- From: Martin J. Dürst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:31:11 +0900
- To: Tony Hansen <tony@att.com>, URI <uri@w3.org>
On 2014/04/28 06:31, Tony Hansen wrote: > This sounds more like a media type than a URI. > > Tony Hansen Very much so indeed. And of course there is already a media type (or actually three :-) for MathML: http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml#application http://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/appendixb.html Also, it's easy to create an URI from some data and a media type (Paul already gave a strong hint below): data:application/mathml+xml,<math><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn></math> Regards, Martin. > On 4/27/14, 2:56 PM, Gerardo Capiel wrote: >> Paul, >> >> Thank you for your questions. The use case is very similar to the >> mailto URI scheme and protocol handler. We desire a mechanism to >> launch from a Web browser an application to handle a mathematical >> expression. >> >> This idea was prompted by the need for an alternative approach to >> enable Assistive Technology applications to provide blind students >> navigation of complex mathematical expressions via Text-To-Speech. The >> current approach by the leading solution provider, Design Science, is >> to use an Internet Explorer plugin. This approach no longer works as >> of IE 11 due to changes in the IE security model and has not been >> extended to any other browsers. >> >> As part of my work in the DIAGRAM Center, I have discussed this math: >> protocol handler with Design Science and other vendors wishing to >> provide Assistive Technology solutions and they are very interested as >> it simplifies implementation, particularly across multiple browsers >> and operating systems. >> >> We also realized that this idea could benefit all students, as it >> provides a simple mechanism for students to explore mathematical >> expressions on the Web in math notebooks, such as IPython, or >> applications such as graphing calculators or MATLAB. >> >> You can find more details at: >> https://wiki.benetech.org/display/MATH/Protocol+Handlers+for+External+Applications+to+Process+MathML >> >> >> Let me know if this helps or you need more details. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Gerardo >> >> Gerardo Capiel >> VP of Engineering >> Benetech >> >> On Apr 27, 2014, at 11:49 AM, "Paul Prescod" <paul@prescod.net >> <mailto:paul@prescod.net>> wrote: >> >>> Please clarify the requirements. Math expressions can already be >>> expressed in a hypothetical markup language like this. >>> >>> <math-expression href="http://...."/> >>> >>> Or: >>> >>> <math-expression href="data:..."/> >>> >>> The role of the URI scheme is not to convey the semantics or data >>> type of the resource but rather to supply information on the network >>> location of the resource. >>> >>> So I am skeptical that this URI scheme is needed. If we went down >>> this path then we would need a URI scheme for images, zip files, >>> documents, movies and so forth. >>> >>> On Apr 26, 2014 11:28 PM, "Gerardo Capiel" <gerardoc@benetech.org >>> <mailto:gerardoc@benetech.org>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm proposing the creation of a W3C Community Group to discuss a >>> math: URI scheme and Web browser protocol handler. The 'math' URI >>> scheme and protocol handler can be used by Web browsers and other >>> applications to transport mathematical expressions to other >>> applications, such as Assistive Technologies or graphing >>> calculators. If you are interested this proposal, please >>> join:http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed/#mathprotocol. >>> Below is the provisional URI Scheme Registration Template: >>> >>> * URI scheme name >>> * math - The math: URI scheme can be used by Web browsers >>> and other applications to transport mathematical expressions to other >>> applications, such as Assistive Technologies or graphing calculators. >>> >>> * Status >>> * Provisional >>> x >>> * URI scheme syntax >>> * Applications launched via the math protocol take as a >>> parameter either a URL to a resource containing a mathematical >>> expression in MathML or other formats or the actual math expression >>> in uncompressed or compressed form. For example: >>> math://mathmlcloud.org/m/uniqueexpressionid >>> math:<math><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn></math> >>> >>> math:<math-compressed>someexpressionincompressedformat</math-compressed> >>> >>> * URI scheme semantics >>> * TBD >>> * Encoding considerations >>> * TBD >>> * Applications/protocols that use this URI scheme name >>> * Applications should register the math: protocol handler >>> with this scheme. >>> * Interoperability considerations >>> * TBD >>> * Security considerations >>> * None known. >>> * Contact >>> * Gerardo Capiel,gcapiel@alum.mit.edu >>> <mailto:gcapiel@alum.mit.edu> >>> * Author/Change controller >>> * Gerardo Capiel,gcapiel@alum.mit.edu >>> <mailto:gcapiel@alum.mit.edu> >>> * References >>> * [1]http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed/#mathprotocol >>> >>> [2]https://wiki.benetech.org/display/MATH/Protocol+Handlers+for+External+Applications+to+Process+MathML >>> >>> >>> Gerardo Capiel >>> VP of Engineering >>> benetech >>> > >
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