LaTeX Preview Not Working - What to Do?

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The forum discussion centers on the issue of LaTeX previews not functioning correctly after a recent upgrade to vBulletin (vB). Users report receiving a message stating "LaTex graphic is being generated" without any successful preview of mathematical content. A testing tool, located at http://at.org/~cola/tex2img/index.php, was mentioned but found inadequate for handling fractions. Participants express concern over the lack of a reliable LaTeX preview feature, emphasizing its importance for posting content effectively.

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When I preview my posts, none of the math shows up. Instead I get a message that says "LaTex graphic is being generated. Reload this page in a moment." But reloading doesn't help at all. Is everyone having this problem or just me? Is there something I can do about it?
 
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This is a problem for everyone. Hopefully, the vB upgrade tomorrow will fix it.
 
Gokul43201 said:
This is a problem for everyone. Hopefully, the vB upgrade tomorrow will fix it.

No latex preview with upgrade. I'm almost against warren implementing it. We already have gigs of latex images on the server. Use this for testing
http://at.org/~cola/tex2img/index.php
 
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Thanks for the fast answers. That testing tool isn't very useful at all. It doesn't understand fractions for example. Maybe I'm just using it wrong. I'm not sure. Anyway, I really hope you will (re)implement a LaTeX preview feature. I probably won't be able to post until you do. Don't forget that disk space is really cheap these days. :smile:
 
Are the preview images "temporary files", which could be deleted when the post is submitted?
 

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