Re: Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-08 Thread Rudi Gaelzer
On Thursday 07 November 2013 21:30:14 Georg Baum wrote: Rudi Gaelzer wrote: So I ask you LyXperts: is it possible to configure the math mode editor so that it uses also mathabx and other different math fonts? The roadmap to LyX 2.1 mentions enhanced support for math font selection

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

Re: Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-08 Thread Rudi Gaelzer
On Thursday 07 November 2013 21:30:14 Georg Baum wrote: Rudi Gaelzer wrote: So I ask you LyXperts: is it possible to configure the math mode editor so that it uses also mathabx and other different math fonts? The roadmap to LyX 2.1 mentions enhanced support for math font selection

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

Re: Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-08 Thread Rudi Gaelzer
On Thursday 07 November 2013 21:30:14 Georg Baum wrote: > Rudi Gaelzer wrote: > > > So I ask you LyXperts: is it possible to configure the math mode editor so > > that it uses also mathabx and other different math fonts? The roadmap to > > LyX 2.1 mentions enhanced support for math font

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

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

2013-11-08 Thread 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

Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-07 Thread Rudi Gaelzer
This is a recurrent problem for me, and I think it's for other as well. Certainly someone has already discussed this issue in this list (or in the devel list), but every time I take some time to browse through them, I cannot find it, or perhaps I'm not sufficiently knowledgeable on the internal

Re: Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-07 Thread Georg Baum
Rudi Gaelzer wrote: So I ask you LyXperts: is it possible to configure the math mode editor so that it uses also mathabx and other different math fonts? The roadmap to LyX 2.1 mentions enhanced support for math font selection (OpenType fonts) and support ofr cropped PDF/EPS. However, AFAIU,

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

2013-11-07 Thread 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

Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-07 Thread Rudi Gaelzer
This is a recurrent problem for me, and I think it's for other as well. Certainly someone has already discussed this issue in this list (or in the devel list), but every time I take some time to browse through them, I cannot find it, or perhaps I'm not sufficiently knowledgeable on the internal

Re: Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-07 Thread Georg Baum
Rudi Gaelzer wrote: So I ask you LyXperts: is it possible to configure the math mode editor so that it uses also mathabx and other different math fonts? The roadmap to LyX 2.1 mentions enhanced support for math font selection (OpenType fonts) and support ofr cropped PDF/EPS. However, AFAIU,

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

2013-11-07 Thread 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

Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-07 Thread Rudi Gaelzer
This is a recurrent problem for me, and I think it's for other as well. Certainly someone has already discussed this issue in this list (or in the devel list), but every time I take some time to browse through them, I cannot find it, or perhaps I'm not sufficiently knowledgeable on the internal

Re: Rendering of LyX's math screen fonts.

2013-11-07 Thread Georg Baum
Rudi Gaelzer wrote: > So I ask you LyXperts: is it possible to configure the math mode editor so > that it uses also mathabx and other different math fonts? The roadmap to > LyX 2.1 mentions enhanced support for math font selection (OpenType fonts) > and support ofr cropped PDF/EPS. However,

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

2013-11-07 Thread 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