POWERMATH FOR ADOBE INDESIGN CS3 & CS4POWERMATH FOR ADOBE INDESIGN CS3 & CS4
Latest version of PowerMathID for Macintosh OS X, Adobe InDesign/InCopy CS3/CS4 (v1610) is now available.
Preferences data sets (Superset data) have been expanded, for such entities as available pi character mappings and alternate typographic styles.
Speed and stability have been significantly improved.
Font handling has been greatly improved in v1610 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 v1610 for Adobe InDesign/InCopy CS3/CS4 (Updated 2/3/2010)
Contact Mike Gorman (mike.gorman@gmail.com) for legacy versions.
PowerMath Support Files (updated manuals, fonts, preferences) (1/30/2009)
Keyboard shortcuts have been enabled for InDesign/InCopy CS3/CS4. 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 C3/CS4 Macintosh (layout view, story view, or galley view).
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 plug-ins PowerMath disk to the "Plug-Ins" folder for InDesign. 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 plug-ins. 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 plug-ins. 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 keyf similar to the one sold for PowerMath for QuarkXPress OS 9.
Known issues and pre-release availability
Access to production-enabled software can be purchased from Power-House 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.