## LaTeX forum ⇒ Math & Science ⇒ TexVar - Simple Algebra System for LuaLaTeX

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Specht08
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### TexVar - Simple Algebra System for LuaLaTeX

Hi,
For a project at university I needed a tool that automatically generates a documentation of calculations.
But I needed more flexibility than with tools like MathCad.
So I started writing my own tool with Lua and LuaLaTex.

During the project I kept on making the tool more user friendly and implementing more functions.
Now I want to know what other people think about it.

The tool is called TexVar (for LaTex Variable) and is hosted on GitLab:

https://gitlab.com/Specht08/TexVar

All commands can also be found in the GitLab wiki (https://gitlab.com/Specht08/TexVar/wikis/home) and in the CheatSheet that is included in the download folder.

Before you download the tool and start testing I have a short sample code with the output as pdf for you. The example is also included in the download folder.

I’m looking forward to some new input for my project.

Attachments
Example 1.pdf
sample output

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Stefan Kottwitz
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Thank you for the information!

Sounds very interesting. I like to test it, just these days I'm a bit busy. It would be great if you would keep us updated about developments. I used LuaTeX for calculations but not yet as a computer algebra system (CAS).

Stefan

Specht08
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Just to keep you updated:
I made a lot of improvements since my last post.
You can now find the project on my website http://texvar.projectzoo.at. The examples and tutorials are now in blog form at http://texvar.projectzoo.at/category/texvar/.

The biggest change since my last post is a new input mode where you don't need to write any lua code (but you can if you want). The code you write is translated into lua code that can be processed from lualatex. The new input mode is pretty simple and is described here http://texvar.projectzoo.at/example-4-easyinput/.

kind regards