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[Math+Magic]™ Pro Edition for QuarkXPress
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MathMagic Pro Ed. v4.31
MathMagic XTension 6.1 for QuarkXPress 6.1 v1.2
MathMagic XTension 6 for QuarkXPress 6 v1.2
MathMagic XTension 5 for QuarkXPress 5 v1.2 Document Revision: 7 Date of Release: August 8, 2004
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Thank you for choosing MathMagic,
the ultimate equation editor on the planet!
MathMagic Pro Edition for QuarkXPress™ is an equation editor mainly for use with QuarkXPress v5.0 ~ 6.0 software in editing any mathematical expressions and symbols with WYSIWYG interface and various powerful features that meet DTP quality requirements.
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* Key Features
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Click here to see the key features of MathMagic Pro Edition for QuarkXPress.
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- MathMagic v4.3 comes with new MathMagic fonts v2.4. So, please be aware of using these new fonts(v2.4) when you need to print previously created equations since they might have some layout reflow.
- Since MathMagic Pro Edition v4.2, MathMagic Pro is now divided into two: MathMagic Pro Edition for QuarkXPress and MathMagic Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign.
- MathMagic v4.1 or newer comes with additional Trial period(5 times) even though your previous trial period was over. So please try again if you are interested in the day by day improvements of the latest versions.
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- Added: +100% & -100% items added to the View menu for an easier change of view rate
- Fixed: a few bugs related to File Open/Save are fixed.
- Fixed: Preview button on the Define Spacing dialog does not redraw the window correctly somtimes and Undo count increased too often.
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- Added: MathMagic fonts are revised to v2.4 and some new symbols are added in the MathMagic fonts. New fonts has some additional symbols and some of the font information including baseline position have been adjusted to align symbols better with characters. So, please be aware of using these new fonts(v2.4) when you need to print previously created equations since they might have some layout reflow. The new MathMagic fonts are compatible with previous versions of MathMagic application, and previous versions of MathMagic application work with the new v2.4 MathMagic fonts.
- Added: Matrix Reloaded submenu is added to Format menu, allowing users to delete row/column, add row/column when the cursor is located in a matrix.
- Added: 2 new Fence Alignment options are added: Fence height is not variable but fixed.
- Added: Equation from MathMagic XTension window can be copied and then pasted into MathMagic application window directly, without saving it as an external .MMF file.
- Added: Alert dialog window displayed when you open a newer version or old version document.
- Fixed: Size conversion loss is minimized over unit conversions in the Spacing dialog.
- Fixed: Two empty boxes were overlapped a little when they were adjacent.
- Fixed: 8-bit 1-byte character, like special characters for European, is handled better in the MathMagic editor window.
- Fixed: Superscript/Subscript box is now closer to its left base character.
- Fixed: Message for missing fonts is fixed.
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Please read Version History for the details.
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Please refer to the User Guide manual for the details: III. 9 Using MathMagic XTensions in QuarkXPress. |
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1. Installing
- Install MathMagic Pro Edition and MathMagic XTension with the MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress installer.
- Make sure that MathMagic XTension is installed in the following location.
local:Applications:QuarkXPress 6:XTension:
2. Creating Equations
- Launch QuarkXPress application(v6.0 at the moment).
- Make a new document or open a document.
- Select MathMagic menu from the QuarkXPress main menu bar.
- Choose "New Equation" item
to create an equation.
If the cursor is located in the text box, the equation will be inserted in the cursor position as an In-line Graphic(ILG). Otherwise, the equation will be placed as an EPS graphic.
- You may select the Sigma tool button from the floating main toolbar to create an equation box, and then drag a rectangle in the document to specify the location of an equation once created by the external MathMagic Pro.
- You may also control-click(or
right button click) while the cursor is
in the text box, so that you can choose
the "New Equation" from the contextual
menu.
- If you either select "New
Equation" menu or drag a rectangle with
th Sigma tool, MathMagic Pro application
will be launched, if not running already,
and an empty equationd editor window will
be opened. In case MathMagic Pro application
is not launched automatically within a
few seconds, please launch the application
manually from the following location.
:Applications:MathMagic Pro Edition:MathMagic Pro
- Enter any equation in the MathMagic editor window, and then Close(cmd-W) or Save(cmd-S) the window. This will send the equation to the QuarkXPress document back.
3. Editing Equations
- Choose "Edit Equation..." item to edit the currently selected equation. Or, you may also control-click on the equation to bring up the contextual menu, after changing the cursor to the Arrow tool.
- After creating or editing of equation with the external MathMagic Pro, just close the equation editor window so that the equation is placed in the InDesign document, by cmd-W or cmd-S.
4. Changing the Baseline and Bounding margins
- The baseline of all equations
will be automatically adjusted. But if
you want to lower or raise the baseline,
you may do so.
- control-click on the
equation box to bring up the contextual
menu, and then select "Shift Baseline"
item, or
- select an equation box and choose "Shift Baseline" menu from the MathMagic menu
- You may also customize the bounding margin gaps(left, right, top, bottom) of the equation, by specifying other value from the last item of Define Spacing window in the MathMagic Pro application.
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| * System Requirements |
- Power Macintosh running
- Mac OS X: 10.1.3 or later for QuarkXPress 6
- Mac OS X Classic 9.x for QuarkXPress 5
- QuarkXPress v5.0 or newer (including v6.x) English or Passport
- About 15MB of hard disk space for complete
installation
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| * Pricing |
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- Free Trial for a while(30 times), 5 additional trials for each new release
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For the full pricing information, please
visit our online
store.
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Click
here to go to download page.
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| * History of Older Versions |
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[Math+Magic], MathMagic and InfoLogic are
trademarks or registered trademarks of InfoLogic,
Inc.
All other trademarks may be the properties
of their respective owners.
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