Adding Equations and Symbols

In Wetpaint wikis, adding equations, symbols, superscripts, subscripts, etc., to a page is a crude process. Below are listed a few tips.

Equations

To add an equation, one can make the equation using Latex code in any Wikipedia page, preview the equation, and then right-click on the equation, select save, and then paste into the Wetpaint article. The following code, for example:

<math> \int \frac{\delta Q}{T} \ge 0 </math>

previewed in any Wikipedia page, gives the following expression:

$\int \frac{\delta Q}{T} \ge 0$

which can be copied as an image (right-click, save) and pasted into Wetpaint. This technique, however, seems to only work when using Internet Explorer.

Superscripts and subscripts

Only a few superscripts can be used (those found in Word symbols), e.g. E = mc², and subscripts don’t work at all in a Wetpaint (using a 7-point font and 12-point font difference is the only alternative, e.g. H20).

Symbols

The following table gives a few symbols that can be copied and pasted into any Wetpaint page.

α	β	γ	δ	ε	ζ	η	θ	ι	κ
τ	υ	φ	χ	ψ	ω	σ	ς	ρ	μ
→	←	↑	↓	↔	π	ο	ξ	ν	λ
∙	±	˚	•	≡	≤	≥	≠	≈
²	³	Δ	♀	♂
¼	½	¾	⅓	⅔	⅛	⅜	⅝	⅞

Letter accents

Making accents in Wetpaint is similar to making an equation. To make the term "x dot", $\dot x \,$ , for example, go to a table of code page, e.g. the Wikipedia: Help displaying a formula page, find the needed code:

<math> \dot x \, </math>

render it (preview it) in any Wikipedia page, save the shown image ( $\dot x \,$ ) and paste it into Wetpaint page.

Issues

In Internet Explorer, pasting a formula next to a Wetpaint table or another standard image is not allowed, and will move the equation below the image. Viewing the same page in Firefox, however, shows the page in standard form. Both views are shown below:

Equation and Image (Internet Explorer)

Equation and Image (Firefox)

Equation and Image (Internet Explorer)

Equation and Image (Firefox)

Needed

The most pressing update Wetpaint education users need is a superscript and subscript button in the EasyEdit bar. Please feel free to comment below if you agree or disagree with this suggestion.

External links

● Help:Displaying a Formula - Wikipedia
● Thermodynamics equations - Wikipedia

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Libb-Thims

New: math, equations, symbols help page

May 4 2010, 7:29 PM EDT by Naru2008

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I was making a symbol table for my own site:

http://www.eoht.info/page/Wetpaint%3A+Equations+and+symbols

and decided to start a help page at Wetpaint central. I hope it helps? The issue has been around for awhile:

http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/thread/1108667/Equation+Editor
http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/thread/2336319/Latex+Equation+Editor
http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/thread/1102661/Math+formulas%3F

Hopefully the help page will save others the issue I had to go through.

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Jul 18 2009, 1:48 AM EDT by sasukecool

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