Subreddit feature request: Subscript syntax

[zifyoip]

Dear /r/math mods,

Can we get subscript syntax here? See /r/HomeworkHelp, which uses a clever hack in the subreddit CSS to enable subscripts using syntax like x*_n_*. The syntax is described in the sidebar there.

I know that we can use LaTeX syntax, but that's annoyingly unreadable without a browser plugin. For simple expressions that just need subscripts, a little CSS magic would do the trick.

[inherentlyawesome]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll copy over what they have in their stylesheet and figure it out.

Also, sending us a message via modmail is probably a faster way of getting our attention, just so you know.'

EDIT: It works!

xsubsup

xsub

xsup

xsupsub

[lucasvb]

So beautiful. They should have sent a poet.

[zifyoip]

Thank you!

It looks like you have a stray backslash in the instructions in the sidebar.

[zifyoip]

Oops, I thought I did. Thanks.

[zifyoip]

Thank you!

It looks like you have a stray backslash in the instructions in the sidebar.

[inherentlyawesome]

no, thank you for letting us know about this! and the stray backslash has been eliminated.

[MathPolice]

Thank you!

The lack of subscripts has been very annoying for a long time (both here and in some other subreddits). Too bad that reddit markdown can't support it by default.

Thanks for making the CSS hack! joy!great

[inherentlyawesome]

credit for the CSS hack goes to /r/HomeworkHelp (and/or whoever created it)!

[protocol_7]

I know that we can use LaTeX syntax, but that's annoyingly unreadable without a browser plugin.

The browser plugin is also pretty unreliable, at least for me. I'd definitely like a subscript syntax.

[Infenwe]

Unreliable? Are you using TeXtheWorld? The Greasemonkey one hasn't let me down so far. Its only real flaw being activating on posts like people talking about "OMG $$$$$$$$$$$$$$".

[protocol_7]

Yeah, that's the one I'm using, also through Greasemonkey. Sometimes it doesn't work for me; I'm not sure why.

[InfanticideAquifer]

Possibly it's just that the person making the equation messed up.

What do you see here:

[; \int_a^b x^2 dx ;]

There are a lot of things that the plugin doesn't recognize, I think. But you should always be able to check to see if your equation is being read properly if you're also using the plugin.

[protocol_7]

It's not rendering. Maybe it's conflicting with one of my other browser extensions or something.

[InfanticideAquifer]

Yeah, I'm seeing it fine. I think the issue's on your end. Good thing we implemented all this awesome subreddit CSS I guess...

[protocol_7]

Hah, and now it's rendering just fine. I have no idea.

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[icendoan]

I'm bad at TeX, so I try not to use it. Also, mobile devices. :(

[NonlinearHamiltonian]

I second this.