compactMatrixForm -- global flag for compact printing

Synopsis

• Usage:

  compactMatrixForm = x

• Consequences:

  • changes the display of matrices

Description

The default value is true. The compact form is the form used by Macaulay, in which the multiplication and exponentiation operators are suppressed from the notation.

i1 : R = ZZ[x,y];

i2 : f = random(R^{2},R^2)

o2 = {-2} | 8x2+xy+3y2 7x2+8xy+3y2 |

             1       2
o2 : Matrix R  <--- R

i3 : compactMatrixForm = false;

i4 : f

           |    2           2    2            2  |
o4 = {-2}  |  8x  + x*y + 3y   7x  + 8x*y + 3y   |

             1       2
o4 : Matrix R  <--- R