[FRIAM] ASCIIMathML.js demo

[Roger Critchlow]

It works for me.

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On 7/29/07, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net> wrote:
>
> Executive summary: Can we as a community rely on MathML compliance
> within our browsers?
>
> Details: I've come across an interesting javascript equation builder
> that takes an ascii string in backticks (i.e. ` ... `) and converts
> it to MathML.
>    http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimath.html
>
> This is nifty, but has one pretty bad downside: it requires your
> browser to support MathML.  I seem to recall some hassles like
> downloading weird fonts and so on.  From my notes:
>         - MIT MathML Fonts: Mathematica 4.1 TrueType
>           Note: Installer did not include CMSY10 CMEX10 (TeX computer
> modern),
>           due to a bug.  To stop annoying popup about missing fonts, use:
>           user_pref("font.mathfont-family", "Math1, Math2, Math4,
> Symbol");
>           Put in prefs.js or use about:config creating new pref.
> In other words, your basic 2 hour fussing around.  This may no longer
> be a hassle.
>
> Here's a page where you can build your own samples using ASCIIMathML:
>    http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimathdemo.html
>
> So here's the question: Can we rely on MathML for our collective
> work?  Or do we have to use .gif's for all our math we'd like to
> exchange with one another?
>
>      -- Owen
>
>
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