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Re: how to detect images having math expressions

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From: Sean Keegan
Date: Jun 4, 2008 1:40PM

> It's about a guideline "All img elements with images
> containing math expressions have equivalent MathML markup."
> That's rather absurd, since adding MathML is of very little
> practical value (for accessibility or otherwise) and takes
> quite a lot of work if we count the initial labor needed to
> dig into MathML, and why shouldn't we?

Asking for clarification - is it the addition of MathML to a Web page that
is of little practical value (for accessibility purposes) or is it the
addition of the MathML equivalent to an image when such image already has
suitable alternate text?

Take care,
Sean