The iMath extension to Openoffice.org enables numeric and symbolic calculations inside a Writer document. iMath makes use of the EQC library . This dependency does not affect the Windows port, but Linux users will have to install libeqc. Windows users might have to install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package.

The development of iMath was prompted by a problem which I often encountered doing calculations in my profession as a mechanical engineer. I would first begin writing out the problem on paper, putting together the necessary equations, and then turn to a spreadsheet to do the actual calculations. iMath is meant to integrate this process in a single OOo Writer document.

See also the CompPad project which has a similar goal, and CmathOOoCAS which adds symbolic capabilities to calc.

How to use iMath is described in the iMath wiki and illustrated by examples in iMath-tour.odt.

Known working configurations are:

iMath 1.1.1 on Ubuntu 11.10 with LO 3.4 and libeqc 1.4.4
iMath 1.1.0 on Windows 7 with OpenOffice 3.2.1
iMath 1.1.0 on Windows XP 2003 with OpenOffice 3.2

Please report any bugs to me at jrheinlaender a.t. users _ sourceforge _ net and I will be happy to try and solve them.

Version: 1.1.1

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