> Another big issue with asymptote is that I think it fundamentally depends > on latex. Latex doesn't come pre-installed in OS X or most Linux > installs, > though of course it is easy to install in Linux. So far SAGE has got > quite > far with almost no dependencies -- latex is a pretty big dependency to > add. > Also, I'm concerned about the quality of 3d support in asymptote. > We already have good 3d graphics, so the main reason to add asymptote > would be for 3d graphics, where my impression is that it might not > be that impressive after all. That said, it's well worth investigating > asymptote further, especially given that it is GPL'd. > > William
Another reason to add asymptote is to be able to nicely print things like commutative diagrams. I'm not saying that it's as major, but it would be cool to be able to do so. David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
