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Re: Transpose matrix does not work when MatrixForm is used, why?

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• Subject: [mg45733] Re: Transpose matrix does not work when MatrixForm is used, why?
• From: drbob at bigfoot.com (Bobby R. Treat)
• Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 03:37:33 -0500 (EST)
• References: <bu0cdt$agi$1@smc.vnet.net> <bu8hup$aou$1@smc.vnet.net> <buloiq$8i4$1@smc.vnet.net>
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I usually don't want large matrices displayed as matrices; there isn't
enough room.  And often what MatrixQ deems a matrix ISN'T a matrix --
that is, it depends on how I want to think of it.  I decide on a
case-by-case basis, and that's what Andrzej's code allows me to do.

Bobby

Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au> wrote in message news:<buloiq$8i4$1 at smc.vnet.net>...
> In article <bu8hup$aou$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
>  drbob at bigfoot.com (Bobby R. Treat) wrote:
> 
> > I doubt that most of us want ALL rectangular lists displayed as matrices.
> 
> Fine -- but which ones don't you want to be displayed as matrices? And 
> what is the advantage of keeping them as lists of lists?
> 
> Cheers,
> Paul