Allow `$...$` as inline math delimiters

[macchonchradha]

Using the hidden preference extensions.zotero.report-customizer.MathJax I have tried to add $...$ as an inline math delimiter as indicated in https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/options/input/tex.html?the-configuration-block but I get "Error generating report". The JSON I have used (with and without line breaks is

{
  tex: {
    inlineMath: [
      ['$','$'],
      ['\\(','\\)']
    ],
    displayMath: [
      ['$$', '$$'],
      ['\\[', '\\]']
    ],
    processEscapes: true
  }
}

However, anything besides {} in the preference seems to cause "Error generating report". Version used is 5.0.29.

[retorquere]

That's not JSON; the JSON equivalent of what you have here would be

{     
  "tex": {
    "inlineMath": [
      [ "$", "$" ],
      [ "\\(", "\\)" ]
    ],  
    "displayMath": [
      [ "$$", "$$" ],
      [ "\\[", "\\]" ]
    ],
    "processEscapes": true
  }
}

[macchonchradha]

Thank you for your help. I'm obviously not good with JSON and was following the MathJax documentation. The JSON you provided does not produce an error but $...$ still does not work for inline math. Is there a fix available?

[retorquere]

I've made it so you can use both the JS or JSON form now. It also looks like https://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/options/input/tex.html?the-configuration-block has an error, because https://docs.mathjax.org/en/v2.7-latest/configuration.html for example says that tex: should be tex2jax: and that does work for me.

[macchonchradha]

Thank you once again. I can confirm that {"tex2jax":{"inlineMath":[["$","$"],["\\(","\\)"]],"displayMath":[["$$","$$"],["\\[","\\]"]],"processEscapes":true}} in extensions.zotero.report-customizer.MathJax allows me to use $...$ for inline math.

BTW: I did not try using js.

[retorquere]

Super, thanks for the conformation