7.10 Toolbar (Alg\en\Maxima)  

Figure 7.9 The toolbar Alg\en\Maxima (general purpose CAS).

7.10.1 Description of the buttons (mod. 09/05/2003) 

1.   MAXIMA5.9  : launches the version 5.9.0 of Maxima in a command window.
2.   MAXIMA5.5  : launches the version 5.5 of Maxima in a command window.
3.   EMACS/ast  : launches the Emacs program for Windows from the directory ASTEXDIR (necessary to use the buttons Emaxima5.9 and Emaxima5.5 ).
4.   Emaxima5.9  : launches Maxima v5.9.0 in a shell of Emacs. Emacs must be already open. The command sent to the shell is runprg.bat maxima.
5.   Emaxima5.5  : launches Maxima v5.5 in a shell of Emacs. Emacs must be already open. The command sent to the shell is runprg.bat maxima55.
6.   << Doc>>  : marker of the group of buttons << Documentation>>. This button doesn't execute any action, it serves just as visual separator between the groups of buttons.
7.   Orig web site  : displays the original site of Maxima of W. Schelter in the default web browser.
8.   New eb site  : displays the new site of Maxima in the default web browser.
9.   Loc web orig  : displays a local copy of the original site of Maxima in the default web browser.
10.   Loc web new  : displays a local copy of the new site of Maxima in the default web browser.
11.   Tutorial  : displays the tutorial of R. Strand for Maxima.
12.   Manual  : displays the multi-file html version of the Reference manual of Maxima.
13.   Manual (1.htm)  : displays the mono-file html version of the Reference manual of Maxima. With this version, it is possible to search for all occurrences of a word in the whole manual (cf. sec. 5.1).
14.   ManRef A4  : displays the English version of the Reference manual of Maxima in the navigator AsTeX. This version is adapted to printing (cf. sec. 3.3.3).
15.   ManRef scr.  : displays the English version of the Reference manual of Maxima in the navigator AsTeX. This version is adapted to browsing on screen (cf. sec. 3.3.2).
16.   << Tests com>>  : marker of the group of buttons << Tests communs>> (common tests). This button doesn't execute any action, it serves just as visual separator between the groups of buttons.
17.   1+2  : add 1 and 2 in Maxima.
18.   2*3  : multiply 2 by 3 in Maxima.
19.   2^10  : calculate 2 to the power 10 in Maxima.
20.   1/3+3/4  : add two fractions in Maxima.
21.   100 !  : calculate the factorial of 100 in Maxima.
22.   Quit  : quit the Maxima program.
23.   << Tests spec>>  : marker of the group of buttons << Tests specific to the program>>. This button doesn't execute any action, it serves just as visual separator between the groups of buttons.
24.   diff  : calculate a derivative.
25.   integrate  : calculate an indefinite integral.
26.   describe  : displays help on a command of Maxima (provokes an error not found " dir ", with the present installation).
27.   BROKEN Max.  : permits to come back to the prompt of Maxima after an error occurred (as above, with the command describe).
28.   << Tests btns>>  : marker of the group of buttons << Buttons under test>>. This button doesn't execute any action, it serves just as visual separator between the groups of buttons.
29.   MAXIMA5.9?  : launches Maxima 5.9.0 without going through startprg (runs under Win 2000).
30.   MAXIMA5.5?  : launches maxima 5.5 from the executable (runs under Win 2000).
31.   MAXIMA5.5??  : launches Maxima 5.5 from a batch file (runs under Win 2000)

7.10.2 Test of the buttons 

Under Windows 2000:

• Only the button 1+2 runs in a command window.
• In a shell of Emacs, all tests work.

Under Windows 98SE, all tests work, in a shell of Emacs.

7.10.3 Starter guide of Maxima 

For a first contact with Maxima, it is recommended to consult the interactive tutorial that is provided with the graphic interface Xmaxima (cf. sec. 8.1).