Question

For the users experiencing the issue of not being able to render LaTeX.

Note:
This is just a temporary fix, until the developers of OpenStudy fix the issue.
(This add-on will only show \(\LaTeX\) for you and anyone else who has the add-on.)

Answer 1

Step 1: Go to chrome://extensions
Step 2: Check developer mode.
Step 3: Drag and drop with extension.
Step 4: Enable.
Step 5: Yay, LaTeX.

Answer 2

For the developers of OpenStudy.
When a user makes a request to http://openstudy.com/javascripts/modernizr-2.5.3.min.js the server response if 404.
Same issue when the user tries to request for LaTeX.

Answer 3

Please add something for firefox too..

Answer 4

Yup, I'm working on that :-P.

Answer 5

@LastDayWork
I am a bit tired to create a direct extension which works in Firefox so I created a UserScript.
Just use GreaseMonkey to enable it.
Once you have installed GreaseMonkey, go here:
https://userscripts.org/scripts/show/292613
Click install.

Enjoy LaTeX on OpenStudy :-).

GreaseMonkey from the Firefox add-on store:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/

(UserScript works on all browsers that support GreaseMonkey).

Answer 6

I can use equations now; but they are centre aligned (instead of left).
But the major problem is -

Answer 7

(contd..) this happens every time I make a post forcing me to refresh the page.

Answer 8

That's a problem, I don't have that issue O.o...
Well do you have to refresh or can you just click to another question and come back?

Answer 9

Either of the two works..

Answer 10

But I can't make two posts one after the other.

Answer 11

I'm going to try and look into something to fix your issue. (I think it's not recognising you hit post due to modernizr-2.5.3.min.js not being loaded.)

Answer 12

I can't comment on that ^^ :P
No hurry, you can do it sometime later.

Answer 13

Thank you Opcode, im in chrome, with the extension, i can write equations, but i can't draw. what should i do?

Answer 14

I don't know what script actually has any correlation to the draw tool, I suspect it's the modernizr-2.5.3.min.js, which I am trying to get it working. Hopefully I'll have it figured out soon.

Answer 15

thank you again.

Answer 16

@LastDayWork
Check to see if the lastest update to the UserScript fixes your issue.
(I still can't get the draw tool to work for me, but I think I may have fixed the post not being cleared, after posting.)

Answer 17

@Opcode
I tried using chrome; this is what I got -

Answer 18

Okay try it now:
https://userscripts.org/scripts/show/292613

This update should fix your issue of the post not clearing, and add back in the function of the draw tool. (I hope.)

(As for the Chrome extension, I haven't modified anything to it yet.)

Answer 19

Post is still not getting cleared. Equation and Draw is working perfectly. :)

Answer 20

@c0decracker might want to take a look at this because of the 404 url. Might help with seeing what went wrong.

Answer 21

"You downloaded this, you better know what it does. Permissions Visit website
ID: odepmcicojllkbfmdgbopbcnkilgkhce"

If it wasn't you I would've killed it with fire. Thanks!

Answer 22

Awesome work :D
Unfortunately most of the people who don't use this won't be able to see \(\LaTeX\) so the dev team should fix this problem as soon as possible, same for the equation and draw buttons.

Answer 23

True. Unless the people I am helping have this, there's no point of me using it.

Answer 24

Thank you. @Opcode

Answer 25

Maybe the OS admins should advertise this feed till they find a permanent solution.

Answer 26

\(\Huge It doesn't~Work!\)

Answer 27

^^ Is that sarcasm ??

Answer 28

Yahh it works now!!!!!!!!

Answer 29

No it \(\Huge Works~Now!\)

Answer 30

but my post in my chat box does not clear I have to refresh everytime @Opcode @LastDayWork

Answer 31

I know; it's sort of a temporary solution. So, don't use the script unless you're working with LaTeX.

Answer 32

okay

Answer 33

thxs

Answer 34

:)

Answer 35

\(\tiny thxs\)

Answer 36

\(\Huge thxs\)

Answer 37

As has been pointed out earlier, this only fixes your own display, not that of anyone else. The poor sod reading what you've written still gets all of the LaTeX formatting stuff.

The lack of any status updates, much less a solution, is very unprofessional. One wonders what the engineering team is busy doing, if fixing these problems is not regarded as sufficiently high priority!

Answer 38

Actually, they are working on it and there was an update by Preetha in one of the other posts. She was out of the country and not online for a bit. As she acts as the face and voice of the company in many respects, this caused a delay in a status update.

Answer 39

Yes. Working on it and a status update does not mean it is fixed.

Answer 40

No, no. Good to clarify. I hope it gets fixed soon too!

Answer 41

I added a notation so people know this is just a temporary fix. :-).

Sorry for the confusion.

Answer 42

Great stuff Opcode.

Answer 43

\[\color{red}{\large \text{OpenStudy developers have fixed the problem!}}\]
\[\color{red}{\text{No more use for this add-on or UserScript, you can all delete it :-P}}\]

Answer 44

Yes, last night's update was a nice and friendly update.