Hi, I need to render LaTeX math formulas on mobile apps (iOS/Android), with high quality, and as efficiently as possible.
I'm considering matplotlib as the best candidate at the moment. Maybe it might be a bit overkill because I don't need plotting, just math formulas rendering, but it has a "copycenter" license (very welcome when you target iOS), and it seems to render LaTeX math with high quality. So I think it beats other options I found (MathGL: copyleft license; and MathJax: setting a complete Javascript engine just for rendering math does seem overkill to me). However, I still have some doubts before choosing matplotlib: 1) Can I redirect the output of math rendering to OpenGL calls, or convert it into a 2D triangle mesh for example? (if the drawing commands issued by matplotlib when rendering math are a relatively small set, I can translate them to OpenGL myself, but I need to know where should I do that translation (I've zero idea about matplotlib internals, and I'm a Python newbie -I'm here because I need math rendering, not because I use Python). (note that I wish to render through OpenGL because I want to be able to interactively pan and zoom math very efficiently: the best approach would be to cache the matplotlib output as a -for example- 2D triangle mesh, and then just send the triangles to OpenGL, without having to call matplotlib on each screen redraw, which would kill performance) 2) In order to get matplotlib running as efficient as possible on mobile devices, would you recommend that I translate matplotlib to C/C++ using any of the translators available? If affirmative, what translator would you suggest me to use? Thanks a lot!! -- View this message in context: http://matplotlib.1069221.n5.nabble.com/Efficient-matplotlib-use-on-iOS-and-Android-apps-tp45901.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
