[R] roxygen2 & markdown & math

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 12/01/2021 1:12 p.m., Sigbert Klinke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> thanks a lot, but maybe I was to vague.
> 
> I do not want to replace \eqn{...} and \deqn{...} by \mjseqn{...} and
> \mjsdeqn{...}. I would like to use $...$ and $$...$$ as in Rmarkdown to
> get something better readable.

I think that's a question/suggestion that would have to go to the 
roxygen2 team.  They're the ones who convert Markdown into the Rd input 
format.  Presumably they could convert $...$ into the appropriate macro 
using Mathjax or not, but I have no idea how difficult that would be.

Duncan Murdoch

> 
> Best Sigbert
> 
> Am 12.01.21 um 10:41 schrieb Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (SP):
>> Dear Sigbert,
>>
>> The mathjaxr package provides this:
>>
>> https://cran.r-project.org/package=mathjaxr
>> https://github.com/wviechtb/mathjaxr
>>
>> Best,
>> Wolfgang
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces using r-project.org] On Behalf Of Sigbert
>>> Klinke
>>> Sent: Tuesday, 12 January, 2021 9:14
>>> To: r-help using r-project.org
>>> Subject: [R] roxygen2 & markdown & math
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I like to make my package documentation with markdown which is supported
>>> since roxygen2 6.0.0 . I used a math expression like $t_n \appox N(0,1)$
>>> which leads in the package check to "unknown macro '\approx'".
>>>
>>> I guess I get the warning because math is not supported in markdown. Are
>>> there any plans to support something like $...$ or $$...$$? Or there are
>>> general problems?
>>>
>>> Best Sigbert
>>>
>>> --
>>> https://hu.berlin/sk
>>> https://hu.berlin/mmstat
>>> https://hu.berlin/mmstat-int
>>> https://hu.berlin/mmstat-ar
> 
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