MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

Offline Latex support

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Description

First of all, I love macdown very much and I use it everyday. Thanks for such a great tool!

When I sometime use the latex function, I noticed that by enabling the latex render in the setting, it makes macdown slow while typing and scrolling. This happens even though there are no latex currently on the visible area of the document. (I have a document about 10 A4 pages long, and it contains about 5 latex equations.) I guess this is because it constantly connect the internet for rendering the equation. Therefore I am wondering is that possible to make Latex available without internet? Maybe be downloading all the MathJax(?) to a local storage?

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Research direction

Start with MacDown's LaTeX rendering setting and investigate the MathJax/local-storage approach mentioned in the issue. Confirm how rendering affects typing and scrolling, then verify that enabled LaTeX equations render without an internet connection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex, macos
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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