[Blindmath] Write maths whithout braille

[Bill Dengler]

Depending on the level of math you want to write and how necessary it is for sighted people to be able to read your work, there are a few ways:
What I call “calculator notation”: write your math, line-by-line, using the symbols of a standard scientific calculator in a plain-text editor or word processor. Use + for addition, - for subtraction, * for multiplication, / for division, ^ for exponentiation, and standard brackets, braces and parentheses. Write fractions with parentheses around the numerator and denominator and a / for the fraction line. Write sqrt for square root, 3rt for cube root, nrt for nth root.
You can invent any other symbols you need; use scientific calculator conventions as a guide.
This method works for scratch work and lower level math, but begins to break down around pre-calculus.
If the level of math is complex or readability by the sighted is important, use LaTeX. Not only can it be easily converted to PDF or Math ML, it is far less ambiguous than calculator notation; all symbols are clearly defined.

Bill
> On Dec 9, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Mathieu Barbe via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi folk,
> I'm a new French user on this list.
> I am a visually impaired person and a future student.
> 
> I looking for a solution to read and write math without braille, I would like to use only sound feedback to read and my keyboard to write.
> 
> currently, I only found solution to read maths write in mathML language.
> I use internet explorer, mathplayer and Nvda.
> 
> Is it possible to read directly math in microsoft word?
> 
> Do you have any tips to write math?
> LaTeX, MathType or or others?
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> regards, Mathieu
> 
> 
> 
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