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Real-time LaTeX web application using MathJaX (e.g., for doing math during a Skype call)
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<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<html> | |
<head> | |
<title>Real-time LaTeX in browser</title> | |
<!-- https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/blob/master/test/sample-dynamic-2.html --> | |
<!-- Copyright (c) 2012-2015 The MathJax Consortium --> | |
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> | |
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> | |
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> | |
<script type="text/x-mathjax-config"> | |
MathJax.Hub.Config({ | |
showProcessingMessages: false, | |
tex2jax: { inlineMath: [['$','$'],['\\(','\\)']] } | |
}); | |
</script> | |
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_HTMLorMML"></script> | |
<script> | |
var Preview = { | |
delay: 10, // delay after keystroke before updating | |
preview: null, // filled in by Init below | |
buffer: null, // filled in by Init below | |
timeout: null, // store setTimout id | |
mjRunning: false, // true when MathJax is processing | |
mjPending: false, // true when a typeset has been queued | |
oldText: null, // used to check if an update is needed | |
// | |
// Get the preview and buffer DIV's | |
// | |
Init: function () { | |
this.preview = document.getElementById("MathPreview"); | |
this.buffer = document.getElementById("MathBuffer"); | |
}, | |
// | |
// Switch the buffer and preview, and display the right one. | |
// (We use visibility:hidden rather than display:none since | |
// the results of running MathJax are more accurate that way.) | |
// | |
SwapBuffers: function () { | |
var buffer = this.preview, preview = this.buffer; | |
this.buffer = buffer; this.preview = preview; | |
buffer.style.visibility = "hidden"; buffer.style.position = "absolute"; | |
preview.style.position = ""; preview.style.visibility = ""; | |
}, | |
// | |
// This gets called when a key is pressed in the textarea. | |
// We check if there is already a pending update and clear it if so. | |
// Then set up an update to occur after a small delay (so if more keys | |
// are pressed, the update won't occur until after there has been | |
// a pause in the typing). | |
// The callback function is set up below, after the Preview object is set up. | |
// | |
Update: function () { | |
if (this.timeout) {clearTimeout(this.timeout)} | |
this.timeout = setTimeout(this.callback,this.delay); | |
}, | |
// | |
// Creates the preview and runs MathJax on it. | |
// If MathJax is already trying to render the code, return | |
// If the text hasn't changed, return | |
// Otherwise, indicate that MathJax is running, and start the | |
// typesetting. After it is done, call PreviewDone. | |
// | |
CreatePreview: function () { | |
Preview.timeout = null; | |
if (this.mjPending) return; | |
var text = document.getElementById("MathInput").value; | |
if (text === "") | |
{ | |
text = document.getElementById("MathInput").placeholder; | |
} | |
if (text === this.oldtext) return; | |
if (this.mjRunning) { | |
this.mjPending = true; | |
MathJax.Hub.Queue(["CreatePreview",this]); | |
} else { | |
this.buffer.innerHTML = this.oldtext = text; | |
this.mjRunning = true; | |
MathJax.Hub.Queue( | |
["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.buffer], | |
["PreviewDone",this] | |
); | |
} | |
}, | |
// | |
// Indicate that MathJax is no longer running, | |
// and swap the buffers to show the results. | |
// | |
PreviewDone: function () { | |
this.mjRunning = this.mjPending = false; | |
this.SwapBuffers(); | |
} | |
}; | |
// | |
// Cache a callback to the CreatePreview action | |
// | |
Preview.callback = MathJax.Callback(["CreatePreview",Preview]); | |
Preview.callback.autoReset = true; // make sure it can run more than once | |
Preview.Update(); | |
</script> | |
<style> | |
body, html{ | |
height:100%; | |
padding: 0px; | |
margin: 0px; | |
} | |
table | |
{ | |
width: 100%; | |
padding: 0px; | |
margin: 0px; | |
height: 100vh; | |
overflow: hidden; | |
} | |
textarea | |
{ | |
border: none; | |
margin: 0px; | |
padding-left: 20px; | |
padding-right: 20px; | |
padding-top: 20px; | |
height: 99.5vh; | |
color: #FFF; | |
background-color: #222; | |
font-size: 1.5em; | |
font-family: "Courier", monospace; | |
width: 100%; | |
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */ | |
-moz-box-sizing: border-box; /* Firefox, other Gecko */ | |
box-sizing: border-box; | |
} | |
tr,td | |
{ | |
vertical-align: top; | |
height: 100vh; | |
overflow: auto; | |
width: 50%; | |
background-color: #FFF; | |
padding: 0px; | |
margin: 0px; | |
} | |
td#Input | |
{ | |
background-color: #222; | |
} | |
td#Output{ | |
position: relative; | |
} | |
#MathBuffer | |
{ | |
font-size: 1.5em; | |
margin-top: 20px; | |
height: 100vh; | |
padding-left: 20px; | |
padding-left: 20px; | |
position: absolute; | |
left: 0; | |
top: 0; | |
} | |
#MathPreview | |
{ | |
font-size: 1.5em; | |
margin-top: 20px; | |
height: 100vh; | |
padding-left: 20px; | |
padding-left: 20px; | |
position: absolute; | |
left: 0; | |
top: 0; | |
} | |
</style> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | |
<tr> | |
<td id=Input> | |
<textarea | |
placeholder="Try Euler's identity $e^{i \pi} + 1 = 0$ ..." | |
id="MathInput" onkeyup="Preview.Update()"> | |
</textarea> | |
</td> | |
<td id=Output> | |
<div id="MathPreview"></div> | |
<div id="MathBuffer"></div> | |
</td> | |
</tr> | |
</table> | |
<script> | |
Preview.Init(); | |
</script> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
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