(imaxima.info)Usage

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2 Usage
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To start using imaxima just type 'M-x imaxima'.

 -- Function: imaxima
     Starts a Maxima session in an Emacs buffer.

You can turn image generation off by evaluating

     display2d:true

in Maxima.  Output from Maxima is then shown with the usual ASCII
graphics.  To turn images on again, evaluate

     display2d:imaxima

If there is an error in a LaTeX expression you can press 'Mouse-2' (or
'<RET>') on the error message to view the error log and 'Mouse-3' (or
'M-<RET>') to view the LaTeX source file.

 -- User Option: imaxima-use-maxima-mode-flag
     Set to non-'nil' to use the Maxima mode from 'maxima.el'.

     By default 'imaxima.el' uses a very simple mode which doesn't
     provide any custom menus, font-locking or key-bindings.  You can,
     however, combine 'imaxima.el' with the Emacs mode from the Maxima
     distribution to get these features.

 -- Function: imaxima-latex
     Converts the Maxima buffer to a LaTeX document and opens it in
     LaTeX mode.  _Note:_ This command does not work in XEmacs.

 -- Function: imaxima-to-html
     Converts the Maxima buffer to a HTML document named session.html
     and opens it in HTML mode.  All the PNG files generated by imaxima
     for each output from Maxima are gathered in a folder named
     session-images and referenced from session.html.  _Note:_ This
     command does not work in XEmacs.

 -- Function: imaxima-clean-up
     Delete temporary files created by imaxima and kill the Ghostscript
     process if it is running.  Normally imaxima does this automatically
     when you quit Maxima.  This command is just a convenience if this
     doesn't happen.

 -- Function: imaxima-version
     Display the package name and the version number of the imaxima
     imath package in the mini buffer.  You should make sure the version
     information when you want to make bug reports.

 -- Function: reinit-imaxima
     Initialize the imaxima program.  Sometimes you may encounter
     situations where imaxima does not repond to your input.  This is
     caused by the inconsistency between Emacs Lisp and Maxima.  Such
     situations can be resolved by using this command.  After calling
     this command from the Emacs mini buffer, you should type simple
     Maxima expression such as 1+2; to ensure that the imaxima does
     respond to you now.