Converting MathJax compatible code for MS Word

[jgall...@gmail.com]

Does anyone know how to use mathjax compatible MathML and LaTeX to generate equations for a word doc? I'm working in PHP. I want to be able to offer the user the ability to view their equations in HTML or download a .doc version.

[Peter Krautzberger]

You could look into pandoc  http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/index.html. In the docx output, pandoc renders mathematics using OMML. MathML and LaTeX are acceptable inputs. They also have an active user list.

Peter.

[Marc Grober]

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David Carlisle and Murray Sargent did some blog entries about using
xslt in order to have Word address MathML a handful of years ago. You
can do the same kind of thing a bit simpler I think with LO. Of
course, one can't resist but ask why anyone would want to offer such a
document in .doc format, let alone .docx format.... Why not simply
make optimized html available? If you are not looking at having the
user edit the docs, then simply convert to pdf, or convert your docs
on the fly to epub format and have your users use Azardi, which
boasts inclusion of MathJax?

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[jgall...@gmail.com]

Sorry, what is LO?

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:52:48 PM UTC-6, net-buoy wrote:

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David Carlisle and Murray Sargent did some blog entries about using
xslt in order to have Word address MathML a handful of years ago.  You
can do the same kind of thing a bit simpler I think with LO.  Of
course, one can't resist but ask why anyone would want to offer such a
document in .doc format, let alone .docx format....  Why not simply
make optimized html available? If you are not looking at having the
user edit the docs, then simply convert to pdf, or convert your docs
on the fly to epub format and have your users use Azardi,  which
boasts inclusion of MathJax?

[Christophe BAL]

LO certainly means Libre Office.

Christophe

2012/5/14 <jgall...@gmail.com>

[Marc Grober]

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On 5/14/12 10:46 AM, jgall...@gmail.com wrote:
> Sorry, what is LO?

LibreOffice

>
> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:52:48 PM UTC-6, net-buoy wrote:
>
> David Carlisle and Murray Sargent did some blog entries about
> using xslt in order to have Word address MathML a handful of years
> ago. You can do the same kind of thing a bit simpler I think with
> LO. Of course, one can't resist but ask why anyone would want to
> offer such a document in .doc format, let alone .docx format....
> Why not simply make optimized html available? If you are not
> looking at having the user edit the docs, then simply convert to
> pdf, or convert your docs on the fly to epub format and have your
> users use Azardi, which boasts inclusion of MathJax?
>
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[Jason Allred]

We are saving HTML content as a doc file and letting Word handle it.  The problem is that there is no opportunity for MathJax to run when everything is being done server-side, so the raw LaTeX and MathMML is given to the document.

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Jason Allred

jgall...@gmail.com

[Peter Krautzberger]

Jason,

Could you please describe your situation in more detail? 

For example, 

Are you in control of the html content and/or server? If so, how is the html generated?

Are you interested in server-side or client-side conversion? 

Are you looking for a general ajax web scraper to "save" random pages on the internet?

Peter.

[Jason Allred]

We control both content and server.  Html is generated exactly the same as for a browser, but its added to a temporary file with a .doc extension and some instructions for Word. 

On the browser, we can use MathJax just fine for MathML and LaTeX.  But, to my knowledge, there's no way to run javascript code on the server and render all the math before creating the file.

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Jason Allred

jgall...@gmail.com

[Paul Topping]

The real issue is whatever you are using to convert HTML to doc needs to handle the math. There are many tools to do this conversion but I suspect that most ignore math issues.

 

Paul

[Paul Topping]

If you are using Word’s own HTML import then your issue is with Microsoft. They have technology to convert MathML into equations but I suspect it is not wired up to deal with MathML embedded in HTML. There are tools for converting LaTeX to MathML, though such conversions are often not perfect.

 

Paul

 

From: mathja...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mathja...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason Allred
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:04 PM
To: mathja...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [mathjax-users] Converting MathJax compatible code for MS Word

 

We control both content and server.  Html is generated exactly the same as for a browser, but its added to a temporary file with a .doc extension and some instructions for Word. 

[Peter Krautzberger]

Jason,

As Paul points out, if you are restricted to Microsoft products, you need to take it up with them.

You said you're generating the HTML -- but from what? The best option probably starts at that source and convert that to doc.

Peter.

[Jason Allred]

Thanks for helping me.  We're generating HTML dynamically with PHP.  The equations are interspersed with rich text that we insert in the HTML.

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Jason Allred

jgall...@gmail.com

[Peter Krautzberger]

Jason,

There are many php tools to convert TeX equations to png -- a simple google search should get you started.

But as in my first reply, I would suggest to investigate pandoc http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/. It's an extremely versatile converter, well documented and the community is very open and helpful.

Peter.