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Plugin Equation

This Wiki Plugin renders an equation written in LaTeX syntax as an image.

Usage and Parameters

To use this plugin in a wiki page, use the syntax:

{EQUATION()}your latex formula{EQUATION}

Example

This code,

{EQUATION()}e=mc^2{EQUATION}

Would produce on this site:

Requirements

• LaTex distribution must be installed on your server. Check you have installed the following LaTex packages:
  • inputenc
  • amsmath
  • amsfonts
  • amssymb

• You should have a :
  • /usr/bin/latex, /usr/bin/dvips, /usr/bin/convert, /usr/bin/identify and /usr/bin/convert.
  • If the path of these tasks are incorrect, you must adjust the php code in lib/equation/class.latexrender.php .
• the directories lib/equation/tmp/ and lib/equation/pictures must be writeable by the server.

The plugin works with write permissions on directories

lib/equation/tmp
lib/equation/pictures

so ensure they are writable or make them so in order to have the plugin working.

About LaTex

This plugin actually wraps a minimalistic LaTex arround the formula. For instance, you can customize lib/equation/class.latexrender.php if you want other fonts.

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
$your sexy formula$
\end{document}

Related pages

• Wiki Plugin
• Mods Type Wikiplugins

An example: http://help.csregistry.org/tiki-index.php?page=LatexExample

• Latex