Latex in Private Messages: Issues Viewing?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the limitations of using LaTeX in private messages on the forum, specifically addressing whether LaTeX can be viewed or utilized effectively in that context.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that private messages do not support LaTeX, sharing their experience of sending a PM with LaTeX that could not be viewed.
  • A forum administrator states there are no plans to implement LaTeX support in private messages or journals.
  • Another participant suggests writing LaTeX code in plain text for the recipient to compile on their own, expressing agreement with the administrator's decision.
  • A participant mentions that equations appeared correctly in the PM preview, leading to their assumption that they would be sent properly.
  • It is pointed out that received LaTeX code can be viewed by quoting the message and using preview mode, indicating a workaround for the issue.
  • One participant expresses that the current situation is not too bothersome and questions the necessity of implementing LaTeX in private messages.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the necessity and feasibility of LaTeX support in private messages, with some agreeing that the current limitations are acceptable while others highlight the inconvenience.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects a lack of consensus on whether the absence of LaTeX support in private messages is a significant issue, and it is unclear if any further actions will be taken regarding this feature.

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Private messages don't support latex? I sent someone a PM with some latex and it says "LaTeX image cannot be viewed here" or something similar. :frown:
 
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We have no plans to implement LaTeX in either private messages or journals.

- Warren
 
Write the code and maybe the recipient of the PM will have a tex compiler on his computer and will copy-paste the code you've written.Write it without the opening/closing tags,just plain text,as not to give any error.

I think it's a good decision,Warren.

Daniel.
 
Okay thanks guys. When I typed the PM up and previewed it before I sent it, all of the equations showed up fine, so I just assumed it would send that way.
 
Note that you can see received Latex code by pressing "Quote" (reply), and then go into preview mode.
Since this isn't too bothersome, I don't think it is worth it to install Latex directly in the PM mode.
 
arildno said:
Note that you can see received Latex code by pressing "Quote" (reply), and then go into preview mode.
Since this isn't too bothersome, I don't think it is worth it to install Latex directly in the PM mode.

Thank you! I'll try that.
 

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