writer.math.dev

Productivity

math writing editor

SHOW HN2021

writer.math.dev

Rich Text Math Editing on the Web with Markdown and AsciiMath

writer.math.dev

#math editor#asciimath#mathjax#markdown editor

45points
11comments
#910of 2,533 in 2021
Top 36%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Docs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Nice-looking editor and polished foundation

    From 1 comment
    • This looks nice, I personally would likely switch to it from HedgeDoc if TinyMCE really was “customizable and flexible” enough to have a vi-mode (it looks like it is flexible…
      boogies on HN

Objections

  • Web editor lacks vi-mode; not usable on locked-down computers

    From 1 comment
    • This looks nice, I personally would likely switch to it from HedgeDoc if TinyMCE really was “customizable and flexible” enough to have a vi-mode (it looks like it is flexible…
      boogies on HN

Requests

  • Add vi-style modal editing

    From 2 comments
    • This looks nice, I personally would likely switch to it from HedgeDoc if TinyMCE really was “customizable and flexible” enough to have a vi-mode (it looks like it is flexible…
      boogies on HN
    • I had a look HedgeDoc (first time I heard of it), it’s very nicely done. I think you are right that if you have a good text editor, no need to experiment too much with a web…
      abhinav22 on HN

Questions

  • How to trigger math rendering

    From 1 comment
    • Does anyone know how to trigger math rendering? I entered sum_(i=1)^n i^3=((n(n+1))/2)^2 but got nothing.
      fny on HN

Alternatives named

  • HedgeDoc

    From 1 comment
    • This looks nice, I personally would likely switch to it from HedgeDoc if TinyMCE really was “customizable and flexible” enough to have a vi-mode (it looks like it is flexible…
      boogies on HN

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