I have posted math texts on a different messageboard and it was such a shock to use "in-line text" for the first time --it seems like such a struggle to describe what should be an easy problem... there's ()'s everywhere, exponents in the wrong spot, you miss a fraction bar and it's destroyed... ugg. Something like Addition of rational functions, that's a pure beast in-line. lol You take for granted how nice and easy it is to write out math problems on paper.
That said, you want a real challenge: Try reading math and science texts out loud for tape lol. Back in my undergrad (before computers had fancy and reliable Optical Character Recognition software) I helped out translating textbooks to audio tapes for visually and reading impared students (long story that started with a girl that hooked me in
). Now THAT was some tough stuff. It made it a bit easier when you knew what you were reading, but every so often I'd hit technical print that I'd have to just describe..."The formula starts with a... a... a squiggle, kinda J-shaped, maybe a q? yeah... ummm, followed by a little (I think it's a smiley face)...."
I can only imagine what the person listening to this must've thought. I HOPE they had another reference in those days.
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