MathKeyboardEngine provides the logic for a highly customizable virtual math keyboard. It is intended for use together with any LaTeX typesetting library.
Project description
MathKeyboardEngine for Python
MathKeyboardEngine for Python provides the logic for a highly customizable virtual math keyboard. It is intended for use together with any LaTeX typesetting library (for example matplotlib.mathtext).
Also available:
An execution timeline
todo. For now, see the JavaScript repo.
Let me test it now!
Live examples can be tested at MathKeyboardEngine.GitHub.io.
Pros and cons?
Unique about MathKeyboardEngine:
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it supports (almost?) all math mode LaTeX, including matrices. (Please share if you know anything that is not supported.)
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its syntax tree consists of very few different parts: the
StandardLeafNode
,StandardBranchingNode
,AscendingBranchingNode
andDescendingBranchingNode
can be used for almost all LaTeX, including fractions, powers, combinations, subscript, etc. with ready-to-use up/down/left/right navigation. -
it can be used with any LaTeX math typesetting library you like.
A con:
- this library will never be able to handle setting the cursor with the touch of a finger on a typeset formula. (But it DOES support up/down/left/right navigation and has a selection mode via arrow keys.)
More pros:
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you have full control over what you display on the virtual keyboard keys and what a virtual key press actually does.
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customize the editor output at runtime: dot or comma as decimal separator, cross or dot for multiplication, cursor style, colors, etc.
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this library also supports handling input from a physical keyboard, where - for example - the forward slash "/" key can be programmed to result in encapsulating a previously typed number as the numerator of a fraction. (See the examples.)
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almost forgotten: it's open source, free to use, free to modify (please fork this repo)!
How to use this library
This library has been distributed via PyPi.
For installing a specific version of mathkeyboardengine - for example 0.1.0-alpha.12
- run the following command in the VS Code
Terminal:
py -m pip install mathkeyboardengine==0.1.0a12
Then create a new folder 'MathKeyboardEngineTest' and open it in VS Code
. Add a file main.py
with the following content:
from mathkeyboardengine import KeyboardMemory, LatexConfiguration, get_edit_mode_latex, AscendingBranchingNode, DigitNode, insert, insert_with_encapsulate_current, StandardLeafNode
k = KeyboardMemory()
latexconfiguration = LatexConfiguration()
insert(k, DigitNode('2'))
insert_with_encapsulate_current(k, AscendingBranchingNode('', '^{', '}'))
insert(k, StandardLeafNode('x'))
print(get_edit_mode_latex(k, latexconfiguration))
Press the play button in the upper-right corner of VS Code
. The result that is displayed in the Terminal:
2^{x\blacksquare}
Documentation
todo. For now, see the JavaScript repo.
How to use this repo
Follow these steps to set up (and verify) a development environment for this repository:
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Install the latest version of Python via https://www.python.org/downloads. The download includes
pip
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Open the Terminal in VS Code and run
py -m pip install -U pytest
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Run all tests via
py -m pytest
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See code coverage:
py -m pip install pytest-cov
py -m pytest --cov=src --cov-report term-missing
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Run all tests for multiple versions of python and multiple operating systems:
py -m pip install --upgrade nox
py -m nox
(this usesnoxfile.py
from the root of the repository). -
If you're interested all the release steps, see
_disthelper/release_steps.txt
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Ask or contribute
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ask questions about anything that is not clear or when you'd like help.
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share ideas or what you've made.
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