Re: Standalone Math Editor

[Wei-Ting Lin]

Thanks a lot!

I'm trying Lyxserver and Lyx functions. They are amazing. I can just send
commands to open a document and insert a display math!

One problem seems that there is no Lyx function allowing me to get the
content of math. I can use select and copy to put it into clipboard, then
maybe read the clipboard to get the content. This seems not very elegant
and reliable?

Another problem is that I don't know how to return to the editor. That
seems a much harder problem.

Wei-Ting

Re: Standalone Math Editor

[Wei-Ting Lin]

Thank you Guillaume.

Your suggestions are valuable and important for me.

I never think Lyx is not lightweight. Actually, I'm always satisfied
with its speed. I just think to type math equations we don't need a
full Lyx. But you're right. The first step should be the input/output
function.

I'm thinking to implement the following function:

(1)When I'm editing an equation, say \[ f(x)= \], I can open Lyx with,
say Ctrl+C.

(2)Lyx is initiated with a display math mode, so I can edit the equation.

(3)After finishing editing, push some keybinding to hide the Lyx
window and return the Latex code to the editor.

(4)The editor can receive the Latex code and insert it into my file.

I think (1) and (4) involve the editor's functions, and should be put
aside at the beginning.

For (2) and (3), do you have any suggestions? I've checked the source
code, and kind of overwhelmed.

I have no idea where to start from.

Thank you,

Wei-Ting

Standalone Math Editor

[Wei-Ting Lin]

Hi all,

I have used Lyx for several years. This is a really amazing software.

However, many people still write LaTex with text editors. That usually
means when we cowork on some article, we have to write LaTex directly.

This is ok. However, sometimes we have very long and complicated equations.
One of amazing features of Lyx is its math editor. This makes the equation
visible, when you're editing. That has helped me a lot.

Therefore, I'm thinking if it is possible to separate the math editor, as a
standalone, lightweight editor.

I'm also thinking if it is possible to call the editor from vim, emacs or
whatever, when we need to edit an equation, and then return the LaTex code
back to vim or emacs.

It seems there is no such work yet. I'm wondering how difficulty to
implement this. If this is not too hard, I would like to try to do it.

Thank you very much,
Wei-Ting