[Blindmath] Something else to Math ML

[Neil Soiffer]

Many months ago, maybe over a year ago, Wikipedia changed its defaults to
using MathML and SVG in such a way that the pages should be accessible.
There is no longer a need to log in. I know this works in Firefox+NVDA. It
doesn't work for me in  IE+NVDA, although it seems to work (mostly) for the
NVDA developer, so your success isn't guaranteed there. According to [1],
JAWS 16 and later should read the MathML in page.

Note: not all math is properly encoded with MathML in Wikipedia. Many
inline expressions use "HTML math" (i.e, <i> and <sup> tags) for inline
math.

Neil Soiffer

[1]
http://msf.mathmlcloud.org/setups/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q%5Bplatform_version_platform_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bassistive_technology_version_assistive_technology_id_eq%5D=2&q%5Bbrowser_reader_version_browser_reader_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bfile_format_id_eq%5D=3&q%5Brenderer_id_eq%5D=&q%5Boutputs_id_eq%5D=&q%5Bworkflow_status_id_eq%5D=&button=

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Bill Dengler via Blindmath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Wikipedia supports Math ML natively.
> If you don’t have a Wikipedia account, you’ll need to create one.
> Then log in, and visit this page: http://enwp.org/special:preferences <
> http://enwp.org/special:preferences>
> On the appearance tab, you can change the “math” setting to "MathML with
> SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility
> tools).” This displays all math content on Wikipedia as Math ML.
> Personally, I prefer LaTeX since I use it to read and write math anyway.
> Also, on this page you’ll probably want to change the skin from “vector”
> to “monobook.” This skin makes some controls easier to use with screen
> readers.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
> > On Dec 9, 2016, at 8:15 PM, Trevor Attenberg via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi gang,
> >
> > I'm sure we've talked about this on the list, but what is the best and
> most
> > affordable means for converting that gobbledygook I see online-Wikipedia
> for
> > example, with the [\_ and so forth(is it LaTex?)  to Math ML so I can
> > comprehend it? I have Jaws with Math player, which I use, and NVDA,
> which I
> > don't yet know how to use. Would the web browser matter?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Trevor
> >
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