[BlindMath] New to LaTeX

[Jonathan Godfrey]

Hello,

Yes, the most common end-product for LaTeX documents is the dreaded pdf.

It doesn't have to be that way though, but the tools to create HTML are not well-known to authors.

I recommend thinking about using markdown instead. You use the same commands to generate equations and mathematical symbols, but you don't need to learn all the stuff that LaTeX includes.

You will need a program called pandoc to process the markdown file into HTML. You edit the markdown file (just a plain text file with a different extension) in your chosen text editor.
The hardest part is the command to process the file into the HTML.

I have not used any specific markdown editors, but I do understand some have been reviewed by notable blind people.

I hope others share their views.
Jonathan





-----Original Message-----
From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dana Ibrahim via BlindMath
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2023 9:38 AM
To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics' <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Cc: dana.mohsen.azim at gmail.com
Subject: [BlindMath] New to LaTex

Hello all,

I hope everyone is doing great.

I recently heard about the concept of LaTex, but I want to learn more about it.
>From what I've heard, you can type math symbols using letters. For example, typing a fraction would mean that one would type "frac."

I also heard that one can compile these LaTex files into a PDF file, but I also know that math PDFs are terrible with screen-readers.

So, what are your experiences with LaTex? How do you read it? What are the most accessible applications one can use?

Sorry for the long email.

Best,
Dana

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