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We collect potential future features. Note: This is not a discussion area but a presentation area for review.
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## Completing MathML 3 support
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* implement the elementary math elements (mlongdiv, mstack etc)
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* [MML spec](http://www.w3.org/Math/draft-spec/chapter3.html#presm.elementary)
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* [mlongdiv example](http://www.w3.org/Math/testsuite/build/main/Presentation/GeneralLayout/menclose/rec-enclose1-form.xhtml),
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* [longdiv extension example](https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax-third-party-extensions/tree/master/longdiv)
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* add TeX macros to match
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* implement missing mtable attributes
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* rowspan, colspan
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* allow HTML5 foreign content
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* tolerate HTML in mtext
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* switch to HTML parser
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* implement right-to-left support
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* improve linebreaking support
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* align@id
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* linebreaking characters
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* linebreaking in token elements
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* inline math linebreaking support
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* improve annotation-xml support
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* embed annotations in a more HTML5 way (OA, ARIA etc)
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* use specific annotations as preview (image, TeX etc)
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* implement in-table alignments
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## API improvements
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* ShadowDOM/webcomponents aka make MathJax a seamless polyfill.
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* Hide output in ShadowDOM
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* leave (author configured) source in the LightDOM
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* use mutation observers to detect changes to LightDOM (for updates).
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* improve CSS inheritance
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* e.g., use getComputedStyle to map MathML stylesheets to MathJax output
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* subexpression APIs
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* a method that accepts string input and returns a string containing output (a self-contained SVG, CommonHTML output etc.)
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* useful for canvas rendering, see [this discussion on mathjax-users](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mathjax-users/RhWayOM8t_A/gjuEuaX3cdwJ)
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## Improved loading & typesetting behavior
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* lazy typesetting extension
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* typeset the viewport first, followed by rest of page
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* linebreaking for responsive design extension
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* lazy typesetting after viewport size changes (tablet rotation etc)
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* leveraging server-side preprocessing: using MathJax-node to produce MathML line-broken for desired viewport sizes, pick up viewport size before rendering, render the fitting equation
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* pre-loading extension
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* prefetch remaining MathJax components after typesetting is complete
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* tiny fetcher script to check for math in the page and load MathJax
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* improve build tools
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* evaluate switching to JS tools (grunt, gulp etc)
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* simplify combined configuration building
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* enable single-file builds
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* investigate webservice for building combined configurations
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* investigate local storage
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* load components into local storage
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See also [[Improve loading behavior]]
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## Accessibility and UI
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See also [[Accessibility goals]], [this user group discussion](https://groups.google.com/group/mathjax-users/browse_thread/thread/d9141c849835300e/8361b101a1f504ef?lnk=gst&q=readwrite#8361b101a1f504ef)
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* Improve UI (MathJax Menu) accessibility
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* enable call of menu from keyboard navigation
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* use modern ARIA
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* finalize discovery-mode of the UI
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* haze
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* marker
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* switch to hamburger icon? generic math symbol? (like sections on docs or github markdown)
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* smoother menu interaction (roll under/over etc)
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* optional permanent marker
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* speech-text extension
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* collaborating with other open source solutions from Benetech or Google ChromeVox
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* embedding alternative source formats of math (TeX, MathML, OpenMath, computer algebra notation)
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* Add APIs for accessibility tools (AT) to interact with MathJax rendering as if it was native MathML. This includes
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* handing MathML over to AT
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* enable user navigation
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* enable synchronized highlighting
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* subexpression APIs
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* embed speech-text generation from AT
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* interact with accessibility preferences coming from AT
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* compatibility with user style sheets
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* Investigate ShadowDOM / web components potential for accessibility
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* improve copy&paste
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* share mechanisms (webintents, mathproc://)
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* microdata support (rdfa, schema.org)
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* copy&paste with web components
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* menu extensions
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* search menu (enabling math search engines such as symbolab, wolfram alpha, Springer LaTeX search etc)
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* Globally placed menu (incl. an accessibility menu for options such as "present speech-text" vs "present source" etc)
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### Speed Improvements
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* Use local storage to reduce need for re-rendering content.
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* collaborate with browser developers to improve MathJax speed
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### Font improvements
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* switch to [CSS Font Loading Module Level 3](http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-font-loading/) on Chrome 35+
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* supplementing character coverage
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* if the selected font does not cover a Unicode character, load a second font to provide it.
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* enable dev-tools to produce such "mixed" fontdata (e.g., "combine Font X with fallbacks from STIX-MathJax").
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* allow font mixing
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* switch fonts within document (e.g., some equations use STIX, others Neo Euler perhaps depending on the CSS of their context (e.g., textbook problems vs solutions))
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* generic font support in HTML output
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* Support for ubiquitous commercial fonts (local installation only)
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* Lucida Sans, Apple symbol fonts, Arial unicode
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### Input improvements
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* Create jqmath input jax
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* Improve asciimath input
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* Improve asciimath to MathML converter
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* Create asciimath to TeX converter
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* possibly using [this one](http://dlippman.imathas.com/asciimathtex/AMT.html)
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* Create MathJax-TeX-to-Content-MathML generator
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### Output improvements
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* improve our “tweaked” native MathML output that works around browser implementation deficiencies.
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* investigating new output formats
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* canvas
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#### integrate graphical component
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* expand internal format (e.g., with SVG)
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* move beyond MathML 3
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* diagrams, graphs, etc.
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* visualizations
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* dynamic graphics (e.g., commutative diagram being drawn)
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* enable manipulation of diagrammatic content (e.g. allow reader to rearrange nodes of a graph)
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### Extensions
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* list of requested extensions / ideas / potential user contributions
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* LaTeX packages
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* braket
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* siunitx
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* bordermatrix (needs colspan/rowspan?; requested on various SE sites)
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* algorithms, listings
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* babel macros (e.g., [Russian (see 6.4)](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/babel-contrib/russian) via twitter)
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* fontpackages (stmaryd, wasysym etc) via unicode
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* Q-circuit (via xyjax) see [this discussionhttps://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/mathjax-users/macros/mathjax-users/ORLZ3Fm1qIs/8kNkSYz_XWgJ
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* mathapedia (pstricks)
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* SageTeX
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* chemfig
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* Feynman diagrams (cf. http://photino.github.io/jquery-feyn/index.html)
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* chemdoodle, kitware (chemistry)
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* LaTeX macros for MathML constructs (mtable)
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* options for TeX packages to benefit from things that are easier in MathML, e.g, equalcolumns/rows
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### Documentation
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### Internal Testing
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* improve fuzz testing
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* integrating MathJax testing into other testing environments
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### Outreach activities
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* MathJax workshop / conference
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* MathJax community meetups
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* Math accessibility workshop (AIM)
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* MathJax in education (web literacy, authoring, annotation)
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* MathJax in authoring tool chains for research and publishing
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* Native browser MathML development in Gecko and WebKit
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* Develop a long term project that would allow for Gecko/Firefox and WebKit/Safari development. |
