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Question: why Maple changes the terms when copy/paste vs. how they show in the variable?

Question:why Maple changes the terms when copy/paste vs. how they show in the variable?

nm 10219 Maple 2021
copy automatic-simplification
January 29 2022
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I noticed Maple changes 1/(4*(x-2)) to 1/(4*x-8)  when copying the output and pasting it back to the worksheet.  

But in the variable it does remain 1/(4*(x-2))  which is what I wanted, as I am going to look for this form later on and I do not want it expanded.

But I am curious why Maple does this. It is a little annoying when copying something from one worksheet to another and have it change.  Here is a small movie and the code to see it. 

Is there a way to prevent this automatic expansion?  Maple 2021.2 on windows 10

 

code

r:=(x^4-8*x^3+24*x^2-24*x+12)/((4*x^2*(x-2)^2)):
rf:=convert(r,fullparfrac,x);

I use worksheet interface and have my display settings as the following
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