LaTeX

[MichaelXY]

Being able to put in LaTeX function would be cool. Maybe this is too hard to do, but it would be handy.

[MrMistery]

what is that?

[mith]

research organizer, bibliography software

[MichaelXY]

Well, it gives the ability to write math formulas as they should be written, and also good for using subscripts used in equations. I knew this idea was a longshot, but I thought I would throw the idea out there.
http://www.latex-project.org/

Here is an example output.

[Jones]

I'm allergic to latex... And math formulas.
I've got hives.

[MrMistery]

what could we use it for? I haven't seen many formulas on this forum

[MichaelXY]

It is great for writing chemical formulas. Like H2SO4 with correct subscript. The more I think about the more I realize it is a silly idea.

[canalon]

It might be complicated, but I know that BBcode (the language that is used on the forum) can add superscript and subscript. It could be useful.

[alextemplet]

Perhaps a good idea would be to provide a description or a link to a description of how BBcode works, as I don't know how many of our users understand it. Having a sort of "BBcode 101" available might help a lot of users.

[MrMistery]

i've never even heard of it

[canalon]

In fact you all know it, since you are all able to use italics, bold etc. those are just the codes you put between brackets. But unless [sub]I am mistaken[/sub] specific codes need to be activated by the admin to allow some formatting. They should then appear in the formatting area of the message box.

EDIT: see the sub code does not work...

[alextemplet]

I still think a description might be helpful as it confused me at first and might confuse others as well.