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Re: JAWS math text output is just one letter X, regardless of the math content

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From: Mike Warner
Date: Mar 27, 2024 6:33AM

Even when trying the demos on the MathJax page, the text output from JAWS
is just the letter X. The demo page is at
https://mathjax.github.io/MathJax-demos-web/ . Very strange.

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning


>
> Hi all,
>
> we use MathJax for our MathML math. JAWS text output is just one letter X,
> regardless of the math content. JAWS versions 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
> all do this. The speech output is perfect. NVDA has no issue in the text
> output as long as the access8math addon is installed. VoiceOver is also
> fine. Even something as simple as the following example that just has the
> number 4 in MathML outputs X in JAWS:
>
> <math><mn>4</mn></math>
>
> Is there something special that we need to do for JAWS?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> Mike Warner
> Director of IT Services
> MindEdge Learning
>
>
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