Re: Fwd announcement "Towards MathJax 3.0"

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Hi www-math,

Thanks for cross-posting here, Bill! It was on our to-do list but fell
through the cracks.

> However, as I understand it, their html/css and svg renderings will
continue to be derived from MathML

That's correct though improving MathJax's internal format (which is
essentially MathML) is on the table.

> and the (MathJax versions of) Tex and ascii-math inputs will continue to
be available as author-friendly inputs for math.

That's correct.

Best regards,
Peter.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:44 PM William F Hammond <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Dear Friends --
>
> Several days ago the MathJax team announced plans for
> version 3 of MathJax.  It appears that the MathJax team no
> longer wants their development path to be focused on
> promoting native browser rendering of MathML.
>
> However, as I understand it, their html/css and svg
> renderings will continue to be derived from MathML and the
> (MathJax versions of) Tex and ascii-math inputs will
> continue to be available as author-friendly inputs for math.
>
> I'm surprised that they seem not to have announced it here.
> Someone else shared the announcement in "texhax", and I
> think it to be of even more relevance here.  The team's
> thoughts about diagrams are certainly relevant here.
>
> https://www.mathjax.org/whitepaper-towards-mathjax-v3/
>
>                           -- Bill
>
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi www-math,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for cross-posting h=
ere, Bill! It was on our to-do list but fell through the cracks.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>&gt;=C2=A0However, as I understand it, their html/css and sv=
g renderings will continue to be derived from MathML=C2=A0</div><div><br></=
div><div>That&#39;s correct though improving MathJax&#39;s internal format =
(which is essentially MathML) is on the table.</div><div><br></div><div>&gt=
; and the (MathJax versions of) Tex and ascii-math inputs will continue to =
be available as author-friendly inputs for math.</div><div><br></div><div>T=
hat&#39;s correct.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Peter.<=
/div><div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Dec =
17, 2015 at 10:44 PM William F Hammond &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
bany.edu">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">Dear Friends --<br>
<br>
Several days ago the MathJax team announced plans for<br>
version 3 of MathJax.=C2=A0 It appears that the MathJax team no<br>
longer wants their development path to be focused on<br>
promoting native browser rendering of MathML.<br>
<br>
However, as I understand it, their html/css and svg<br>
renderings will continue to be derived from MathML and the<br>
(MathJax versions of) Tex and ascii-math inputs will<br>
continue to be available as author-friendly inputs for math.<br>
<br>
I&#39;m surprised that they seem not to have announced it here.<br>
Someone else shared the announcement in &quot;texhax&quot;, and I<br>
think it to be of even more relevance here.=C2=A0 The team&#39;s<br>
thoughts about diagrams are certainly relevant here.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.mathjax.org/whitepaper-towards-mathjax-v3/" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.mathjax.org/whitepaper-towards-mat=
hjax-v3/</a><br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 -- Bill<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div></div></div>

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