Can't see the negative sign



On 4/9/10, Boggess Rod <rboggess at corefurnace.com> wrote:

> (At the office),

Terrific --- can I ask for what you're using Maxima?

> I'm running the windows version of Maxima, and when I
> solve simultaneous equations, the result is a new equation, and the
> negative sign in front of the vinculum (division bar) is nearly
> indistinguishable. Is there a setting that to increase the spacing
> between the negative sign and the vinculum, something to make it stand
> out just a wee bit more for my aging eyes?

Here is a little bit of simple-minded hackery to put a space after
the minus sign ... does this help?

:lisp (setf (get 'mminus 'wxxmlword) "<v>- </v>");
:lisp (setf (get 'mminus 'wxxmlsym) '("<v>- </v>"));

Just enter this in your wxMaxima session.
Note very carefully the punctuation, in particular distinguish
the single quotes from double.

Hope this helps,

Robert Dodier