[BlindMath] Screen reader extension for viewing math content in LaTeX and AsciiMath notations as MathML

[Lucas Radaelli]

thanks for posting, I will definitely check it out!


Em 9/13/2020 5:49 PM, Nikita via BlindMath escreveu:
> Hi Alastair.
> Yes, the extension uses the latest MathJax engine v3.1.1.
> MathJax is configured for general math and generates formulas as block elements.
> The following constructions are processed correctly for me:
> \bf{x}
> \bar{x}
> \hat{x}
> Please write the exact notations that don't work for you.
> I will try to investigate this problem.
> Best regards, Nikita.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alastair Irving via BlindMath
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> Cc: Alastair Irving <alastair.j.irving at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Screen reader extension for viewing math content in LaTeX and AsciiMath notations as MathML
>
> Hi
>
> Thank you for posting this, your extension looks really useful.
>
> There seem to be quite a few LaTeX commands which aren't recognised.  It
> looks like you're using MathJax for the translation so I expected it
> would be able to handle anything that MathJax could, but that doesn't
> seem to be the case.  For example, bold letters with \mathbf or \bf are
> not translated, neither is \bar or \hat.
>
> Anyway, this is a great start.
>
> Alastair
>
> On 12/09/2020 19:31, Nikita via BlindMath wrote:
>> Hello everybody!
>>
>> nvMathViewer has been released. It is a free extension for screen readers
>> that can be used to view mathematical content in LaTeX and AsciiMath
>> notations as MathML.
>>
>> These notations are widely used to write mathematical symbols and formulas
>> in computer systems. However, understanding LaTeX and AsciiMath requires
>> special knowledge and skills that the average user may not have, such as a
>> simple schoolboy or a humanitarian student. In addition, reading these
>> notations directly may not be convenient enough, because it does not provide
>> additional opportunities for analyzing the structure of formulas.
>>
>> nvMathViewer solves these problems and enables blind users to quickly view
>> any LaTeX or AsciiMath notations using special functions of screen readers
>> for non-visual reading mathematical content and structural navigation
>> through it.
>>
>> The extension is supplied for two of the most popular screen readers such as
>> NVDA and JAWS.
>>
>> Links:
>>
>> Add-on for NVDA 2019.3 and newer -
>> https://tseykovets.ru/download/nvda/nvMathViewer.nvda-addon
>>
>> Extension for JAWS 16.0 and newer -
>> https://tseykovets.ru/download/jaws/nvMathViewer.zip
>>
>> Source code - https://github.com/tseykovets/nvmathviewer
>>
>> Best regards, Nikita.
>>
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