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Support for Chemfig

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Feature Request
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Description

Chemfig is a really nice package for chemistry formulae and structures in TeX: http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chemfig

Would be super super useful for us out in chemistry.SE land as well as physics & biology if this was made available to us!

Thanks for considering this issue :)

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Research direction

The issue names Chemfig and links its CTAN package, but mentions no MathJax files, entry points, or tests. Start by reviewing Chemfig's TeX commands and MathJax's TeX extension support; define the supported scope and tests needed to show chemistry formulas render correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, tex
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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