mdmath allows to use Visual Studio Code as a markdown editor capable of typesetting and rendering TeX math.K, In fact it now reuses the built in markdown viewer. KaTeX works inside as a fast math renderer.
You can install the extension directly from Visual Studio Code Marketplace.
Different themes for HTML export are supported now. Users can choose
theme in user settings.
Insert Table of Content
from Command Palette (Ctrl+K T).Silent
(default: false
).$...$
pair being enclosed by space characters as a guard against misinterpretation of single $
's in normal markdown via user setting Outerspace
(default: false
for backward compatibility).Simplify the process of authoring and live previewing markdown documents containing math formulas. This extension is a comfortable tool for scientists, engineers and students with markdown as their first choice document format.
'dollars'
(default)$...$
$$...$$
$$...$$ (1)
'brackets'
\(...\)
\[...\]
\[...\] (1)
'gitlab'
$`...`$
```math ... ```
```math ... ``` (1)
'julia'
$...$
or ``...``
```math ... ```
```math ... ``` (1)
'kramdown'
$$...$$
$$...$$
$$...$$ (1)
Press F1 key inside of Visual Studio Code and type extension
. Choose Extensions: Install Extension
and then select the Markdown+Math
extension from the list.
cd $HOME/.vscode/extensions
git clone https://github.com/goessner/mdmath.git
cd mdmath
npm install
cd %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions
git clone https://github.com/goessner/mdmath.git
cd mdmath
npm install
.md
).Save Markdown+Math to HTML
to save the corresponding HTML source to the file system. Clip Markdown+Math to HTML
to copy the corresponding HTML source to the underlying systems clipboard.Insert Table of Content
to insert a generated Table of Content at cursor location. "mdmath.delimiters": "dollars",
"mdmath.macros": {},
"mdmath.macroFile": "",
"mdmath.savePath": "./${file.name}.html",
"mdmath.autosave": false,
"mdmath.style": "",
"mdmath.theme": "default",
"mdmath.silent": false,
"mdmath.outerspace": false
markdown-it
: The markdown renderer also used in VS Code.katex
: This is where credits for fast rendering TeX math in HTML go to.How to define my own CSS file for HTML export ?
mdmath.style
as an absolute URL. So for an example you might choose mdmath.style: "file://c:/mystyle/mystyle.css"
with windows.How to define and use macros ?
"mdmath.macros": {
"\\RR": "\\mathbb{R}",
"\\vek": "{\\begin{pmatrix}#1\\\\#2\\end{pmatrix}}"
}
Vectors in $\RR^2$ have a shape of
$$\vek{x}{y}$$
* BTW: KaTeX now supports `\R` natively, so macro `\RR` makes sense only for demonstration reasons.
Macros not working?
"markdown.extension.math.enabled": false,
there.How to define macros in a user macro file?
"mdmath.macroFile": "c:/myfiles/mymacros.json"
Are there global predefined macros ?
mdmath.macros
. So they are available in all user specific markdown documents.Can I write the HTML source to a file ?
Markdown: Save Markdown+Math to Html
command or the key binding Ctrl+K,. mdmath.savePath
. So for an example you might choose mdmath.savePath: "./html/${file.name}.html"
.Can I synchronously let the HTML source file update ?
mdmath.autosave: true
for this (default is false
).mdmath.savePath
is used for this.Formula highlighting is broken ?
$
delimiters at present.$
characters in markdown text are sometimes confused with math delimiters. Enclose them by backticks (`) then.Which functions does KaTeX support ?
What if I need to use the currency symbol $
also in my markup ?
What are the restrictions with inline formulas ?
$
and before closing $
is not allowed.$
and after closing $
is not allowed.What are the restrictions with display formulas ?
Can I use math markup in blockquotes ?
Can I use math markup in code blocks ?
mdmath
versions prior to 2.0.Can I access the HTML source of the markdown file ?
Markdown: Clip Markdown+Math to Html
command or the key binding Ctrl+K.. Is PDF output supported ?
*.pdf
output from your Markdown you can create a *.html
document first and print it then using a PDF
printer or use Pandoc.Can I use custom CSS styles for the preview window ?
mdmath.style
in user settings to the location of your custom CSS file. Its path must be relative to this extension root.Can we store Latex macros with mdmath ?
mdmath.globalMacros
in package.json
. Try to expand it with your own macros.The following folks helped to make mdmath
even better.
autosave
ability.mdmath.clipToHtml
under Ubuntu.mdmath.clipToHtml
.copy-paste
by implementing.newline
bug with gitlab
delimiters.See changelog.md
Markdown+Math for VS Code is licensed under the MIT License