Priority: High
Description
Document
that MathML must not be used merely to style ordinary prose, including word
problems, captions, explanations, or table text. Math markup changes how
punctuation and grouping are spoken. Prose should remain HTML text; only
genuine mathematical expressions should use MathML.
Recommended markup
For
text that must remain inside a MathML table cell, keep the complete sentence
together as text:
<mtd><mtext>3
gengur 5 sinnum upp í 15 (og eftir er 1) og 4 gengur 2 sinnum upp í
8.</mtext></mtd>
Where
possible in EPUB content, prefer ordinary HTML text outside MathML.
Acceptance criteria
- Guidance distinguishes semantic mathematics from visual formatting.
- A prose-heavy word-problem example is included.
- Parentheses and punctuation in prose are not encoded as mathematical operators.
- The recommended EPUB/HTML approach is stated alongside the MathML-table fallback.
Priority: High
Description
Document
that MathML must not be used merely to style ordinary prose, including word
problems, captions, explanations, or table text. Math markup changes how
punctuation and grouping are spoken. Prose should remain HTML text; only
genuine mathematical expressions should use MathML.
Recommended markup
For
text that must remain inside a MathML table cell, keep the complete sentence
together as text:
Where
possible in EPUB content, prefer ordinary HTML text outside MathML.
Acceptance criteria