[Blindmath] Help with Math player

Fri Jan 14 16:36:05 UTC 2011

Sean,

Alastair, who is I think also on this list has written a set of scripts to create Nemeth on the fly.
They are called latex-access.

Sent from my iPod Touch

--- On Fri, 1/14/11, Sean Tikkun <jaquis at mac.com> wrote:

> From: Sean Tikkun <jaquis at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Help with Math player
> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 7:33 PM
> Greg,
> 
>     I'm looking at some of the LaTex and the
> rules and design is not incredibly different from
> Nemeth.  Or any of the many other CAS languages for
> that matter.  There's got to be a coming together at
> some point.  I want a screen reader that sees: x =
> #frac{y+z/2}{y^{2}+1} and can both say it and produce the
> nemeth accurately.  Seems like a simple enough 1-1
> mapping with some additional conditions.  Aren't the
> conditions for grade 2 braille actually more complex?
> 
> 
> On Jan 14, 2011, at 6:05 AM, Greg wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > No I do not know latex at all.  I was hoping to
> avoid using it.  I did not want to have to learn a
> programming language on top of everything else I have to
> learn for school.  Though I believe I am going to have
> to learn it. Anyone have suggestions on a good place to
> start learning it?  Also, anyone know of a good editor
> for it?
> > Thanks,
> > Greg Wocher
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roopakshi
> Pathania" <r_akshi_tgk at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Help with Math player
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > Just clearing my inbox, so saw this.
> > Yes, you can use Microsoft Word and MathType to do
> your homework because although MathType equations are
> inaccessible, the process of typing in LaTeX expressions and
> then converting them into MathType symbols isn't.
> > The key question here is: do you know LaTeX symbols
> for the level of Math you are dealing with?
> > 
> > 
> > Sent from my iPod Touch
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 12/28/10, Greg <gwblindman1 at gwblindman.org>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Greg <gwblindman1 at gwblindman.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Help with Math player
> >> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> >> Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 11:16 PM
> >> Hello Neil,
> >> It fixed it just fine. Thank you for your help.
> >> I had to go to the information bar and allow
> active x
> >> controls to run. I have found that for just about
> all
> >> the examples I dont need to have math player to
> speak the
> >> expression. It reads just fine using my screen
> >> reader. Another question for you. Is math type
> >> accessible for screen reader users to use. I am
> trying
> >> to find a way for me to do my homework in
> microsoft word.
> >> Thank you,
> >> Greg Wocher
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Soiffer"
> <NeilS at dessci.com>
> >> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics"
> >> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 12:24 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Help with Math player
> >> 
> >> 
> >> > The most common reason we have seen for
> people not
> >> being able to use
> >> > MathPlayer is that they don't notice IE's
> ActiveX
> >> warning. It's a small
> >> > "information bar" at the top of the content
> window
> >> (below the various
> >> > buttons) that appears with a beep. What what
> >> I've heard, IE is not very
> >> > good with screen readers about making this
> warning
> >> obvious. You need to say
> >> > it is ok to run the blocked content.
> >> >
> >> > Also, if you are using local content (eg,
> files you
> >> downloaded to your
> >> > computer), you need to make the change
> described
> >> here:
> >> > http://www.dessci.com/en/support/mathplayer/tsn/tsn111.htm
> >> >
> >> > Again, this is security issue that IE imposes
> on
> >> plug-ins like MathPlayer.
> >> >
> >> > MathPlayer will run on a 64-bit OS, but only
> with
> >> 32-bit IE. 32 bit IE is
> >> > the default because only a few vendors have a
> 64-bit
> >> version of their
> >> > plug-in; if Microsoft made the 64-bit the
> default,
> >> very little would work
> >> > with IE and users would complain.
> >> >
> >> > I hope this fixes your problem,
> >> >
> >> > Neil Soiffer
> >> > Senior Scientist
> >> > Design Science, Inc.
> >> > www.dessci.com
> >> > ~ Makers of MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer,
> MathDaisy,
> >> Equation Editor ~
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Greg <gwblindman1 at gwblindman.org>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hello all,
> >> >> I am running JAWS 12 on a Vista 32 bit
> system with
> >> IE7. I downloaded and
> >> >> installed Math Player 2.2. I cant get it
> to
> >> work. I have a basic algebra
> >> >> math class starting next week and I do my
> classes
> >> online. For the tests
> >> >> they have an online lab that uses Math
> ML. I
> >> can not get math player to
> >> >> work. I went to the web page from the
> users
> >> manual and tried looking at
> >> >> there examples and I can not find any of
> the math
> >> player options. I went to
> >> >> manage my add ons and did not see math
> player
> >> listed there. Anyone have
> >> >> suggestions on what I can do? Also, I
> have
> >> another laptop running Windows
> >> >> seven 64bit with IE8. Will math player
> work
> >> with it?
> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> Greg Wocher
> >> >>
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