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Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages

From Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript, comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html
Subject Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages
Date 2012-08-17 23:01 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <k0n0hp$eo8$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 08/17/2012 02:58 PM, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
> In comp.lang.javascript message <k0jdto$6qq$1@dont-email.me>, Thu, 16
> Aug 2012 14:24:55, Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> posted:
>
>> On 08/04/2012 06:08 PM, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
>>> I recently followed a link to a Scholarpedia page, and observed in it
>>> some "properly typeset" equations which were not images.  Right-clicking
>>> such an equation shows a substitute context menu (cf. CLJ FAQ item) with
>>> a link to <http://www.mathjax.org/help-v2/user/>.
>>>
>>> It uses a JavaScript include file to edit the transmitted body of the
>>> page; there is a perceptible delay.
>>>
>>> Any experience of using MathJax?  Any advice?  Is LaTex or MathML or
>>> AsciiMath the better option?  Which is easier?  Will support continue?
>>> Do browsers have a reliable alternative?
>>>
>>> There are better demonstrations at <http://www.mathjax.org/>, but my own
>>> test page (using TeX) is growing at
>>>           <http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/math-jax.htm>.
>>>
>>
>> Your updated page takes ~46 seconds to load and render all the
>> equations (on my system).
>
> Without knowing what your system is, that is of little help.
>

Hmmm, I thought for sure my sig was included... any way, it's an AMDX2 
6400+ (dual core, DDR2)


>> I think you have an error on page 290.
>

Sorry about the vagueness...

> What do you mean by that?  is the algebra wrong? does it disagree with
> Serrat's c.19 version? have I missed an equation out? ...  In Chrome 21,
> the bar of a fraction is, or can be, too long (that's a known
> MathJax/Chrome bug, in hand).  Aha - last line, first equation, RHS,
> second term, shows '\muf' in red, should be 'uf' in black, with 'u'
> there representing Greek 'mu'.  A possible token such as "\mu" is
> terminated by the first non-letter, so the code must be "\mu f", not
> "\muf", but the next equation can use "\mu'f".  Thanks.
>

:)

-- 
Norman
Registered Linux user #461062
AMD64X2 6400+ Ubuntu 10.04 64bit

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MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1231@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-04 23:08 +0100
  Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-08-05 08:08 +0300
    Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1232@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-06 20:35 +0100
      Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-08-09 22:27 +0300
        Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1232@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-10 22:59 +0100
          Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2012-08-11 10:30 -0600
            Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1232@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-12 19:20 +0100
          Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-08-11 20:00 +0300
            Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1232@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-12 19:38 +0100
              Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-08-13 08:06 +0300
                Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-14 19:29 +0100
      Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-12 09:24 -0400
        Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-12 17:44 +0200
        Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-13 19:23 +0100
          Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2012-08-14 01:48 -0400
            Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-08-14 09:25 +0300
              Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2012-08-14 22:44 -0400
                Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-16 19:36 +0100
              Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-15 19:14 +0100
            Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-15 19:08 +0100
          Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-16 18:37 -0400
            Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-17 20:17 +0100
              Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-17 23:26 -0400
                Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-18 19:54 +0200
                Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-19 06:58 -0400
                Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-19 19:06 +0100
  Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-16 14:24 -0400
    Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-17 19:58 +0100
      Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-17 23:01 -0400
        Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1233@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-19 19:09 +0100
          Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-19 21:26 -0400
            Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1234@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-21 20:34 +0100
              Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-08-21 19:47 -0400
                Re: MathJax - "typesetting" of maths in Web pages Dr J R Stockton <reply1234@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-23 19:40 +0100

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