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Re: MathML and simple maths content

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From: Isabel Holdsworth
Date: May 29, 2019 1:58AM

Hi Lisa,

I'm testing MathML with three browsers and getting inconsistent
results. IE11 seems to work best, then Firefox, but JAWS and Chrome
seem to provide the info to screenreaders sometimes and not others.
It's frustrating, as I don't know what to suggest to our customer
other than to ensure that JAWS is always paired with IE11.

Cheers, Isabel

On 28/05/2019, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi Isabel,
>
> I would be curious to see what answers you get, as I know in EPUBs best
> practice (right now) is to do MathML AND plain text summaries (or whatever
> can be done in terms of explanations). I don't work with math on websites,
> so would love to know more about whether the two mesh or not.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 8:34 AM Isabel Holdsworth
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it preferable to use MathML for all maths content, even simple
>> additions, fractions, etc? Or would plain text ( 1 + 2 or 1/4 ) be
>> acceptable?
>>
>> I get mixed results with MathML depending on which
>> screenreader/browser combination I'm using, and sometimes I wonder if
>> plain text would provide more consistent results.
>>
>> Thanks, Isabel
>> >> >> >> >>
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