latexrender.module to render math into images
QV - June 25, 2005 - 21:55
For our educational site we needed a way to enter relatively complex math
formulas. I wrote a filter which converts LaTeX (http://www.latex-project.org/)
formulas into images. Tested on Drupal 4.5.1 and 4.6.0
My php knowledge is too limited to convert this module to drupal standards
so you will have to edit some files manually to reflect your installation directories
(see INSTALL file).
Module is based on LatexRender for PHP by Steve Mayer
http://www.mayer.dial.pipex.com/tex.htm#latexrender
http://www.mayer.dial.pipex.com/latexrender/latexrender.htm
Thanks,
Gintaras
Nice!
I haven't tested this, but it looks awesome! I've wanted this for a while!
Please put this on drupal.org as a project so we can submit patches and so it doesn't get lost in the forum.
code
As I understand it, every submitted code should comply to the coding standards. Sorry, but I am not a coder and learning php is not in my current wish-list. I simply don't have time to do it.
It would be great if someone who has more expierence could finish and maintain this module. It is under GPL.
This functionality could be very useful in educational Drupal sites (see phpBB example).
G.
:-)
I like this filter, perhaps thanks to my mother, who used to write in Tex :P
I'll look into this code in my free time, but now I'm focusing on SoC so I don't know when I'll have free time :)
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I tested it and it's
I tested it and it's excellent. I searched around whole net and I finally found exactly what I need.
great
great one, two thumbs up ;)
latex+latexrender modules
It's really interesting thing. I updated my old latex module from 4.3 to 4.6. This module converts simple set of TeX commands to HTML, but without formulas. I'll try to merge it with latexrender.
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latexrender updates...
Hello, I am a Drupal newbie (< 1 week) but the availability of this module is the one that really sealed the deal for me.
After installing it and fussing around sometime, it is working great for me.
I decided to improve it a little. Here is what I did:
If I were really good, I would make the setup variables all appear on the Drupal control panel. But I am not there yet. So for now this is what I have. You can get my "tweaked" version here: http://nul.tzo.com/public/latexrender.tar.gz
If you have any feedback, let me know.
Ray
PS: it is working on my 4.7 install
"Tweaked" version
Hello, I was just wandering if the link realy contains the "tweaked" version. I'd love to try it but the install instructions and the files still look as if the dvi > ps > png process is there instead of the dvipng shortcut... Thanks for any info.
Roman
does it plug into DruTex?
I was wondering if you had had any chats with the DruTeX crew about incorporating your work into theirs..?
Drutex
As far as I remember, Drutex uses a similar process for LateXRendering.
In fact, I've written a similar module using code from the MediaWiki site to make a LaTeXRender ages ago, and found the information about bypassing the LONG way of converting the images as well. Unfortunately my shared host wouldn't allow me to install LaTeX, and so I abandoned my code.
If you are in a situation where you do not have LaTeX on your server, check out the Mathfilter module alternative.
Dave