Re: [Orgmode] mathjax HTML export question

[Erik Iverson]

Jan Böcker wrote:
> On 08/23/2010 08:12 PM, Erik Iverson wrote:
>
> > Is there something that I'm missing, or that could be "better" with
> > a local installation of MathJax?  I don't know what "reverts to image
> > fonts in Firefox" means, but whatever is happening on my export seems
> > to look nice.
>
> Hi Erik,
>
> when MathJax cannot use its custom math fonts, it replaces each
> character with a pre-rendered image (I think it has each character
> available in a handful of different sizes).
>
> At normal font sizes, the disadvantages of image fonts are not that
> noticeable to me (except that math symbols in links appear black instead
> of blue, because the images are only available in black).
>
> The main disadvantage is that font quality degrades when you zoom in. I
> have not tested if one can notice a difference when printing
> (theoretically, real fonts will look better, because the printer has a
> higher resolution).

Thank you for the explanation.  By comparing with the demos on
mathjax.org, I am indeed able to see what is meant by image fonts.

I was able to use the 'real' fonts by installing a local copy
of MathJax as the MathJax FAQ indicates.

> In the context of Static MathJax, the disadvantage is that the script
> cannot embed image fonts into HTML files, which is why I mentioned this
> in my email.

I have not tried out static mathjax, but it looks interesting!

Thanks again!

> The change to .htaccess had certainly not happened when I announced
> Static MathJax, as I used the installation at orgmode.org for testing.
>
> Best regards,
>   Jan