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ICMS 2014: Mathematical Software – ICMS 2014 pp 635–640Cite as

A Touch-Based Mathematical Expression Editor

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MathEdit is an interactive tool for creating and editing mathematical expressions on the Web. It is an open-source program implemented in standard XHTML and JavaScript to run in regular browsers. The tool supports both WYSIWYG editing and command-line editing operations. Recently, a touch version of MathEdit is under development. In MathEdit touch version, we design a virtual mathematical keyboard for users to enter mathematical symbols and expression templates conveniently. The navigation method of highlighting current node instead of blinking cursor is used in MathEdit. Users can select a sub-expression via a virtual key or touch move operation.

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  1. School of Information Science & Engineering, Lanzhou University, China

    Wei Su & Lian Li

  2. Department of Computer Science, Kent State University, USA

    Paul S. Wang

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  1. Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Box 8205, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Hoon Hong

  2. Courant Institute, Dept. of Computer Science, New York Institute, 251 Mercer Street, 10012, New York, NY, USA

    Chee Yap

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Su, W., Wang, P.S., Li, L. (2014). A Touch-Based Mathematical Expression Editor. In: Hong, H., Yap, C. (eds) Mathematical Software – ICMS 2014. ICMS 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8592. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44199-2_95

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