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I have a write up that includes some math formulas. Does this discussion forum support entering math formulas in these text boxes? Simple stuff like a superscript for a square of a number. My guess is it’s simple text only.
Alternatively, if it’s acceptable, I can provide a link to a public Google Doc that has my write up. I’d rather not do that as it will cut down on the number of readers as they will be required to click a link.
Thanks for any guidance.
— Bruce Roberts
Maybe another relevant question is whether people will read a post with formulae….
All I know is F=ma and you can’t push a box with a string. 🙂
A test of posting with markdown (can you tell I was a software developer in a previous life?). All edits made through this editors toolbar controls:
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Thanks all. Seems that this platform supports “plain text” only. I’ll look at redoing my formulas in plain text format with a legend like:
a^b = “a raised to the b power”
a x b = “a times b”
That should cover all I need.
It appears that Disqus gives the moderator the option of allowing image attachments (rich media) that could be used to insert math formulas. However, this option could be abused with inappropriate content and would require additional moderation.