I have a repetative set of parameter names used in procedures in a package. I settled on making all optional inputs in the format {name::type:=something}. Originally I wanted to use non capitalised names for the optional inputs. But the names clash with Maple commands. I have all sorts of quicky abbreviations like prnt etc. These are both messy and tacky. For many of my choices I would seem to have to use capitalised naming to give a meaningful name. The problem here is these names are used in other Maple packages. So sooner or later there is going to be a clash.

Is there a way a of handling this? Like can I defiine package parameter names? Or should I just stick with my abbreviations?

I read somewhere about this problem in the help years ago. I think Basis was the example used in different packages GroebinerBasis and Polynomial package and using PackageName:-Basis to avoid the clash with both loaded. But that is more a command level handling.

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Was experimenting with methods to handle the representation of 3D lines and plotting them. Where I normally use a point and a direction vector to dascribe the line.

With a bit of experimenting I see the element wise operation `+`~  or  `-`~  using prefix notation saves a lot of time converting vector to lists and vice a versa.  Would be interested to know if there are better techniques.

On the plotting side using plot3d Can the colour of the lines be changed individually? Or should I use a different plotting command?

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I am trying to replace thickness = 0 with thickness = 3 in a list, under the condition leader = 0 

The order of entries in the list is not fixed so it is more akin to a set.

leader:=1;

parms:=[colour=red,thickness=0,linestyle =dash];
 if leader=0 then selectremove(thickness=0,parms);end if;
[op(parms),thickness=3];
display(plottools:-line([1,2], [3,4]),op(parms));

Is there any to export a 3d plot so it could be used as a 3d pdf or some other document type?

Edit: uploaded Maple 3d plot.
 

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How should optional input parameters be handled for procedures. The example has three optional inputs 

vars:=[x,y]   ,  clr:="b"   and prnt:="y"  . if one wants to change prnt to"n", vars and clr values must be entered.

{vars:=[x,y]  } , { clr:="b" }  and{ prnt:="y"}  this is a good method because one just enteres prnt="n".  But have to remember the input parameter name prnt.

I have a 3rd option, but it is to complicated and probably unreliable to use in practice.  and with more than 3 optional inputs too difficult to code.

I am wondering  are the other approaches and what is the prefered methodology. I have about 30+ procedures to apply this to in a package.

Edit:-  I can change the prnt to boolean true, false instead of "y" , "n".  That would make the all the optional inputs different types.

In Test1 its should be vars::list:=[x,y] not vars::{list , `string`}:=[x,y]

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