Is there an alternative to the use of LATEX or mathML for writing Pages articles that include mathematical equations? Math type will not work under Big Sur.
As far as I know, Pages v11.1 on Big Sur now only supports its own equation editor input as Wiris will not be delivering MathType for macOS Big Sur. I know of no other Math tools that are integrated with Pages, other than its own equation editor which requires knowledge of LaTeX or MathML.
You can search on the Internet for Equation generator online, and will likely find sites that may use ideograms for math functionality that allows you to build the equation with point and click, or many others that expect you to know sufficient LaTeX or MathML to achieve the same end. In either case, you will be able to download the equation as PDF, or an image that can be dropped on Pages.
Or you use Word on MS Windows with a Wiris MathType 7 subscription to generate equations in Word.
Or if you are on an Intel Mac that supports Mojave, you can roll back to Mojave from that last Time Machine backup, and use MathType 6.7H with Pages v10.1 — if you have those versions.
As far as I know, Pages v11.1 on Big Sur now only supports its own equation editor input as Wiris will not be delivering MathType for macOS Big Sur. I know of no other Math tools that are integrated with Pages, other than its own equation editor which requires knowledge of LaTeX or MathML.
You can search on the Internet for Equation generator online, and will likely find sites that may use ideograms for math functionality that allows you to build the equation with point and click, or many others that expect you to know sufficient LaTeX or MathML to achieve the same end. In either case, you will be able to download the equation as PDF, or an image that can be dropped on Pages.
Or you use Word on MS Windows with a Wiris MathType 7 subscription to generate equations in Word.
Or if you are on an Intel Mac that supports Mojave, you can roll back to Mojave from that last Time Machine backup, and use MathType 6.7H with Pages v10.1 — if you have those versions.
One option would be to create a VM of the version of macOS that supported MathType 6.7.
Creation of a VM is a potential solution but a rather major one. In fact, creation of a VM would be preferably done for the macOS that supported 6.0. I was not aware that any macOS supported MathType 6.7.
If you are writing scientific documents with non-trivial mathematics, you might as well learn how to use LaTeX - it's the de facto standard.
Having said that, I have heard some people like LyX.
Your response to my question was not useful, unfortunately. For the first one, the reply was either unhelpful or inaccurate, depending on which of the possible answers was selected. Use of of MathML or Latex requires learning entirely separate means of generation of equations for display. I have described these (especially Latex) as appalling. MathML is little better. The use of MathType would be fine if it worked when Pages is run under MacOS Big Sur. It does not. All of these comments apply to the second 'alternative' above. The third appears hopeful but it can deal only with relatively simple equations compared to those I use in scientific papers. The fourth and fifth deal only with generations of symbols, not equations. The last one via Google is just a repeat of the first suggestion. Mac does need to find its own way to this problem, a vexing one for scientist using Pages. I must add that Windows offers MathType n a form that works but only in an incomplete and user-unfriendly way. This is an opportunity for Mac to come up with a solution.
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The information on LATEX is appalling. It flies in the face of simple, user friendly procedures. MathType 6.7 or higher can also be used. Good news until you find out that no MathType version will function within Big Sur. Is there an alternative?
