[Blindmath] From MathML to CML

[Neil Soiffer]

Although not really designed for it, in my experience people use MathML to
write chemical formulas.  So you should consider MathML->Nemeth for
chemistry formulas, but the MathML probably won't be marked as a chemistry
formula so you'll have to use some heuristics to guess.

    Neil


On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Ryan Hemphill <ryanhemphill.email at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Well this is where we are starting from:
>
> The link below shows how to convert Chemistry equations to Braille and
> also how to represent them in diagrams as well.
>
> http://www.brl.org/chemistry/rule04.html
>
> What we were looking for was someone to point us in the direction of a
> clearly defined resource that we could springboard setting up the Braille
> translation from CML - instead of having to reverse engineer it piece by
> piece.  Granted, we'll do it that way if we have to, but it would be nice
> to be able to skip that step and get into the action instead.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this?  Know someone who might know the
> answer?  Might know someone who knows someone who might have the answer?
> Bueller?  Bueller?  (laugh)
>
> Let me know if any of you think of anything...
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
>
> Ryan
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Neil Soiffer <NeilS at dessci.com> wrote:
>
>> CML describes molecular structure and more.  I'm sure someone on the list
>> will correct if I'm wrong, but AFAIK, there is not braille code to describe
>> chemical structure, let alone all of the other things CML can do.
>>
>> Neil Soiffer
>> Senior Scientist
>> Design Science, Inc.
>> www.dessci.com
>> ~ Makers of MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor ~
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Ryan Hemphill <
>> ryanhemphill.email at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> We have been working on a javascript based mathml to nemeth and Braille
>>> translator and we have gotten pretty far with it.  Our proof has really
>>> gotten attention from our company, Cengage (textbook publisher, for those
>>> who don't know) and we have suggested that we could do the same in
>>> Chemistry via the CML format.
>>>
>>> If anyone here can point us in the direction of a really comprehension
>>> 'Rosetta Stone' for CML, I would really appreciate it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>> Ryan (and Brad)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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