LaTeX is back again

[Robert]

ToeQuest had previously supported LaTeX; however, whenever a major upgrade to the forum software took place, the LaTeX implementation lagged by several weeks. I was hesitant to add it back this last time because it was my own implementation and had several known security issues that I just didn't have the time to fix.

I'd like to give special thanks to Dave, who is the administrator over at the original Science Forums (SFN), for releasing the vBulletin plugin that I'm using. You can read Dave's announcement in his blog entry.

I have just finished the LaTeX upgrade and was able to save the previous 350 posts that were using the LaTeX tags! LaTeX should now be operational with the following features.

1. You must surround your LaTeX code with [ math ] and [ /math ], but without the spaces. Previously the tags [ tex ] and [ /tex ] where used.
2. If you hover your mouse over the formula, the LaTeX code will show.
3. If you click the formula, a popup window will appear with a nicely formatted view of the LaTeX code.

Here are some LaTeX references if you're new to latex and would like to learn more:

1. The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX
2. A Crash Course in LaTeX © MathMedics, LLC
3. LaTeX Symbol Reference

You can also view the original thread that introduced LaTeX to the forums here.

Let me know if you find any problems.

--Robert

[neutralino]

I've just seen this thread and I must say that I'm surprised you've got LaTex! Thanks: this will make equations a lot easier to write and understand! I've not seen any posts where LaTex has been made use of; but instead have seen nasty ASCII symbols. I would encourage people to learn LaTex: it's really quite easy, and the benefits are enormous!

And now for a little test!

[math] G_{\mu\nu}=-8\piT_{\mu\nu}+\Lambda g_{\mu\nu}[/math]

[neutralino]

Indeed, it does work! I'm glad I found this thread. Cheers.

[neutralino]

Here's a useful LaTex reference website: some of the actual typesetting will not be all that useful (i.e. the commands to enter maths mode) but the commands for the maths symbols are all the same.

[AntonioLao]

testing for matrix typesetting.
[math]\begin{bmatrix}1&2\\3&4\end{bmatrix}[/math]

[AntonioLao]

try again
[math]\begin{equation*}
\begin{bmatrix}
1&2\\
3&4
\end{bmatrix}
\end{equation*}
[/math]

[AntonioLao]

try again
[math]\left[\begin{array}{cc}1&2\\3&4\end[array}\right][/math]

[Robert]

Ooops. Will look into it.

--Robert

[Robert]

I verified that it's broken for LaTeX code that is both new and unique. The recent forum software upgrade seems to have broken it. I should be hearing back from the author soon regarding an update.

--Robert

[Robert]

I heard back from the author and he's currently working on the update. It might be ready this weekend. I'll install once it's available.