On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 12:40:08AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2022-10-13 21:15:57 +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> > I agree with Gavin, you should not use @math if you want normal text,
> > but given that there is now good support of TeX math in texi2any for
> > HTML with any of the 3 HTML_MATH option,
>
> All of them are buggy:
> * l2h generates image files as documented, which have many drawbacks
> (do not work with text browsers, not accessible, font size issues
> with a graphical browser...).
That is not a bug.
> * Concerning t4h,
> @math{@var{base} \le 16},
> yields "@varbase ≤ 16 ,", so @var doesn't work (while it is needed
> to ensure exactly the same typography/code as outside @math, e.g.
> <var>base</var>) and there is a spurious space before the comma.
This is a minor bug but Texinfo commands like @var should not be used inside
@math.
The space before the comma is also a bug - I haven't investigated
whether is is in texi2any or tex4ht.
> * mathjax is not compatible with text browsers.
Not a bug, working as designed.
