[Axiom-developer] Re: TeXmacs+Axiom

[Ralf Hemmecke]

> > I just installed TeXmacs (version 1.0.6 on kubuntu), but I 
> > also have trouble getting it to work with axiom.  Additionally,
> > it seems extremely slow, but maybe that's due to my laptop
> > showing its age.
>
> Probably both. Even on a reasonably fast dual processor
> AMD 4300+ X2, I find TeXmacs rather slow compared to most
> other apps.

Oh that is a big issue. I haven't yet used TeXmacs again extensively, 
but this slowness in keyboard response was one of the reasons I turned 
away about one or two years ago.

Hi, TeXmacs developers, is there a trick to delay expensive computations 
until I press a button "re-beautify"? I don't need the screen output 
looking overly correct after every keystroke. After one sentence, or 
even a paragraph is completely enough for me. If I feel like working on 
a 8086 1MHz (not GHz) processor, then TeXmacs will not be of further 
consideration, no matter what features it has.

Hi Bill,

> Can you tell me what you get if you just start tm_axiom
> on the console? E.g.
>
>   $ /usr/lib/TeXmacs/bin/tm_axiom
>
> Reply to the weird looking prompt with an Axiom command,
> e.g. 1+1

Eh? To what prompt?


woodpecker:~>type axiom
axiom is hashed (/home/hemmecke/software/Axiom/mnt/linux/bin/axiom)
woodpecker:~>type AXIOMsys
AXIOMsys is /home/hemmecke/software/Axiom/mnt/linux/bin/AXIOMsys
woodpecker:~>/usr/lib/texmacs/TeXmacs/bin/tm_axiom
verbatim:
latex:\red Unexpected end\black5woodpecker:~> 


I am getting back to the command line prompt. No axiom session started.

Ralf