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Is there a math/equation GUI program like this ?

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RJSV:
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alm:
I prefer LaTeX and frontends like LyX, because I feel they integrate much better in a larger document than Word where you have to keep opening the equation editor modal for every small inline equation that you want to change and last time I looked had more advanced features like equation numbering or units, but if you want a more advanced version of the Word Equation Editor, then MathType might be worth a look. It wouldn't surprise me if earlier versions of the Word Equation Editor were licensed versions of MathType.

IanB:

--- Quote from: alm on January 16, 2023, 12:13:59 pm ---I prefer LaTeX and frontends like LyX, because I feel they integrate much better in a larger document than Word where you have to keep opening the equation editor modal for every small inline equation that you want to change and last time I looked had more advanced features like equation numbering or units, but if you want a more advanced version of the Word Equation Editor, then MathType might be worth a look. It wouldn't surprise me if earlier versions of the Word Equation Editor were licensed versions of MathType.

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In the current version of Word equations are inline with the text as an integrated feature and contained in special "math markup regions". As soon as you move the cursor into a math region you are in equation editing mode. There is no modal editor to open. You can begin a math markup region with the Alt-= key.

Equation numbering is also included, and is easily achieved by putting "#(number)" after the equation. You can replace "number" with a sequence field if you want automatic numbering.

mathsquid:
I use LaTeX almost exclusively for rendering math.

The exception occurs when I'm making a drawing and I need to label it with rendered math. Notability is great for this. It has a feature where it can recognize handwritten math and convert it to what looks like rendered latex, and then you can drag it around and place it where you want it.

Here's a video I found of someone using it:

IanB:
The same feature is available in Office as "Ink to Math". The neat thing about the Office feature is it renders in real time as you go along, so if anything doesn't look right you can immediately undo and correct it.

I haven't tried it before now, but it's really cool how it picks up all the Greek letters, mathematical symbols and layout as you enter your equation.

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