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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-mathml.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-mathml.html index 37e31f5eb84..bf2fa9a64c3 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-mathml.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-mathml.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ </head><body> <h3>Future WWW technologies and (La)TeX</h3> <p/>An earlier answer -(<a href="FAQ-LaTeX2HTML.html">“converting to HTML”</a>) +(<a href="FAQ-LaTeX2HTML.html">“converting to HTML”</a>) addresses the issue of converting existing (La)TeX documents for viewing on the Web as HTML. All the present techniques are somewhat flawed: the answer explains why. @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ support for new Web standards. has had major browser support since 2002 with richness of mathematical content for online purposes approaching that of TeX for print. Browser support for MathML is provided by <i>amaya</i>, the - ‘Open Source’ browser <i>mozilla</i> (and its derivatives + ‘Open Source’ browser <i>mozilla</i> (and its derivatives including <i>NetScape</i>, <i>Firefox</i> and <i>Galeon</i>) and <i>Internet Explorer</i> when equipped with a suitable plug-in such as <i>MathPlayer</i>. - There’s evidence that (La)TeX users are starting to use such + There’s evidence that (La)TeX users are starting to use such browsers. Some believe that XHTML+MathML now provides better online viewing than PDF. Work to produce XHTML+MathML is well advanced in both the @@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ support for new Web standards. the <a href="http://www.albany.edu/~hammond/gellmu/"><em>GELLMU</em> Project</a>. Its <em>article</em> XML document type, which has a markup vocabulary close to LaTeX that can be edited using LaTeX-like markup - (even though it is not LaTeX — so far), comes with translators + (even though it is not LaTeX — so far), comes with translators that make both PDF (via <em>pdflatex</em>) and XHTML+MathML. Such an approach avoids the inherent - limitations of the “traditional” (La)TeX translation processes, + limitations of the “traditional” (La)TeX translation processes, which have traps that can be sprung by unfettered use of (La)TeX markup. <dt>Graphics<dd> @@ -73,28 +73,28 @@ support for new Web standards. has appeared, and has been reported to be useful for SVG-related work in at least one TeX-related project. Be aware that the developers of <i>Inkscape</i> have no illusions - about being able to replace commercial software, yet… + about being able to replace commercial software, yet… <dt>Direct use of TeX markup<dd> Some time back, IBM developed a browser plug-in called TechExplorer, which would display (La)TeX documents direct in a browser. Over the years, it developed into a MathML browser - plug-in, while still retaining its (La)TeX abilities, but it’s now + plug-in, while still retaining its (La)TeX abilities, but it’s now distributed (free for Linux and Windows platforms) by <a href="http://www.integretechpub.com/">Integre Technical Publishing</a>. <p/> The disadvantage of the TechExplorer approach is that it places the onus on the browser user; and however technically proficient - <em>you</em> are, it’s never safe to assume too much of your readers. + <em>you</em> are, it’s never safe to assume too much of your readers. An interesting alternative is <a href="http://www.forkosh.com/mathtex.html">MathTeX</a>, which sits on your server as a CGI script, and you use it to include your TeX, in your HTML, as if it were an image: <blockquote> <pre> -<img src="/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=\int\limits_{-\infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt"> +<img src="/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=\int\limits_{-\infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt"> </pre> </blockquote><p> -(<i>Mathtex</i> supersedes the author’s earlier <i>mimetex</i>.) +(<i>Mathtex</i> supersedes the author’s earlier <i>mimetex</i>.) </dl> <dl> <dt><tt><i>GELLMU</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/gellmu.zip">support/gellmu</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/gellmu/">browse the directory</a>) |