Re: [xwiki-devs] Introducing the equation rendering component and the equation macro

Answering the questions: Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: It seems that keeping JPG and GIF is still needed. Now, I'm thinking that my initial approach (making this a per image option) is not good, and instead it should be a per user/global option. It is more likely that one user would want to see all images in the .gif format than an author wanting to create an image in the .gif format for everybody else. Nobody commented on this, so I'm going to assume it's OK. This question still needs some answers. Point taken: formula is better than equation. Actually, initially it was named "formula", but I didn't like it that much. Anyway, the community has spoken. Point not taken: rendering is the right name IMO. Before xwiki-rendering as a syntax converter, rendering has a widely accepted sense as generating raster graphics. From Wikipedia: "Rendering is the process of generating an image from a model, by means of computer programs". This is what the module does, and the fact that we have another thing called "rendering" doesn't mean that we must invent new names for something standard. Plotting is different, it involves vectorial graphics, and I tend to associate it with Logo and its turtle. Displayer is different, it means actually presenting the image to the user. LCDs display, papers display, but this module is just creating raster images in memory. Add: making it work with PDFs and other exports. -- Sergiu Dumitriu http://purl.org/net/sergiu/