15 Apr
2010
15 Apr
'10
11:51 a.m.
Hi,
I have some questions about the formula macro. I would like to test the
native method and the MathTran based method but I'm not sure to understand
how to choose and to use those rendered methods...
Before beginning, I have the XWiki Enterprise standalone version (for
Windows) and I don't install external programs for latex rendered. Does it
mean I use the SnuggleTex method ?
Thus, to try the native method, I add in in the file
WEB-INF/xwiki.properties the line macro.formula.renderer = native. I
understand that this method uses external programs but which one do I have ?
Is there a particular installation to do in order to connect them with my
XWiki installation ? Or do I have to configure the link/connection between
XWiki and those external tools ?
For the MathTran based method, my questions are pretty much the same... To
resume, what do I have to do to test this method ? Do I have to install some
particular programs ?
Finaly, I would like to know if the marco can renderer other latex markup
than "formula" (for instance \section or \subsection) ? Indeed, I try with
my actual configuration to display a matrix (with the code below) but it
doesn't work... It only renders my matrix in line. Is it the behaviour
expected ?
\begin{bmatrix}
0 & \cdots & 0 \\
\vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\
0 & \cdots & 0
\end{bmatrix}
and
\begin{vmatrix}
x & y \\
z & v
\end{vmatrix}
Thank you,
Best regards,
Marine
15 Apr
15 Apr
2:59 p.m.
On 04/15/2010 11:51 AM, Marine JULIAN wrote:
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Sergiu Dumitriu
http://purl.org/net/sergiu/
Hi,
I have some questions about the formula macro. I would like to test the
native method and the MathTran based method but I'm not sure to understand
how to choose and to use those rendered methods...
Changing WEB-INF/xwiki.properties is all that's needed on the XWiki
part. For the native renderer, you need to install a LaTeX package and
ImageMagick. I recommend the TeXLive distribution, see
http://www.tug.org/texlive/windows.html
Before beginning, I have the XWiki Enterprise
standalone version (for
Windows) and I don't install external programs for latex rendered. Does it
mean I use the SnuggleTex method ?
Yes, SnuggleTeX is used if no support for LaTeX is found on the system.
Thus, to try the native method, I add in in the file
WEB-INF/xwiki.properties the line macro.formula.renderer = native. I
understand that this method uses external programs but which one do I have ?
Is there a particular installation to do in order to connect them with my
XWiki installation ? Or do I have to configure the link/connection between
XWiki and those external tools ?
XWiki relies on the operating system to find the right executables, it
just calls "latex", "dvips" and "convert". So, you should
install TeX
Live and ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org/) and make sure that
these executables are on the system's search path.
For the MathTran based method, my questions are pretty
much the same... To
resume, what do I have to do to test this method ? Do I have to install some
particular programs ?
Just enable it in xwiki.properties. It relies on an external service
which is used via HTTP, so make sure the server can make external HTTP
connections.
Finaly, I would like to know if the marco can renderer
other latex markup
than "formula" (for instance \section or \subsection) ? Indeed, I try with
my actual configuration to display a matrix (with the code below) but it
doesn't work... It only renders my matrix in line. Is it the behaviour
expected ?
No, it only allows mathematical formulas to be rendered, and only the
standard LaTeX expressions + some ams packages when using the native or
mathtran renderers. Things added by other packages can't be used.
bmatrix and vmatrix are from the amsmath package, so the default
SnuggleTeX renderer can't handle it.
\begin{bmatrix}
0& \cdots& 0 \\
\vdots& \ddots& \vdots \\
0& \cdots& 0
\end{bmatrix}
and
> \begin{vmatrix}
> x& y \\
> z& v
> \end{vmatrix}
>
19 Apr
19 Apr
2:03 p.m.
Thank you very much for your help but i'm afraid that I need it again :(
No, it only allows mathematical formulas to be
rendered, and only the
standard LaTeX expressions + some ams packages when using the native or
mathtran renderers. Things added by other packages can't be used.
bmatrix and vmatrix are from the amsmath package, so the default
SnuggleTeX renderer can't handle it.
According to what you said, to have as
many latex packages to be rendered as
possible, I should use either the native renderer or the mathtran renderer.
Is it correct ? (Sorry for asking you to repeat but I don't understand
English as I would like to and I want to be sure to understand)
And what about the new Google Chart API method ?
Do you know if there is a list of the ams packages which can be rendered for
each rendering method ?
Now, my main problem is that the native method doesn't work...
I put in the build.properties the "macro.formula.renderer = native" lign.
And, like you advice me, I installed TeXLive and ImageMagick (they are in
the path's search system, I checked the three calls "latex",
"dvips" and
"convert" in my consol).
But, when I try some equations (even basic ones), my wiki seems to "load"
over and over without result. It's like it can't call external programs but
doesn't notice and continues to do it again. Thus, when I click on "Save &
Visualize", it stays on the edit page, seems to do something again and again
and so it doesn't go to the view page.
Do I miss some steps ?
Note that there is no error...
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