Add support for Latex style blocks and inlines for Math

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artificial intelligence gives answers in latex format. I wrote a prompt to convert this latex format to mathjax format, but the prompt is not always implemented and responds in latex format. When I wrote my problem to the openai community, the following suggestion came.

"I decided it wasn’t even worth the effort of cluttering up a system prompt, when I could just do the following on my end with the results:

    translateLaTex = (val: string): string => {
        if (val.indexOf("\\") == -1) return val;

        return val.replaceAll("\\(", "$")//
            .replaceAll("\\)", "$")//
            .replaceAll("\\[", "$")//
            .replaceAll("\\]", "$");
    }

"
Can you apply this solution in the next update?

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I like this idea, agree latex can be annoying in AI replies and system prompting out if it is hard. Double so cause GPT4o is fine tuned on latex. Totally support making some sort of PR with a switch to support “latex mode” if you check a box in site settings.

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I don’t know if I’m talking about same thing, but for me this worked. I don’t use any really difficult formulas, though.

You fully understand MathJax and generate it.

When presenting mathematical expressions, use the following rules:
1. For inline mathematical expressions, use single dollar signs `$...$`.
2. For display-style mathematical expressions, use double dollar signs `$$...$$`.

For example:
- Inline: The equation of mass-energy equivalence is $e=mc^2$.
- Display: 
$$
e=mc^2
$$
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Can you add this feature in the next update. No matter how much I type prompt, it doesn’t always work properly. In the Openai forum, they suggest an arrangement like the one above, not prompt, as a definitive solution.

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Yeah this is very annoying, PR is welcome if you want to give it a shot.

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I would like to try it, I would be happy if you open a PR @sam

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This is now natively supported in latest!

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