--- 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}