# LaTeX support broken? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [January 26, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857 "2023-01-26T23:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/1 "2023-01-26T23:11:04Z")
I was looking at a post of mine, and noticed that the LaTeX bits are all now on their own line instead of inline: > [@What is the largest number arithmetic has been done on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-number-arithmetic-has-been-done-on/978590/14): > > Oh, I almost forgot: for the 100T digits, the primary algorithm they used actually computes \frac{1}{\pi}, not \pi itself. They did a final reciprocal to get pi. That would definitely count as arithmetic performed on \frac{1}{\pi}. Let me try this again. \pi, and \frac{1}{\pi}, and e^\pi are all supposed to be inline with the text here. Looks like they’re not, even though they used to be. I assume others see this also? Pinging @codinghorror . ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/2 "2023-01-27T00:46:47Z")
For me, each of the three LaTex elements are well-formatted. But each ends with a line break and the following non-LaTex text is on a subsequent line. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/3 "2023-01-27T00:54:08Z")
Thanks, that’s what I see as well. That didn’t used to be the case: the LaTeX parts would be inline with the text, without the extra line breaks. Something changed within the last 5 days. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/4 "2023-01-27T12:08:43Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/5 "2023-01-28T08:09:34Z")
Heh, in the original post in this thread, and when I visit the quoted post they all render as expected. The only place I see the formatting commands is in the quoted post. Maybe a theme issue? I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/6 "2023-01-28T09:07:28Z")
Just tried all the themes. No difference. Note that the math itself renders correctly. It just isn’t supposed to be separated out on different lines. The paragraph starting with “Let me” and ending with “text here” should render on a single line. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/7 "2023-01-29T18:54:03Z")
Moved from ATMB to Site Feedback since this is about the Discouse software itself and/or the MathJax plugin that we use for LaTeX support. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/8 "2023-02-10T06:10:00Z")
So is this just the way things are know, or are there any efforts to reinstate inline \LaTeX support? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/9 "2023-02-26T17:43:03Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/10 "2023-02-26T17:45:17Z")
It appears to be fixed !!! \pi, and \frac{1}{\pi}, and e^\pi are now inline with the text here. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/11 "2023-02-26T17:52:04Z")
Sure, but e^{i\pi/2} is still off of the line. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/12 "2023-02-26T18:02:37Z")
? What line ? ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-support-broken/978857/13 "2023-02-26T18:42:19Z")
The real line.