(imaxima.info)Inline Graph

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3 Inline Graph
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Since version 1.0b, imaxima and imath supports the inline graph display
feature.  That is, if a special graph command (such as wxplot2d,
wxplot3d) is used in the maxima session, the graph generated by the
command is inserted in the maxima session buffer, instead of displaying
in other window.

Before using this feature, you must make sure 'plot2d' does work with
Gnuplot by trying:
     (%i1) plot2d(x^2,[x,-5,5],[plot_format,gnuplot]);
If this works fine, then quite likely 'wxplot2d' works, too.

Following commands can be used in a maxima session to draw graphs to be
displayed inline: 'wxplot2d', 'wxplot3d', 'wxdraw2d', 'wxdraw3d',
'wximplicit_plot', and 'wxcontour_plot'.

They correspond to their original commands 'plot2d', 'plot3d', 'draw2d',
'draw3d', 'implicit_plot', and 'contour_plot'.

The syntax of the wx-prefixed versions of the commands and their
arguments are the same as the ones of the corresponding original
commands.  Hence, 'wxplot2' draws a graph inline in maxima session,
while 'plot2d' displays the same graph in the different window.

The wx-prefixed versions of the commands set up arguments so that
Gnuplot is used to draw the graph and writes the graph in extended
postscript format into a temporary file.  So, it is suggested not to use
plot options such as 'plot_format'.

'wxdraw2d' and 'wxdraw3d' autamatically load the draw package since they
call 'draw2d' and 'draw3d' internally.