Hi Benoit, > When I started this thread, I didn't even conceive that one would want to > apply style to individual pieces of an equation. Someone gave the example > of applying a color to e.g. a square root sign, to highlight it; I don't > believe much in the pedagogic value of this kind of tricks --- that sounds > like a toy to me --- but at this point I didn't want to argue further, as > that is a matter of taste.
I think there is tremendous value in styling individual pieces of an equation, especially in educational settings, but its application is largely unexplored. For example, this image [1] breaks down a Fourier Transform in such a way that makes the equation more approachable rather than a sea of symbols (see [2] for entire blog post). I can't help but get excited thinking about applications in future online courses (MOOCs [3]) that use interactive equations along with frameworks like Popcorn.js [4] to create a more dynamic learning experience. [1]: http://altdevblogaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/DerivedDFT.png [2]: http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2011/05/17/understanding-the-fourier-transform/ [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course [4]: http://popcornjs.org/ - Isaac _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
