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This page (in ReST) is used for drafting the `What's New` page of each beta release.
It should be cleaned up as soon as the documentation update process (https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/wiki/Documentation-update-process) completes.
.. _whats-new-2.6:
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What's New in MathJax v2.6
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MathJax v2.6 includes a number of new features, as well a more than 30 important bug fixes. The following are some of the highlights.
Features
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* *Improved CommonHTML output.* The CommonHTML output now provides the same layout quality and MathML support as the HTML-CSS and SVG output. It is on average 40% faster than the other outputs and the markup it produces are identical on all browsers and thus can also be pre-generated on the server via MathJax-node. The fast preview mechanism introduced in v2.5 continues to develop as a separate output as :ref:`PreviewHTML <_configure-PreviewHTML>` and the :ref:`fast-preview <_configure-fast-preview>` extension.
* *Accessibility improvements.* We thank the AT community for their guidance, support, and feedback in our efforts towards making MathJax completely accessible to all users.
* *Screenreader compatibility.* The new ``AssistiveMML`` extension enables compatibility with most MathML-capable screenreaders by inserting visually-hidden MathML alongside MathJax's visual output. See `some link`_ for details on the expected behavior as well as background on the limitations due to lack of web standards and browser/OS technology.
* *Accesssible UI.* We have improved the accessibility of the MathJax menu to enable assistive technology users to easily use access its features.
* *Deprecated Feature: MMLorHTML extension.* We have deprecated the ``MMLorHTML`` extension. For a detailed guide on configuring MathJax to choose different outputs on different browsers, please see `some page `_
* *Semi-slim MathJax repository for bower*. You can now use ``bower install components/MathJax`` for a clean fork without PNG fonts. Thanks to `@minrk https://github.com/minrk`__ from the IPython/Jupyter team and `components https://github.com/components`__!
Numerous bugs and issues have also been resolved; for a detailed listing please check the `release milestone <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues?q=milestone%3A%22MathJax+v2.6%22+is%3Aclosed>`__.
Interface
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* `#1088 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1088>`__ MathJax Menu: drop PNG images in menu.
HTML-CSS/SVG/nativeMML display
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* `#1095 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1095>`__ HTML-CSS output: prevent collapse of table borders.
* `#596 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/596>`__ SVG Output: Fix overlapping equation labels in SVG output
* `#994 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/994>`__ SVG Output: Change default ``blacker`` setting to `1`.
* `#995 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/995>`__ SVG output: fix baseline alignment issues.
* `#995 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/995>`__ SVG output: fix failure to scale all but the first glyph in a fraction when ``useFontCache=false``.
* `#1233 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1233>`__ SVG output: make maligngroup and malignmark produce no output.
TeX emulation
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* `#567 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/567>`__ Add macro for ``overparen`` and ``underparen`` to provide stretchy arcs above/below
* `#956 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/956>`__ Simplify the ``mhchem`` extension to use multiscripts, cf. #1072.
* `#1028 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1028>`__ Fix spacing in ``\alignedat``.
* `#1194 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1194>`__ Fix problem where automatic numbering affects ``\binom`` and friends.
* `#1199 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1199>`__ Fix problem with dot delimiter not being recognized as a delimiter.
* `#1224 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1224>`__ Handle braces properly in text mode when looking for matching math delimiters.
* `#1225 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1225>`__ Fix ``\operatorname`` not ignoring ``\limits`` that follow immediately after.
* `#1229 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1229>`__ Fix wrong spacing of trailing binary operators.
Asciimath
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* `asciimath/#31 <https://github.com/asciimath/asciimathml/issues/31>`__ Add support for ``overparen``, ``underparen`` to produce ``mover`` and ``munder`` constructs.
MathML Handling
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* `#1072 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1072>`__ Right-justify prescripts in ``mmultiscript`` elements (after clarification in MathML 3 editors' draft); cf. #956.
* `#1089 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1089>`__ Fix ``toMathML`` from changing ``<maligngroup>`` to ``<malign>``
* `#1188 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1188>`__ Fix ``mmultiscripts`` with odd number of post-scripts not rendering correctly.
* `#1231 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1231>`__ Fix ``<math>`` element not being treated as an ``<mrow>`` for embellished operator spacing.
* `#1233 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1233>`__ Make ``<maligngroup>`` and ``<malignmark>`` be self-closing in MathML input.
* `#1238 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1238>`__ Fix Content MathML extension not handling namespace prefixes.
Fonts
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* `#928 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/928>`__ Add data for stretchy ``U+2322 (FROWN)``, ``U+2323 (SMILE)``, and also ``U+2312 (ARC)`` to be aliases for the top and bottom parentheses. This enables stretchy constructions; cf. also #567.
* `#1211 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1211>`__ Fix web font detection for Gyre-Pagella etc. in IE10+.
* `#1251 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1251>`__ Fix primes in STIX-web font being too small in SVG output.
Localization
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* `#1248 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1248>`__ Updated locales thanks to the contributors at Translatewiki.net; activate locales for Bulgarian, Sicilian, and Lithuanian.
APIs
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* `#1216 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1216>`__ Add debugging tips to console output.
Misc.
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* `#1074 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1074>`__ Fix regression in v2.5 regarding MathPlayer on IE9.
* `#1036 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1036>`__ Improve CDN rollover behavior.
* `#1085 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1085>`__ Fix detection of Windows Phone mobile IE.
* `#1155 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1155>`__ Work around websites using user agent filtering
* `#1173 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1173>`__ Avoid warning message in debug mode.
* `#1208 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1208>`__ Fix CHTML preview from setting chunking parameters even when disabled.
* `#1214 <https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/1214>`__ semi-slim official MathJax repository for bower; use ``bower install components/MathJax`` for a copy without PNG fonts. Thanks to `@minrk https://github.com/minrk`__!
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It should be cleaned up as soon as the documentation update process (https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/wiki/Documentation-update-process) completes.
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