MathTools V2 Product Brief

MathZone - major new concept

in V2. Defines the range in the MathToolsV2, developed by movemen GmbH, Germany, is a set of Plug-Ins for the Adobe InDesign CS6 and CC
story representing an equation. product family. It provides Equation Editor functionality and various import and export features. The Equation
Entering a MathZone-means, Editor is seamlessly integrated with the InDesign text and composition engine. Equations are called MathZones.
MathZones are expressed as text, not inline images. Formatting preferences for expression types are available as
placing the text caret into such
styles, called MathStyles, similar to InDesign's native styles. A MathStyle can be applied to a selection, say 1/2,
text range-activates the M-Tool to have InDesign render the text according to the equation type: _ 12. The rendition of the expression depends on
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and draws the MathZone frame the style's settings. Quick Apply inserts expressions with slots populated with place-holders: . Slots are editable
as a visual feedback, if in Normal text ranges of expressions and marked accordingly. Other areas are protected and skipped. Expressions can be
screen mode. nested. Expressions, or parts of, it can be selected by double-click, drag-click, MathZone context menu or the
keyboard. MathML is used to exchange MathZones with other applications through the system's clipboard.
MathZones can be automatically exported to and imported from XML and IDML. New documents need to
be Enabled for MathTools. This
The M-Tool adds im- loads a default set of optional
MathStyles. MathTools is font
proved click-to-select
and drag-select behav-
MathTools V2 agnostic but relies on fonts. Espe-
cially to support symbols at dif-
iour for equation slots, ferent sizes to avoid scaling. De-
like a limit slot of an in-
tegral. Tip: always first
all new fault configuration currently is
based on free STIX General font
activate the M-Tool, set. MathTools is used mainly by
then click. MathZone just One thing did not change: publishers for STM publications.
feature set will improve www.movemen.com
in next major versions. seamless integration
MathStyle - user de-
fined preferences for ex- it is all text rendered by InDesign
pression types like no inlined images
FRACTION (see table changed MathZones;
below). Preferences in- this significantly im-
clude settings for the ex- it the quality of the resulting MathML is proves round-trip quali-
pression itself and for its slots, like the varying, it generally works very well and ty for some workflow systems. MathZones
Numerator slot for a FRACTION type ex- can be a valuable productivity tool. with cached MathML show a lock symbol
pression. MathStyles are defined as need- and a different frame colour until touched.
XML+MathML-seamlessly import and
ed-by the user, or during import on the
export MathML to/from MathZones ac- IDML+MathML-optionally export any
fly. Switching between them is as simple
cessible through the document's XML MathZone as MathML into a specific
as accessing a context menu or using in-
structure. Optionally, imported MathML property of the story. This offers IDML
cremental MathStyle Find/Change. Fine
is cached and used during export of un- based workflows access to the equations.
tuning is offered at a great level of detail.

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_a) _a)
c c c
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ROOT

2
, 2y
,
a
,
a
,
a
,
a


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MathStyles are document preferences! SQUARE ROOT
2

Just like Character Styles. And show very FENCE ( ) [] {} || ( 2+x) [2+x] {2+x} |2+x| 2+x
similar behaviour. For example, when
complex number

ktimes
copying text content between documents:
c =


n+...+n
a+ b
the style names are matched. If in the oth- HORIZ BRACE
imaginary

real

er document a style with the same name

already exists, that one is used for the in- SCRIPTS x2 xi x 2i

coming content. Else, the style is copied F 0 F 20 F
2
PRE-SCRIPTS

along with the content. Just like Character
Styles. INTEGRAL

1 1 1
0
MathStyle Find/Change-now offers in-
k
cremental find with the option to change SUM

kn=1

n=1
the matching or all occurrences.

MathML exchange-adds menu entries OPERATORS


Copy as MathML and Paste as MathZone.

| |
1 0 0
The former is enabled for an active
MATRIX
[1 0
] 1 0
0
MathZone, the latter with MathML on
0 1
a b c
the clipboard. It effectively enables InDe-
sign users to exchange MathML through veryloooonglabel upper
ARROWS






the clipboard. Various applications can label lower
be configured to copy/paste an equation x x m x
ACCENTS
as MathML to/from the clipboard. Albe-

2014-10 movemen GmbH Litzelried 2 88499 Altheim Germany Ferdinand Schwrer info@movemen.com www.movemen.com
It also works on import. If the property in
the IDML is set, MathML is imported as
MathZone. Works with snippets, too.
HTML+MathML-appears as Format in
the Export dialog. Wrapper for the native
MathTools needs fonts with a good cover-
age of Math symbols. Excellent fonts are
STIX General font (free!), Minion Math
and UniMath. All three are supported.
MathTools V2.0 configuration relies on
STIX General font, as its
abled for MathTools V2 can't be opened
with MathTools V1, due the massive en-
hancements in V2. Neither as INDD, nor
as IDML. In other words: there's no way
to make a V2 document accessible to V1.

