[BlindMath] Help with Mathpix?

Fri Feb 10 00:49:14 UTC 2023

Dear Lucas,

The link you sent us seems to be broken.

Regards,
Bert

On Fri, 10 Feb 2023 at 00:43, Lucas Nadolskis via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Amanda.
> Personally overleaf never worked for me.
> However, tools such as TexShop:
>
> https://www.tug.org/texlive/Are very good for LaTeX.
>
> This website also provides resources for getting start with tex, in case
> you are not a proficient user.
>
>
> Kind regards.
>
> Lucas Nadolskis.
>
> > On Feb 8, 2023, at 5:26 PM, Amanda Lacy via BlindMath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > When I open anything in Overleaf, I find a bunch of %s and other symbols
> and have to arrow down many times before I find any meaningful text.
> >
> > How do you use the Mathpix tool? On my Mac, I open it, and it says,
> "button button button." How do you use Mathpix with either MacOS or iOS to
> convert a PDF containing math to any other format?
> >> On Feb 7, 2023, at 12:09 AM, Theodor Loots via BlindMath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> This Message Is From an External Sender
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> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> Without. InftyReader I wouldn't have been able to finish most of my
> studies, or produce many of the papers I have written.  I have used it from
> the early days, and it has improved a lot over the years.  However, I find
> the MathPix tool refreshing, and the fact that I can use it as a digital
> library of the articles I read, both on my Mac as well as on my iPhone,
> makes it very handy.  The recent inclusion of collaboration with others
> provides a competitor to tools like Overleaf, which to this point I have
> found to be quite inaccessible.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps!
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> t
> >>
> >> On 2023/02/06, 18:37, "BlindMath on behalf of Bert Van Landeghem via
> BlindMath" <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:
> blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> <mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> on
> behalf of blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org> <mailto:
> blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >>
> >> How do these tools compare to InftyReader, which has been around for
> almost
> >> 2 decades now?
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Bert
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 at 16:18, VIGHNESH PATHAK via BlindMath <
> >> blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org> <mailto:
> blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hello Amanda,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Along with MathPix, you may also checkout
> >>>
> >>> portal.istemai.com <http://portal.istemai.com/>
> >>>
> >>> I haven’t tried it with scanned documents, but the results with
> >>> inaccessible PDFs are quite good.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Best regards,
> >>>
> >>> Vighnesh
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *From: *Amanda Lacy via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>>
> >>> *Sent: *06 February 2023 08:31
> >>> *To: *blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org> <mailto:
> blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> >>> *Cc: *Amanda Lacy <aklacy at tamu.edu <mailto:aklacy at tamu.edu> <mailto:
> aklacy at tamu.edu>>
> >>> *Subject: *[BlindMath] Help with Mathpix?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I'm trying to convert a PDF containing math into a readable form, using
> >>> the Mathpix Snip program. The online Snip page lets me upload files,
> but I
> >>> am unable to then convert them and download the converted versions. The
> >>> MacOS software contains several unlabeled buttons, and no options that
> I
> >>> can find for converting PDFs. Its purpose appears to be to take snips
> which
> >>> are equations selected visually with a mouse. Does anyone on this list
> use
> >>> this software independently to read textbooks, scientific papers etc.,
> and
> >>> can you tell me how you use it?? Thanks.
> >>>
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