--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Prefs_Display.tex 2013/07/22 03:02:46 1.2
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Prefs_Display.tex 2013/08/05 15:24:47 1.4
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@ This panel lets you set various display
\item Visibly Separate Items on a Page
\item Disable Display of Problem Receipts
\item Force use of a specific math rendering engine
- \item Set default options for tth/m when converting text to html
-\end{itemize}
+ \item Set default options for $<$m$>$ tags when
+converting \LaTeX{} to html.
-Math rendering defaults to the student's individual setting. If desired to
-force a specific math rendering\index{math rendering} option for the course,
-use this screen.
+The
+default for math rendering\index{math renderng} is to convert using the display
+mechanism that the user has selected in preferences.
+This can be overriden by setting the attribute 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 display to jsmath is generally discouraged as it requires users to have
+installed jsmath fonts on their computer. See \\ \texttt{http://www.math.union.edu/\char`~ dpvc/jsmath/}.
+\end{itemize}