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MathMagic Pro for InDesign - 5.3

write math equations in InDesign

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All Time:	(3.4)
Version 5.3:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	5.3
Release Date:	2006-01-09
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 5.3):	262
Downloads (all versions):	22,302
Price:	$199.00-695.00

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Product Description:

MathMagic Pro Edition is an equation editor mainly for use with Adobe InDesign software in editing any mathematical expressions and symbols with WYSIWYG interface and various powerful features. Included MathMagic plugin lets InDesign write or edit equations fast, right inside the InDesign document.

What's new in this version:

Added: Arrow head shape is supported by StyleSet.

Added: Long arrow templates now include more arrows and harpoons.

Added: Baseline location for multi-lined equations can be selected by user from Preferences->Spacing->Char & Line setting pane(Pro & Prime Editions).

Added: New alignment options for subscript and superscript boxes added in Format menu.

Added: New height adjustment options for Fences are added in Format menu.

Added: Special flag added in EPS file when Relational Symbols are used within the equations.(Prime Editions only).

Added: Horizontal Paren/Brace/Bracket templates with under or over sub-box are added.

Added: A new defining spacing field added for gap between Integral Large Operator and its factor box to allow user set it separately from general Large operators.

Added: A new defining spacing field added for gap with Subscript followed by Superscript box.

Added: Scroll by mouse-dragging has faster speed when the mouse point is far outside from the window frame.

Added: More than 100 of MMa~ fonts and styles(in OpenType & TrueType) are included by default.

Changed: New MMa~ fonts are used in the Factory setting Style values, instead of MM~ fonts.

Changed: With option key pressed, the mouse clicking selects better to the position from the beginning of the box. This option-click works as well with accents, fences, and other variable operator symbols embeded in a template, which eables user to move the selection with Nudge feature(option-arrow keys), apply Color, or change Size and Style for the specific selection.(Some actions for specific components are limited to prevent any unexpected mistakes.)

Changed: When clicking mouse on a character or template, it determins the position by the width ratio of 1/3 : 2/3, instead of half vs. half, whether to put in front or back. This is to improve the user experience. And the clicking on a subbox or small character finds the position more acurately as well.

Changed: If the Line Spacing unit is an absolute unit(not %) in Preferences->Spacing and the Min. Gap is 0, the equation now use the fixed value for the line height.

Changed: Persona Edition has more Nudge movement(up to 5pt at 100%).

Changed: Factory Settings of Arrow lines are a bit thicker now.

Changed: The location of the script box of "Root Of" template now positions better when the height of root is big.

Changed: The location of Space template, Align template, and Phantom template popup palettes are relocated for easier use.

Changed: The minimum gap for Under or Over Large Operator templates now takes the value from the normal Under/Overscript.

Changed: The minimum gap between Under or Overscript templates is now able to accept 0, without its internal minimum 1pt.

Changed: Improved the screen drawing of Horizontal Strut bars showing left, center, and right alignment mark.

Changed: Binary "bot" symbol is changed to Relation "perp" symbol from Symbol palette.

Changed: Italic overhang for overbar templates or over-arrow templates now check the font style of the last character instead of the first character of the box below the line.

Fixed: Crashes when runing on Mac OS Classic environment.

Fixed: The equation size and baseline location of exported EPS and PICT was incorrect when there is a Nudged part outside to the top or left of the equation edge.

Fixed: Clicking or option-clicking on a Nudged box recognizes it correctly.

Fixed: A crash when Style -> Make Default menu is applied to accents fixed.

Fixed: The height of Long Arrows in subscript or sub-subscript boxes was incorrect.

Fixed: The line thickness of Long Arrows fluctuated by view rates on screen display.

Fixed: Fence overhang adjusted for Base alignment fences.

Fixed: 0(zero)pt space width fixed when it is inserted at the end of a box.

Fixed: Ceil fence had a wrong fence symbol matching to angled-bracket.

Fixed: Horizontal Strut bars followed two or more characaters caused wrong position for the following characters.

Fixed: Some Define spacing Unit popup menu did not cover the value when switching uint.

Fixed: Screen update bug after Fence alignment changes.

Fixed: The height of sub/superscript box was wrong when followed by a MATH STRUT bar.

Fixed: Italic overhang for overbar templates or over-arrow templates did not work automatically sometimes when user does not specify the font style to Italic.

Fixed: Define spacing fields now work same for both Horizontal Paren/Brace/Bracket templates and those with a sub box.

Fixed: When saving in EPS format, crashed with some incorrect fonts in low memory condition.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.1.3 or higher including 10.4(Tiger)
Adobe InDesign 2.0.1 or higher, including CS and CS2

Feedback Summary:

Version 5.3:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(4.0)

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Thanks for the fast ^ endless updates - Version: 5.42, 9/21/2006 01:40PM PST

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Robert Longs

With this update, I found the shaded nesting and bitmapped PICT option very useful.
Keep the good work.
But I am still looking forward to using InDesign's Swatch list within Math magic's color palette. And the ability to save in PDF directly so that we can use the equations in many OS X native apps.

InDesign should handle the inline graphics better to make it work better with tall equations - Version: 5.3, 1/13/2006 09:36AM PST

hsoft

Other than the slow InDesign, some of InDesign's limitations, like the text engine's not-smart line spacing when having one or more tall objects, sometimes cause tedious work to make the next line not to overlap over the equations.
Is someone has a trick or solution for this?
Other than these InDesign's limitations, we are happy with MathMagic Pro.

Well, MathMagic for Indesing is a bit cheaper than MathMagic pro for QXP, but not accessable for many small offices or freelances.

works great for me - Version: 5.01, 2/7/2005 03:46AM PST

Jamie here

My clients like MathMagic equations better(than previous MathType equations). There were some fonts that did not return correct Postscript name but I had no problem in general. Their support team told me about those problematic fonts so that i could fix the fonts by myself with FontLab.
In overall, MathMagic saved a lot of time for me and works great.
One more thing I would ask is to support MML sooner or later.