Is there a markdown parser supported on Jekyll that plays nicely with mathjax?
html, jekyll, markdown, mathjax
Solution
Markdown won't process anything in block-level HTML tag, so simply wrapping Mathjax syntax in `<div>` `</div>` protects the Mathjax syntax, regardless of the interpreter. This nicely avoids having to escape the commands that begin and end the Mathjax, such as `\(` (inline) and `\[` (display). Thanks to @lsegal on Github for pointing this out to me.
Problem
I use a Jekyll based blog and need a markdown parser that won't clobber my Mathjax expressions (for instance, interpreting `b_t - b_{t-1}` as `b<em>t - b</em> t - 1`). Mathjax and markdown get along nicely over on math.stackechange.com and mathoverflow.net. Some parsers also need to double escape the begin/end equation symbols `\\(`, while it seems others do not. Things that aren't quite solutions: Redcarpet2 has an option for `no_intra_emphasis`, which avoids underscores between letters being clobbered, so `b_t` is okay, but it still clobbers `b_{t-1}`. There's a Jekyll plugin that lets you use liquid syntax, like `{% m}%` to begin an equation, but this means the file is no longer written in pure markdown and thus not portable to other contexts. So is there a different markdown interpreter I can drop into Jekyll and experience bliss? If not, what workarounds have others found?