LaTeX Can I Create Posts in LyX/LaTeX Format on This Site?

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The discussion addresses the use of LaTeX formatting in forum posts, confirming that LaTeX is enabled. Users can format their posts manually using specific tags or utilize an editor accessed via a sigma icon in the reply window. While it is technically possible to create entire posts in LaTeX by wrapping content in [tex] tags, concerns are raised about the accessibility of such posts to the forum's search function and Google. Additionally, using LaTeX for whole posts is discouraged as it may waste resources. For embedding equations within text, the [itex] tag is recommended, which functions similarly to the dollar sign in LaTeX.
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I am brand new here. This looks like a very good site.

In the spirit of playing within the rules, and the interest of clarity, rigorousness, and hopefully to simplify usefullness of future posts, is there a way to create posts in LyX/LaTeX format (q.v. attached pdf file)?
 
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Yes, latex is enabled on the forums. You can either format it manually yourself using [noparse] [/noparse] tags, or you can use the editor, which is available by pressing the sigma icon in the reply window.
 
I've never seen anybody produce a whole post (including text) in LaTeX, but I suppose it could be done by wrapping it in [ tex] [ /tex ] tags (after removing the spaces from inside the tags). However, I don't know if the text would be accessible to the forum search function, or Google.
 
jtbell said:
I've never seen anybody produce a whole post (including text) in LaTeX, but I suppose it could be done by wrapping it in [ tex] [ /tex ] tags (after removing the spaces from inside the tags). However, I don't know if the text would be accessible to the forum search function, or Google.

Yeah that would be terrible waste of resources and we'd frown upon doing it.
 
is comparable to \[. If you want to embed equations in a paragraph, use , which is comparable to $.
 

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