[Maxima] How to save Imaxima buffer as PostScript or LaTeX ??

[Leo Butler]

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008, Robert Dodier wrote:

< Hello,
< 
< Does someone know a way to save the Imaxima buffer as a
< PostScript or LaTeX document?
< 
< "Save (current buffer)" in the File menu of Emacs saves the
< buffer as a mix of plain text (inputs) and LaTeX (outputs).
< I guess I could mogrify that stuff into a LaTeX document but
< that would require wrapping all the input in \verbatim or something.
< I was just hoping to avoid the trouble. Thanks for any advice.
< 
< Many thanks to Yasuaki Honda for maintaining Imaxima.
< It certainly is a great program.

Robert,
Probably you have thought of this, but, try the following: execute 

(replace-regexp "\\((%i.+\\)" "\\\\begin{verbatim}
\\1
\\\\end{verbatim}" nil nil nil)

in your emacs maxima buffer, then save the file.

You can write a more robust regexp if your input lines include linebreaks in 
them.

Leo

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