How to Use LaTEX: Tutorial & Tips

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The discussion focuses on the use of LaTeX within the Physics Forums, specifically addressing how to write LaTeX and issues encountered with the preview feature during editing. Participants share their experiences and frustrations related to the functionality of LaTeX in the forum environment.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant asks for guidance on how to write LaTeX in the forum.
  • Another participant provides a link to the forum's LaTeX help page.
  • A third participant shares a link to a resource listing various LaTeX symbols.
  • Several participants express frustration with the preview feature, noting that it sometimes fails to display LaTeX output, particularly during editing.
  • One participant suggests that connection issues may contribute to the preview problems, mentioning the need for patience between edits.
  • Another participant agrees, stating that they have experienced similar lag issues and often resort to posting and re-editing multiple times.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the challenges faced with the preview feature and the need for patience when using it, but there is no consensus on the underlying causes or solutions to the issues raised.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention potential limitations related to internet connection speed and the functionality of AJAX in the preview feature, but these factors remain unresolved.

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Can someone tell me how to write latex in this forum?

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jim hardy said:
While editing this post

Parameters of transformers: open and short-circuit tests

in "Preview", Latex quit showing what it was going to produce.

VERY FRUSTRATING

old jim
I have this sometimes if the connection is slow or going down, because "preview" requires a communication with AJAX (:mad:).
I usually have to restart the router in such cases.

Someone please remind me in January to change my ISP!
 
fresh_42 said:
I have this sometimes if the connection is slow or going down, because "preview" requires a communication with AJAX (:mad:).

Maybe i didn't wait long enough between successive edits.

So i posted and re-edited.

Computers are just that way. Endless workarounds.

Thanks for the validation !

old jim
 
jim hardy said:
Maybe i didn't wait long enough between successive edits.
Yep. You really need to be patient when doing a "PREVIEW".
 
I've had the same experience. PREVIEW is fine on new posts, but the lag is so bad on edits that I wonder if it's working at all, and I often end up just posting and re-editing many times.
 
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