[BlindMath] Grind EQ to Translate LaTeX to Word

[Aqil Sajjad]

Hi Elizabeth,

I have tried GrindEq in the past, and the results were not entirely
positive. The software does convert LaTex to Math Type word, but it's often
in a form that math player tends to struggle with. So instead of reading the
equations correctly, it often gives some kind of error. I experimented with
several documents or papers by different people and ran into the same
problem each time. Basically, you have to manually edit the LaTex and make
some changes to beat the document into a form that GrindEq will convert into
a readable word document. That means a lot of extra work and plenty of trial
and error figuring out what works and what doesn't. I also tried another
conversion program and ran into some similar issues, but don't remember the
name of that other software.

>From discussions on this list, my sense was that this is the case for pretty
much any conversion tool. In fact many of the solutions that are bandied
about aren't as good in practice as one might initially be led to believe.  

As for Pandoc, I once wanted to give it a try but couldn't figure out how to
use it and make it work. The instructions on exactly what to install and how
to get it running weren't entirely clear. Is there anyone on this list who
knows the exact steps and can share?

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Subject: [BlindMath] Grind EQ to Translate LaTeX to Word

Apologies if this has been asked before, but we're working with instructors
in a math course who have created PDF files from LaTeX. We'd like to convert
the files to either Word with embedded equations in the Office format or to
HTML+MathML

I've seen the software GrindEQ mentioned and wondered if anyone had
experience with it.

I have also heard of  Pandoc, but was wondering if anyone knew of a version
of Pandoc that works natively in Windows or Mac. Our staff is not
particularly skilled in Unix.

Any information is appreciated.

Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
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