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> PS: MathML seems to get little attention, why is it so? MathML is hard to write and harder to read. The only time I pay any attention to MathML is when sites
by dwc 15y ago
> PS: MathML seems to get little attention, why is it so?
MathML is hard to write and harder to read. The only time I pay any attention to MathML is when sites do not have TeX as an option. Others may feel differently, but this is my reason.
- radicalbyte 15y ago> MathML is hard to write and harder to read. That's what tooling is for. It looks like a great solution for including Math in html, only the browser support seems to suck. No Chrome or IE support without the use of a plugin.
- dwc 15y ago> That's what tooling is for. I disagree. Essentially requiring tools for a supposedly human-readable markup nullifies the whole human-readable aspect. Tools such as equation editors can be a great boon, but those can be had without giving up being able to read and write the markup directly. I do think it's a shame that browser support for MathML is limited or missing. I'd much rather have direct, native MathML support than nothing. MathJax is a pretty nice way to address this for now, I think. Much better than requiring random site visitors to install a plugin.
- gpakosz 15y agoI somewhat expected people would use it as an input to other math software
- alexchamberlain 15y agoI think enough people are used to using LaTeX that MathML was never going to catch on, as its too verbose.