LATEX is a publishing programing language similar to PostScript but it has been around since the 1980's and science professors encourage their students to use it when writing papers. It is mostly plain text with keywords that are understandable.
UNICODE is the international standard of Glyphs that can represent almost all languages in existence inclucluding Hebrew, Russian, Latin, Japanese, Gothic German. So as you can imagine there are more then 10,000 symbols that have been defined. WindowEyes does support UNICODE but I have no idea if they attempted to support mathematical notation. Jonathan So you migh Best wishes, Jonathan On Mar 8, 2014, at 10:54 AM, RicksPlace <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Again: > Googling I found these tags are related to font definitions. > Several versions are mentioned in a couple of articles so far: > Mathematical Notation: LaTeX, Mathematica, HTML Entities, Unicode > Do you know if these are a standard font thingy and should either my browser > or WindowEyes be automatically picking them up and speaking them in the > correct manner? > Perhaps my browser is too old, not sure. > Rick USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: RicksPlace > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 10:15 AM > Subject: Re: WE and Advanced Math and Science Symbols > > Hi Guys: > Thought Id start with Wikipedia since it covers allot of general descriptions > - not a teaching tool but an explanitory tool. > Now, symbols seem to be represented by some kind of standardized use of tags. > Do you recognize the use of the tags below as a standardized methodology of > some sort and, if so, what is it called? > I put in a few examples so someone might recognize something. > <BeginSamples> > Vector notation > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > the common > typographic convention > is upright boldface type, as in > \mathbf{v} > OK guys here they are just displaying {V} but use a prefix tag: > \mathbf > ... > Another example: > or unwieldy, vectors are often represented with > right-pointing arrow notation or harpoons > above their names, as in > \vec{v} > Here they use a tag: > \vec > before the actual math of {v} > ... > Another example: > A rectangular vector in > \mathbb{R}^n > can be specified using an ordered > set > of components, enclosed in either parentheses or angle brackets. > In a general sense, an n-dimensional vector v > can be specified in either of the following forms: > \mathbf{v} = (v_1, v_2, \dots, v_{n - 1}, v_n) > \mathbf{v} = \langle v_1, v_2, \dots, v_{n - 1}, v_n \rangle > Where v1, v2, …, vn − 1, vn are the components of v. > Matrix notation > [ > edit > ] > A rectangular vector in > \mathbb{R}^n > can also be specified as a row or column > matrix > containing the ordered set of components. A vector specified as a row matrix > is > known as a > row vector > ; one specified as a column matrix is known as a > column vector > . > Again, an n-dimensional vector > \mathbf{v} > can be specified in either of the following forms using matrices: > \mathbf{v} = \left[ \begin{matrix} v_1 & v_2 & \cdots & v_{n - 1} & v_n > \end{matrix} > \right] = \left( \begin{matrix} v_1 & v_2 & \cdots & v_{n - 1} & v_n > \end{matrix} > \right) > \mathbf{v} = \left[ \begin{matrix} v_1 \\ v_2 \\ \vdots \\ v_{n - 1} \\ v_n > \end{matrix} > \right]= \left( \begin{matrix} v_1 \\ v_2 \\ \vdots \\ v_{n - 1} \\ v_n > \end{matrix} > \right) > Where v1, v2, …, vn − 1, vn are the components of v > . In some advanced contexts, a row and a column vector have different > meaning; see > covariance and contravariance of vectors > . > Unit vector notation > [ > edit > ] > A rectangular vector in > \mathbb{R}^3 > (or fewer dimensions, such as > \mathbb{R}^2 > where vz > below is zero) can be specified as the sum of the scalar multiples of the > components > of the vector with the members of the standard > basis > in > \mathbb{R}^3 > . The basis is represented with the > unit vectors > \boldsymbol{\hat{\imath}} = (1, 0, 0) > , > \boldsymbol{\hat{\jmath}} = (0, 1, 0) > , and > \boldsymbol{\hat{k}} = (0, 0, 1) > . > A three-dimensional vector v can be specified in the following form, using > unit vector > notation: > \mathbf{v} = v_x \boldsymbol{\hat{\imath}} + v_y \boldsymbol{\hat{\jmath}} + > v_z > \boldsymbol{\hat{k}} > Where vx, vy, and vz are the magnitudes of the components of v. > Polar vectors > [ > edit > ] > wiki/File:CircularCoordinates.svg > It goes on to other vectors for circles etc... > <EndOfSamples> > Rick USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: LB > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 8:18 AM > Subject: Re: WE and Advanced Math and Science Symbols > > Hi Rick, > > I guess having standard symbols for the math, then splitting each up, > isolating them, then using a graphics label for each, store them in your set > file and such, then go from there. Just a thought, but seems like a simple > way to do it. > > Most equations use the sup script and such for integrals and can be messy > at times but not impossible. But think standard symbols may be a problem at > the publishers end. But in a set file you can sort them out based on the > publishers usage. > > Most equations use hyperbolic math for nothing goes in a straight line in > physics. That can result in lots of funny math. But keep in mind that all > particles are waves and you can always wave back...:) > > The reality of our universe is all stuff is on a plain and that plain is > infinite in nature, in other words take a book and stack it's pages on into > infinity and each page is a plain, but so small you could never find it, but > when trying to get them apart you kind of get a nuclear bomb, for they do not > want to be bothered and have the strength to prove it. > > touch one part of that thin sheet and it responds back some where, the > spooky thing Einstein's discovered in relativity. It is like watching a > insect on the surface of a lake or body of water and watch it > vibrate...surface tension. > > Enough about god and where he is, he is just every where. A part of each > sheet stacked forever. > > Bruce > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 6:46 AM > Subject: WE and Advanced Math and Science Symbols > > 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 > > > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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