[BlindMath] Grind EQ to Translate LaTeX to Word

Wed Aug 25 12:45:13 UTC 2021

Inftyreader is the other program worth looking into.

On 8/25/21, White, Jason J via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Pandoc is also available for a variety of operating systems. Under most
> systems, it's easy to install via a package manager (e.g., HomeBrew for Mac
> OS, Apt for Debian or Ubuntu, dnf for Fedora, pacman for Arch Linux, etc.).
> Windows users will probably need to visit the Pandoc Web site and download
> an installer. I don't know whether it's available via Microsoft's Winget
> package manager. When I installed it under Windows, it was an MSI file
> available from pandoc.org.
> After installation, it's a command line tool - and well documented in the
> user manual. If you find yourself writing lengthy commands to convert files,
> I would suggest creating a shell script to automate the process.
> For my own work, I have created various makefiles that run Pandoc or LaTeX
> with appropriate options to generate HTML or PDF output from Markdown and
> LaTeX sources.
> Those UNIX skills truly are invaluable.
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> Hi Elizabeth,
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> 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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> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pyatt, Elizabeth
> J via BlindMath
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> Cc: Pyatt, Elizabeth J <ejp10 at psu.edu>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Grind EQ to Translate LaTeX to Word
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> 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.
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> Any information is appreciated.
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