mathjax / mathjax/MathJax

Need "visible times" symbol in Content MathML

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Description

Thank you for your work!
We are using MathJax with extensions like "content-mathml.js" in our project to translate from content MathML to html. The <times/> tag is translated always to "invisible times" symbol which looks not always OK for complicated equations.
We have found the solution but it requires JS code modification. Is it possible to allow users to choose the symbol for times in MJ options? The better solution would be use the same approach as for gamma symbol in config function example or similar.

MathJax.Hub.Config({ "content-mathml": { collapsePlusMinus: true, cistyles: { vector: 'bold-italic', matrix: 'bold-upright' }, symbols: { gamma: '\u03B3' } } });

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Start with the content-mathml.js extension and the content-mathml configuration example in the issue; trace how the tag is mapped to its current symbol. Define a configurable option that selects a visible times symbol, then verify that the option changes the rendered output without altering the existing default.

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javascript
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frontend
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Feature
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