[BlindMath] New to LaTeX

Sat Sep 23 10:57:58 UTC 2023

Hello all,
Thank you for the feedback.
Where can I learn these tools?
Also, can Latex be processed into word?
Should I start by learning LaTex or markdown?
Best,
Dana

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For what it's worth I work in LaTeX i.e that's my internal format. I develop
and notate my maths content in it, resorting to braille only when my memory
can't manipulate the equations. I process to pdf only to communicate
visually. markdown would probably do the same job. I've come to rely so much
on LaTeX features like the extraordinary diagram-drawing environment
tikz/pgf and haven't convinced myself equivalent functionality is available
elsewhere. pdf/LaTeX also allows me split screen presentations where I have
my notes on a braille display and the projector/conferencing application has
the presentation. I've not found another way to do this though it must be
possible in browser-based methods. My own summary is that markdown is an
easier tool to grasp, LaTeX probably a better toolkit and you won't go far
wrong learning either of these. Personally I'd start with markdown and, by
the time you've done that, you've learned most of the hard stuff from LaTeX
anyway.
cheers
Peter

Jonathan Godfrey via BlindMath writes:
>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' 
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>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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