On Jul 16, 11:02 pm, linuxgus <ka8...@amsat.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> If I DON'T use notebook and type a simple program like,
>
> sage: t,s=var('t,s')
> sage: show(laplace(exp(-3*t),t))
>
> an evince window pops up with the error message
>
> "Unable to open document
> File type TeX DVI document (application/x-dvi) is not supported"
>
> prominently displayed.  I guess it is an environment variable issue?
> Should the evince program be invoked?  I am running 64-bit openSuSE
> 11.1, with kernel upgraded to 2.6.28.2.  If I only use
>
> sage: laplace(exp(-3*t),t,s)
>
> then it works fine; I get the response
>
> 1/(s + 3)
>
> as I should, but it is in "Matlabesque" form and I would much prefer
> the "textbook" type of display.  Of course, I can use notebook, but
> for small stuff, it is hardly worth the trouble.

How about if you try

sage: latex.pdflatex(True)

first?

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