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Probably the biggest difference between our old Classic integration and the new MultiDocs integration is how you edit an existing object. Classic mode was double-clicking, MultiDocs was selecting and pressing the Edit button. It was certainly one of the main … Continue reading →

In the latest versions we upgraded the main framework we use to the latest available version to support our new equation to speech functionality. This will have have no impact for most users. The only affected users are anyone using … Continue reading →

We have introduced a new feature to FX Equation which will read your equation to you. The first button will read the equation to you, using your operating system’s default text to speech engine and voice. On our machines, it … Continue reading →

FX Equation is progressively adding the ability to handle LaTex commands. Pasting LaTex Into FX Equation If you copy LaTex commands onto your clipboard they will be automatically transformed if you then paste them into FX Equation. This allows you … Continue reading →

We have introduced a new way to format grids, using a LaTex style formatting string. The new system allows you to control the horizontal alignment of each column individually as well as allowing full control over the lines on the … Continue reading →

FX Draw has been the go to drawing package for a generation of mathematics teachers and many of those teachers also used FX Draw to help them draw diagrams for science classes. Now we have made this “official”. Today, we … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! While you have (hopefully) been having a well-earned break, we have been busy adding some new features to FX Draw. The new features have been created to support an exciting new set of capabilities we are adding … Continue reading →

We have added a new vertical centering option to grids/tables and matrices. Previous versions always aligned to the natural baseline of the content. The new setting will centre the content in the cell.

We have implemented a change which brings our matrix entry system into line with LaTex, as well as saving some keystrokes. From V23.12.5, you can now mark the end of a cell with a single ampersand, rather than a double. … Continue reading →

We have added a new command, lablematrix, to produce output such as the following. You can find more details in our online help. You can combine the new commands with a grid to produce output such as this… gridc(&”Output”\\”Input”&labelmatrix(&A&B&C\\A&1&2&3\\B&4&5&6\\C&9&8&7) Please … Continue reading →