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

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From: Jim Allan
Date: Apr 1, 2024 9:25AM

Mike
in the demo page,
put the focus on an equation
open the context menu for math jax,
down arrow to accessibility,
right arrow to open the sub menu,
down arrow to activate, press the space bar.
Refresh the page.
then you have to tab between the math objects

On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 7:33 AM Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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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