RE: Accented variables

We at Elsevier would indeed like to create a set of conventions, so that we
do not get every possible variation in our files. 

The end of the operator dictionary gives a good start:

˘, ¸, `, ˙,
˝, ←, ↔, ⥎,
↼, ´, →, ⇀,
˜, ¨, ̑, ˇ, ^, ‾,
⏞, ⎴, ⏜, ⃛, _,
⏟, ⎵, ⏝ 

I have added to them ˚ as a possible accent.

It would indeed be useful to see the list that is used in MathPlayer.

Regards, Simon

Simon Pepping
DTD Development and Maintenance
Elsevier
s.pepping@elsevier.com
www.elsevier.com/locate/sgml


Robert Miner [mailto:RobertM@dessci.com] wrote on 31 July 2003 17:59:

> MathML itself doesn't say which, if any, of the various possible
> accent characters is preferrable, e.g. overdot vs. combining overdot
> vs. center dot when what you mean is "derivative".  For one thing, its
> probably a hopeless job to try to identify a single cannonical
> character for every possible mathematical meaning, when in point of
> fact, none of the text-oriented Unicode characters available is a very
> good fit.  Now if a major publisher like Elsevier or Wiley wanted to
> come up with a set of conventions, and disseminate them, that would be
> a big step forward.  But as of today, there really isn't any such set
> of conventions.  So, for better or worse, I guess the real answer to
> your questions is "use the character that works best in most
> applications."
> 
> Therefore, MathPlayer (and I assume Netscape/Mozilla) puts a lot of
> effort into analyzing accent constructs and trying to do the right
> thing.
> 
> If you think it would help you, I can look into distributing a
> (probably partial) list of "accent characters" that MathPlayer gives
> special treatment.  I'm a little hestitant to commit MathPlayer to a
> specific list, since I don't have tons of faith we have made the right
> decisions in every case.  However, if you guys are thinking about
> establishing markup conventions within your companies, it would give
> you some hard information to start with.
> 
> Let me know if you would find this useful.
> 
> --Robert
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