Math: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:21, 3 February 2008

One requested feature is that FreeMind supports typesetting of mathematical formulas, perhaps in LaTeX.

FreeMind 0.9.0 beta14 is delivered with a plugin of mathematical formulas, based on HotEqn component.

Some users use their private extension that renders a tag < latex > when inside a node, using dvipng tool.[1]

All the considered components for rendering math should have GNU GPL license, or at least a compatible open-source license.

Formats:

Format	Verbosity	Note
LaTeX	Low	Only a subset can be realistically supported. Used by Wikipedia encyclopedia, and Mediawiki wiki engine. Scientists around the world already know parts of it by heart.
MathML	High	Is an XML vocabulary. Is tedious to edit in the plain text form.

The following components are capable of rendering mathematical formulas.

Name	Lang.	License	Format	Viewing	WYSIWYG Editing	URL	Note
HotEqn	Java	GPL	Subset of LaTeX	Yes	No	[2]	Has been chosen by Dimitry in the plugin of FreeMind 0.9.0 beta 15. Source code for download: [3]
ShowMath	Java	?	Subset of LaTeX			[4]
Jex	Java	GPL V2	Subset of LaTeX, MathML, Mathtype			[5]
Jmath	Java	?	?			[6]
TeX & Dvipng	C	GPL V2+	LaTeX			[7][8]	Requires installation of LaTeX, which is difficult to install.

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