On Tuesday 07 May 2002 09:03, Andre Poenitz wrote:
> On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 08:41:02PM +0200, geof wrote:
> > I'm new on this mailing list but I'm using lyx for a long time now.
> > I have some questions about the lyx-server and how to use it.
> > My idea is to use the lyx-server to access the Mathematica's (from
> > Wolfram) equation manipulation facilities. For example, pasting equation
> > from Mathematica to lyx or using Mathematica commands like "Simplify",
> > "Factor" directly on lyx formulas.
>
> Things like that work (rudimentarily) already for Maple and Octave in
> 1.2.0. 

Yes, but how it work? And what exactly can be done?
I'm interested to add mathematica support but I'd like have more information 
about what has been already done. I had a look at the files 
src/mathed/math_extern.[Ch] but as I don't know what I'm looking for, it 
doesn't realy help.

> > So, where can find the list with explanations of the lyx's commands. In
> > fact, for the first step, I'd like be able to pipe out formula selection.
>
> Have a look at src/mathed/math_extern.[Ch] and the 'maplize' and 'octavize'
> families of functions of MathInset. Adding a new CAS is straightforward.
>
> Andre'

geof

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