[Blindmath] How fast can a blind or visually impaired person be compared to a sighted person at typesetting mathematical document using LATEX?

[Louis Maher]

Hello,

It might be faster if you could use Microsoft Word and MathType 
(http://www.dessci.com/)
Which would allow you to enter the equations in Latex, but would allow you
to enter text as simple text without any markup issues.

I am retired now; however, I was always slower in  computer programming than
my sighted counterparts.



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 Saaqib
Mahmuud via Blindmath
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2016 12:13 PM
To: Blind Math List for Those Interested In Mathematics
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>; blindmath-request at nfbnet.org
Cc: Saaqib Mahmuud <saaqib1978 at yahoo.co.in>
Subject: [Blindmath] How fast can a blind or visually impaired person be
compared to a sighted person at typesetting mathematical document using
LATEX?

Hi Blind Math mates? How's it going?
I'm a visually impaired person working as a mainstream college lecturer in
Abbottabad, Pakistan, where I'm nowadays teaching the beginning topology and
functional analysis courses. 

For my students I sometimes need to produce PDF notes, which I prepare using
MikeTex and WinEdit. 

However, I find that preparing a presentable enough mathematical document
containing, say, a proof of the completeness of the little ell p spaces, for
example, or that their distance function is actually a metric takes an awful
lot of time. 

I'm wondering if this has to do with my lack of expertise of the LATEX
typesetting system or if it's the case with every blind or visually impaired
mathematician. 

How fast can a blind or visually impaired person be as compared to a sighted
person at preparing LATEX documents with college-level mathematical content?


I would be grateful for anybody around here who can contact me off this list
so we can exchange tips and ideas on the subject! 

Regards. 

Sincerely,
Saaqib MahmoodAssistant Professor of Mathematics, Government Postgraduate
College No. 1Abbottabad, PAKISTANPhone (for mobile + WhatsApp + Skype +
Viber); +92-334-541-7958 Skype ID: saaqib.mahmoodEmail:
saaqib1978 at yahoo.co.in


Sharing or use of my contact information for any commercial / marketing
purpose would constitute a breach of trust! 
_______________________________________________
Blindmath mailing list
Blindmath at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Blindmath:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/ljmaher%40swbell.net
BlindMath Gems can be found at
<http://www.blindscience.org/blindmath-gems-home>