Currently to parse initial conditions of ODE entered bu user in the form y(x0)=y0 in order to determine x0 and y0 I use patmatch on lhs and rhs separatly which is not a big deal. I wanted to see if I can use an equation inside patmatch.

I could not figure how to use patmatch on both sides of equation on one call.  Help says expression to patmatch is algebraic expression. Does this means an equation can't be used as whole? Here is an example to make it more clear

restart;
ic:=y(0) = 1;
patmatch(ic,y(x0::anything)=y0::anything,'la')

Which gives false. i.e. no match found.

Is there a trick to make the above work if possible? This is just a basic example. I might want to apply this on more complicated equation where more things are on lhs and rhs of =  but patmatch does not like `=` in the middle there. 

After I just updated to Physics 871, my main worksheet which allready has for long time now:

Physics:-Latex:-UseColor := false;  
Physics:-Latex:-UseImaginaryUnit:=i;

Now I get 

The reason I use Physics:-Latex:-UseImaginaryUnit:=i; is to make the Latex use i for complex number in Latex instead of I

What is now the correct way to use these settings with the new Physics update? if I do not use them, then compelx I  will still show as I whcih I do not want. I want lower case i

I could add interface(imaginaryunit=i); in place of Physics:-Latex:-UseImaginaryUnit:=i; and that work for the latex, making the Latex generate i. But this solution now makes the User interface no longer accept I  as complex number any more and must be typed as lower case, which is not what I want.

That is why I was using Physics:-Latex:-UseImaginaryUnit:=i; This keeps the user interface complex number as Uppercase, but let the latex generated be lower case.

I feel I am doing something wrong, but do not see it. Made sure I use Physics:-Latex on everything now.

Please see below 2 worksheets. One using the 871 version and one using 865 version.
 

Download latex_871.mw
 

Download latex_865.mw

New error seems to have been introduced 

restart;
expr:=arccos(1/x);
Physics:-Latex(expr);

it seems to happen with the inverse trig functions when there is a fraction inside.

Do others have the same issue? I am currently using  869.  Maple 2020.1

Rolling back Physics version one at a time, I found the version this happened at. It was OK in version 865, but gives the error starting at version 866.

Hopefully this should make it easy to find the code change which caused it using source control diff.

As Latex improves in Maple (thanks to Physics:-Latex), I'd like to suggest not using \rm and replacing it with \mathrm.

\rm is now obsolete for long time. Reference: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/107186/how-to-write-norm-which-adjusts-its-size

 In addition, some Latex classes give warning or error when using it and workarounds are needed. For an example

\documentclass{scrbook}%notice the class is not article.
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
${\rm e}^{-t}$
\end{document}

When compiled using lualatex foo4.tex gives

(base) >lualatex foo4.tex
This is LuaHBTeX, Version 1.12.0 (TeX Live 2020)
 restricted system commands enabled.
(./foo4.tex
LaTeX2e <2020-02-02> patch level 5
 L3 programming layer <2020-08-07> (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrbook.cls
Document Class: scrbook 2020/07/22 v3.31 KOMA-Script document class (book)
(/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrkbase.sty (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrbase.sty (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrlfile.sty))) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/tocbasic.sty) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrsize11pt.clo) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/typearea.sty)) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amsmath.sty
For additional information on amsmath, use the `?' option.
(/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amstext.sty (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amsgen.sty)) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amsbsy.sty) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amsopn.sty)) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3backend/l3backend-pdfmode.def) (./foo4.aux) (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/ts1cmr.fd)

! Class scrbook Error: undefined old font command `\rm'.

See the scrbook class documentation for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...MAClassName  Error: undefined old font command `\string \rm '.

See the \KOMAClassName  class documentation for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help\@err@
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
l.7 ${\rm
        e}^{-t}$
?

And Maple generates lots of these. For example

Physics:-Latex(exp(-t))
 
          {\rm e}^{-t}

mathrm works and give same output. Here is an example, where now I change the class to article to make it compile 

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}

${\rm e}^{-t}$

$\mathrm{e}^{-t}$

$e^{-t}$

\end{document}

gives

The first is \rm, the second is mathrm and the last is the default with no modification.

Do others see any problem if this change could be made to Maple's Latex?

I am using Maple 2020.1 and Physics  867

Any idea why

if 2+89^(1/2)>0 then
   print("yes");
else
   print("no");
fi;

gives

Since 

evalf(2+89^(1/2))

is 11.4339.

I tried in Mathematica, and it works there

If[2 + 89^(1/2) > 0, Print["Yes"], Print["No"]]

What is the correct way to do this in Maple? i.e. to check that a numerical value is >0 ?

This is done in code, where the value I am doing this check on are known to be numeric, but I do not know what form they will be, I just know they will contain no floating point numbers. Only exact numbers.

The problem is the 89^(1/2). Maple knows it is >0 

is(89^(1/2)>0)

        true

but 

if (89)^(1/2)>0 then
   print("yes");
else
   print("no");
fi;

May be because 89 is prime. Should I replace my if with is for this check? 

interface(version)
Standard Worksheet Interface, Maple 2020.1, Windows 10, July 30 

   2020 Build ID 1482634

Physics:-Version()
The "Physics Updates" version in the MapleCloud is 867 and is 

   the same as the version installed in this computer, created 

   2020, November 12, 9:14 hours Pacific Time.