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The solution provided here is a bit complex (It requires running on a Linux system, with LaTeX, dvips and convert installed.) but the final results look pretty good…

Example Page: FDTD Theory

The program, readme, example equation file and resulting equations are in this zip file:

Download the Zip file: RunLatex.zip .

The program is an open-source CPP (yes, it’s overkill for such a simple task), and is already compiled to run on Ubuntu Linux.

The Readme File

Readme for runlatex.cpp  (Runs on Linux, in a terminal window)

runlatex.cpp: simple "script" program to generate .png files from
 equations written in LaTex

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX

usage:
 ./runlatex < temp_latex_equation.latex > errors.txt
   (a directory named: "eqns" must already exist before
   you run the program!. It's where the generated .png files will go)

How it works:
 runlatex reads a file (temp_latex_equation.latex) with information
 on the equations you want to generate .png files from.
 runlatex then calls the programs: latex, dvips and convert, which
 generate the .png files. Finally runlatex puts the .png files in
 the eqns directory (make sure eqns exists before running runlatex)

temp_latex_equation.latex: file with the equations
 in this format...
---------------------------------------
[
354
FdtdGlossary660076813.png
A_{rms} = \sqrt{<A^2>}
]
[
354
FdtdGlossary1916791453.png
<A^2>
]
[
354
FdtdGlossary72854010.png
<sin^2> = <cos^2> = 1/2
]
[
354
FdtdGlossary1322037097.png
<A^2> = 0.5 A_0^2
]
[
354
Pbpkdiazepam1614252708.png
Kp_{blood} = Partition Coefficient, blood
]
---------------------------------
between the brackets:
first line:
 354: default equation size
 350: multi-line small equation size
 351: small equation size
 355: multi-line default size
second line:
 the png file name for the equation
third line:
 the LaTex equation

Open Source of course. Share and Enjoy!

G.A.S.P. looks like a good idea, but some folks have had mixed results: G.A.S.P.: WordPress anti-spam plugin. Good idea, but does it deliver?, though on the whole it seems to work pretty well. G.A.S.P uses javascript, so that if a commenter has javascript turned off they can’t post a comment. Since most everyone these days has javascript turned on this isn’t much of a problem, but just for fun I did a php version (no javascript needed) of G.A.S.P. for WordPress, it doesn’t use a plugin yet, so you have to “tweak” the php code and edit some files by hand, specifically:

• comments.php
• your style sheet
• And you need to make a new file called: “pgasp-comments-post.php”

Modifications and Additions of WordPress Files for PHP GASP

Comments.php

Modify this line (about line 78 in comments.php) and change the file name to: “pgasp-comments-post.php” like so…

<form action= "<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/pgasp-comments-post.php"  method="post" id="commentform">

Then, just before the submit button line in comments.php (around line 100 or so) add in this line:

<p><input type="checkbox" id="comchk1" name="comchk1" value="yes" /> <input type="checkbox" id="comchk2" name="comchk2" value="yes" /> Check this box if you're human. (Dofollow, CommentLuv) No bots or spam, please! </p>

Note that there are actually 2 checkboxes in the code. One of the checkboxes is hidden (using CSS) and will remain unchecked if a human is involved. However, SpamBots will typically fill in all items in a form, so if the hidden checkbox is checked, we know it’s spam.

CSS Stylesheet

To hide one of the checkboxes, you need to add the following to your stylesheet file (at the bottom of the file should be fine):

#comchk2 { display:none; }

pgasp-comments-post.php

You need to create a file named “pgasp-comments-post.php” with the following code. This is where the spam check takes place. If the comment passes the spam check it is then passed on to WordPress (wp-comments-post.php) Place this file (using ftp, or cpanel) in the top level directory (or whichever directory wp-comments-post.php is in)

<?php
/**
* php gasp
 */

/** Sets up the WordPress Environment. */
require( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-load.php' );

/* the next 6 lines is the spam checker... */
$comment_spamfilter = ( isset($_POST['comchk1']) ) ? trim($_POST['comchk1']) : null;
if ( 'yes'  != $comment_spamfilter )
  wp_die(__('Error: please check the box above the Submit button.'));
$comment_spamfilter2 = ( isset($_POST['comchk2']) ) ? trim($_POST['comchk2']) : null;
if ( 'yes'  == $comment_spamfilter2 )
  wp_die( __('Your Comment is waiting for moderation.')); // spam!

/* comment looks ok, so send on to wordpress... */
include ( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-comments-post.php');

?>

SpamBots, Mixing It Up

Of course, if enough people use GASP or PHP GASP, the SpamBotters will adapt their code, so you might want to mix it up a little. For example, make comchk1 the hidden checkbox, or add more hidden checkboxes (comchk3, comchk4, comchk5…) and so on.

Also GASP doesn’t stop human spammers, who fill up your moderation folder with comments like “Great post dude! Thanks for sharing.” (with a link to some spammy website) and the like, so you might need to try Akismet (which isn’t perfect either) or something. To be continued…

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Established by the Payment Card Industry, non-compliant companies risk losing their ability to process credit card payments and being audited and/or fined

For SMBs looking to sell a moderate number of products online, we recommend either “outsourcing” the checkout process with a payment service such as PayPal, or host your web store on a PCI certified e-commerce hosting service… Read More

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While a dark theme is more “dramatic” and shows off images better than a light theme, for some people it is harder to read white text on a dark background. So if you have a lot of text on your site a “light theme” (dark text on white background) is preferred over a “dark theme” (white/light text on dark background). If you have a lot of images or videos (such as an artist) then a dark theme may be better for you.

Switching themes is also a good time to experiment with some new HTML5 features and Cufon fonts.

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