it recalculates all the
> results, so it isn't so much a saved worksheet as a saved batch file.
> In that case, it is normal and useful to reask questions because the
> assumptions may be different on different runs.
>
> If on the other hand the assumptions remain the same from run to run,
> you can tell Maxima in advance using assume(k>0) etc.

Thanks, Stavros. Often, one does not want to make assumptions
regarding the sign of certain expressions, because one wants to know
the result of the calculations for all possible signs of the
expressions. For instance, in my current worksheet, I have to answer
maxima over 20 times, that is rather tedious. I think that wxmaxima
would save the user of this tedious answering task if it gave the
option to the user of recording also his/her answers before saving the
worksheet.

Paul



> On 10/31/07, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Suppose that you have done some calculations in wxmaxima that ask for
> > an user answer, like "is k positive?". Then, you save your worksheet.
> > Afterwards, you open your wxmaxima worksheet and you have to answer
> > *again* to all questions asked by maxima before. How can one avoid
> > this, i.e., how can one have wxmaxima answering maxima questions
> > according to one's answers already given before saving the worksheet?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Paul
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