Ken wrote:
I had a further play around with it. I added: ;C:\Program Files\Maxima-5.16.3\bin;C:\Octave\3.2.3_gcc-4.4.0\bin to the PATH prefix in the Preferences, and then restarted LyX.Now when I type 4+5 in a math field and then use Edit->Math->CAS->Octave or ->Maxima it calculates the answer and sets the field to 4+5=9. And if I enter $\int_{0}^{1}x^{2}dx$ maxima will return the answer 1/3. That's a fantastic new discovery of a further LyX feature. As for making it more useful, perhaps LyX needs some buttons in the math toolbar for Octave or Maxima or a way of customizing some new buttons to run the Edit->Math->CAS options.
I share your amazement. I didn't know that trick and it works here too (Maxima 5.19.2).
That's another thing to showcase to the word-using colleagues ;-) Thanks a lot for the tip! Olivier PS: should the re-configure script update those paths by itself?
