Re: [Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-30 Thread root
> Heh - actually, that raises another point. How should packages deal > with subject specific LaTeX? Say, for example, that I want to use a > chemical formula style file for a chemical equations package, just like > I want to use sistyle for units. How do I teach Axiom's TeX routines > new trick

Re: [Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-30 Thread C Y
--- Jay Belanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > C Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ... > >> It [breqn] can't be perfect, but it does seem to work > >> pretty well in most cases. I haven't heard of anyone > >> working on it since Michael Downes; too bad. > > > > I don't think anyone wants to wor

Re: [Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-30 Thread Jay Belanger
C Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ... >> It [breqn] can't be perfect, but it does seem to work pretty well in >> most cases. I haven't heard of anyone working on it since >> Michael Downes; too bad. > > I don't think anyone wants to work on it until the license is cleared > up, even assuming we've

Re: [Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-30 Thread C Y
--- Jay Belanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > C Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > breqn is a line breaker, but for TeX rather than ascii. > > Can Axiom produce TeX mathematical output that is broken up > > over lines? I'm not even sure how it would know how to do > > so without knowing

Re: [Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-30 Thread Jay Belanger
C Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > breqn is a line breaker, but for TeX rather than ascii. Can Axiom > produce TeX mathematical output that is broken up over lines? I'm not > even sure how it would know how to do so without knowing the rendering > environment. I agree; where the output should b

Re: [Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-29 Thread C Y
Perhaps I should clarify that breqn is not a standalone program but a LaTeX package. \usepackage{breqn} is how you include it, IIRC. If Axiom removes the need for it I would be very very interested to see this - otherwise, given our preference for large margins I think we should look more deeply i

[Axiom-developer] breqn

2005-11-29 Thread C Y
--- root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got a bit fancy and allowed automatic resizing of a > > couple of large equations based on the two margin sizes, > > but breqn would be a preferable solution there if the > > license is ever straightened out. (Or we implement our own > > version of i