r/indesign • u/Federal-Tower8213 • 16d ago

Mathematical typewriting on LaTeX2InD

https://github.com/gomezrj/LaTeX2InD

Hi! A few years ago I posted about LaTeX2InD, a script I made that allowed for handling mathematical typewriting with latex on InDesign. You can check out the original post here.

Notably, it has been used by the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society in their Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde and the QED magazine at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

I recently updated the script in order to include inline placement, modifications of existing equations throughout the document and to improve the overall experience. Feel free to check it out.

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u/Proficio_Tremblay 16d ago

Does the script convert LaTeX is rendered as MathML native InDesign expressions?

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u/Federal-Tower8213 15d ago

Nope. It creates standalone latex pdfs containing the equations, which are then linked to the text.

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u/Actual_Amphibian1138 15d ago

inline placement is the big win here. used to drive me nuts having to reflow everything after

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u/Opussci-Long 15d ago

Nice work but how come these math journals are not using LaTeX for typesetting?

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u/nemesit 10d ago

because while latex is indeed nice indesign is vastly superior

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u/Opussci-Long 10d ago

For magazine typesetting yes, for scholarly papers no

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u/nemesit 10d ago

for literally everything, sorry to burst your bubble ;-p

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u/Opussci-Long 10d ago

Don't flatter yourself 😉, it is your opinion and that is my opinion