sorted display of polynomial



On 5/7/10, reyssat <eric.reyssat at math.unicaen.fr> wrote:

> how do I get an expansion of a one variable polynomial sorted by
> decreasing degrees, independently of signs of coefficients ?
>
> I would like    f(1/2-x)   -->  -x+1/2   for instance.

Try this: negsumdispflag:false;

Just one of Maxima's multitude of obscure flags ...
at least it is actually in the reference manual!

For the record:
http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs/manual/en/maxima_95.html#Category_003a-Display-flags-and-variables

best

Robert Dodier