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

[Akashdeep Bansal]

Hey Nikita,

I didn't get the utility of the add-on. Can you please more elaborate
on the utility of the add-on? How it is different from the MathJax?

-
Akashdeep

On 9/15/20, Alastair Irving via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I see what the problem is.  There's a bug in MathJax 3.1.1 with commands
> followed by a space (\sqrt2 works but \sqrt 2 doesn't). From the Github
> releases page:
>
> "MathJax v3.1.2
>
> Hot fix to correct regression introduced in v3.1.1 that caused control
> sequences followed by spaces to not be recognized."
>
> If you upgrade the addon to use the new version I think my problems will
> all be solved.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Alastair
>
>
> On 13/09/2020 21:49, Nikita via BlindMath wrote:
>> 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
>> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 10:34 PM
>> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
>> 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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