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28 questions linked to/from Formatting Sandbox
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MathJax basic tutorial and quick reference
(Deutsch: MathJax: LaTeX Basic Tutorial und Referenz)
To see how any formula was written in any question or answer, including this one, right-click on the expression it and choose "Show Math As &...
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Formatting bug on main site and probably all MathJax enabled sites.
The bug is about the >! spoiler maker.
Consider these screenshots (Click to maximise):
Here is the code to recreate the bug:
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How can I create a specific math expression on mathSE [duplicate]
This meta-query discusses the following question:
Q1: How can I create a specific mathematical expression in a mathSE query?
Edit Insert
Much of the information that a user would want is contained in ...
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Math numbers rendered as FaceTime phone number
In a recent answer of mine, I noticed that a chain of equations renders correctly on my laptop but incorrectly on iPad and iPhone. The iPad/iPhone treats a particular number as if it is a phone number....
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Escaped braces do not render in post preview
I am having troubles in mathjax escaping braces with backslash while on math stack exchange using firefox version 72.0.1. Although it the escaped braces render when the question is posted, they do not ...
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MathJax formulas hidden behind text
I have noticed that MathJax formulas are sometimes hidden behind other text and not properly displayed. I observed this only when using HTML-CSS as MathJax Renderer. (For other options the same ...
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The scope of \newcommand is the entire page
LaTeX on this site supports \newcommand and \renewcommand. This is very nice, but I noticed that the scope of these definitions ...
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MathJax 2.6 beta
Today we are entering the public beta phase of MathJax v2.6 beta. We are asking you to try out the new output. Be aware, this one will offer a new set of fonts. I will allow Peter Krautzberger to ...
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Are picture environments not allowed in MathJax?
In a WordPress blog post of mine I used the following LaTeX code:
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Is there a sandbox where I can practice MathJax?
I'm looking for a sandbox to practice MathJax because when I write too long the MathJax doesn't appear in preview. So I need a sandbox where I can post texts and keep editing it without bothering ...
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Why does @someone sometimes disappear from comments?
I find the following occurring bug weird.
When I post a comment I start with @someone.
But for some reason this does not always get into the text.
I get no error message but it is not there.
In ...
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How to make a remark when reputation is under 50 ?
Imagine I look at a question and have a remark about someone's answer, or just want some clarification about it. I naturally want to leave a comment. But being under reputation 50, I can't.
Plus, ...
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Mathjax 2.4 beta
We have deployed the latest Mathjax 2.4 beta on Math.SE. As with any beta release please post an answer to this question if you find any issues. We will be monitoring this thread closely along with ...
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Problem with unpaired [] in math mode in comments [duplicate]
The following text is typeset correctly in a post, but it seems to be broken when posted in a comment. (Markdown somehow interprets left [ as beginning of a hyperlink).
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How to repair a bad manipulation?
I've just posted a comment about the following question: $P(X)$ is locally compact if $X$ is?
Unfortunately, I forgot a "dollar" somewhere, and the comment is unreadable. Moreover, this caused some ...
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1answer
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“Big” TeX won't get hidden by `!>`?
I just posted an answer here but I am finding it impossible for >! to work with the \begin{align} environment. How can this ...
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Striking out equations
I wanted to strike out a part of an answer which I wrote earlier here. I tried using <s> </s>. This helps in striking out the text but the last two ...
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Quality blocks enabled for questions
Questions are the lifeblood of any Stack Exchange site. But asking good questions can be difficult, for some people entirely too difficult to bother with. When the Trilogy sites reached traffic levels ...
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Spurious space within number
In this comment, the penultimate number in the list, $59930$, is displayed (in Firefox $11.0$) with a spurious space between the two $9$s. I made sure I hadn't inadvertently pasted any invisible ...
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What is the preferred way to escape LaTeX special characters? [closed]
Suppose I want to make a matrix. Then I need to end each line with a double backslash, to signify a line break. But Markdown will translate a double back slash into a single backslash, thus confusing ...
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Mathjax issues, where to practice.
Is there any site where you can actually practice mathjax and where it shows how it looks like? Problem is that I can't post because the site keeps on saying" does not meet quality standards" problem ...
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Change the “sandbox” to allow for shorter questions/answers.
On this question: Interpret the conditional density $f(x\mid\theta)$, where $\theta$ is the parameter of the density.? I had reformatted the question. The OP asked in a comment how he can learn LaTeX. ...
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Is the editing wikipedia “sand box” the same as MathJax located here?
Or is there a practice somewhere within math stack?
I will soon try for an account here, but want some practice.
My Maple 14 LaTeX translator does not seem to be one hundred percent compatable.
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Something weird is going on in this comment
Could someone please tell me how I can fix or delete my second comment to Berci's answer in this question?
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\varnothing does not work
I created a question with \varnothing to denote empty set.
In the preview it played nice, but on the question page \varnothing was replaced with \emptyset for some mysterious reason.
Why \varnothing ...
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MathJax bug upon page refresh
When entering this answer, everything looks good. Editing and saving also work fine. However, when I refresh the page I get $\color{red}{\textit{[Math Processing Error]}}$ for the line tagged $(3)$.
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Is there a way to practice Tex in Main without publishing my wastebasket?
I would like to learn the mathematics scripting protocol (Tex, or whatever). In support of that I would like to be able to do some practice with it in the exact environment it will be used, but I don’...
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Strange layout bug when line breaks at end of LaTeX
In my post here some LaTeX renders ok in the preview but incorrectly renders as "12eeeb8e-4fdb-47bf-abc4-2b56e87c5903" in the posted answer. Does anyone see what's wrong and/or how to workaround it?
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