Questions tagged [mathjax]
For questions about MathJax, which is used to write mathematics on Stack Exchange sites.
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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 and choose "Show Math As >...
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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 ...
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Guidelines for good use of MathJax 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 ($$...
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How to draw a commutative diagram?
Is it possible to draw a (simple) commutative diagram using MathJax?
Amscd doesn't seem to work here on math.SE.
M(N)WE:
$$
\begin{CD}
K(X) @>{ch}>> H(X;\mathbb Q);\\
@VVV @VVV \\
K(Y) @>{...
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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 ...
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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: 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 ...
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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?
Edit: Trying Rahul's answer...
$\mathfrak{G}...
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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 ...
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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'...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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&...
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Short and helpful advice on using MathJax on the site ...
The point of this question is to give people a chance to draft their best MathJax tips for new users. Perhaps this question will stand alone as one of the places to go. Perhaps the material in the ...
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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
<...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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?
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What tools can be used to extract MathJax/LaTeX from scanned input?
Some users post question (and sometimes also answers) which contain text and formulas as images. Often some other users help with retyping the questions into properly formatted text and MathJax ...
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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 ...
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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{...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to view LaTeX source of equations?
How do you view the source of a question, to see how the LaTeX was specified as markup?
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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!!
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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.
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Allow TeXification in <code> tags.
Some special characters, e.g. *, _ and \ have special meaning in Markdown syntax, but these ...
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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 ...
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MathJax preview broken when equations contain `\label`s
One can use \tag, \label, \ref and \eqref the usual way ...
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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 ...
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MathJax WYSIWYG Editor
I originally enquired about this at https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/162664 but misconstrued Bakoma-TeX as a Mathjax editor. Please advise if anyone objects to this question.
Barring Bakoma-TeX, are ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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How do I change Math Renderer for MathJax?
In various posts on meta I have read that various math renderers can be used for MathJax, such as HTML-CSS, SVG, etc. See, for example, What is the difference between the 3 math renderers?
How can I ...
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\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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to search for a formula/expression
Suppose I want to search for instances where an expression similar to $x_n^2-x_{n-1}x_{n+1}$ shows up. How would I do that?
I suppose the question goes beyond searching MSE. Are there search engines ...
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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. ...
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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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Save the answer in TeX/PDF - revisioned
Some time ago, I used the Save as LaTeX script which was provided by the user who answered this question Save the answer in TEX?. It worked really well.
Unfortunately the user seems to have deleted ...
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Why is there no support for MathJax in chat?
The question Should chat have TeX support was first asked
3½ years ago, and it has been asked at intervals since then. I am not asking that question. I know that chat should have TeX support and ...
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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 $...$....
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Should \dfrac be edited in?
Note to reader: typesetting matters!
There are three fraction commands. There is \dfrac which makes everything big and tall and stand out. It is meant to be used ...
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