RE: [Filter Effects][css3-transforms] Using MathML for formulas

Screen readers work with MathPlayer, the IE plugin that my company gives
away for free. (I could not tell you which ones and which versions
work.) If MathPlayer is installed, IE uses it to display MathML and
screen readers use it to turn math into text to be spoken. If the page
uses MathJax, and MathJax detects IE+MathPlayer, it defers to MathPlayer
to display the math and screen readers will work fine on the math.

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Schulze [mailto:dschulze@adobe.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:54 PM
> To: Paul Topping
> Cc: Rik Cabanier; public-fx@w3.org
> Subject: Re: [Filter Effects][css3-transforms] Using MathML for
> formulas
> 
> I would like to know more about MathJax before I come to a conclusion
> for my self. MathJax is a Javascript library. Content in
specifications
> should not rely on JS at all in my eyes.
> 
> But if I understood it correctly, than you can add formulas in pure
> MathML and the library would take care about the rendering? It would
> still mean that you cannot read the specification on disabled
> JavaScript and missing MathML support.
> 
> Is there a benefit to the idea of Aryeh to use CSS and check for the
> MathML namespace? My priority is the accessibility. If we can use pure
> MathML, the specs might be more accessible. The problem with Aryeh's
> solution is, that current screenreader don't inspect elements which
are
> not displayed on the screen (e.g display:none). Therefore, on IE the
> MathML code wouldn't be accessible for screen reader users since the
> code does not get displayed. Would that be different with MathJax?
> 
> Greetings,
> Dirk
> 
> 
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 1:31 PM, Paul Topping wrote:
> 
> > It is not as fast as if MathML were supported directly in the
browser
> but JavaScript performance is getting faster all the time. It also
> depends a lot on what browser you are talking about and what device.
It
> is very fast in IE with MathPlayer installed as it defers to
MathPlayer
> to draw the MathML. It is much slower on an iPhone, for example. Best
> thing to do is try it on a sample page. There are also links to other
> sites that use MathJax listed on the MathJax site. You might find some
> analogous content.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > From: Rik Cabanier [mailto:cabanier@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:26 PM
> > To: Paul Topping
> > Cc: public-fx@w3.org
> > Subject: Re: [Filter Effects][css3-transforms] Using MathML for
> formulas
> >
> > This is great! Thanks for pointing this out.
> > Do you know if the performance is good? Some spec pages are quite
> long and I think mathjax has to process all the text.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Paul Topping <pault@dessci.com>
> wrote:
> > You may be interested in the MathJax project (www.mathjax.org). It
is
> an
> > open source JavaScript engine for displaying MathML and LaTeX
> equations
> > in all modern web browsers and ebook readers. It essentially fills
> the
> > gaps in browser support of MathML.
> >
> > Paul Topping
> > Design Science, Inc.
> >
> >

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