Missing functionalities

  • Hi,

    This plugin seems awesome, but I can’t use it for two reasons (Note that I would gladly pay for it if these functionalities are added) :

    – No option to choose the environment variables. I already use a plugin (quicklatex to name it) which offers the option to use $ and $$ for formulas. Since
    1°) I write pdftex versions of my posts simultaneously,
    2°) and already have articles and numerous formulas using $ on my website…

    I cannot use [latex][/latex] it would be impractical.

    – What packages does this plugin uses by default ? I couldn’t find the info anywhere. I tried the plugin, translated one article and all hell broke loose since I use some unusual packages…

    It would be great to be able to add a preamble or to add a few packages and preamble definitions in the settings page.

    Will these options be available in the future ?

    Thanks,
    Johann.

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  • Plugin Author ascom

    (@ascom)

    Hi,

    It seems that this plugin might not work well for your use case, because it is powered by Khan Academy’s KaTeX library to render LaTeX equations, which does not support some of the less common LaTeX packages or preambles.

    A library that supports all of the features you need might be too slow and heavy (see: MathJax).

    Although I have taken note of your request for $…$ rendering – it is a pretty common feature request.

    –Andrew

    Thread Starter JohannCR

    (@johanncr)

    Well, I do use Mathjax at the moment, and it is indeed very slow… That’s why I’ll try again your plugin when you’ve added the $ rendering. Maybe I can find some workaround for the missing packages.

    Thanks for your reply.
    Johann.

    Thread Starter JohannCR

    (@johanncr)

    Just so you know if you’re interested, I’ve made the move from Mathjax to Katex. It was a pain in the butt to adapt the code, but it was worth it :

    	Load Time       First Byte 	Start Render 
Before	20,08s          0,3s	 	3,4s
After	10,51s 		0,28s	 	2,76s
Gain	-48%	 	-6%	 	-19%

    (for the heaviest post)
    Those are awesome results
    Thanks a lot !

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by JohannCR.
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