Tristram, I've just had a look at Word equation editor and I had to magnify it so much to use it that it was very difficult to navigate, so I don't think I would find it useful. As part of my visual impairment I find it much easier to read black on yellow that any other combination so ideally I need a program that will pick up these settings. Equation editor used a lot of black on grey which I found very difficult to see. I've just downloaded a LaTeX program, but haven't had a chance to look at it yet, and I'm not sure I'm technically minded enough to be able to learn to program it. I'm willing to have a go though. I've been to the RNIB website and they don't seem to do the scientific calculator anymore, only the power supply for it. I've found a Sci-Plus Sci-Pod Large Screen Calculator online with techready.co.uk for =A3165, but that's above my budget really! If anyone knows of any cheaper ones, please let me know. I did find a calculator program that was easier to see than some and at least avoids black on white or grey - http://www.binarythings.com/hidigit/. But again, if anyone knows of any others, please let me know. Emma On 31/01/07, Tristram Llewellyn <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If you have reasonable sight unnaided or with magnification such that you= don't need much speech the MS Word Equation editor should do the job well = enough. Latex will be accessible to the extent that it is a document marku= p language, you can wirte your Latex code in any plain text document editor= and then compile it. The Latex route a really good one (it is what is use= d for publishing mathematical and other engineering scientific papers) but = has a higher learning curve than Word's equation editor because the later i= s graphically driven for non-experts to work with. > Those with very long memories will remember a specially adapted (I think = Sharp) number in the 80s but RNIB certainly used to have a talking scientif= ic calculator a few years ago I would enquire with the RNIB shop as a start= ing point. > > Regards. > > Tristram Llewellyn > Sight and Sound Technology > Technical Support > www.sightandsound.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Emma Wright > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:59 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Writing mathematical formulae > > > Dear all, > > As I explained in an earlier email, I'm partially sighted and thinking > of taking an AS level maths course. I'm currently trying to work out > how I am going to write mathematical equations as I can't read my own > handwriting. I've had various suggestions, including: MathSpeak (a > program you talk to and it turns maths into characters on screen); > LaTeX; and equation editor in Word. Does anyone have an experience of > using any of these and how accessible they are, or do you have any > other suggestions? > > Emma > > -- > Emma Jane Wright > School of Sociology and Social Policy > University of Nottingham > > emmajane9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > www.accessingmaterials.org.uk > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > --=20 Emma Jane Wright School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Nottingham emmajane9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.accessingmaterials.org.uk ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq