Thread:Talk:Requests for comment/Reduce math rendering preferences/Issues/reply (8)

The other problem with $$a^b\,$$, is the font sizes, if the base font size in the math png could be made to match the surrounding text, that would fix the other major rendering problem with current png rendering. It would also fix a problem with creating wikibooks which use a different fontsize.

Another issues with the current solution is the font choice and style. png rendering uses an italic serif font. The inline versions without math tags are typically san-serif which may or may not be italic, ab, or ab , or ab. Many users prefer this as the current inline png rendering looks so bad. This creates a very inconsistent typography as multiple techniques are used in the same article.

There have been some workaround solutions to the inline math problem w:Template:Math uses CSS styles so some effect, but use of this template is somewhat contentious and only favoured by a few editors. There actually a whole bunch of templates w:Category:Mathematical formatting templates which are partial solutions to math rendering deficiencies.