Re: [matplotlib-devel] pure python TeX math engine

2008-03-28 Thread Ondrej Certik
Hi Michael! Thanks a lot for a thourough reply. I've CCed Saroj, the GSoC applicant. I hope he'll succeed. If you could mentor, that'd be great. Do you want to mentor officially or unofficially? If officially, you need to be a PSF mentor (let me know, I'll help you do the administration). If unof

Re: [matplotlib-devel] pure python TeX math engine

2008-03-28 Thread Michael Droettboom
Well, that work has gone from a "paid to work on it" to a "hobby project", so it's harder to find the time. In terms of "math rendering" features, it's pretty complete. It's not 100% of TeX, and it never will be, but it's able to do most of the really common things. I would like to see this

[matplotlib-devel] pure python TeX math engine

2008-03-28 Thread Ondrej Certik
Hi, was there any new progress for the TeX engine since our last conversation? We got a GSoC application for SymPy, that (among other things) would try to disentangle the TeX engine from matplotlib, so that it can be easily used from other projects as well. What are your intentions with the engi