LaTeX MathJax LaTeX Commands Not Working? Find Solutions on Latest Documentation

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The discussion focuses on the documentation for MathJax, particularly the links to resources for LaTeX commands. The original link to the supported LaTeX commands is outdated, and a new link has been suggested, which points to a more comprehensive list. However, there is concern that much of the content in the new link does not work with the PF (Physics Forums) version of MathJax. It is noted that PF likely only supports autoloaded packages, which means users should refer to a subset of commands that do not include those marked in italics. The moderators express a need for clarification and access to the relevant source code to ensure the correct information is provided.
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list of supported commands seems to have moved
For MathJax documentation, see the https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/mathjax.html. In particular, you can find a complete list of LaTeX commands supported by MathJax https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/tex.html#supported-latex-commands

Last link points to https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/tex.html#supported-latex-commands which is no more

I think it's https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/input/tex/macros/index.html nowHowever, there is far too much in there that doesn't work in the PF version, so maybe there is another link for our subset ?

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I think it should be
http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/
behind the first mention of "MathJax" in
LaTeX is the standard language used by mathematicians, physicists, etc. for typesetting mathematical expressions. PF uses https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/mathjax.html, a Javascript-based engine, to process LaTeX code in posts and render it in the way you would see it in a textbook.
and an additional sentence with your link
https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/input/tex/macros/index.html
should be added in order to point to the supported TeX commands. Maybe with the additional link
https://www.onemathematicalcat.org/MathJaxDocumentation/TeXSyntax.htm
found there.
 
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Yes.

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However, there is far too much in there that doesn't work in the PF version, so maybe there is another link for our subset ?
Note the comment on that page "If the package name is in italics, then the package is not autoloaded by the autoload extension." Like most sites that use MathJax I believe PF only supports autoloaded packages so the list you seek is the list excluding rows with italics in the second column.
 
We moderators used to have access to PF auxiliary files like the LaTeX tutorial, but AFAIK we don't have access any longer. This is something that @Greg Bernhardt would need to address.
 
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