.. _configure-HTML-CSS:
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The HTML-CSS output processor
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The options below control the operation of the HTML-CSS output
processor that is run when you include ``"output/HTML-CSS"`` in the
`jax` array of your configuration. They are listed with their default
values. To set any of these options, include a ``"HTML-CSS"`` section
in your :meth:`MathJax.Hub.Config()` call. Note that, because of the
dash, you need to enclose the name in quotes. For example
.. code-block:: javascript
MathJax.Hub.Config({
"HTML-CSS": {
preferredFont: "STIX"
}
});
would set the ``preferredFont`` option to the :term:`STIX` fonts.
.. describe:: scale: 100
The scaling factor (as a percentage) of math with respect to the
surrounding text. The `HTML-CSS` output processor tries to match
the en-size of the mathematics with that of the text where it is
placed, but you may want to adjust the results using this scaling
factor. The user can also adjust this value using the contextual
menu item associated with the typeset mathematics.
.. describe:: availableFonts: ["STIX","TeX"]
This is a list of the fonts to look for on a user's computer in
preference to using MathJax's web-based fonts. These must
correspond to directories available in the
``jax/output/HTML-CSS/fonts`` directory, where MathJax stores data
about the characters available in the fonts. Set this to
``["TeX"]``, for example, to prevent the use of the :term:`STIX`
fonts, or set it to an empty list, `[]`, if you want to force
MathJax to use web-based or image fonts.
.. describe:: preferredFont: "TeX"
Which font to prefer out of the ``availableFonts`` list, when more
than one is available on the user's computer.
.. describe:: webFont: "TeX"
This is the web-based font to use when none of the fonts listed
above are available on the user's computer. Note that currently
only the `TeX` font is available in a web-based form (they are
stored in the ``fonts/HTML-CSS`` folder in the MathJax directory.
Set this to ``null`` to disable web fonts.
.. describe:: imageFont: "TeX"
This is the font to use for image fallback mode (when none of the
fonts listed above are available and the browser doesn't support
web-fonts via the ``@font-face`` CSS directive). Note that currently
only the TeX font is available as an image font (they are stores
in the ``fonts/HTML-CSS`` directory).
Set this to ``null`` if you want to prevent the use of image fonts
(e.g., you have deleted or not installed the image fonts on your
server). In this case, only browsers that support web-based fonts
will be able to view your pages without having the fonts installed
on the client computer. The browsers that support web-based fonts
include: IE6 and later, Chrome, Safari3.1 and above, Firefox3.5
and later, and Opera10 and later. Note that Firefox3.0 is **not**
on this list.
.. describe:: styles: {}
This is a list of CSS declarations for styling the HTML-CSS
output. See the definitions in ``jax/output/HTML-CSS/config.js``
for some examples of what are defined by default. See :ref:`CSS
Style Objects ` for details on how to specify
CSS style in a JavaScript object.
.. describe:: showMathMenu: true
This controls whether the MathJax contextual menu will be
available on the mathematics in the page. If true, then
right-clicking (on the PC) or control-clicking (on the Mac) will
produce a MathJax menu that allows you to get the source of the
mathematics in various formats, change the size of the mathematics
relative to the surrounding text, get information about
MathJax, and configure other MathJax settings.
Set this to ``false`` to disable the menu. When ``true``, the
``MathMenu`` configuration block determines the operation of the
menu. See :ref:`the MathMenu options ` for
more details.
.. describe:: tooltip: { ... }
This sets the configuration options for ```` elements
with ``actiontype="tooltip"``. (See also the ``#MathJax_Tooltip``
style setting in ``jax/output/HTML-CSS/config.js``, which can be
overridden using the ``styles`` option above.)
The ``tooltip`` section can contain the following options:
.. describe:: delayPost: 600
The delay (in milliseconds) before the tooltip is posted after
the mouse is moved over the ``maction`` element.
.. describe:: delayClear: 600
The delay (in milliseconds) before the tooltop is cleared
after the mouse moves out of the ``maction`` element.
.. describe:: offsetX: 10 and offsetY: 5
These are the offset from the mouse position (in pixels)
where the tooltip will be placed.