Publisher's Description
From Doug Rowland:
Frontend to pdflatex (not included) which allows inline typesetting of valid LaTeX strings in many services-aware apps (TextEdit, Mail, OmniGraffle, iOrganizeX, etc.)
Open a services-aware app, type some text like E = mc^2 , highlight it, then select "Equation Service / Typeset Equation" from the services menu. The text will be replaced by a small PDF file containing the typeset result.
You can also use this program in "main window" mode where you choose "Show Main Window" from its menubar, type some input text in the upper left field in that window, and get the typeset result in the bottom field. You can then save this PDF file, export to TIFF, or drag and drop into another app (like MS Word)
YOU NEED PDFLATEX FOR THIS TO WORK. You can get pdflatex from many places including the TeXShop website.
Please send bug reports to dougrowland@mac.com
What's new in this version:
- USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS SHOULD DELETE THEIR OLD ~/Library/Application Support/Equation Service DIRECTORIES BEFORE INSTALLING.
- Supports drag and drop into many more apps including Word v. X, Powerpoint v. X, etc.
- Writes LaTeX source into PDF file and can read these PDF files, extracting the source and letting you edit, retypeset, and resave to disk.
- Supports both pdflatex and ConTeXt
- Supports easy use of color and boldface
- UI improvements - console log written i... See all new features
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"Not being maintained."
Version: Equation Service 1.0
Pros
Seems to be working fine.
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Not being maintained.
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"Ohhhh ..... , and its free."
Version: Equation Service 1.0
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
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"Fantastic"
Version: Equation Service 1.0
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
For those of us who need to communicate mathematical formulas in email, this program is a god-send. write up an equation in LaTeX, select the text and then press command-/. A nicely formatted image of the equation is inserted where the text was, at high enough resolution for printouts to look pretty good.
Use the program directly to generate larger images or higher-resolution output.
Simple and effective software. -
"So beautiful"
Version: Equation Service 1.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
A friend and I visited a furniture store once, a long time ago, and I sat in an incredibly comfortable chair. He tried it out, looked at me, and said, "Why aren't all chairs like this?" I got exactly the same feeling when using Equation Service with Mail.app: why don't all e-mail programs work like this? I've been sending notes back and forth to colleagues with ugly $y=sum_{j=0}^{J}j^{\\pi}$-esque stuff for quite some time. It just occurred to me to wonder whether there might not be something better out there, and voilÒ , here it is! Top ratings. Easy to use, beautiful, free, thank you thank you thank you!
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