InDesign HTML export. Takes care about
all the necessary pre- and post-processing
to merge MathML into XHTML. Current-
ly requires to install the MTMergeMath
extension that comes with MathTools V2.
EPUB+MathML-appears as Format in
the Export dialog. Experimental wrap-
per for the native InDesign EPUB export.
Takes care about all the necessary pre-
and post-processing and also requires
the MTMergeMath extension. It creates
a copy of the original EPUB file with the
MathML embedded.
MathType Equation import-offered
during Word document import, for AS-
CII encoded equations or for placed inline
EPS. Drag'n'Drop from MathType to In-
Design is handled as well. Pasting placed
MathType equations from other applica-
tions may work, too.
Fonts-are critical for MathTools in pretty
much the same way they are for InDesign.
With a glyph's font metrics missing, accu-
rate composition is impossible. For spe-
cial symbols, like parenthesis, braces,
brackets, and other stretchable symbols,
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Trial License-issued for 14
Math symbol coverage is
days as fully functional license.
very complete and it is
All features of the requested edi-
delivered with latest op-
tion can be evaluated.
erating systems. V3
adds further control
over Math fonts.
Free READER Edition
is required to open
INDD/INDT and IDML
Download package, in-
documents which are ena-
stall, create license report
bled for MathTools V2 and
and send it to us with a
contain MathStyles. Oth-
short trial request mes-
erwise a Missing Plug-Ins
sage. (info@movemen.com)
Alert will pop-up for INDD/
Allow 2 business days for pro-
INDT documents. Ignor-
cessing and sending the trial license. Ex-
ing this alert results in a loss
tract license file into movemen/
of MathStyles and
REA lic folder.
renders all math ex- Pro EE DER
pressions into plain Equation Editor 2 Licensing-MathTools Pro V2
text. Worse: open- IDML
for Adobe InDesign and InCo-
ing IDML or plac- XML + MathML
py CS6 is licensed as unlimited,
ing snippets won't IDML + MathML
perpetual license. The license
give any warning. HTML + MathML is node-locked (SEAT) and re-
MathTools V2 data EPUB + MathML quires activation. Transferring
would be stripped MathML copy&paste a license to different installation
off silently. is possible, by filing a request.
MathTools V2 for CreativeCloud
Pro Edition com- MathType Import
(EPS,DOC) is licensed as part of a 1 year sub-
bines all Math edit- Scripting
scription. The license is node-
ing and exchanging
locked and requires activation.
features (MathML InDesign CS6/CC
The same applies to MathTools EE
and MathType im- InCopy CS6/CC
V2 for InDesign and InCopy CC.
port) needed in In-
InDesign Server CS6/CC Important note: The subscrip-
Design or InCopy.
tion currently does not include
There's full access 12 Partially supported with IDS
Expressions are read-only. access to MathTools V2 for CS6!
to all default Math-
Styles and no limita-
tion in creating custom sets of MathStyles.
Enterprise Edition (EE) adds scripting MathTools V2 is released and available
support, and can be licensed for InDesign for InDesign product family CS6 and CC
Server, too. This edition is needed to inte- (MacOS X and Windows) in our online
grate MathTools V2 with custom import shop:
shop.movemen.com
and export workflows, if not based on na-
tive XML or IDML features. To request further details, trial licenses,
online training or product pricing informa-
Backward Compatibility - documents
tion, please contact Ferdinand Schwrer
enabled for MathTools V1 can be opened
with MathTools V2. They open in V1- info@movemen.com
mode which disables MathZones and
most of the new features. Expressions are Information in this brochure is subject to
editable and IDML can still be opened change. It is provided by
with V1. To enable all new features, the
Ferdinand Schwrer
document needs to be converted to V2.

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pressions are not touched, but wrapped
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way. On the other side, documents en-