Comments on: jsMath in Wordpress blogs

By: Ariel Balter

Ariel Balter — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:58:11 +0000

@Zac
Thanks for taking a look at my blog jsmath issue. I have managed to make the script invocation appear in only one place, but it still doesn’t work. So I think there is more to the problem. The reason I don’t use asciimathml is that I need more features than it has: equation numbers, references, display vs. inline equations, etc.

By: zac

zac — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:57:37 +0000

Perhaps if you give us the full URL to your okeep example, we may be able to see what is going wrong?

By: okeep.net

okeep.net — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:32:59 +0000

hi… I have project physics site… using jsmath…
emmm…. on the localhost jsmath working perfectly…
but on hosting:
1. okeep.net >> jsmath.js loaded but, fonts not appear
2. 000webhost >> jsmath.js not loaded

By: zac

zac — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:43:16 +0000

Hi Ariel

I think I can see the problem. The javascript for jsMath is being loaded twice – it is called once in the header and then again at the start of one of the posts. (It appears you have added it before the text of your post titled “jsMath problems in blogger”.) I suggest removing the one in the post and see how you go. Browsers generally choke if you call the same JS again.

It is strange the same HTML output gives different results. (I am seeing the same as you).

I picked up the problem by analyzing your page with Firebug (an excellent FF add-on that can pinpoint all sorts of issues). It showed the JS loading twice on the blog page but only once on the HTML-only page. The different behavior could be something to do with the speed and order of loading (the PHP compared to HTML versions.)

BTW – have you seen ASCIIMathML? I’ve decided it is a nicer solution: ASCIIMathML article.

By: Ariel Balter

Ariel Balter — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:37:24 +0000

I can’t get jsmath working in my wordpress, which is hosted on bluehost.com.

What is really strange, is that if I take the source (ctrl-U in firefox) that is sent to the browser, and make it an html file, the math does render. But when the exact same source comes from wordpress it does not. compare:
http://www.arielbalter.com/blabnotes/
and
http://arielbalter.com/anothermathtest.html

Could it have to do with permissions or something?

By: zac

zac — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:50:09 +0000

Finally got a chance to play with ASCIIMathML. Thanks for the tip. You can see my review here: Enter math in emails, forums and Web pages using ASCIIMathML

By: MySchizoBuddy

MySchizoBuddy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:28:01 +0000

Can you do a review of ASCIIMathML
http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimath.html

It uses its own syntax as well as latex and outputs MathML.

btw ASCIIMathML also incorporates ASCIISVG to plot equations in SVG format

By: zac

zac — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:00:58 +0000

Hi Mads

If you would like to send me the URL of your blog I’ll take a look and see if I can fix the scaling problem.

I’m not sure about the fonts part – you can contact the jsMath authors here.

By: Mads

Mads — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:41:41 +0000

Hello, I have been trying to setup jsMath on my blog, I have, however encouterd some problems.

1) The math it outputs are scaled to 100% and not 133%, and whatever I seem to do, I can’t get the codu supplied above to scale the fonts.
2) I have been trying to get jsMath to use the correct font for \mathbb{…} command (Blackboard Bold) however with little success.

Any help you could give me on solving these issues would be greatly apperciated.

.. mads

By: Linda Stojanovska

Linda Stojanovska — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:36:32 +0000

Thanks for information. I use jsmath on my pmwiki so it is good to know I can migrate this information to my wordpress blog. Thanks.