Math equations (with latex)

[viniciusharlock]

Hello there,

For scientific discussions it's would be really useful to write short equations using latex code inside a message, and have them converted to pics (preferably png).
Surely latex is not the usual thing to run on a server or web hosting.
Unfortunately I'm not optimistic that I'll succeed with that myself.
So perhaps someone here likes the idea.

http://www.forkosh.dreamhost.com/mimetex.html

[bolverk]

For scientific discussions it's would be really useful to write short equations using latex code inside a message, and have them converted to pics (preferably gifs).

Surely latex is not the usual thing to run on a server, but why not

Unfortunately I'm not optimistic that I'll succeed with that myself.
So perhaps someone here likes the idea.

Did we just travel back in time 6 years or did you copy that text almost verbatim?

[fornit]

To be honest I don't understand the question because the document you've linked at contains the solution

If you're using phpBB3, then no mod is even needed. Just click Postings from the Administrator Control Panel, and add the custom BBCode [tex]{TEXT}[/tex] with the HTML replacement <img src="/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?{TEXT}" align=middle>

Regards

[viniciusharlock]

Currently I use

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src="http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex={TEXT}&bg=E1EBF2&s=1" <img align=middle>

But how to install latex on a web hosting? How to change the background?

[viniciusharlock]

For scientific discussions it's would be really useful to write short equations using latex code inside a message, and have them converted to pics (preferably gifs).

Surely latex is not the usual thing to run on a server, but why not

Unfortunately I'm not optimistic that I'll succeed with that myself.
So perhaps someone here likes the idea.

Did we just travel back in time 6 years or did you copy that text almost verbatim?

phpbbb.com is offline...and the original post.

[fornit]

Hi,

obviously it's a PERL script. You need that mimetex.cgi and you need access to your cgi-bin directory, e.g. to the location where PERL scripts can be executed.

But I'm not sure whether every provider will give you the access you need.

Regards

[muggins]

If you have your own server, or access at least, a full LaTeX implementation isn't very large. Mimetex, also by John Forkosh, offers an inferior solution to mathtex. For one thing, you can specify .png output, instead of funky .gif...

I have mathtex installed on my server, called the same way that mimetex is, but since it uses your local TeX installation, you can include other macro packages, like chemtex.

This example comes from one of my members:

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[tex]\gammacorrection{3.5} \usepackage{chemtex}\setlength{\unitlength}{0.1pt}\steroid{Q}{Q}{$HO$}{}{Q}{M}{$C(CH_3)H(CH_2)_3C(CH_3)_2H$}{Q}{Q}[/tex]

gives us:

Screenshot.png (5.35 KiB) Viewed 8823 times

[ToonArmy]

To be honest I don't understand the question because the document you've linked at contains the solution

If you're using phpBB3, then no mod is even needed. Just click Postings from the Administrator Control Panel, and add the custom BBCode [tex]{TEXT}[/tex] with the HTML replacement <img src="/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?{TEXT}" align=middle>

Regards

With a little XSS thrown in free of charge.

[viniciusharlock]

Sorry my english is bad

I want install a math software on a web hosting, like teTeX, LaTeX, MimeTeX or LeTeXRender.
Somebody help me?

[ToonArmy]

Sorry my english is bad

I want install a math software on a web hosting, like teTeX, LaTeX, MimeTeX or LeTeXRender.
Somebody help me?

We will help you install phpBB, anything else is outside the scope of this forum.