--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Output_Tags.tex 2013/07/05 18:30:40 1.17 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Output_Tags.tex 2014/05/28 18:38:48 1.19 @@ -147,11 +147,12 @@ to HTML (or MathML) on the fly. The defa to the display mechanism that the user has selected in preferences. This can be overriden by setting the attribute \textbf{display} to one of ``\textbf{tth}'' or ``\textbf{jsMath}'' or ``\textbf{mimetex}''which -will force a specfic display mechanism. Note, however, that setting the attribute \textbf{diplay} to \textbf{jsmath} is generally discouraged as it requires users to have installed jsmath software on their computer. +will force a specfic display mechanism. Note, however, that setting the attribute \textbf{display} to \textbf{jsmath} is generally discouraged as it works best if users have installed jsmath fonts on their computer. +See \\ \texttt{http://www.math.union.edu/\char`~ dpvc/jsmath/}. If you want variables inside of this tag to be evaluated before the tex gets converted, then use eval=``on'' \index{eval=on}. For -example, $<$m eval=``on''$>$\textbackslash{}[\$eqn\textbackslash{}]$<$/m$>$, +example, $<$m eval=``on''$>$\$ \$eqn \$$<$/m$>$, will evaluate the variable \$eqn first and then run it through the TTH\index{TTH} converter. Anytime you use a variable inside of the m tag, you will want to set eval to on. @@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ For example, put the following in a scri and in a text area, you can type: -\texttt{\$eqn} +\texttt{$<$m eval=``on''$>$\$ \$eqn \$$<$/m$>$} You will get the equation rendered with no +-, no matter what value \$b may take on.