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Re:MathML is a failed web standard by thanatropism on Thursday April 07, 2016 @12:18PM (#11448462)
> Some people write their math by hand in LaTeX or other formats, but many use visual tools and draw math similar to drawing diagrams.

Which people?

Everyone I know who uses equations in MS Word abandoned the clicky tools as soon as the pseudolatex entry language became available.

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Re:MathML is a failed web standard by pflats on Thursday April 07, 2016 @01:21PM (#11448934)
>Which people?

Currently, high schools students taking the PARCC, SmarterBalanced, and other web-based standardized tests.

And whoa man is it terrible to watch them struggle with it.

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