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mathjaxr for using Mathjax in Rd files

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#58 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

@llrs is already working on this.

Since Oct 9, 2026.

  • #60 by @llrs — open

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
r
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by locating the task view’s “Package documentation” section and checking how other packages are listed. Add mathjaxr there, using the issue’s description as context; done when the package appears in that section consistently with nearby entries.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

Nice to see this new task view! A potential addition to the 'Package documentation' section is the mathjaxr package (allowing the use of Mathjax in Rd files).

Dominant language
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Stars
10
Forks
2
Avg merge
2d 9h
Merged PRs (30d)
3

Getting set up

This project ships no dev container, Dockerfile or contributing guide, so setting up is up to you: start from its README, and see our first-contribution guide for the general steps.

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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