Troubleshooting LaTex Issue in Forum Post

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around issues with the LaTeX preview feature in forum posts. Participants share their experiences and frustrations regarding the functionality and reliability of the LaTeX rendering in the forum's post preview, with a focus on how it affects their ability to create and edit posts effectively.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports that their LaTeX equation from a previous post appears in the preview of a new post, despite entering new content.
  • Another participant suggests ignoring the preview and making the post, with the option to edit the LaTeX later if needed.
  • A participant expresses concern about the lack of updates or fixes to the LaTeX preview issue, highlighting the time spent on crafting posts and the importance of a functional preview.
  • There is a mention that the issue may not be actively addressed, with one participant noting that only one person is responsible for maintaining the LaTeX feature.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that there are ongoing issues with the LaTeX preview feature, but there is no consensus on whether these issues are being actively worked on or if they are a lost cause.

Contextual Notes

Participants express frustration with the current state of the LaTeX preview, indicating that it may not accurately reflect the content being entered, which complicates the post creation process.

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I hope you can help me with this problem. A few days ago, I began a post with a LaTex equation in it, but never completed the post (I got the answer I needed). I'm trying a new post today, and no matter how or what I enter as LaTex, when I preview the post I see the equation I tried to use a few days ago, even though I"m making a completely new post (although it IS to the same forum). Can you help? Thanks.
 
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There have been problems for quite some time with the latex preview. I would just ignore the preview, make your post, and then edit the latex if it needs correcting.
 
cristo said:
There have been problems for quite some time with the latex preview. I would just ignore the preview, make your post, and then edit the latex if it needs correcting.

Not to nag, but are peoples working on this? Or is it a lost cause? I know that we can 'submit' then edit, but sometimes (like last night) I will spend a good hour or two just writing a new topic. Over the course of 2.5 hrs last night, I had 37 views before I was even done posing the question. So the preview would have really helped.

Just a thought. :smile:
 
Saladsamurai said:
Not to nag, but are peoples working on this?
No, not to my knowledge.
FYI, "people" in this case is just one person. If not for member chroot's efforts we would not have LaTeX at all.
 

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