On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM, A. Jorge Garcia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> OK, I was trying out the liveCD and it seems like a nice way to have a
> Sage environment on the fly. It can set up a notebook() environment
> rather quickly.
>
> I ran into a few problems:
>
> For example, I can use plot() without a problem.
> However, if I try plot3d() I get an error about needing to install
> java. I assume this is the JRE and that its needed to run jMol
> applets.
Alfredo,
You should install java into the livecd so 3d-plotting works.
> Also, I tried tachyon() and I don't even get an error, tachyon() isn't
> even in the help system (plot? gives help, plot3d? gives help,
> tachyon? doesn't).
How did you "try tachyon"? Did you do
var('x,y')
plot3d(x^3 + y^2, viewer='tachyon')
>
> I'm wondering if this is typical of version 3.1.1 in general, or are
> these problems inherent in the liveCD only, or am I doing something
> wrong?
The java problem is specific to the live cd.
william
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