I agree that you are most probably using wxMaxima not the xMaxima interface. I prefer wxMaxima to xMaxima because of the easier to read output, but I also would say that wxMaxima should work more like Mathematica, but I don't think its all that bad the way it is.
You can use xMaxima for a (somewhat) Mathematica like interface if you can put up with the ASCII output. I find it annoying personally. Just my two cents worth, everyone else seems to like xMaxima better, I don't.
Rich
------------Original Message------------
From: "Edwin Woollett" <woollett at charter.net>
To: chibco at gmail.com
Cc: "maxima mailing list" <maxima at math.utexas.edu>
Date: Thu, Jul-3-2008 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Maxima] Maxima Interface
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 Chibisi Chima-Okereke wrote:
> I am running windows XP and when I
> type into xMaxima, it defaults to the
> input line. What I am suggesting is that
> the typing prompt should default to
> the main display area where all the
> inputs and outputs are displayed.
> Currently, I have to press F7 each
> time I want to type in the main display
> area.
I use XMaxima almost exclusively on
my windows xp box, and don't
recognise the problem you describe.
My first action is to get rid of the
split window (alt-o, escape, enter)
so there is no competition with
the "main window".
I have two sets of XMaxima usage
tips in my Maxima by Example
notes (so far): Ch. 1, Sec. 1.2,
and Ch. 5, Sec. 5.19.2
best wishes,
Ted Woollett
http://www.csulb.edu/~woollett
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