Subject: maxima with imaxima and xemacs, latex error.
From: Alejandro Morales
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 18:49:25 -0500 (CDT)
Dear Leo:
Recently I had a problem with command write_data that was solved builting
Maxima with cmucl lisp. Also the problem reported in this mail (First
on Thu Feb 25 19:03:58 CST 2010) has disappeared in Maxima constructed with cmucl lisp.
Thanks: Morales.
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Leo Butler wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Alejandro Morales wrote:
>
> < Dear Leo:
> < Following your suggestion, I wrote the next code:
> <
> < e1:x[1]*K[1]+%i*x[1]*G[1]-k*k[2]/m[1]-omega**2*x[1]=F/m[1];
> < e2:x[2]*K[2]+%i*x[2]*G[2]-k*k[1]/m[2]-omega**2*x[2]=0;
> < [globalsolve:false,programmode:false];
> < linsolve([e1,e2],[x[1],x[2]]);
> < polarform(%t4);
> < polarform(%t5);
> <
> < Now imaxima succeeds in writing correctly the latex expression for
> < "polarform(%t4);" but not for "polarform(%t5);" where a latex error is
> < produced. Still there is a problem. What do you suggest?
> < Thanks: A. Morales.
>
> Alejandro,
> Perhaps the problem is caused by your tex defaults. Try the following:
> in your (i)maxima session,
>
> tex(%t5);
>
> copy this output into a latex buffer and run latex on it. This may
> provide some useful information. Also, you may want to run the same code
> in imaxima+emacs (not xemacs).
>
> Perhaps the imaxima cognoscenti have better advice.
>
> Leo
>
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