The fix for these two pages was as simple as wrapping the "over" portions
in curly braces, e.g. from
dZ\over dt
to
{dZ\over dt}On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 11:32 AM, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > The text below from the source conversion page > www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/MediaWiki/SourceConversion is relevant. Most LaTeX > did convert properly, but those that did not need to be fixed manually. I > suggest just trying ordinary LaTeX, see code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Help/LaTeX > . > > ------ > > The LaTeX support is completely different. MoinMoin itself does not > officially support LaTeX, so it was done in the J Wiki with an addon that > called the usual LaTeX interpreter on any LaTeX commands in a page. This > meant that essentially all LaTeX commands were available in the old J Wiki. > In contrast, MediaWiki does support LaTeX but limits the commands to a > subset considered appropriate for a wiki, in order to avoid scripted access > to the server. > > Also LaTeX was sometimes used just for formatting ordinary text in ways not > supported by MoinMoin. Such expressions typically do not convert properly, > though in most cases the required formatting is now supported directly by > MediaWiki. > > The overall effect is that it is hard to convert LaTeX expressions > properly, and this often needs special handling for each page. > > A minor problem with the conversion is that for some migrated pages, it is > necessary to edit and save the page (no change is necessary) before the > LaTeX is fully processed. > > > On 2 November 2015 at 07:40, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi - I noticed that the pages for the Rossler and Lorenz attractors ( > > http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/R%C3%B6ssler_Attractor and > > http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/Lorenz_Attractor) apparently > include > > mathematical expressions that show errors instead of rendering equations. > > > > Is there documentation on the more advanced features - like equation > > specification - of this new version of the wiki? > > > > Regards, > > > > Devon > > -- > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > Quantitative Consultant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
