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November 25, 2024
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MathML

  • November 25, 2024
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Hi there!!

MathML for InDesign is great!!

I wish I could change font color something like below...

 

            <math mathcolor="#000000">
                <mrow>            
                    <mi>a</mi>            
                    <mi>b</mi>
                    <mi>c</mi>
                    <mi>d</mi>
                    <mi>e</mi>
                    <mi>f</mi>
                    <mi mathcolor="#d0111b">g</mi>
                    <mi>h</mi>
                    <mi>i</mi>        
                </mrow>            
            </math>
Correct answer Peter Kahrel
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By @Peter Kahrel

 

I can swear the question was for "font" - not "color"? 

 


They asked "change fonts for MathML, like color?" Meaning, I guess, "change font attributes, like colour".

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Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
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February 10, 2025

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Element/mstyle

 

Peter Kahrel
Community Expert
Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 25, 2024

There's something I don't understand. @jimmy_2799 wrote 

 

>To change the font color in MathML for InDesign, you can use the mathcolor attribute as you've done in your example. This should apply the specified color to the elements within the tag.

 

That's what you did originally. He didn't say anything about mrow, which you applied, and which you claim worked. But when I tried it InDesign said that the structure is invalid (after inserting / in the closing <mrow> tag). Can you give us a screenshot that shows that it worked?

 

    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
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    November 25, 2024

    @Peter Kahrel 

     

    You are right - but color change works without <mrow>:

     

     

     

    Peter Kahrel
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    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 25, 2024

    It does indeed when I tried again. No idea what went wrong earlier.

     

    But now I understand even less. @潔38992292yczw reported an MML structure which he said doesn't work, but which is in fact correct and works. Then he reports that he fixed it, but the fix is ungrammatical and doesn't work. Oh, well.

    潔38992292yczw
    潔38992292yczwAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    November 25, 2024

    This Worked!!!

    I had to insert <mrow>...

     

                <math mathcolor="#000000">
                    <mrow>            
                        <mi>a</mi>            
                        <mi>b</mi>
                        <mi>c</mi>
                        <mi>d</mi>
                        <mi>e</mi>
                        <mi>f</mi>
                         <mrow>        
                            <mi mathcolor="#d0111b">g</mi>
                         <mrow> 
                        <mi>h</mi>
                        <mi>i</mi>        
                    </mrow>            
                </math>
    潔38992292yczw
    潔38992292yczwAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    November 25, 2024

    Thanks!! jimmy!!

    It Woked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    November 25, 2024

    As far as I'm aware it's SVG - so you'd need to export it from InDesign - manipulate it and replace it - or manipulate it after exporting for InDesign.

     

    SVG is RGB only and can't do 100% black in CMYK - -it's RGB black

    https://creativepro.com/how-to-avoid-print-problems-with-mathml-in-indesign/

    潔38992292yczw
    潔38992292yczwAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    November 25, 2024

    Thanks!!　Eugene

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