MathJax supports on Xenforo

[Andy.N]

I'm trying to get MathJax to work on XF
http://www.mathjax.org/docs/2.0/start.html

So, according to the doc, I'm adding this script to the page_container_js_head template

<script type="text/javascript"
  src="https://c328740.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_SVG">
</script>

I'm using TeX-AMS-MML_SVG because I want to use the SVG output engine so that the formula will scale.

Now, I'm not sure what to do next. Do I put the math equation between $$ .... $$ or \[ ... \]?
I tried that and nothing happens.

I currently have a bbcode [tex] that connect to a cgi script that produces png images for the formula. How can I modify this [tex] bbcode to use the new MathJax script.

Thank you.

 

[Jake Bunce]

You would have to edit the replacement for the BB code to include those $$ or \[ delimiters. If it's a media site then the replacement can be edited in your:

Admin CP -> Home -> BB Code Media Sites

 

[Andy.N]

You would have to edit the replacement for the BB code to include those $$ or \[ delimiters. If it's a media site then the replacement can be edited in your:

Admin CP -> Home -> BB Code Media Sites

It works !!!
I use \[ and \] and begin and end replacement.
Thanks Jake.

Somehow the SVG output does not work. If you go here, you will see the page loads the MathJax JS but it does not render SVG images. If you right click on the output under the formula on the first post and select Math Setting ->Math renderer to HTML-CSS, it will appear fine.

I thought SVG is supported by most browser. Our site logo is SVG and it displays fine. Is there anything we need to do on the bbcode [latex] to use for SVG?

Thanks again.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Is there anything we need to do on the bbcode [latex] to use for SVG?

Dunno.

Does that feature have support you can contact?

 

[RobinHood]

Did you get this sorted Andy?

 

[Andy.N]

Did you get this sorted Andy?

Yes I did get it to work using renderer HTML-CSS. The SVG renderer does not seem to work. Tested with Chrome.
I don't know why.
I can send you the link to test.

 

[RobinHood]

Ahh yeah, I just had a look, the svg option doesn't seem to work for me, it only partially displays. Looks good in HTML-CSS though, is there really an advantage of using the SVG renderer as isn't the HTML-CSS output still vector ?

 

[Andy.N]

http://www.mathjax.org/docs/2.0/output.html
I love SVG. The difference is evident when you view it with retina screen.
Did you try to get any svg demo to work?

 

[Andy.N]

Take a look here http://www.mathjax.org/demos/mathml-samples/
The SVG demo work for me but i couldn't get it to work on my site.

 

[RobinHood]

Hmm..yeah it doesn't render in SVG for me on your site in Chrome of FF. It's not because it's an old thread and the code is slightly different perhaps?

It works for me on the mathjax link you posted. The SVG text looks like a bold version of the css version. I'm not sure if it's an illusion due to the bolding, but the css version looks way sharper to me on my 2560x1440px screen

 

[Andy.N]

Hmm..yeah it doesn't render in SVG for me on your site in Chrome of FF. It's not because it's an old thread and the code is slightly different perhaps?

It works for me on the mathjax link you posted. The SVG text looks like a bold version of the css version. I'm not sure if it's an illusion due to the bolding, but the css version looks way sharper to me on my 2560x1440px screen

The mathjax is loading from their CDN so it always loads the latest version of JS.
On my retina screens, SVG looks much sharper but on regular screens, CSS is fine.

 

[RobinHood]

Soo...just looking at their site. You can use the mathjax CDN to run this on a site without having to install in directly on your serve? Is that what you've done? I'd quite like to get this setup myself.

 

[Andy.N]

There is nothing to install on your site. Put their CDN javascript on the js_head template, make a bbcode (I use [tex]) and use it.
Btw, what type of site you run? Why you need it?

 

[RobinHood]

Ahh brilliant, I'll give that a shot tomorrow. Do you provide your users with some sort of guide on how to create equations easily with it?

I'm working on launching a local education site shortly and some of the users will be mathematics and engineering students, so this could potentially be very useful to them.

 

[Andy.N]

https://www.quantnet.com/threads/how-to-use-latex-on-quantnet.552/

 

[RobinHood]

Hi Andy, in your BB code media site what do you have in Match URLs and Embed HTML?

 

[Andy.N]

Hi Andy, in your BB code media site what do you have in Match URLs and Embed HTML?

It's a BBcode, not BB media site. You have to install custom BBCode manager. Here is my setting.

 

[RobinHood]

Ahh right, I can only see BB Code Media Sites in my ACP - does your site this add on?

 

[Andy.N]

yes

 

[RobinHood]

Did you check all of these boxes? I imagine the smilie one in particular could potentially cause issues?