So I've decided to join the 90's and do a blog. I have a domain, looking for a host. Cheaper = better, up to a point. Any ideas?
Must haves:
(1) Markdown support
(2) Math typesetting
(3) Good tagging
(4) RSS support (multiple RSS feeds by tag preferred)
I've tried static sites and I've not gotten very far.
I'm open to static - that IS probably best for my needs - but DIY static hasn't worked.
Boosts for visibility appreciated.
I'm so conflicted about taking notes for my calc class using #MathJax in #Obsidian.
On one hand I get *really cool notes*.
On the other hand I end up yak-shaving learning how to properly express things which makes it take longer.
But I suppose even then, I'm still cementing the concepts and notation into my brain, maybe even more effectively than copying what I see during the lecture.
@fractalkitty I have an update to this: I switched from the MarkdownIt KaTeX (https://mdit-plugins.github.io/katex.html) plugin to the MathJax (https://mdit-plugins.github.io/mathjax.html) one, and so far it looks like it's working! This is in Eleventy, with the LaTeX math expressions embedded in Markdown.
While KaTeX includes the "output" option (https://katex.org/docs/options) to do HTML, MathML, or both (default: both), the plugin doesn't seem to expose that option, and since the MathJax one does just MathML, it looks right for me in NetNewsWire (macOS) and CapyReader (Android).
The post is here (https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/06/reverb-part-1/) and the feed is here (https://reillyspitzfaden.com/blog/feed.xml), and I'd be interested to hear if it's working for other people.
#CryptPad still has a few rough edges:
• opening a new window takes a lot of time, which becomes an issue if your browser likes to aggressively unload tabs (looking at you, #ZenBrowser);
• the Markdown editor lacks proper #LaTeX support. It’s possible to embed a #MathJax code block, but inline LaTeX is impossible;
• the UI is ugly. Especially in dark mode. It does not reflect the great quality of the project, and that’s sad.
Anyway, give CryptPad a try if you haven’t already!
2/2
WooooHoooo!!!!
I've been testing and fixing and testing and fixing #markdown rendering today.
I've now got an #HTML header I'm happy with, complete with obsessively tweaked code blocks and block quotes.
And #MathJax Finally Works!!!!
Lovely typeset equations (after much frustration).
Plus tables that look like tables, footnotes that footnote, and hypothetically tables of content that will be content to function (yet to test).
Way too much thinking about #typography for one day.
Now... how to make Latex markdown rendering work.
I know #MathJax exists is that the best option?
🚀 Behold, the marvel of Mathup: an "easy" #MathML tool that combines the thrill of writing cryptic code with the excitement of needing a decoder ring to read it. 😵 Why not just use MathJax? 🤔 Because that would be too easy, and who needs convenience when you can have chaos? 🎉
https://mathup.xyz/ #Mathup #Coding #Chaos #DecoderRing #TechHumor #MathJax #HackerNews #ngated
Es könnte sich aber lohnen, das CSS von #Mathup zu analysieren. Offenbar biegen sie die eher maue #MathML-Optik mit Chromium-Browsern etwas besser hin. Etwa die auch hier bereits erwähnten zu kleinen Summen- und Integralzeichen, obwohl man Attribute wie stretchy und largeop verwendet hat.
Vielleicht wird unter der Haube auch mit SVG gefrickelt, wie von #MathJax bekannt.
Der am wenigsten nervige Browser für native Formeln und auch sonst ist noch immer Firefox. 🔥
#Mathup klingt für mich eher interessant als Hilfsmittel für die statische Erzeugung von #MathML und nicht als Alternative zu #MathJax.
Die Stärke von MathML ist ja gerade, sich unabhängig von JS zu machen.
https://mastodon.cloud/@lavxnews/114161647732258039
Thanks @Meyerweb & @fractalkitty in particular for helping me understand the uses of both #MathML and #LaTex ( and #MathJax ) at yesterday's #IndieWeb Front End Study Hall. I updated https://lab.artlung.com/mathml/ a bit.
@mekeor @quincy I wish I could figure out how to let forgejo/codeberg render math formula of TeX/LaTeX/MathJax/KaTeX whatever in org-mode files.
But there seems to be a clash: I faintly remember a Codeberg issue saying no to MathJax in every delivered HTML and instead it has KaTeX server-side rendering, whereas the org-mode manual talks about MathJax explicitly.
My #mathjax RSS hack is improved by turning it into a #jekyll plugin:Good work @cboettig ! goo.gl/lrD5M goo.gl/znyGn
Nice Christmas gift: MathJax in Markdown on Codeberg.
https://codeberg.org/harald/Codeschnipselnotizen/src/branch/main/MathJaxTryout.md
**Except:** when I look at the page's HTML code, there is no MathJax. There is katex, which seems to do something similar. 🙂
Anyway, as long as a (La)TeX manual or the amsldoc https://texdoc.org/serve/amsldoc/0 suffices to get the math typed, all is fine :-)
(I am sure that not long ago I saw an open issue discussing MathJax in Markdown. Can't find it anymore.)
Excited to share my free PDF booklet: "SILE and the Hydra of Maths: Showcase & Critical Assessment 2024".
It chronicles my journey enhancing math support in #SILE, exploring challenges & insights across:
#MathML, #TexLatex #MathJax, #Unicode, #UnicodeMath, #Typst, #Lout, #AsciiMath, #OpenType and more.
What a journey!
Dive in here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kGHIHUU9dsAsMBrGYotPUO0XyDLwD-CF
Getting close to being happy with how I organise the content for a module I have been entrusted with.
It is a #Git organised set of notes for a #flippedClassroom module.
All notes are written in #CommonMark (#OrgMode if it was just me ;-))
#Pandoc is at the heart of preparing the written notes.
+ Custom templates help satisfy local branding requirements
+ Pandoc features enable #moodle compatible HTML to be generated with #MathJax maths and embedded resources. (Moodle is just a carrier!)
+ Use #CSL to generate references
#Make enables targets to generate ALL THE TARGETS, ensuring correct pandoc options are used:
+ Standalone HTML for local use, with #SimpleCSS for styling
+ HTML optimised for Moodle;
+ LaTeX;
+ PDF (via LaTeX)
+ DOCX
Slides and assessment specs are still LaTeX.
Hm? Does #Obsidian override some of the default web / #MathJax colors with their own now? Is there a list of the affected colors somewhere?
| The Wilkinson polynomial of degree [Math Processing Error] has as roots the integers from [Math Processing Error] to [Math Processing Error].
Heh.
Check twinkle ChucK Update
I‘ve finally added the #orgmode source linked in Section “4. Building the Score” of my “Check twinkle ChucK” publication from 2023-09-26. It was about time, wasn’t it?
https://pjs64.netlify.app/2205/05#orgc37717a
The blog entry is a proof of concept for mixing #Lilypond, #ChucK, #Emacs #Calculator, #mathjax, R tuneR, R #seewave, native R graphics. With Org babel hints for ChucK usage.
