django_mathlatex

Render PNG images of math formulas written in LaTeX notation. It's simple as hell:

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{% load mathlatex %}
{% math %}
    E = mc^2
{% endmath %}

Requirements and confirguration

The required tools are: * latex with amsmath package, * dvipng

The configuration consists of one declaration in settings.py:

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MATHLATEX_IMAGES_DIR = 'math/'        # Or wherever you wish under MEDIA_ROOT

Examples

Always include {% load mathlatex %} in your template.

To simply put a formula inline, write:

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<p>
Einstein said that {% math %}E = mc^2{% endmath %}.
</p>

<p>
We can say more:
</p>
{% math %}
            \left\{
            \begin{array}{ll}
            x = ct + x\cos(\omega t)\\
            z = R\sin(\omega t)
            \end{array}
        \right. \Leftrightarrow
        \left\{
            \begin{array}{ll}
            x = \frac{L}{T}t+R\cos(\omega t)\\
            z = R\sin(\omega t)
            \end{array}
        \right. \Leftrightarrow
        \left\{
            \begin{array}{ll}
            x = \frac{\omega t}{k}+R\cos(\omega t)\\
            z = R\sin(\omega t)
            \end{array}
        \right.
{% endmath %}

You may also obtain the instance of formula's model by assigning it to a value:

::

{% math as einstein %}E=mc^2{% endmath %}
<p>
The following equation illustrates mass-energy equivalence:
</p>
<img src="{{ einstein.image.url }}" alt="Mass - energy equivalence" />

Alternatively, you may pass an equation as context variable:

::

from django.template import Template, Context
t3 = Template("{% load mathlatex %}{% math %}{{ einstein }}{% endmath %}")
ctx = Context({'einstein': 'E = mc ^ 2'})

Also you could use math as filter in templates

:: {{text|math}}