From: Alan Horkan (horkana@tcd.ie)
Date: Wed Apr 24 2002 - 10:53:21 EDT
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Reuben D Budiardja wrote:
> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:28:53 -0500
> From: Reuben D Budiardja <reubendb@goshen.edu>
> To: AbiWord User List <abiword-user@abisource.com>
> Subject: Re: help save our documents
>
> On Wednesday 24 April 2002 07:32 am, you wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Reuben D Budiardja wrote:
>
> > > But abiword cannot convert the equations and formulas written in MS Word
> > > as an object. I tried this already, and all the equations just becomes
> > > blank.
> >
> > skanky embedded objects! MathML is the future, (LaTeX is right here right
> > now).
>
> I have the same opinion. Since AbiWord file format is in XML (right?), it
> would make sense if at some point abiword implement MathML based equation
you are not the only one with that idea. there is a Request for
enhancement, i think it is pretty close to Tables in terms of bugzilla
votes. It is also something that some of the developers are interested
in so we will have to wait and see (and encourage where possible).
> editor. Is there already MathML equation editor out there?
Not an open source one, as far as I know
Mathematica produces perfect MathML, they helped write the standard.
There are a few LaTeX to MathML programs, and considering how ridiculously
hard it is to hand write MathML is this looks like the best option.
There are probably LyX to MathML converters.
I have been meaning to checkout Open Office, specifically its Equation
Editor, but for various reasons i have not yet done so.
If you can spare the time to investigate and report back a summary of your
findings I would be really interested to know.
Sincerely
Alan Horkan
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