POWERMATH FOR ADOBE INDESIGN CS & CS2POWERMATH FOR ADOBE INDESIGN CS & CS2
Latest versions of PowerMathID for Macintosh OS X, Adobe InDesign/InCopy CS (v1165) and CS2/CS3 (v1320) are now available.
Font handling has been geatly improved in v1320 of PowerMathID, as well as backward compatibility with Supersets from OS9 PowerMath.
The InDesign/InCopy interactive workflow for PowerMath has been greatly improved in this release, while previously reported bugs have been fixed, and a Keyboard Shortcuts capability has been added (see below). "Auto" base point size has been fixed for Intel machines.
PowerMathID v1320 for Adobe InDesign/InCopy CS2/CS3 (Updated 09/30/2008)
PowerMathID v1165 for Adobe InDesign/InCopy CS (Updated 08/31/2007):
Contact Mike Gorman (mike.gorman@gmail.com) for legacy version 1165 for InDesign CS.
As profiled in MacWorld UK! (1-page pdf file)
Keyboard shortcuts have been enabled for InDesign/InCopy CS2/CS3. From the Adobe "Edit->Keyboard Shortcuts..." dialog, choose "Other" from the "Product Area" drop-down menu. Available keyboard shortcuts can then be assigned to PowerMath items from the scrolling list of menu items.
This Macintosh version preserves all equations while round-tripping InDesign, InCopy.
You can create new equations fully interactively in InDesign and in InCopy CS2/CS3 Macintosh (layout view, story view, or galley view).
Furthermore, when in InCopy in Story or Galley view (CS2 only), you can see a preview of the equation which is represented by Adobe's "Story/Galley view" generic graphic by clicking to the right of the graphic and looking in the PowerMath palette display. You can also interactively edit that equation while in Story view or Galley view.
By switching to InCopy CS2 Layout view, you can actually see the equations in the document as you would in InDesign, and you can interactively edit them as you can in InDesign.
PowerMath for InDesign/InCopy CS Macintosh does now preserve equations while roundtripping there. However equation editing, creation, and in-document display are only available for InCopy in InCopy CS2. Equations will display in the PowerMath palette only, in InCopy CS.
Development for PC versions is ongoing.
The program is contained within a .dmg file for download.
Once downloaded, click open the .dmg. Double click on "PowerMath.mpkg" to access the installer. This will install the various frameworks associated with the PowerMath OS X standalone application, as well as the application itself: "PowerMathApp". Normally, the "Applications" folder would be chosen as the target location. Then, copy the PowerMath plugins "PowerMath.InDesignPlugin" from the PowerMath disk to the "Plug-Ins" folder for InDesign CS3 and "PowerMathCS2.pln.framework" to Indesign CS2. You will then be ready to try the program in Demo mode (and see below).The program is now generically organized into two components: a PowerMath standalone application, and Plug-Ins developed specifically for host document-producing programs such as InDesign.
This was done in order to minimize training/retraining., to unify the user experience across platforms and various document producing programs which may call the PowerMath application from native plugins/extensions. This strategy will guarantee ongoing data compatibility for equations and complex preferences (supersets) as the program evolves across various existing document-producing host programs, as well as future technology shifts. The great majority of functionality is contained in the standalone, which can even create and edit supersets and libraries of equations without the involvement of any plugins or extensions. Simply double-click the "PowerMathApp" icon from the finder, and use the "File" menu options in order to do this.PowerMath for OS X is fully compatible with complex preferences ("Supersets") from the OS9 versions, as well as with equations converted to PowerMath Ascii from those versions. Legacy PowerMath equations and "Supersets" through Mac OS 9 are fully supported--the equations via PowerMath Ascii import, and the Supersets without modification.
Custom Pi fonts for oversized glyphs which were used very extensively throughout the very large volume of PowerMath legacy books and documents are also currently supported by PowerMathID v5.1 in OS X. This includes drawing and accurate derivation of metrics data for any and all of these oversized glyphs, with no special concerns or workarounds as may still be required for some related applications migrating to Mac OS X. Simply download the PowerMath Support Files.
The downloaded PowerMath application will operate in Demo Mode. This software is copy-protected by an "Eve3" hardware key, similar to the one sold for PowerMath for QuarkXPress OS 9.
Access to production-enabled software can be purchased from PowerHouse Software by purchasing one of these keys. The keys are also backward compatible with PowerMath for QuarkXPress OS9. The initial purchase price includes access to all InDesign/Macintosh upgrades for one year. Please contact us directly for pricing and ordering options.Known issues with this first release will be listed here as feedback is received, as well as improvements and new features as they are completed.
Some new features are nearly complete, and will be released soon. These updates will be included with initial purchases, as noted above. This program will also be ported to the PC platform, and to other document producing host programs as appropriate.