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Is it normal to see only the latex source code in questions and answers where they are typed?

My perspective:

my perspective

Is there any way to render this into images or some form of intelligible format that I could at a glance understand? I've tried to use online latex compilers and they didn't work too well and threw all sorts of errors - and I have no clue on latex.

P.S. I think this question is more appropriate on meta but I don't have enough reputation.

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    $\begingroup$ Edit the question then look between the dollar signs. $\endgroup$
    – David G. Stork
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:09
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    $\begingroup$ Do you have scripts disabled? $\endgroup$
    – David Mitra
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:10
  • $\begingroup$ I'm not sure if i have scripts disabled, how do i check? $\endgroup$
    – Neo
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:10
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    $\begingroup$ Try following the tips outlined here... however it is rather strange that it wouldn't have tried to render straight away. It is also weird that your user avatar image appears as a broken image link (to the right of the search bar next to the 1). I suspect this has to do with a security suite or vpn on your machine preventing your browser from loading all necessary resources. $\endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:12
  • $\begingroup$ I'm using chrome and it does show me this: i.gyazo.com/9735fd3617c845f1df50d7042bb9c8ea.png which would indicated that i have js enabled for all sites $\endgroup$
    – Neo
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:12
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    $\begingroup$ Ah, I think i found the problem, my browser cannot access "cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.5/…" anything under the domain of cdnjs.cloudflare.com is restricted, i don't know whether if my country has been banned or banned them, I don't have any VPN on. > This site can’t be reached cdnjs.cloudflare.com refused to connect. they say $\endgroup$
    – Neo
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:16
  • $\begingroup$ This is rather annoying, I found out that using a VPN allows me to load them properly. Which would indicate that I have been banned from accessing anything under cdnjs.cloudflare.com for no apparent reasons, not that I know of. Is there any alternatives to render proprely except from using a VPN? $\endgroup$
    – Neo
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:22
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    $\begingroup$ Hmm... depending on how comfortable you are coding, you could probably make an addon for chrome that dynamically adds <script src="some-path-to-a-mirror-of-mathjax/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML-full"></script> to the head of the page... if you can find someone hosting the MathJax.js file on a different server than the one you can't access $\endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:25
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    $\begingroup$ I think you can install Mathjax on your device and render the code directly. $\endgroup$
    – David Mitra
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:25
  • $\begingroup$ Using a mirror path sounds like a godo idea! Also how do i install it directly to my device @DavidMitra ? $\endgroup$
    – Neo
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:33
  • $\begingroup$ docs.mathjax.org/en/v2.7-latest/installation.html (I am not sure this will do what's needed...) $\endgroup$
    – David Mitra
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:35
  • $\begingroup$ docs.mathjax.org/en/v2.7-latest/advanced/dynamic.html is effectively what I was suggesting. It still requires knowledge however of a path to a different server hosting MathJax.js which I have yet to find. As for where to try for a mirrored copy, try the earlier host: cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2/MathJax.js $\endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    Commented Jan 6, 2022 at 17:53
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    $\begingroup$ The offical guide in the comment above indicated that MathJax can be loaded from another CDN using GreaseMonkey/TamperMonkey, or users can simply resort to many addons of browsers for redirecting source requests. Loading local copies is, however, not supported due to security reasons. $\endgroup$
    – Ѕᴀᴀᴅ
    Commented Jan 7, 2022 at 1:33
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    $\begingroup$ Re "local copies" I have not actually tried this myself, but consider the following post: A super easy way to speedup MathJax loading with LocalCDN add-on. As a last resort, you could paste into Overleaf or a local install of LaTeX... $\endgroup$
    – Calvin Khor
    Commented Jan 7, 2022 at 12:59

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Just right click to get mathjax menu and make it render stuff in HTML+CSS. enter image description here

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    $\begingroup$ This is not the solution, because the OP cannot access this dropdown menu if they cannot reach a copy of mathjax from the server, cf comments to the Question $\endgroup$
    – Calvin Khor
    Commented Jan 10, 2022 at 7:44
  • $\begingroup$ Okay, yes, his cloudflare is banned. $\endgroup$
    – Валерий Заподовников
    Commented Jan 11, 2022 at 8:19

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