On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 07:27:18PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote:
> > Or you can invoke maple on the current LyX formula by typing, e.g.
> > M-x math-extern maple simplify
> 
> This has become interesting. Where can I find more info about 
> math-extern? What exactly is sent to maple and what is sent back? Can I 

Maybe at the lyx-devel mailing list.
Basically, the syntax is 'math-extern program function'
will send function(<contents of current math inset>) to 'program'
at the appropriate format, and will show the result inside the current
math inset (note that function can be empty).

> link to mathematica or matlab? 

Currently, maple, mathematica, and octave are supported.
Note that this feature is not complete.

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