Re: software to document and develop projects
On 08/02/2025 22:13, Michel Verdier wrote: Emacs org mode can handle mixed code / documentation Specifically for octave some examples are provided in https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-octave.html (use the .org suffix to get the source file). Using "bare" engine prompt is not the most convenient way in all cases. You may try various front-ends. E.g. for "maxima" there is wxmaxima (unlike octave, it is mostly for symbolic computations).
Re: software to document and develop projects
On 2/7/25 17:28, Gary L. Roach wrote: I have been trying to find a software package that would allow me to do math calculations along with running documentation.I have tried using -Octave but it doesn't allow modification of content once you hit the enter key. After a few mistakes and corrections things get so messy that content is unreadable. I need something that will allow corrections to be made.in both the math and text. Anyone have a suggestion. Gary R After I tried jupyter notebook and being confronted with another f***ing learning experience: I decided to go back to my old standby spread sheet program (librecalc). It is a bit short on the documentation end but gets the job done. I just don't have time or the inclination to learn a new package. Thanks to all for your inputs. Gary R
Re: software to document and develop projects
On Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 7:52 AM wrote: > "Gary L. Roach" wrote: > > I have been trying to find a software package that would allow me to > > do math calculations along with running documentation.I have tried > > using -Octave but it doesn't allow modification of content once you > > hit the enter key. After a few mistakes and corrections things get so > > messy that content is unreadable. I need something that will allow > > corrections to be made.in both the math and text. Anyone have a > > suggestion. > You forgot to read this section of the doc: https://docs.octave.org/latest/Executable-Octave-Programs.html You just put the octave code in a file and execute that file. You can do that from inside octave too. There's a wikipedia article > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_software_for_mathematics > that might provide some possibilities. > >
Re: software to document and develop projects
On 2025-02-07, Van Snyder wrote:
> I wrote a simple processor that looks for comments that begin !{ in my
> Fortran codes and writes a LaTeX file, which I then process into PDF.
> Lets me see gorgeously LaTeX typeset math beside my code.
Emacs org mode can handle mixed code / documentation
Re: software to document and develop projects
"Gary L. Roach" wrote: > I have been trying to find a software package that would allow me to > do math calculations along with running documentation.I have tried > using -Octave but it doesn't allow modification of content once you > hit the enter key. After a few mistakes and corrections things get so > messy that content is unreadable. I need something that will allow > corrections to be made.in both the math and text. Anyone have a > suggestion. There's a wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_software_for_mathematics that might provide some possibilities.
Re: software to document and develop projects
On 2/8/25 12:56 AM, Geert Stappers wrote: On Fri, Feb 07, 2025 at 05:28:43PM -0800, Gary L. Roach wrote: I have been trying to find a software package that would allow me to do math calculations along with running documentation.I have tried using -Octave but it doesn't allow modification of content once you hit the enter key. After a few mistakes and corrections things get so messy that content is unreadable. I need something that will allow corrections to be made.in both the math and text. Anyone have a suggestion. Despite not completely understanding the need, I suggest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Jupyter#Jupyter_Notebook I looked at that link and https://jupyter.org/ . I don't know if it meets the OP's needs but I may find it useful. Will read more fully after a good night's sleep. Is there a relevant traditional mailing list or USENET group? [ I *avoid* social networks, WEB based forums, Google groups, etc ]
Re: software to document and develop projects
On Fri, Feb 07, 2025 at 05:28:43PM -0800, Gary L. Roach wrote: > I have been trying to find a software package that would allow me to do > math calculations along with running documentation.I have tried using > -Octave but it doesn't allow modification of content once you hit the enter > key. After a few mistakes and corrections things get so messy that content > is unreadable. I need something that will allow corrections to be made.in > both the math and text. Anyone have a suggestion. Despite not completely understanding the need, I suggest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Jupyter#Jupyter_Notebook Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse
Re: software to document and develop projects
On Fri, 2025-02-07 at 17:28 -0800, Gary L. Roach wrote:
> I have been trying to find a software package that would allow me to
> do math calculations along with running documentation.I have tried
> using -Octave but it doesn't allow modification of content once you
> hit the enter key. After a few mistakes and corrections things get so
> messy that content is unreadable. I need something that will allow
> corrections to be made.in both the math and text. Anyone have a
> suggestion.
Maple does that well, but it's expensive for a permanent license. They
offer an evaluation license.
I wrote a simple processor that looks for comments that begin !{ in my
Fortran codes and writes a LaTeX file, which I then process into PDF.
Lets me see gorgeously LaTeX typeset math beside my code.
>
> Gary R
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