rdmorganiser / rdmorganiser/rdmo

support LaTeX math mode for users

Open
#1,483 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

type:feature-request
Dominant language
Python
Stars
133
Forks
60
Avg merge
3d 14h
Merged PRs (30d)
21

Description

Rationale / Begründung

Scientists would like to use LaTeX math mode to add special characters for data set names and in text boxes

Image
Affected

users are affected

Minimal functionality

have RDMO recognise strings inbetween $ $ as LaTeX math mode

Nice-to-have functionality

test the export functionality to ensure consistency

References / Verweise

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating how RDMO handles data set names and text boxes, then trace the export functionality mentioned in the issue. Implement recognition of strings between dollar signs as LaTeX math mode and verify that exported content remains consistent.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
latex, python
Domain
content
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.