[nfbcs] Window-Eyes and LaTeX

Sat May 5 00:19:44 UTC 2012

\cdots produces continuation dots, if that helps.

Aaron

On 5/4/12, Bill <cassonw at gmail.com> wrote:
> As mentioned one way would be to read the source as it is given. There
> are many references online to help decipher what the different symbols
> mean. Also as already mentioned, you can get these to be read in
> mathplayer in mathML format. There are several tools out there for
> converting LaTeX to MathML. A google search will turn up some of
> those. Once in a MathML format, opening the files in IE with
> mathPlayer installed is the best solution. I use this for reading my
> algorithm text and also my theory of computation text which has
> numerous formulas. If opened in this manner the expressions read close
> to the way a human would read them and they can be navigated letter by
> letter if you are using a screen reader.
> HTH
> Bill
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>> I do not think that there is a way to make any of the screen readers read
>> LaTeX in a pretty way; that is, saying one half instead of \frac{1}{2}.
>> You
>> could try messing around with the pronunciation dictionary if Window Eyes
>> has one, but I am not sure how much you can do. If the LaTeX is embedded
>> in
>> the web page, you can use Math Player, but I have found that I really do
>> not
>> care for the long names that it gives some of the symbols. Also, if I
>> remember correctly, you get to hear the equation, and that's it; no
>> moving
>> around in it.
>>   If you have Duxbury and an electronic Braille notetaker that has a
>> Braille
>> display, you can paste the LaTeX into Duxbury and translate into Nemeth
>> to
>> be read on your notetaker.
>> If you find that you are stuck just reading through the LaTeX character
>> by
>> character, most of the LaTeX constructs are fairly straight forward.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Nicole
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org>
>> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 8:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Window-Eyes and LaTeX
>>
>>
>>> I used LaTeX both to read and write math and Computer Science class
>>> homeworks in college, many moons ago. :) I don't remember exactly what
>>> \cdot is. \ensuremath{} is a construct I did not see in those days,
>>> but I think it's just a way to make sure the expression is typeset as
>>> a mathematical formula even if TeX is already in that mode. So you
>>> should safely be able to ignore that part. The dollar signs before and
>>> after an expression are the way I remember seeing "math mode" being
>>> started and ended; so again, you can pretty much ignore those.
>>>
>>> c+G is just the addition of two variables, algebraicly.
>>>
>>> The \frac expression is a fraction where the numerator comes before
>>> the denominator, so \frac{G}{F} means "G over F."
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 10:16:17AM -0400, Jordyn Castor wrote:
>>> I'm going to paste some of the expressions below.
>>> \ensuremath{c+G}
>>> \ensuremath{c\cdot F}
>>> $\frac{G}{F}$
>>> Do any of these make sense to anyone? lol I don't know how to read
>>> LaTeX yet as I just now am done with finals and am actually able to do
>>> something other than study. :)
>>> Jordyn
>>> On 5/4/2012 9:56 AM, Bill wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Do you know if the expressions are LaTeX source or have they already
>>>> been typeset?
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:34 AM, Jordyn Castor<jordyn2493 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> Does anyone know a way for Window-Eyes to read laTeX expressions? I'm
>>>>> thinking of taking an online physics preparation course this summer
>>>>> and
>>>>> the
>>>>> system uses LaTeX to tell you what the problems are.
>>>>> On a side note, can anyone recommend any good C++ tutorials? I want to
>>>>> get a
>>>>> head start before I take the class next fall. :)
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> Jordyn
>>>>>
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