Bug#471106: Bug#471108: Bug#471106: ITP: xfonts-mathml -- Type1 Symbol fonts for MathML

[Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>]

Hi Stefano,

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:18:32 +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:

> > (ttf-mathematica4.1)
> > Description: Installer of Mathematica TrueType Fonts for MathML
> >  To display documents containing MathML equations properly with
> >  MathML-enabled browsers, you will need TeX's Computer Modern fonts, 
> >  Type1 'Symbol' font, Mathematica 4.1 fonts and some Other fonts 
> >  (MathType's fonts) installed on your computer.
> 
> It is not clear what you mean with "documents". I would go for something
> like "to display web pages containing ...". Remember that the long
> descriptions is targeted at the sysadm, which can now nothing about
> MathML, and will need to satisfy user requests such as "I can't see
> mathematics on the web".
> 
> >  You will need latex-xft-fonts(TeX's Computer Modern fonts) and
> >  xfonts-mathml(Type1 'Symbol' font) also to view MathML properly.
> 
> Better: "you will also need to install the packages: latex-xft-fonts
> (Tex's Computer Modern fonts) and xfonts-mathml (Type1 'Symbol' font) to
> view MathML properly". This version makes clear that you are referring
> to Debian package names.

Okay, I see.

> > (xfonts-mathml)
(snip)
> Ah OK, then my initial understanding of this package was wrong :), it is
> still for viewing MathML in web browsers.

Yes, both are the same kind of packages.  I now understand
that my initial Descriptions would have caused severe confusion 
in Debian ;-)

> Same comments as above then for the first and third paragraphs.

Thanks again for your comments and I'll fix them as
you advised.

Regards,			2008-3-17(Mon)

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 Atsuhito Kohda <kohda AT debian.org>
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