John Forkosh writes:
> + what you've uploaded
> mimetex.zip
> + which CTAN node you've uploaded to
> ftp.tex.ac.uk
> + where you want the files to go
> support/mimetex (README is the first file in the mimetex.zip
> archive, which you may want to keep a separate
> copy of alongside mimetex.zip)
> + what licensing conditions you apply to your software
> GNU GPL
> + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do.
> MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either mime
> xbitmaps or gif images of them, which can be used in html
> documents in the form, e.g.,
> <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^x~e^{-t^2}dt
> border=0 align=absmiddle>
> allowing you to embed math directly in html, which reduces
> the need for lots of external gif images and makes your html
> documents more readable and easily maintained.
> Similar non-MathML packages, like textogif and gladTeX,
> require setup procedures that use TeX to help generate external
> gif (or png) images of your equations, which are later included
> in your html document as it's being rendered. MimeTeX, as far
> as I know, is the only such non-MathML package that has its
> own built-in rendering engine, entirely independent of TeX,
> and therefore requires no setup procedure or external images
> whatsoever. It renders realtime, on-the-fly images directly
> from your LaTeX math embedded in html documents.
> You can think of mimeTeX as kind of a lightweight MathML,
> with somewhat less functionality but also with fewer requirements.
> MimeTeX's syntax is very TeX-like, requiring only a short learning
> curve (maybe 30 minutes) for a LaTeX-aware user to learn the
> occasional exceptions. And mimeTeX should work with almost any
> (graphical) browser and server.
thanks for the (interesting-looking ;-) upload. i've installed it as
suggested.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team