From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/26394 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Aditya Mahajan Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Q about mathml || tex-native? Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:33:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <20060317223832.GA19050@none.at> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1142642046 22934 80.91.229.2 (18 Mar 2006 00:34:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:34:06 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sat Mar 18 01:34:02 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FKPOF-0007fR-3n for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DB87127C4; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:54 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 11702-07; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:46 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20D9E127B0; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:46 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E07F127B0 for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:43 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 11777-04-3 for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:40 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from beyondborders.mr.itd.umich.edu (beyondborders.mr.itd.umich.edu [141.211.93.146]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with SMTP id BE0B9127A9 for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:33:39 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from aditya.annarb01.mi.comcast.net (c-68-40-50-205.hsd1.mi.comcast.net [68.40.50.205]) by beyondborders.mr.itd.umich.edu (smtp) with ESMTP id k2I0XWA0014176 for ; Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:33:38 -0500 Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users In-Reply-To: <20060317223832.GA19050@none.at> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:26394 Archived-At: <--- On Mar 17, Alexander Lazic wrote ---> > Hi, > > i plan to write a math-booklet and have a question about the > math-modules in contex. > > What is the preferd way to deal with math in contex? > > MathML (xml-way) or > \*formula (tex-way, from my point of view) I do not know the pros and cons of both methods, but I personally find the mathML too verbose to type in. If you have an editor generating the mathml for you, it is a different matter. But if you prefer to type in your formulas,the tex way is much easier to input. > I'am plan the outputs to pdfs. Does that mean no (X)HTML? Then either method should serve you fine. > There are some complex (integrals, complex numbers, ...), formulas and > electionical circuits figures. All of these are fairly easy with both methods. I use the regular context math and it works perfectly. There are a few gotchas, but there are easy workarounds. I have not used MathML, but from what I have seen in the context manuals, mathml is equally powerful. > I'am not sure what is the 'best' way ;-) It depends on what you are comfortable with. If you do not plan to have xml/xhtml output for a web browser, the both methods are equally good. If you want to present output in xhtml, then I guess that mathml will be better. Choose the one which `feels natural' to you. HTH, Aditya -- Aditya Mahajan, EECS Systems, University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~adityam || Ph: 7342624008