[BlindMath] Purpose of LaTex

Thu May 17 21:19:03 UTC 2018

Hi,
I agree with all but one comment from Brandon.
LaTeX is not the only way for a blind person to write mathematics. The LEAN editor written by John Gardner is an option worth investigating for anyone who is unlikely to move out of a MS Word workflow.

I think we also need to be careful what using LaTeX means. There are a few ways to use LaTeX style equations without preparing an entire document in LaTeX. BKB and I have mentioned two on the list today.

Cheers,
Jonathan

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs via BlindMath
Sent: Friday, 18 May 2018 1:10 a.m.
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Purpose of LaTex

Hello,
LaTeX saves hours when formatting references for research papers.
You can use LaTeX with Markdown and it is more readable.
It is the only way for blind people to write math on the computer.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>

On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 5:54 AM, White, Jason J via BlindMath < blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I would also note that LaTeX is useful for students and rpofessionals 
> with backgrounds in a wide variety of disciplines, including the 
> humanities, whether or not mathematical notation is involved.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Noble,Stephen
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> > Cc: Noble,Stephen L. <steve.noble at louisville.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Purpose of LaTex
> >
> > For a general introduction to the subject of blind students using 
> > LaTeX,
> there is a
> > nice overview article that was published a few years back in the 
> > Future Reflections magazine which can be found on the NFB website at 
> > the
> following
> > link.
> >
> > "LaTeX: What Is It and Why Do We Need It?"
> >
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> Berkley
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> > To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Elise Berkley
> > Subject: [BlindMath] Purpose of LaTex
> >
> > --
> > Elise Berkley and Becky Berkley
> > Hello, everyone.
> > I am a new member of Blindmath, and I love all of the discussions. I 
> > am
> a math
> > major and going into precalculus in the fall. I have heard of LaTex, 
> > but
> I still do
> > not get the purpose of using it. Could a student, who is totally 
> > blind,
> benefit
> > from this program? What is its'
> > purpose? I am using Windows 10 with JAWS 2018. Thank you very much.
> > Elise Berkley
> > Merced, California
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