- From: Bruce R Miller <bruce.miller@nist.gov>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:12:19 -0500
- To: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
- CC: R.W.Kaye@bham.ac.uk, www-math@w3.org
David Carlisle wrote: > If you are using presentation mathml I think it's OK to use an > <mtext>.</mtext> even though structually the mathematics is part of the > sentence so one might argue that the xml structure ought to reflect > that and have the . outside the <math>. > > It's possible to do that as well of course, something like > <div class="displaymath"><math> ...</math><span>.</span></div> > with the math here being "inline" but set in displaystyle (as far as > mathml is concerned) but positioned centrally using css, and similarly > the punctuation being placed within the display block but after the > mathematics. This keeps the math element clear of document-level > sentence punctuation, which might be especially useful if you are using > content mathml. Funny how you forget such annoying details; I thought I was using the 2nd method, but am actually using both --- let me explain. To get a decent layout with equation numbers and (often) conditions or constraints, which I wanted pushed to the left & right margins, resp. I needed something like: <div class="equation"> <span class="refnum">1.1</span> <math display="block"> ...</math> <span class="constraint"><math>...</... </div> and have the CSS float refnum & constraint to the left & right. Floating those is better than other positioning options, since it copes better when the pieces add up to more than the screen width. But having done that, I couldn't manage putting the punctuation outside the math and still having it positioned correctly, although I wouldn't swear it's impossible. OTOH, it was also the case that I could still use display="block", rather than an extra mstyle. >From that experience, I'd not worry too much about what's "Right", but what Works! :> > David > >
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