Getting Started with WebEQ

There are two steps to including WebEQ equations in web pages:

Use the <APPLET> tag to instruct Netscape to load the WebEQ java program.
Include the WebEQ math tags describing the equation WebEQ is to display.

At typical example might be:

<HR>
<B>Hello WebEQ</B><P>
<APPLET CODEBASE=../bin CODE=WebEQ.class HEIGHT=50 WIDTH=100>
<PARAM NAME=line1 VALUE="e^iπ^ + 1 = 0">
</APPLET>
<HR>

To set this example up on your system, you need to replace the value of the CODEBASE parameter with the directory where the WebEQ .class, .tab and .gif files are located. Consult the pages on installation for more details.

The output from this example looks like this:

Hello WebEQ

The Next Steps

Learning WebEQ really amounts to learning the WebEQ math tags used to describe mathematical expression. These tags are almost identical to those described in the recently expired draft specification for HTML 3.0., which in turn draws heavily on LaTeX.

To help you learn the WebEQ math tags, follow the link below to an overview and tutorial, introducing each tag with examples illustrating its use.

Next: WebEQ Math Tags
Up: WebEQ Documentation

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Last modified: Thu Mar 28 11:19:03 1996