display expression exactly as entered



Richard!

True, but perhaps the answer Ether is looking for is the command

simp:false;

This turns of all "simplification", and has lots and lots of side effects, 
which you might not want either....

Chris Sangwin

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011, Richard Fateman wrote:

> On 10/24/2011 7:01 AM, Ether Jones wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Is there a way to force maxima to display an expression exactly as I have 
>> entered it, rather than "simplifying" it for me?
>> 
> Programs that do that are text editors :)
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