Questions tagged [mathjax]
For questions about MathJax, which is used to write mathematics on Stack Exchange sites.
339
questions
2866
votes
34answers
928k views
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 > TeX ...
133
votes
5answers
12k views
Should chat have TeX support?
OK, so chat is now available... but; it has been suggested that for Mathematics we should have TeX support.
The current TeX processing has some non-trivial client impact. Before I even attempt trying ...
42
votes
4answers
3k views
Guidelines for good use of $\rm\LaTeX$ in question titles
Motivation:
Every once in a while, I find myself making edits like this one, where OP (likely due to inexperience in asking questions) has used display math mode (...
42
votes
5answers
9k views
Do we have an equation editing HOWTO?
I see other posters writing beautiful integrals and quotients within quotients and matrices and sigma summations and and and... is there a guide for that?
57
votes
5answers
12k views
How to draw a commutative diagram?
Is it possible to draw a (simple) commutative diagram using MathJax?
Amscd doesn't seem to work here on math.SE.
M(N)WE:
$$
\begin{CD}
K(X) @>{ch}>> H(X;\mathbb Q);\\
@VVV @VVV \\
K(Y) @&...
32
votes
44answers
4k views
Formatting Sandbox
Basically the same as Formatting Sandbox in Meta Stack Exchange, but since this and Statistical Analysis are the only two sites (I know) supporting $\TeX$ formatting, I believe we also need one here ...
21
votes
3answers
3k views
MathJax: better way to prepare a Math.StackExchange question?
So right now, to write up a question for Math.StackExchange, I use Firefox to come here, say I'm going to ask a question, and start typing in the box (like I am now). The only way I have to test ...
53
votes
5answers
2k views
The scope of \newcommand is the entire page
LaTeX on this site supports \newcommand and \renewcommand. This is very nice, but I noticed that the scope of these definitions ...
38
votes
2answers
650 views
Minimum suggested edit length
I just edited a question which was missing a couple of {} in its LaTeX markup. The effect was to make it hard to work out what was going on for people (such as, I ...
17
votes
1answer
593 views
Too long LaTex formulae not shown in comments?
If you try to show this formula in comments, it fails.
$$M:\left[\begin{array}{cc}x&y\end{array}\right]\mapsto\left[\begin{array}{ccc}x&y&1\end{array}\right]M=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}u&...
6
votes
1answer
470 views
Would HTML/Unicode formatting cause troubles?
Although, as of now, this comment collected 17 upvotes, I still hope that the thought was expressed not precisely enough. (Mis)typesetting like
b^2 - a^2 = (b+a)x(b-a)
can induce vomit, many ...
33
votes
2answers
587 views
Feature request - but it woudn't be a feature, it'd be a blessing - editing panel and preview side-by-side - fighting lag on large answers!
I've only done a few questions here but already it's grinding on me. Why can't we have the writing-answer panel and the preview panel side by side, rather than below, this means for big answers I can'...
6
votes
1answer
447 views
Comments layout break if Math expression is too long
Checkout the comment section of the accepted answer in How to find the center of an ellipse?.
Notice that the second comment has a maths expression which is too long and it is not wrapped, making it ...
5
votes
2answers
387 views
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 ...
21
votes
2answers
2k views
How do I insert a table when asking a question?
I'm having a hard time to insert a table here when I'm asking a question. Any help would be appreciated.
Also, is there any, not too expensive, math programs that allow me to enter math terms and ...
12
votes
1answer
456 views
Should I edit a question everytime I see an image in it?
I often encounter questions (or even answers!) which contains text-&-latex in an image.
Now, should I edit them even if they are 2 years old, already have an answer, just to remove the picture ...
23
votes
1answer
4k views
where is the latex reference please [duplicate]
hi,
There is a nice pretty markdown ref but no simple quick latex reference. I looked around in the faq and on meta.
I also googled for some latex reference and some of it looks slightly different ...
13
votes
1answer
718 views
Save the answer in TEX?
Lot of answers here are excellent but there is no way to save it in LaTeX format. Even if we can put them in favorites or print them or save as pdf .
What about create a way to save answers in tex?
...
29
votes
2answers
2k views
Feature request: user script or option to turn off instant MathJax rendering
In view of the nearly unbearable slowdowns I experience while composing answers (both in Safari 5 and Firefox 5 on OS X 10.6.7) since June 21/22 I would most welcome a possibility ...
4
votes
2answers
334 views
Specific Latex commands for user's account
I think it would very useful to permit every user to add to their profile a list of Latex command, so that they are readily at disposal.
For instance, in all of my .tex files I add in the preamble
<...
11
votes
0answers
1k views
MathJax preview broken when equations contain `\label`s
One can use \tag, \label, \ref and \eqref the usual way ...
30
votes
3answers
1k views
Title and $\LaTeX$
This is not a question. Just a request.
This Issue has been discussed previously and I think this can be implemented technically as well.
Writing title all in latex disables the options like "Open ...
24
votes
2answers
263 views
Feature Request: Better full-text search capabilities within Tex markup.
The site has pretty good latex support (thanks for that!), which works pretty well when writing and viewing answers.
What is lacking is the ability to search previous answers for mathematical ...
11
votes
0answers
151 views
Hot network questions incorrectly use MathJax [duplicate]
This is the converse of http://meta.math.stackexchange.com/questions/10570/title-formatting-of-latex-in-stackexchange-hot-questions-list.
I noticed that when on Math.SE, MathJax can screw up the ...
-28
votes
1answer
720 views
Three strike rule to using MathJax
I believe one problem with math.stackexchange is the lack of discipline by newer users when it comes to using MathJax. Let me elaborate.
