<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I worked with a tutor with another tool (but principle is the same), and we created equations using equation editor , saved them as an image. I then entered this with the alt text where I actually typed out what I wanted to be read out (e.g. I would type "E equals M see squared") this took a lot of trial and error to get right but it did work, and the blind student we were catering for thought it was wonderful, as he had never had anything before.<br><br>Dave Foord<div>A6 Training and Consultancy Ltd</div><div><a href="http://www.a6training.co.uk">www.a6training.co.uk</a></div><div>07922115678</div></div><div><br>On 15 Jan 2013, at 07:28, Alistair McNaught <<a href="mailto:Alistair.McNaught@HEAcademy.ac.uk">Alistair.McNaught@HEAcademy.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">You are right – the current LaTeX support uses the LaTeX input and creates an image which is ok for many learners but not for screenreader users.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">I don’t know the answer to this so it’s really a question to Julian - would the html5 output on Toolkits 1.9 offer better options – for example having plain
text Latex embedded in html - or is it the Flash editor that creates the limitations rather than the Flash compiler?</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Augusto Terada<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 14 January 2013 23:40<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I tried Latex and it worked, but one of the requisites of the LO i'm doing is that it's fully accessible. I tested it and it doesn't seem to be, it creates an image...</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dave said something about the text area type and I was wondering: Do you think it's possible to create a model based on slideshow and change the type of the text area?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">and i'm trying to display texts like: n < 20</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Give us an example of what you are trying to display?</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Augusto Terada<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">I'm using Xerte Online Toolkit and I'm using the slideshow template</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">2013/1/13 Dave Burnett <<a href="mailto:d_b_burnett@hotmail.com" target="_blank">d_b_burnett@hotmail.com</a>></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">In Xerte desktop if I put </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">it appears correctly.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Where exactly are you entering the text?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:20:58 -0200<br>
From: <a href="mailto:amterada@gmail.com" target="_blank">amterada@gmail.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" target="_blank">xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a></p>
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Yes, it is, but it recognizes it as a function tag and the rest of the text disappears.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">2013/1/11 Pat Lockley <<a href="mailto:patrick.lockley@googlemail.com" target="_blank">patrick.lockley@googlemail.com</a>></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">i think its < > isn't it?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41 PM, Augusto Terada <<a href="mailto:amterada@gmail.com" target="_blank">amterada@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">It recognizes it as a function tag for bold(<b>), italic(<i>) and others, for example.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">If I put: 1 < 2</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">It appears: 1</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">It misses all the text after the symbol.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">I don't know how to do this because i'm using Xerte Online Toolkits</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">2013/1/11 Paul Swanson <<a href="mailto:Paul.Swanson@harlandfs.com" target="_blank">Paul.Swanson@harlandfs.com</a>></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">I’ve never used the slideshow page (I’ve only used Desktop Xerte). What happens if you just try <?</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Another thing that might work is to create a variable in a script icon, then embedding that variable in the text icon:</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">script icon:</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">lessThan = “<”;</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">text icon:</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">{“if (1 “ + lessThan + “ 2) echo ‘The universe is in order’; “}</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Using curly braces in a text icon makes it an expression.</span></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Augusto Terada<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 11, 2013 2:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Re: [XOT] Inserting special character</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">I realized that in Plain Text page inserting the ASCII code works, but I'm writing it in a Slideshow page</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">2013/1/11 Augusto Terada <<a href="mailto:amterada@gmail.com" target="_blank">amterada@gmail.com</a>></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">I</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">2013/1/11 Augusto Terada <<a href="mailto:amterada@gmail.com" target="_blank">amterada@gmail.com</a>></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Yes</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">2013/1/11 Paul Swanson <<a href="mailto:Paul.Swanson@harlandfs.com" target="_blank">Paul.Swanson@harlandfs.com</a>></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Are you using < ?</span></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 11, 2013 1:47 PM<br>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Hi,</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">I'm describing an equation and I'm having some trouble when trying use the symbol < as an text, not a tag.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">I already used the ASCII code but still not working.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Does anyone have a clue?</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Thanks!</span></p>
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