[tex4ht] why \newcommand{\eslowast}{} has no effect in tex4ht with mathjax mode?

[Michal Hoftich]

Hi Nasser,

>
> I know that when compiling to mathjax, tex4ht basically passes the math over
> to mathjax.  My question is: does this mean tex4ht
> ignores \newcommand{\eslowast}{} ?  Should it have?
>

Yes, it doesn't see contents of math at all, so you always need to use
MathJax config to pass your custom commands.

Best regards,
Michal