Mathematical Symbols in Insights: How to Use LaTeX for Beautiful Equations

[stevendaryl]

I was thinking about writing an Insights article, but when I went to the Dashboard, I didn't find an easy way to render LaTex. How do people typically do mathematics symbols in Insights?

Thanks,
Daryl

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

There is a preview button on the right side bar. Excited for your Insight, let me know if you need more help!

 

[fresh_42]

The inline symbols are ##A## and the separated $$ A $$. I normally use a TeX editor (with $A$ and $$A$$) and then apply global search and substitute commands of a text editor to switch them ($ to ## followed by #### to $$). What is a bit annoying are the carriage returns which behave differently and some begin-end sections as itemize, which have to be manually adjusted. Also the sections and subsections have to be changed into headline sizes. I still like my method, as I'll have a pdf at the end, not only the Insight on PF.

To check formats, use the "Preview" button, which generates a rendered html version in a different tab of the browser.

 

[Redbelly98]

For Insights articles, I'm seeing that inline Latex has quite a lot of spacing before and after each math expression -- I guess this is a Wordpress thing, since normal forum posts do not seem to have this issue. Here is an example of what I mean:

Are we pretty much resigned to this is the way it is, or is there something that can be done?

(I'm using Firefox 80.0, in case that is at all relevant.)

Thanks for any advice,

Mark

 

[anorlunda]

It looks like the default may be centered rather than left justified.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

(I'm using Firefox 80.0, in case that is at all relevant.)

Anyone noticing this with another browser?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Looks like MathJax 3.1 just came out and this is a result. Must have been added as a default. I'll look at the change log. Maybe I can change the default spacing. Let me know if you find anything.
https://www.mathjax.org/MathJax-v3-1-0-available/

 

[Redbelly98]

Anyone noticing this with another browser?

Same thing in Edge, ver. 85.0.564.41

 

[vela]

Anyone noticing this with another browser?

I see the same thing in Safari and Brave.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

This issue has been resolved

 

[Ibix]

This issue has been resolved

Looks good on Firefox - thanks.

 

[Redbelly98]

This issue has been resolved

Thanks Greg!

Not a huge deal, but the issue still appears when doing a preview of an Insights article I am currently editing. But as long as it looks okay in final published articles, and I see that it does, that should be okay.

Thanks again,

Mark

p.s. I'm using Firefox

 

[Redbelly98]

Not a huge deal, but the issue still appears when doing a preview of an Insights article I am currently editing.
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p.s. I'm using Firefox

FYI, the inline-Latex issue is now fixed for preview mode as well.

(And I just submitted that Insights article I promised you, Greg.) :-)

 

[dlgoff]

And I just submitted that Insights article I promised you, Greg.

I just read through your Insight and it not only reads great, it looks beautiful.

Thanks @Redbelly98 and @Greg Bernhardt.