-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: ----- >when exporting to TeX, cos(x)*y is printed as \cos x\,y and my students >could read this at cos(x*y). Try this: (%i3) :lisp(setf (get '%cos 'tex) nil); NIL (%i3) tex(cos(x) * y)$ $$\cos \left(x\right)\,y$$ You'll need to do lisp(setf (get '%sin 'tex) nil), and ... BW