[Blindmath] Equation editor

Sat Mar 19 17:42:05 UTC 2016

I will look for that program sir Ken. Currently, I cannot find good ways  of writing equation except LEANMATH together with MathType andd msword. 

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> On Mar 17, 2016, at 12:55 AM, Ken Perry via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Someone needs to really look into the symja library for this.  Right now you
> can input in computer math like you would to a calculator and get mathml or
> latex out.  That is not the real interesting thing though.  Symja has an
> easy way you can plug in your own input and output.  This means someone
> needs to make a nemeth class that way you could quickly convert from nemeth
> to latex or mathml.  I think if no one else does it I am going to look into
> it.
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John
> Gardner via Blindmath
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 11:12 AM
> To: ljmaher at swbell.net; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
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> Cc: John Gardner <john.gardner at viewplus.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Equation editor
> 
> Hello all, we keep hearing from people who need to create math readable by
> sighted people. Back translation of braille is too fragile to make braille a
> practical option, but there are several good ways:
> * Use Latex. Lots of sighted people write their papers and even smaller
> things using LaTeX. For decades it was the best choice for blind people Who
> need to write something readable by sighted people. Disadvantage is that
> Latex is verbose and clumsy. It is really hard to use Latex for doing
> algebra homework for example. And Latex must be compiled to make a version
> for sighted readers, and this version is inaccessible, so you cannot easily
> proof for either logical or compilation errors.
> * Use mathType and input equations in Latex. Advantage is that only the math
> must be written in Latex, and it compiles itself into the very popular
> Word+MathType form. But it is still easy to make errors that you cannot
> easily find.
> * Use MathType and compose equations in LEAN. LEAN is something I wrote
> myself, and it works extremely well in audio, but the current version has
> bugs in the braille output. Write me if you'd like to join the beta list and
> use it in audio. Much more compact than Latex - I find I can write math
> faster than any sighted person using any computer application (but not as
> fast as a person using a pencil yet. LEAN is free for blind users.
> * Use ChattyInfty. Available from the Japanese Infty group at their
> commercial web site:
> http://www.sciaccess.net
> Chatty works well and can output in several formats including MS Word. But
> it is expensive.
> * Write in source MathML. You have to be absolutely crazy to do this.
> 
> There was a question about WinTriangle, so let me tell you about it. My
> group wrote this application about 20 years ago as part of a research
> project. It displayed math in a linear form that was reasonably easy for a
> sighted person to read. It was used very effectively by a few students of
> that era including a blind Physics student at Oregon State and by several
> sighted people who interacted with him. WinTriangle was the best we could do
> at the time. Don't even think about using it today. LEAN is the replacement.
> 
> John Gardner
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Louis
> Maher via Blindmath
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 6:09 AM
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> Cc: Louis Maher <ljmaher at swbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Equation editor
> 
> Anna,
> 
> You can if you purchase MathType from Design Science
> (http://www.dessci.com).  It costs around $70.
> 
> If you are blind, you will have to learn some Latex to enter the equations
> (http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/).
> 
> 
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> 
> Regards
> Louis Maher
> Phone: 713-444-7838
> E-mail: ljmaher at swbell.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anna via
> Blindmath
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 9:15 PM
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> Cc: annajee82 at gmail.com
> Subject: [Blindmath] Equation editor
> 
> I am supposed to use equation editor for my college classes. I use JAWS and
> am wondering if there is a way to do this.  Thanks.
> 
> Anna E Givens
> 
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