Douglas A Edmunds wrote:
> Robert Dodier wrote:
>
>
>> Perhaps you can say a little bit about what you're trying to achieve?
>>
>
> I am using wxMaxima. I find that if simp:false then
> I can get a 'natural display' of the entry. The order
> of variables is not jumbled, and values (such as 25^2) remain
> as 25^2.
>
> I find this very helpful to verify the accuracy of the entry.
>
I suggest you not use Maxima for this. Either that, or don't expect
anything else to work if simp:false
is the setting. Any complaints you might have should (I think
properly!) be answered with,
Don't set simp:false !
> Apparently simp:false won't always work.
> Is there some other alternative way to do this? I can replace
> everything with a dummy variable, (x^y; then x:25; y:2), but that
> adds a lot of steps.
>
> Doug Edmunds
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