One problem with math equations is that they are often two dimensional so you would need to interpret them in order. In terms of specific symbos I would expect that additions to character maps might help.
Best wishes, Jonathan On Mar 8, 2014, at 6:46 AM, RicksPlace <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi: > What is it about screen readers where they have so much trouble reading > advanced math and, or, science characters? > For example, what about the Calcus symbols or the standard ones often used in > describing the EM Field variables? > Has anyone ever done anything trying to write a script for say either a book > reader or even internet pages to make the equations read well? > I have been looking at many sites lately related to quantum mechanics and > light and found many, all?, sites using equations where either I get a line > of characters that dont make sense to me or a blank space where a given > symbol, image?, is located within the equations. > I know there are third party packages that might, repeat might, work perhaps > with braille but why cant a screen reader like WindowEyes with it's attendant > dictionaries be used to read these pages or books? > I am wondering if the pages or software could be scripted in some way to make > advanced math and science equations readable with WindowEyes. > Just a consideration at this point and not even a thought of being a > scripting project but just the question of why it hasent been done by the > screen reader companies and if anyone has ever tried to script something to > enable it for WindowEyes in the past. > Rick USA
