[ABD] MathJax phpBB Integration extension

[marcovo]

In an answer to this feature request, this will be a port of the MathJax phpBB Integration mod.

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Extension Name: MathJax phpBB Integration
Author: Marcovo (Original author for phpBB 3.0: sergio91pt)

Extension Description: phpBB extension that enables users to post beautiful math in LaTeX and MathML, rendered in all major browsers using the MathJax JavaScript Library.
Extension Version: 1.0.0

Requirements: The MathJax library accessible from the forum web path or the ability to accept MathJax CDN TOS.

Features:

• Uses the phpBB BBCode system.
• Multiple BBCodes can be used with static preview texts.
• Dynamic loading, saving users time and bandwidth.
• MathJax CDN can be used with a local installed copy for fallback purposes.
• Rendering is done in the client side, by the JavaScript library. No complicated setups!
• Works on all major browsers.
• Renders in native MathML, Web fonts and Image fonts depending on the browser capabilities.

Screenshots of phpBB 3.0 mod:


Extension Development:
https://github.com/marcovo/phpbb_mathjax
To-do list:

• 1.0.0 has been released, so nothing to do .

Extension Download: https://github.com/marcovo/phpbb_mathja ... /1.0.0.zip

Installation:

• Copy the extension code to the right subdirectory (/ext/marcovo/mathjax/)
• Enable the extension in the ACP under Customise -> Extensions
• In the ACP under Extensions -> Mathjax -> General Settings, do at least one of the following:
  • (Simple) Enable the use of the MathJax CDN, thereby accepting the CDN TOS, or
  • (Requires FTP access) Download the MathJax library to your website, see also the documentation about this

[yasser33311]

thank you

[gerberli]

looking forward to this

[marcovo]

OP has just been updated. The extension is now in alpha stage, I've included a link to the development page.
Any suggestions or feedback is welcome.

[slav2]

Extension Download:[/size][/color] Coming soon

when?

[marcovo]

A new useful event core.bbcode_cache_init_end has been added to the latest phpBB 3.1.3 . As such, now the extension is stand-alone and doesn't require any edits any more (which was the test.bbcode_cache_init event previously).
I will look into how to submit the extension for validation shortly. A download for testing can be fetched from github (Download ZIP on the right side), any feedback is appreciated!

[Josh321]

Looks great. Is there a trick to installing it? I put it in /ext/marcovo/mathjax/ and got this error when I enabled it:

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Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class marcovo\mathjax\migrations\release_0_3_0_data in /home/me/public_html/forum/ext/marcovo/mathjax/migrations/release_0_3_0_convert.php on line 69

(I haven't installed extensions before.)

[marcovo]

Hmm.. that's not very neat.. As it turns out I haven't tested the migration yet.
Just fixed your error and uploaded to github; I don't know however whether the migration wil work flawlessly yet. I will have to test that shortly I guess.. Thanks for testing .

Edit:
Now standard installation works . I'll still have to test whether upgrades from phpBB 3.0 work correctly, however.

[Josh321]

Thanks, it works now.

[kristianly]

hi,

I could install and enable the extension.
When i did [latex]\frac{x}{y}[/latex], I got [math].
What am I missing?

Thanks,
Chris

[sergio91pt]

Chris, probably for some reason the javascript library is not being loaded.
Could you check the page head? It would be easier to diagnose, if you post a link to a test thread.

[marcovo]

You first have to activate the javascript library in the ACP. You can do this by either selecting the CDN option, or by downloading & uploading the latest mathjax javascript file to your forum, and providing the path to the extension through the ACP.

[slav2]

while working properly

[yasser33311]

can i use it on a live forum now ?

[FoFa]

Hello

No. Only for tests purposes because there is no stable version.