[BlindMath] Learning High School Math

[Rastislav Kish]

Hey there,

ah, we're gonna have two new math systems! :D

My MathPresenter is on its way as well, even though the development was
temporarily paused in the last months in favor of other projects, but I
hope I'll be able to resume it soon.


Orca is currently undergoing a big refactoring and as a part of this
effort, I've already suggested to create a new api for math servers like
NVDA has.

So we could fit both on the open platform I guess, though there'll
probably be a battle for testers. :D


Now, the next months seem ever more interesting.


Best regards


Rastislav


Dňa 26. 7. 2021 o 18:43 Neil Soiffer via BlindMath napísal(a):
> I wrote MathPlayer and for the most part, what people have said is correct.
> I want to correct a common misunderstanding though. MathPlayer is a 32-bit
> application and indeed won't run in 64-bit Word. BUT... it doesn't need to
> run in Word -- it needs to work with NVDA which is a 32 bit application.
> You lose the ribbon entry in 64-bit Word, but all the other functionality
> is still there -- speech, braille, and navigation. The reason for this is
> that the flow of information is:
> 1. NVDA encounters a MathType object in a Word document.
> 2. NVDA asks MathType for the MathML corresponding to the internal MathType
> representation. This is why you need MathType.
> 3. NVDA calls MathPlayer with the MathML to get the speech, braille, etc.
>
> This last step does not involve Word. A similar procedure happens in a
> browser except that step '2' is "NVDA queries the DOM to get the MathML".
> Most people use a 64-bit browser and MathPlayer works fine with 64-bit
> browsers.
>
> Sadly WIRIS, the company that bought Design Science, has decided they don't
> want to continue with MathPlayer despite my offer to do updates for free.
> Because of this, earlier this year I started on a MathPlayer replacement
> that I call MathCAT: Math Capable Assistive Technology. It is open source.
> It implements most of ClearSpeak at the moment, but still has a few months
> to go before it is ready for real use. I have done a proof of concept
> connection with NVDA so I know it will work with NVDA. I also spoke with
> the ORCA (the Linux screen reader) developer and she is interested in
> incorporating MathCAT there -- so some good news to the few of you who use
> Linux.
>
> When MathCAT is ready for beta testing, I will reach out to this mailing
> list and ask for testers. I'll also need people to help with translations
> to other languages. MathCAT's external format for speech rules (which are
> user changeable) differs from MathPlayer. It think they are more powerful,
> easier to read, and easier modify. Because of the difference, converting
> the 14 different language translations is very error-prone... and I have no
> way to know if the speech that gets generated is correct.
>
> Bottom line: stay tuned for an open source replacement to MathPlayer that I
> hope others will contribute to.
>
> Neil Soiffer
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