[Blindmath] Math Type Translation Troubles

[Bob Mathews]

Sarah, in addition to the information Caryn provided, this should be of some help...

First, I need to stress that in MathType's Convert Equations macro, which DBT uses, there is a bug in MathType 6.9, so it is critical that you upgrade to MathType 6.9a. You don't need a new product key, and it's a free upgrade, but you'll see problems until you upgrade.

I processed the document with MathType 6.9a, and it gave me this information at the end: Converted 488 MathType objects, 10 MS Word "field equations", and 2 Word 2007 (OMML) equations. I wouldn't expect much trouble with the 488 MathType objects, but I still proof-scanned the document for equations that weren't converted. Here's what I found (page references are to the original document, without converted equations): (Except for the equations that have become pictures, the equations were able to convert with the Convert Equations command, not Toggle TeX. Sometimes I had to run the command 2-3 times to get it to correct, but they all did.)

1. Pg 5, beneath the paragraph named "Multiple cash flows", there is an expression consisting of 3 fractions. This expression has at some point been converted to an image. It is no longer a MathType object, and will need to be replaced with a MathType object before you proceed.

2. Pg 43, in Rule 1 there is an equation that did not convert.

3. Pg 44, there are 2 that didn't convert. One of these is in Rule 4 and the other in Rule 4.1.

4. Pg 53, there are 3 expressions in a table at the bottom of the page. All 3 of these are pictures and will need to be re-created as MathType objects.

5. Pg 62, Appendix. Two equations on this page didn't convert. 

6. Pg 70, Example 2 Solution. Multi-line equation didn't convert. 

7. Pg 72, "Take the variance of both sides:" equation didn't convert.

8. Pg 73, "The variance of this portfolio is:" equation didn't convert.

8. Pg 89, Equation following "To simplify..." didn't convert.

9. Pg 90, "Using equation 1..." equation didn't convert. Also equation following "Solving out B..."

10. Pg 91, Example, equation following "From the budget line..." didn't convert.

That's just under half the document, but the points are that 1) if the equation has become a picture, it's not going to convert and 2) some of the others (probably randomly) won't convert.

Hope that's of some help.

Bob 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Jevnikar [mailto:sarah.jevnikar at mail.utoronto.ca] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 14:45
To: Bob Mathews; 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
Subject: RE: [Blindmath] Math Type Translation Troubles

That's embarrassing ... My apologies. Try this link instead.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12727315/Financial%20Economics%20Course%
20Pack%20-%20Original%20-%20Copy.docx
Thanks,
Sarah


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Mathews [mailto:bobm at dessci.com]
Sent: November-04-14 3:35 PM
To: Sarah Jevnikar; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: RE: [Blindmath] Math Type Translation Troubles

Sarah,

What you uploaded to Dropbox was only the shortcut to your file. The shortcut still points to a file on your computer. Please upload the actual docx file and we can look at it.

Thanks,
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Jevnikar via Blindmath [mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 14:26
To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
Subject: [Blindmath] Math Type Translation Troubles

Hi all,
I used MS Word 2010, Math Type 6.9 and DBT 11.2 to translate the file below into a .brf file with Nemeth code. It worked pretty well, but then I got further into the document and realized that some formulas were mistranslated and others were missing entirely. Opening the original file and attempting the alt-\ command to translate troublesome formulae into LaTeX crashed Word.
Does anyone know what might be going wrong, and what I can do to fix it? The file can be found at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12727315/Financial%20Economics%20Course%
20Pack%20-%20Original%20-%20Copy.docx.lnk
A missing formula can be found on page 57, under the paragraph that ends "If we do so (and you are not required to) then the optimal portfolio of risky assets will be"
An example of a mistranslated formula (or one that just looks funny) can be found on page 70 in the solution to Example-1. These are not the only examples, but it would appear everything before page 57 is readable.

Thank you for your help and suggestions.

Sarah