Multline latex output



In fact my set_tex_environment_default("\\begin{multline} ........" 
is useless!
Latex replace the multline  environment with the standard $ $ inline equation.
So I'll try   to deal with the problem with some  latex package  (breqn or 
something like that)

Thanks anyway.  
N.Lopes 

On Thursday 04 February 2010 11:26:06 ndlopes at gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday 04 February 2010 10:49:59 Leo Butler wrote:
> > On Thu, 4 Feb 2010, ndlopes at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > < Hi all:
> > <
> > < Is there a   way of forcing multi-ilne  latex output (with line
> >  breaking). < Right now I use:
> > <
> > < set_tex_environment_default ("\\begin{multline}\\displaystyle
> > < ", "
> > < \\end{multline}");
> > < tex(expr);
> > <
> > < No line breaking is included, thus, we get a latex compilation with
> >  errors < in each \begin{multline}.
> >
> > Do you have an example, including the output?
> >
> > Leo
> 
> Take the following maxima code:
> 
> set_tex_environment_default ("\\vskip0.2in\\begin{multline}\\displaystyle
> ", "
> \\end{multline}\\vskip0.2in");
> expr:sum(a[i],i,1,100)$
> tex(expr)$
> 
> and the following tex file (with the output.tex):
> 
> \documentclass[a4paper]{article}
> \begin{document}
> \vskip0.2in\begin{multline}\displaystyle
> a_{100}+a_{99}+a_{98}+a_{97}
>  +a_{96}+a_{95}+a_{94}+a_{93}+a_{92}+a_{91}+a_{90}+a_{89}+a_{88}+a_{87
>  }+a_{86}+a_{85}+a_{84}+a_{83}+a_{82}+a_{81}+a_{80}+a_{79}+a_{78}+a_{77
>  }+a_{76}+a_{75}+a_{74}+a_{73}+a_{72}+a_{71}+a_{70}+a_{69}+a_{68}+a_{67
>  }+a_{66}+a_{65}+a_{64}+a_{63}+a_{62}+a_{61}+a_{60}+a_{59}+a_{58}+a_{57
>  }+a_{56}+a_{55}+a_{54}+a_{53}+a_{52}+a_{51}+a_{50}+a_{49}+a_{48}+a_{47
>  }+a_{46}+a_{45}+a_{44}+a_{43}+a_{42}+a_{41}+a_{40}+a_{39}+a_{38}+a_{37
>  }+a_{36}+a_{35}+a_{34}+a_{33}+a_{32}+a_{31}+a_{30}+a_{29}+a_{28}+a_{27
>  }+a_{26}+a_{25}+a_{24}+a_{23}+a_{22}+a_{21}+a_{20}+a_{19}+a_{18}+a_{17
>  }+a_{16}+a_{15}+a_{14}+a_{13}+a_{12}+a_{11}+a_{10}+a_{9}+a_{8}+a_{7}
>  +a_{6}+a_{5}+a_{4}+a_{3}+a_{2}+a_{1}
> \end{multline}\vskip0.2in
> \end{document}
> 
> if we compile the above tex code it will give errors at each multline
>  but,if we force the compilation to jump the errors, a good dvi output is
>  produced (not so good if the expression has fractional terms or something
>  like that). If we replace "multline" by "equation" or if we use the
>  amsmath  package then we have a unreadable very long  single line.
> 
> In summary, what is the best form to output long lines?
>