display of "lisp arrays" from make_array



On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Richard Fateman <fateman at eecs.berkeley.edu
> wrote:

> I wonder if there is a reason to use lisp display rather than
> maxima display to show the results of make_array.
>
> foo:make_array(any,5);
> foo[0]:2*x;
> foo;
>
> foo displays as
>          {Lisp Array: #(((MTIMES SIMP) 2 $X) NIL)}
>
>
Shouldn't they be displayed in some unique way so you can tell the
difference between a list and an array?

Ray