Thank you for this information. It is a very exciting extension. It's unfortunate that it has security compromises that cause it to have to be used on a non-public wiki. Still, it sound like it is so capable, it may be worth the compromise.
I made some updates to the CalcII and WorkingWiki extension pages to put them in the math category, and link to this discussion so readers will quickly learn that it can serve their mathematics needs. lee worden wrote: > > FYI: The WorkingWiki extension [1] can be used to plug in any number of > math systems into a MW wiki, including Sage, Octave, Mathematica, etc. > > For instance, one you install WW and add a simple makefile rule of the > form > > %.sage.out : %.sage > > (command-line operation here) > you can write the following in the wiki page: > > <source-file filename="example.sage" display="example.sage.out"> > 1+2+3 > </source-file> > > and the number 6 will appear in the output wiki page. You can > alternatively have it produce a %.sage.html or %.sage.wikitext file to > customize the output, and you can set a default display rule so you > don't have to write the display= attribute. > > At McMaster we primarily use it with R programs, but also with python, > maxima, and other things. > > lw > > [1] http://lalashan.mcmaster.ca/theobio/projects/index.php/WorkingWiki > > On 11/09/2011 12:41 AM, mediawiki-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org wrote: >> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:15:45 -0800 (PST) >> From: badon<fastgoldf...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikipedia Feature Suggestions (Inline >> Calculations) >> To:mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Message-ID:<32808226.p...@talk.nabble.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> >> That is one of the neatest ideas I have heard in a while. If you make an >> extension, please consider making it general enough that many different >> math >> systems can be plugged into it. My vote is for mathematica, but there are >> many, many others - including a few free and open source packages. Here's >> a >> good starting point for finding them all: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_software >> >> >> >> >> John W. Foster-2 wrote: >>> > >>> > On Mon, 2011-11-07 at 22:36 -0800, badon wrote: >>>> >> There is this extension, which seems to be designed to do what >>>> you're >>>> >> asking >>>> >> for: >>>> >> >>>> >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CalcII >>>> >> >>>> >> However, it is quite old and probably in need of updating. >>>> Nonetheless, >>>> >> you >>>> >> can give it a try to see if it works for you. Also, if you're >>>> inclined to >>>> >> do >>>> >> so, you could get involved in updating and maintaining the >>>> extension. I >>>> >> agree, it would be a very nice thing to have for MediaWiki. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Jeff Brubaker wrote: >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Hi, >>>>> >> > I'm a mechanical engineer and I've been trying online >>>>> calculations. >>>>> >> > I'd like the ability to integrate calculators directly into >>>>> wikipedia. >>>>> >> > I think this live attribute would be a great asset to >>>>> engineers. I put >>>>> >> > an example up at >>>>> >> > http://www.novanumeric.com/wiki/index.php/Quadratic_Formula I >>>>> did that >>>>> >> > using an iframe though. Is there a better to implement this? >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Regards, >>>>> >> > Jeff Brubaker >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> >> > MediaWiki-l mailing list >>>>> >> > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>> >> >>> > >>> > ------------------------- >>> > I too would have an interest in something like this as well. I have a >>> > site that we are building that is for folks interested in cutting >>> edge >>> > physics. This might provide an interesting tool for us as well. >>> Perhaps >>> > something that would link into a real mathematics system even. >>> > I,m going to look into this also. >>> > Thanks for the link& the idea. >>> > frosty >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > MediaWiki-l mailing list >>> > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l >>> > >>> > >> -- View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/Wikipedia-Feature-Suggestions-%28Inline-Calculations%29-tp32704117p32808226.html >> Sent from the WikiMedia General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Wikipedia-Feature-Suggestions-%28Inline-Calculations%29-tp32704117p32814116.html Sent from the WikiMedia General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
