Re: [docbook-apps] Docbook with Math ML/Latex => PDF

[Andy Wu <andy@ck12.org>]

Thanks for your input Justus. I'll certainly take a look at JEuclid.

Interesting to hear about how you embed math ml in docbook too as that's 
something I'll also need to address.

Thanks
Andy

Justus-bulk@Piater.name wrote:
> Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk> wrote on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:49:51
> +0100:
>
>   
>> http://www.antennahouse.com/product/mathml.htm
>>
>> Nikolai has http://www.grigoriev.ru/svgmath/
>>
>> I.e. mathml to SVG, then incorporate the SVG into docbook/fo
>>     
>
> There is also Apache FOP with the JEuclid FOP plugin.
>
> I have used both methods; both have minor quirks but are pretty usable
> and give satisfactory results for all of my current needs. I currently
> prefer the latter, as it requires fewer processing steps than svgmath.
>
> Then there is my own baby, http://sourceforge.net/projects/pmml2svg/,
> which seeks to provide an XSLT-only solution by converting MathML to
> SVG (for non-Gecko Web browsers, FOP without JEuclid, inkscape etc.).
> It is currently working as a proof of concept, and I have a student
> working on it, hoping to make it an attractive alternative by summer
> 2009.
>
>   
>> AFAIK there is no 'recommended' way to get mathml (either kind)
>> embedded into docbook... yet.
>>     
>
> Yep. What I do is:
>
> - type individual variables and very short equations directly as
>   mathml
>
> - type more lengthy math in LaTeX syntax into <textobject role="tex">
>   directly into the docbook source, followed by a
>
>   <textobject role="html">
>     <xi:include href="texmath/whatever.xml"/>
>   </textobject>
>
>   I have makefile-triggered scripts that create the whatever.xml using
>   a standalone TeX-to-MathML converter.
>
> To reduce typing to a minimum, I use emacs-lisp code to create the
> docbook math environments (<[inline]equation> and subtrees).
>
> This setup works very efficiently for me now, but takes some setting
> up.
>
> Justus
>