Hey, Here's the results of the tests I have done and my interpretations. Calling view() (from the notebook) calls the underlying OS's latex compiler, and then I believe the notebook displays the resulting pdf in the output window. So by doing ctrl-C twice to get to the shell, then running "sudo yum install dot2tex" (the root password is "sage"), and finally running "./sage -i dot2tex" . This installs dot2tex on the underlying Fedora OS, then in sage specifically. From here I was able to generate the latex output in the notebook without errors on the first time, and you can copy this over to your external latex compiler and pdf viewer.
I copied the latest version of TikZ / PGF (using a shared folder) to the VM and installed it. I was able to compile the .tex file using the VM's latex compiler and view the output .pdf from my host OS (Windows Vista) in the shared folder, but I could not get it to display in the notebook. (See http://wiki.sagemath.org/SageAppliance on the shared folders.) The error I got was `Unknown environment "tikzpicture"` and I also can compile the pdf on my host OS, so somehow there is a disconnect between the notebook and the VM's OS. Also, as for the mouse disappearing, that is when the mouse gets "caught" by the VM window and if you're running Virtual box, the default key to release the mouse is the *right* control (ctrl) key. The reason why you don't see the mouse is because the VM OS is a text- only environment, and with this, I believe you cannot easily open an external viewer from the VM. Best, Travis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-combinat-devel" group. To post to this group, send email to sage-combinat-devel@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-combinat-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-combinat-devel?hl=en.
