[BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 208, Issue 11

Wed Nov 22 15:49:25 UTC 2023

Hello,

Thank you so much for your response. We tried installing office 2016 but the error persisted, very surprisingly, with JAWS 2022 and NVDA.

For example, Fractions entered through the math equation editor are misread. Something like 3 over 5 would be read as “3 5” or 35.”

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
All the best,
Dana
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Dear Dana,

   1. As far as I know, NVDA started recognising and reading math equations
   from Word 2016 onwards (not completely, but partially). Hence, it might not
   be reading the math equations in Office 2010.
   2. For Word 2019 (on the system where NVDA couldn't read), check
   the NVDA settings and confirm if it has the UI setting set to always. If
   the settings are not set to always, then NVDA may be unable to render and
   read math accurately.

I hope this helps. Feel free to let me know if you need any details on these.

Regards,
Poonam Deokar
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> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> I encountered an interesting error with math and MS Word.
>
>
>
> On a computer using NVDA with Mathcat and Office 2010, any math 
> entered through the equation editor is not read properly, which is very strange.
> Additionally, any Math ML copied from an HTML document and pasted into 
> MS Word does not read properly; but the Math ML in the HTML reads fine.
>
>
>
> Surprisingly, JAWS 2022 does not read the math in the MS Word document 
> either.
>
>
>
> On another computer with office 2019, NVDA and Mathcat, the issue does 
> not exist. A third computer, also with Office 2019, NVDA and Mathcat, 
> the issue of Mathcat not reading the math persists.
>
> I tried to rule out the issue as an Office version problem, but why 
> weren't the 2 computers with Office 2019 consistant?
>
>
>
> I apologize for the confusion and long email. I know that word is not 
> the most common way to read mathematical documents but this is just 
> common where I'm from.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> dana
>
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> Dear Dana,
>
> I'd encourage you to consider reporting issues with MathCAT via 
> GitHub. The developer, Neil, is quite responsive to feedback. Visit 
> https://github.com/NSoiffer/MathCATForPython/issues.
>
> Thanks.
>
> On 11/20/23, Dana Ibrahim via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I encountered an interesting error with math and MS Word.
> >
> >
> >
> > On a computer using NVDA with Mathcat and Office 2010, any math 
> > entered through the equation editor is not read properly, which is very strange.
> > Additionally, any Math ML copied from an HTML document and pasted 
> > into MS Word does not read properly; but the Math ML in the HTML reads fine.
> >
> >
> >
> > Surprisingly, JAWS 2022 does not read the math in the MS Word 
> > document either.
> >
> >
> >
> > On another computer with office 2019, NVDA and Mathcat, the issue 
> > does
> not
> > exist. A third computer, also with Office 2019, NVDA and Mathcat, 
> > the
> issue
> > of Mathcat not reading the math persists.
> >
> > I tried to rule out the issue as an Office version problem, but why
> weren't
> > the 2 computers with Office 2019 consistant?
> >
> >
> >
> > I apologize for the confusion and long email. I know that word is 
> > not the most common way to read mathematical documents but this is 
> > just common where I'm from.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > dana
> >
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