Personal website math content help.

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around creating a personal website on Google Sites to showcase mathematical content. Participants explore options for displaying math-related materials, particularly focusing on embedding PDFs or converting LaTeX content into HTML for direct display on the webpage.

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  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire to display math content directly on their website rather than linking to downloadable PDFs.
  • Another participant suggests using the "iframe" gadget in Google Sites to embed PDFs, allowing readers to view documents directly on the page.
  • A participant confirms that the iframe solution works for their needs and expresses gratitude for the suggestion.
  • Further options for creating iframes through HTML coding are mentioned, along with resources for inserting custom HTML into Google Sites.
  • There is curiosity about the specific mathematical topics the original poster plans to include on their site, indicating a potential interest in the content being shared.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the utility of the iframe solution for embedding content, but there are multiple approaches suggested for achieving the desired outcome, indicating that the discussion remains open to various methods.

Contextual Notes

Participants discuss the limitations of Google Sites in terms of directly displaying LaTeX content, which may require additional steps or coding knowledge to achieve the desired formatting.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in creating math-related content on personal websites, particularly those using Google Sites or similar platforms.

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Hello MHB!

I want to create my personal website on google sites where I want to put some of my math stuff. One option is that I put links to the PDF's and if anybody wants to read it he/she will have to download it first. What I would prefer is the content appearing on the webpage itself.. just like we have in math forums or wordpress. It'd be great if I can simply copy paste the contents of my tex file and the output I get is a HTML page which has the same content the corresponding PDF to the tex file has.

How can I do this on google sites?

This may be a silly post but I am a total newbie at these things so please forgive me.
 
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caffeinemachine said:
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This may be a silly post but I am a total newbie at these things so please forgive me.

A sincere question will never be treated as silly at MHB. This question, and the suggestions which may follow, will also help others to create their own math-related pages as well.

I bet someone here knows how to get you started. (Cool)
 
caffeinemachine said:
Hello MHB!

I want to create my personal website on google sites where I want to put some of my math stuff. One option is that I put links to the PDF's and if anybody wants to read it he/she will have to download it first. What I would prefer is the content appearing on the webpage itself.. just like we have in math forums or wordpress. It'd be great if I can simply copy paste the contents of my tex file and the output I get is a HTML page which has the same content the corresponding PDF to the tex file has.

How can I do this on google sites?

This may be a silly post but I am a total newbie at these things so please forgive me.

Hi caffeinemachine, :)

Click on the "Edit Page" tab. Then go to, Insert>More Gadgets. There's a gadget called iframe which you can use to embed a pdf(or any other supported file format) to the webpage. You can customize the iframe according to your needs and readers will be able to read the document within that iframe.
 
Sudharaka said:
Hi caffeinemachine, :)

Click on the "Edit Page" tab. Then go to, Insert>More Gadgets. There's a gadget called iframe which you can use to embed a pdf(or any other supported file format) to the webpage. You can customize the iframe according to your needs and readers will be able to read the document within that iframe.
Thanks a ton Sudharaka!

I just tested it and it seems to do the job.

Thank you so much.
 
caffeinemachine said:
Thanks a ton Sudharaka!

I just tested it and it seems to do the job.

Thank you so much.

You are welcome, there might be other options also, for example creating the iframe through HTML coding perhaps.

For the HTML coding related to creating an iframe you might find >>this<< useful. And to insert custom HTML to Google sites you might want to read >>this<<.

By the way, just out of curiosity, what particular mathematical topics would you be writing on your site? I am sure it would be quite a nice and useful resource. :)
 
Sudharaka said:
You are welcome, there might be other options also, for example creating the iframe through HTML coding perhaps.

For the HTML coding related to creating an iframe you might find >>this<< useful. And to insert custom HTML to Google sites you might want to read >>this<<.

By the way, just out of curiosity, what particular mathematical topics would you be writing on your site? I am sure it would be quite a nice and useful resource. :)

Thank you Sudharaka.

I'd be uploading my Notes and a few other things which I should disclose only after I am done with the process :). It will take about 10 more days. May be more.
 

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