[Blindmath] Math ML

[Neil Soiffer]

As Steve Nobel mentions, IE11 has an enterprise mode. Unfortunately, it
suffers from the same crash bug as is present in IE10. We filed a bug
report on it and were hopeful that the IE team would fix it as the
enterprise mode is a new feature. One or two months have gone by without
any promise of a fix, so I'm less hopeful that they will fix IE. It is
still listed as "active". You never know, but Microsoft will come through
with the fix...

A lot of you commented on the IE10 problem, and I thank you for that even
though Microsoft didn't do anything. It would probably help if you
commented on this one (including saying you can reproduce the problem). The
bug report is:
https://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/850586/crash-in-enterprise-mode-with-binary-behavior

If you are desperate, there is one way to make IE11 work with MathPlayer.
It's a pain, so you need to be desperate. If you load a page and type
"shift+f12", the developer toolbar will show up at the bottom of the
screen. On the left hand side there is a navigation bar -- I don't know how
you get there with the keyboard -- tabbing doesn't seem to stop there. Once
you click there (in the "F12" icon"), down arrow as far as you can go to
the "Emulation" pane  (I count 7 times, but more doesn't seem to matter).
Once there, hit tab and you will have selected "Document Mode". If you set
the mode to either 7 or 5, MathPlayer will work pretty well. Do this by
typing '7' -- don't use down arrow because that will pass through IE10 mode
and it will potentially crash. You need to do set the document mode every
time to you open a new window or tab. The developer tool remembers that you
were last at the emulation pane, so you only need F12, tab, type 5 or 7
after the first time.

Let me repeat: do this only if you are desperate as this is a real pain to
keep doing.

We are working on solution that works with IE, Firefox, and Word that I
showed at CSUN. I hope to announce its availability in the not too distant
future.

Neil Soiffer
Senior Scientist
Design Science, Inc.
www.dessci.com

~ Makers of MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor ~





On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 6:06 AM, Louis Maher via Blindmath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know if the Design Science Math Player will work on Internet
> Explorer 11?  I heard a rumor that Design Science was trying to develop a
> more robust math reader.
>
>
> Regards
> Louis Maher
> Phone 713-444-7838
> E-mail ljmaher at swbell.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan
> Jolly via Blindmath
> Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 6:49 PM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Blindmath] Math ML
>
> There is not a yes or no answer to this question since MathML is not a
> program.  MathML is an international standard XML specification for the
> electronic or digital represention of mathematics.  Here is the official
> link to the latest information.
> http://www.w3.org/Math/
>
> MathML is not intended to be read by humans although it, like other XML
> formats, can be read directly if necessary. Typically MathML is converted
> to
> typeset math for visual reading or to braille math for tactile reading.
> Because of its flexiblity and comprehensive nature MathML is the standard
> format used for mathematics in EPUB 3 documents.
>
> There are many different programs that can be used to produce MathML from
> various kinds of math entry.  Some of these programs are more accessible
> than others.
>
> HTH, Susan Jolly
>
>
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