Re: [niso-sts] Re: Using fractions in text

["Dan Berger dberger@xxxxxxxx" <niso-sts-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bruce for the response. I am not as concerned at this point in going
from XML to PDF, but am more concerned with going from XML to HTML. 3/32 is
not as easy to read as a fraction as 3/32.

In HTML this can be handled with <sub>3</sub>/<sup>32</sup>. Is this what
others are doing? Without some additional markup no machine will know this is
a fraction.

There must be some standard way to handle fractions, right?

Dan

From: Bruce Rosenblum bruce@xxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 2:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [niso-sts] Re: Using fractions in text

Hi Dan,
I think most publishers a) avoid the small number of special fractions like
1/2 or 1/4, and b) either setup as plain text like "3/32" or setup as MathML
depending on their specific business requirements.
I think the key question to ask is why do you want to treat them as other than
plain text like "3/32"? Is it so they look great in PDF? That may be fine, but
in today's multi-channel world, what you do to make great-looking fractions in
PDF may not work well in HTML or ePub format (e.g. many eReaders don't support
MathML). So before deciding on a technology solution, make sure your business
requirement is clear, and then make sure solution you choose will work in
multiple media, not just PDF.
Best,
Bruce

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:33 PM, Dan Berger
dberger@xxxxxxxx<mailto:dberger@xxxxxxxx>
<niso-sts-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:niso-sts-list-service@li
sts.mulberrytech.com>> wrote:
Hi group,

Ibm making a second attempt for some feedback here. Anyone have thoughts on
this thread?
Thank you!
Dan

From: Dan Berger dberger@xxxxxxxx<mailto:dberger@xxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [niso-sts] Using fractions in text

Hi list b I am trying to figure out how best to deal with numerical
fractions in our standards.

In many cases, there is a character for a fraction, such as B=. But in other
cases, such as 7/23 there is no single character. I donbt want to do this
<sup>7</sup>/<sub>23</sub> as this doesnbt seem semantic. So we were doing
the non-normal fractions as mathML. But then we had inconsistencies in the
markup. So then we went to all math ML for fractions. But since our standards
also have several equations, we ran into the issue of a transform not knowing
what is a fraction and what is an equation. (We are also capturing an eps of
all equations as a backup.) So we considered the idea of adding in an
attribute like this: <inline-formula content-type="fraction">.

My question is what are others doing in this situation? It seems pretty
common, but I am not sure what the best approach is, or what else to consider.

Thank you for your help!

Dan

Daniel Berger
Senior Manager of Production
American Water Works Association


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