[BlindMath] What is your experience reading LaTeX source?

[kperry at blinksoft.com]

I agree I read Latex all through college 26 years ago.  I also used it for
years after.  Note this was with just speech output.  I have not had to use
it over the last few years but I think I could get back into it rather
quickly.

Ken

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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] What is your experience reading LaTeX source?

The bottom line cited below is not quite true:

"Bottom line: with several available alternatives, no one should have to
read LaTex source code directly unless they really want to torture
themselves."

I know it for a fact that blind professional mathematicians read latex
directly. If you don't believe, I suggest going to arxiv.org, downloading
latex source for some new mathematical article and trying to convert it to
mathml. 

The effect likely will be that no matter what software you use you will have
to spend first a substantial amount of time editing the source code just to
make your software parse the source. And even if you do succeed (which is
FAR from given as not all latex pakcages will be implemented in your
conversion software)) afterwards you will also surely need to consult latex
source anyway while reading mathml.

Having said that, this is about professional cutting edge mathematical
research. For the purpose of high school students or early university (basic
calculus, statistics, etc.), there is probably indeed no need, as there are
good quality mathml materials available.

Best,
Lukasz

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