WebMath: math text on the web

[James Denholm-Price]

I've primarily used Adobe PDF for distributing mathematical documents on the
web, converting LaTeX -> PostScript -> PDF with GhostScript.

This method is pretty easy, results in printable, hi-res. documents but the
files are a bit bulky! Also, with Ghost only the default PostScript fonts
are printed as fonts (Times etc.) -- all CM fonts etc. from LaTeX are
vectors, take up more space & are slower to display. I imagine Adobe's
Acrobat software is a better wasy of generating PDF, perhaps working with
Word & En Ed., but I much prefer LaTeX for mathematical notation!

I've also experimented with LaTeX2HTML (my notes are written mainly in
LaTeX) and like it a lot, however my notes are designed to be printed rather
than displayed & read online, so PDF is a better solution, thus far.

Awaiting MathML! Have seen it demo'd in IE5 and it looks very promising for
display purposes.


James

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of June Lester
Sent: 03 September 1999 03:54
Subject: WebMath: math text on the web

If you have put up mathematics text on the web in any form, I would
appreciate knowing
	a) how you did it (GIFs? applets? . . .)
	b) the URL for it, if it's public
	c) your opinions on the feasibility of doing it this way.

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