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Server-side Math rendering

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Description

Discussed in https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/discussions/5227

Originally posted by MinimizationOrg April 18, 2023
Hello,

Thank you for your great work! The set of features provided by Quarto is very impressive!

We are converting a math heavy website from Jekyll to Quarto, and are surprised to learn that Quarto doesn't support server-side math rendering.

Would it be possible to consider adding this feature?

Both MathJax and KaTeX support server-side rendering for many years now, so hopefully this will not be too complicated to achieve. Another idea could be perhaps using pandoc to parse LaTeX directly.

Thank you in advance for your reply!

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked discussion and comparing the stated server-side rendering options: MathJax, KaTeX, and Pandoc parsing of LaTeX. Define the rendering scope and integration point before implementation; done means Quarto can produce server-rendered math for the math-heavy website described in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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