Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Rudi Gaelzer]

I only tried them out for very simple cases as well.
Begging the pardon of LyX's developers, you'll find this resource much more 
developed in texmacs, if you're not aware of it:
http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/home/welcome.en.html
There, you'll find interfaces for several different CAS, such as those you 
mentioned.

On Thursday 07 November 2013 15:02:39 Jerry wrote:
 I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica, 
 Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and 
 Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully developed 
 in LyX.
 
 I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.
 
 Jerry
 
 On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Georg Baum georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de wrote:
 
  PS: It is funny that you also use the math editor for calculations. I used 
  to do that a lot for my thesis, but always thought I was the only one.
 

-- 
Rudi Gaelzer
Institute of Physics
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
BRAZIL
Registered linux user # 153741

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Georg Baum]

Jerry wrote:

 I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica,
 Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and
 Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully
 developed in LyX.

It is only very basic (and therefore not much advertised).

 I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.

I did not use this interface. I did manual calculations involving bigger 
equations that I would otherwise have done on paper. I used LyX only because 
I could easily incorporate corrections (and print the result again for final 
proof reading).


Georg

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Andrew Parsloe]

On 9/11/2013 9:03 a.m., Georg Baum wrote:

Jerry wrote:


I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica,
Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and
Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully
developed in LyX.


It is only very basic (and therefore not much advertised).


I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.


I did not use this interface. I did manual calculations involving bigger
equations that I would otherwise have done on paper. I used LyX only because
I could easily incorporate corrections (and print the result again for final
proof reading).


Georg



Slightly off topic, but the LaTeX package calcul83.sty, lyx module and 
explanatory document at


http://marc.info/?l=lyx-usersm=138122526923848w=2

allow numerical evaluation of formulae in LyX's math editor (also some 
extra facilities like iterating functions and creating tables of values) 
using instant preview, without having to hunt through the menus to 
activate a CAS. In fact the expl language of LaTeX3 seems to me 
sufficiently usable and powerful enough to create a CAS in TeX. 
Reinventing the wheel of course but it would be kind of nice to have 
such things evaluate under instant preview.


Andrew

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Rudi Gaelzer]

I only tried them out for very simple cases as well.
Begging the pardon of LyX's developers, you'll find this resource much more 
developed in texmacs, if you're not aware of it:
http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/home/welcome.en.html
There, you'll find interfaces for several different CAS, such as those you 
mentioned.

On Thursday 07 November 2013 15:02:39 Jerry wrote:
 I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica, 
 Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and 
 Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully developed 
 in LyX.
 
 I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.
 
 Jerry
 
 On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Georg Baum georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de wrote:
 
  PS: It is funny that you also use the math editor for calculations. I used 
  to do that a lot for my thesis, but always thought I was the only one.
 

-- 
Rudi Gaelzer
Institute of Physics
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
BRAZIL
Registered linux user # 153741

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Georg Baum]

Jerry wrote:

 I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica,
 Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and
 Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully
 developed in LyX.

It is only very basic (and therefore not much advertised).

 I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.

I did not use this interface. I did manual calculations involving bigger 
equations that I would otherwise have done on paper. I used LyX only because 
I could easily incorporate corrections (and print the result again for final 
proof reading).


Georg

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Andrew Parsloe]

On 9/11/2013 9:03 a.m., Georg Baum wrote:

Jerry wrote:


I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica,
Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and
Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully
developed in LyX.


It is only very basic (and therefore not much advertised).


I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.


I did not use this interface. I did manual calculations involving bigger
equations that I would otherwise have done on paper. I used LyX only because
I could easily incorporate corrections (and print the result again for final
proof reading).


Georg



Slightly off topic, but the LaTeX package calcul83.sty, lyx module and 
explanatory document at


http://marc.info/?l=lyx-usersm=138122526923848w=2

allow numerical evaluation of formulae in LyX's math editor (also some 
extra facilities like iterating functions and creating tables of values) 
using instant preview, without having to hunt through the menus to 
activate a CAS. In fact the expl language of LaTeX3 seems to me 
sufficiently usable and powerful enough to create a CAS in TeX. 
Reinventing the wheel of course but it would be kind of nice to have 
such things evaluate under instant preview.


Andrew

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Rudi Gaelzer]

I only tried them out for very simple cases as well.
Begging the pardon of LyX's developers, you'll find this resource much more 
developed in texmacs, if you're not aware of it:
http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/home/welcome.en.html
There, you'll find interfaces for several different CAS, such as those you 
mentioned.

On Thursday 07 November 2013 15:02:39 Jerry wrote:
> I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica, 
> Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and 
> Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully developed 
> in LyX.
> 
> I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Georg Baum  wrote:
> 
> > PS: It is funny that you also use the math editor for calculations. I used 
> > to do that a lot for my thesis, but always thought I was the only one.
> 

-- 
Rudi Gaelzer
Institute of Physics
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
BRAZIL
Registered linux user # 153741

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Georg Baum]

Jerry wrote:

> I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica,
> Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and
> Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully
> developed in LyX.

It is only very basic (and therefore not much advertised).

> I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.

I did not use this interface. I did manual calculations involving bigger 
equations that I would otherwise have done on paper. I used LyX only because 
I could easily incorporate corrections (and print the result again for final 
proof reading).


Georg

Re: Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Andrew Parsloe]

On 9/11/2013 9:03 a.m., Georg Baum wrote:

Jerry wrote:


I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica,
Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and
Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully
developed in LyX.


It is only very basic (and therefore not much advertised).


I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.


I did not use this interface. I did manual calculations involving bigger
equations that I would otherwise have done on paper. I used LyX only because
I could easily incorporate corrections (and print the result again for final
proof reading).


Georg



Slightly off topic, but the LaTeX package calcul83.sty, lyx module and 
explanatory document at


http://marc.info/?l=lyx-users=138122526923848=2

allow numerical evaluation of formulae in LyX's math editor (also some 
extra facilities like iterating functions and creating tables of values) 
using instant preview, without having to hunt through the menus to 
activate a CAS. In fact the expl language of LaTeX3 seems to me 
sufficiently usable and powerful enough to create a CAS in TeX. 
Reinventing the wheel of course but it would be kind of nice to have 
such things evaluate under instant preview.


Andrew

Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Jerry]

I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica, 
Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and 
Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully developed 
in LyX.

I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.

Jerry

On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Georg Baum georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de wrote:

 PS: It is funny that you also use the math editor for calculations. I used 
 to do that a lot for my thesis, but always thought I was the only one.

Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Jerry]

I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica, 
Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and 
Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully developed 
in LyX.

I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.

Jerry

On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Georg Baum georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de wrote:

 PS: It is funny that you also use the math editor for calculations. I used 
 to do that a lot for my thesis, but always thought I was the only one.

Using LyX for calculations (was Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.)

[Jerry]

I know that LyX has hooks for some computer algebra systems (Mathematica, 
Maple, Maxima) and Octave. I have played with these a little (Octave and 
Mathematica) and it seems potentially useful but possibly not fully developed 
in LyX.

I'm curious to know how you and others have used this corner of LyX.

Jerry

On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Georg Baum  wrote:

> PS: It is funny that you also use the math editor for calculations. I used 
> to do that a lot for my thesis, but always thought I was the only one.