Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Axiom Book

[root]

> Looking at table of content, I find numbering starting at 0 strange (for
> a book ;). Tim, is it you who have introduced following latex code?
> 
>   \pseudoChapter{Introduction to Axiom}
>
> If it's you, what is the rationale? I suppose you did not want to
> disturb original book chapter numbering? Should we use a different
> numbering style (roman?) or a different typesetting? (ok, I admit, it is
> a rather minor point)
> 

There is a way to restart page numbering in TeX but I forget what the
magic code is. The \pseudoChapter tags are in the original. I didn't
add them. I did manipulate them to try to keep the original chapter
order but that's no longer important.

> 
> 
> Regarding book content, I would propose to add:
> 
>  - a (sub)section on TeXmacs (in section 1.1) (starting an Axiom session
>    in TeXmacs, pitfalls that users have encountered regarding multi-line
>    input);
> 
>  - a section on electronic contacts (web sites, mailing-list, wikis,
>    community, etc.);
> 
>  - an appendix on Axiom compilation (at least pointers on the source
>    code part to look at in order to compile Axiom).
> 
> What do you think of it? I volunteer to write the first draft of them.

I'd be happy to see additional work done on the book. 

t