Re: [Axiom-developer] I can't test if %i exists or not.

[Ralf Hemmecke]

On 04/08/2006 09:55 PM, Francois Maltey wrote:
> This is THE good idea, I make good tests with :

>  F has AlgebraicallyClosedField and R has imaginary:()-> R => ...

I have really no idea whether this is what you want. Please write an 
AxiomWiki page and explain your "improvement" goals.

> So you advise me to look at *.pamphlet files.

Hmm, if nobody steps forward to explain something, then the source is 
the only truth, n'est pas? ;-)

> The first aim is perhaps to explain from A to Z how Expressions works,
> in the pamphlet files.

Very big task, but since you have at least some idea, go ahead. Some 
hints are better than nothing.

> I can do nothing interesting before I really understand how expressions are.

> But can you show me a good *.pamphlet file. 

dhmatrix.spad

But I guess, that is a bit too ambitious for the moment. If you just 
write in there what you think several code pieces could mean that is 
already something.

> All the *.pamphlet file I see only have source data and copyright data.

Unfortunately, most files are just SPAD code in pamphlet style with 
missing documentation. (For that reason, they should not be called 
pamphlets, but formally they are.)

If you are starting to document, you should split the big code pieces 
into digestable ones and write your latex text inbetween.

However, make sure that notangle applied to the file gives the same 
output as before.

Good luck. You are the Expression EXPERT by now... or is Martin claiming 
that ;-) ?

Ralf