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mathtran plugin
Compatible with DokuWiki
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Display math expressions as images using MathTran Tex engine
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This extension has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues.
What is it?
This very simple plug-in makes a connection to the MathTran web service, which provides translation of TeX encoded mathematics to bitmap images.
MathTran provides very good looking math formulae.
Download and Installation
Download and install the plugin using the Plugin Manager using the following URL. Refer to Plugins on how to install plugins manually.
Syntax
<tex>my-math-formulae</tex>
Math syntax see:
Example
<tex>\displaystyle { BF_i = \prod_{j=1}^{N_{loci}}{ {\hat{\nu}_j^{S_{ij}} . { (1-\hat{\nu}_j)^{(1-S_{ij}) } } \over { {\hat{\theta}_j^{S_{ij}} . { (1-\hat{\theta}_j)^{(1-S_{ij}) } } } } </tex>
gives:
What is the catch?
Images are re-built each time the page is accessed. This is no big deal since the MathTran web service is quite responsive.
Suggestion
It will be better if we can use some parameters to control the alignment of the image. For example, <tex mediacenter>1+2</tex>, which generate code like this <a alt=“tex:1+2” class=“mediacenter”>.