Much too often, one can see a question posted by a user that ...
9
votes
2answers
283 views
MathJax menu obliterates link menu when the entire link is LaTeX
When the title of a link is entirely in LaTeX, e.g. a question named on the front page such as this one, then there is no way to get the link menu (e.g. to copy the url) since the MathJaX menu applies ...
8
votes
1answer
571 views
Allow TeXification in <code> tags.
Some special characters, e.g. *, _ and \ have special meaning in Markdown syntax, but these ...
36
votes
2answers
3k views
On the use of \color in equations
I recently see more and more people utilize the \color function to make equations easier to understand, e.g.:
$$\frac{3\color{blue}{x}}{4}\times\frac{42}{\color{...
11
votes
1answer
747 views
How to put math equations in a “spoiler” block?
I wanted to do something like
>! \begin{align}
>! x &= 42
>! \end{align}
(Unfortunately even this code block is badly formated! Why is it ...
3
votes
3answers
329 views
Matrices not rendered correctly
See e.g. here. I tried both \begin{pmatrix}... and \begin{array}{cc}....
edit Reading the answers, the problem turns out to be ...
17
votes
0answers
925 views
Search queries involving symbols and/or $\TeX{}$
Currently some (most?) fairly crucial symbols such as = and ^ are truncated in search queries, making it pretty tough to find ...
12
votes
1answer
1k views
Using block (displayed) equations in question titles
I tried to submit a question to math.SE, and received the following message:
Why are block equations not allowed in question titles on Mathematics Stack Exchange? (To be honest, I don't even think I ...
11
votes
1answer
155 views
“Big” TeX won't get hidden by `!>`?
I just posted an answer here but I am finding it impossible for >! to work with the \begin{align} environment. How can this ...
8
votes
1answer
925 views
\newcommand{\ord}{\operatorname{ord}}
$\newcommand{\ord}{\operatorname{ord}}$
I keep seeing things like this:
$$
ord_a p
$$
etc. I just went through a posting and changed a lot of instances of "ord" to "\ord" after prefacing it with ...
7
votes
1answer
378 views
MathJax not displayed in comments
In the Android App, the MathJax is not displayed correctly in comments to answers.
I assume this also applies to comments the question, but I have not verified that.
5
votes
3answers
510 views
Latex editor suggestion
It takes me lot of time to type problems and answers directly. It would be of great help if anyone can suggest me any good latex editor so as to type answer and problems faster.
Thanks in advance!!
3
votes
1answer
109 views
LaTeX in tag wikis
LaTeX renders fine when you go to the tag-info page, for example, abelian-groups. However, when you try to add the abelian-groups tag to your post it doesn't render in the pop-up.
This is messy. Is ...
2
votes
1answer
495 views
No Latex Rendering at all
I can't get any of the tex on any question anywhere to render at all. I'm on windows7 and I've tried FireFox 15, IE9, Chrome, etc. all appear the same: just the original markup is displayed.
I've ...
51
votes
17answers
3k views
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 ...
16
votes
9answers
592 views
Poll for MathJax macros that should be automatically loaded
Prompted by Geoff in comments to this question, I thought of creating a poll of sorts where we can propose macros/extensions that should be automatically loaded for our MathJax installation here. ...
asked Feb 18 '12 at 13:03
J. M. is a poor mathematician
65.6k1 gold badge34 silver badges48 bronze badges
27
votes
1answer
2k views
Using TikZ on math.stackexchange
The title pretty much says it all:
How can I use TikZ when writing my math questions on this site?
I have written out my question in LaTeX using the TikZ and it took me quite some time, now I ...
15
votes
3answers
386 views
TeX formatting in other comments in the same post is lost when the comment list is updated
If there's any TeX formatting in comments of a post, after you add a comment to that post, or click "add / show n more comments", all formulae are reverted to $...$....
40
votes
1answer
2k views
θ vs. $\theta$ - What is preferred? Unicode or MathJax?
In the edit queue, I've seen some improvements of non-MathJax code into MathJax. However, some Unicode characters were untouched and they were actually displaying fine.
Are there downsides in using $\...
27
votes
0answers
405 views
Latex preview on question title?
Almost every single time I type a question I end up having to go back and edit the title due to no latex preview. Obviously you can write the title in the body first to check it but it's very easy to ...
9
votes
2answers
564 views
MathJax not rendering in comments and post preview
The problem with comments seems to have resolved itself. If we used the "show x more comments" link, the MathJax would become unrendered in all comments on that page. However, this is either ...
15
votes
1answer
1k views
Please enable AMSsymbols extension for MathJax
Please enable the AMSsymbols extensionfor MathJax. The lack of this extension has led to several independent bug reports.
The \not\mid symbol is not working well
Tex \implies symbol does not work
...
11
votes
1answer
320 views
old \def definitions linger
It's possible to use \def, and it usually works. However, there's a problem in that the definitions stick around and there seems to be no way to get rid of them ...
6
votes
0answers
323 views
Why does not $a < b$ render here?
On the MathJax demo page, entering a < b results in $a<b$. This is consistent with MathJax documentation.
On Mathematics.SE the behavior is different: $a ...
3
votes
1answer
315 views
Is there something wrong with posts avoiding mathjax?
Is it wrong to make a post without mathjax? Should all such post be rewritten using TeX?
I think there is no doubt that if the someone uses kind of ASCII to write mathematical symbols, the post will ...
111
votes
17answers
6k views
TeX math markup is sorely needed
This site is going to need TeX markup to express mathematical symbols and formulas well.
