MathML Preferences

Oxygen XML Editor allows you to edit MathML equations and displays the results in a preview window. For a more specialized MathML editor, you can install Design Science MathFlow, which is a commercial product that requires a separate license.

To configure the MathML editor or to enter your MathFlow license information, open the Preferences dialog box and go to Editor > Edit modes > Author > MathML. You can configure the following parameters:

• Equation minimum font size - The minimum size of the font used for rendering mathematical symbols when editing in the Author mode.

The following options can be configured for MathFlow:

• MathFlow installation directory - The installation folder for the MathFlow Components product (MathFlow SDK).
• MathFlow license file - The license forMathFlow Components product (MathFlow SDK).
• MathFlow preferred editor - A MathML formula can be edited in one of three editors of MathFlow Components product(MathFlow SDK):
  • Structure Editor - (default selection) targets professional XML workflow users
  • Style Editor - tailored to the needs of content authors
  • Simple Editor - designed for applications where end-users can enter mathematical equations without prior training and only the meaning of the math matters
• Save special characters - When editing mathematical expressions the special characters can be saved in the XML file:
  • As entity names - saves the characters in &name; format. It refers to a character by the name of the entity which has the desired character as its replacement text. For example, the Greek Omega character is saved as Ω.
  • As character entities (default selection) - saves the characters in a hexadecimal value, using the &#xNNN format. For example, the Greek Omega character is saved as Ω.
  • As character values - saves the characters as the actual symbol. For example, the Greek Omega character is saved as Ω.

More documentation is available on the Design Science MathFlow website.