The first plugin I installed is the LaTeX plugin. How can I live without a way to typeset mathematical formulae?
Here is a working example:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:NL}
\int_a^b f'(x) d x=f(b)-f(a)
\end{equation}$$
In Theorem 1 the main part is \((1)\).
Seeing real formulae embedded in my blogs is utterly satisfying. I might someday revisit the mathematical typeface or the ugly “theorem” environment, but for now I am perfectly happy that I have a solid foundation to write about any mathematics-related topics!
Still, I am a bit leery of its idea of allowing a random mix of HTML tags and TeX macros in the same text. It is probably a mistake to mix two very complex markup languages into one. Confusion and bugs will inevitably ensue.
For instance, \TeX does not work, but $\TeX$ works: \(\TeX\). There is absolutely no reason I want to typeset the TeX logo in mathematical mode, and the result is horrible. I guess it could be fixed with some configuration tricks, but alas, I would probably just avoid trying to type “TeX” in the TeX way. I get math support, and that’s it.
Update: By 2024, I no longer use LaTeX2HTML, and have since switched to other solutions. The theorem environment no longer exists, so it is now faked with simple HTML. Its looks had been altered at some point during the development of this blog, so this is also kind of a “snapshot” just in case I need similar environments in the future.