Mathjax-backlog.md

-We collect potential features. This is not a discussion area but a presentation area for review. Each feature should be accompanied by a short description outlining its purpose and functionality (possibly [a user story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_story)).
+We collect potential features. This is not a discussion area but a presentation area for review. 
+
+
+The future development tasks for MathJax fall into three broad
+categories that are closely intertwined.
+
+1.  Continuing the original project goals
+2.  Adapting to the constantly evolving state of art on the web
+3.  Expanding our goals
+
+The following is out of our development backlog. The color codes
+indicate how they relate to the overall goals. The asterisks give an
+indication of each deliverable’s complexity.
+
+1.  Completing the MathML implementation
+
+1.  elementary math O (\*\*)
+2.  more mtable attributes (e.g., rowspan, colspan) O (\*\*\*)
+3.  in-table alignments O (\*\*\*)
+4.  right-to-left support OO (\*\*)
+5.  improve annotation-xml OO (\*\*)
+6.  improving ContentMathML support O (\*)
+
+2.  Speed Improvements
+
+1.  “simple” (fast but lower quality) HTML-output OO (\*\*)
+2.  Caching APIs for local storage and mobile device storage OO (\*\*\*)
+3.  Move towards “jquery of math” by implementing a “tweaked” native
+    MathML output that works around browser implementation deficiencies.
+    OOO (\*\*\*)
+4.  server-side preprocessing (TeX to MathML, MathML to SVG etc) OO
+    (\*\*\*)
+
+3.  Accessibility
+
+1.  Add APIs for accessibility tools (AT) to interact with MathJax
+    rendering as if it was native MathML. This includes
+
+1.  compatibility to user style sheets (used for improved readability)
+    OO (\*)
+2.  interact with accessibility preferences coming from AT O (\*\*)
+3.  handing MathML over to AT O (\*\*)
+4.  embed speech-text generation from AT O (\*\*)
+5.  enable synchronized highlighting O (\*\*\*)
+6.  enable user navigation O (\*\*)
+
+2.  basic math-speech extension
+
+1.  collaborating with other open source solutions from Benetech and
+    Google’s ChromeVox O (\*\*\*)
+
+3.  accessible MathJax menu O (\*)
+4.  embedding alternative source formats of math (TeX, MathML, OpenMath,
+    computer algebra notation) O (\*\*)
+
+4.  Outreach activities O
+
+1.  Math accessibility workshop at AIM O (\*\*)
+2.  MathJax community meetups -- virtual and real-life O (\*\*)
+3.  MathJax in education (web literacy, authoring, annotation) O (\*\*)
+4.  MathJax in authoring tool chains for research and publishing O
+    (\*\*\*)
+
+5.  Content Testing OO
+
+1.  server side testing OO (\*\*\*)
+2.  production environment testing OO (\*\*\*)
+3.  enable MathJax outside the DOM (\*\*\*)
+
+6.  Internal Testing
+
+1.  fuzz testing OO (\*\*)
+2.  integrating MathJax testing into other testing environments O
+    (\*\*\*)
+
+7.  Interface improvements OOO
+
+1.  better interface on mobile devices O (\*\*\*)
+2.  improving copy&paste (share mechanisms, microdata, rdf) OO (\*\*)
+3.  improve discoverability of math on the page OO (\*\*)
+4.  menu extensions
+
+1.  search menu (enabling math search engines such as symbolab, wolfram
+    alpha, Springer LaTeX search etc) O (\*)
+
+8.  Fonts OO
+
+5.  Asana fonts OO (\*\*)
+6.  DejaVu fonts OO (\*\*)
+7.  crowdsource font-metric generation for local fonts O (\*\*\*)
+8.  find ways to make use of commercial local fonts that we can’t
+    deliver as webfonts but which are ubiquitous O (\*\*)
+
+1.  Lucida Sans
+2.  Apple symbol fonts
+3.  Arial unicode
+
+9.  Output extensions OO
+
+9.  Canvas output OO (\*\*\*)
+10. VML output for old IE OO (\*\*\*)
+11. fluid output choice (content-dependent choice, mixed output modes) O
+    (\*\*\*\*)
+12. “tweaked MathML” output (\*\*\*)
+
+10. Input extensions OOO
+
+1.  crowd-sourcing TeX-macro extensions O (\*\*)
+2.  integrating XyJax (mixed), mathapedia (PStricks), graphing tools
+    (d3.js, three.js, asciisvg), computer algebra tools (e.g. Sage Cell,
+    R-notebooks, ipython notebooks) OO (\*\*)
+
+11. Documentation OOO
+
+1.  building more community involvement OO (\*\*)
+2.  good code examples, moving towards a proper SDK OO (\*\*\*)
+3.  document plugin using MathJax in other systems, e.g., CMS, LMS. OO
+    (\*\*\*)
+
+12. Native browser MathML development in Gecko and WebKit O
+
+1.  This would be a major expansion of our mission -- but an overdue
+    one.
+2.  re-enabling MathML support in Chrome / Blink (\*\*\*\*)
+3.  Developing Gecko/Firefox at least on the level that allows us to
+    keep a “tweaked” MathML output. (\*\*)
+4.  Continuing WebKit implementation.
+5.  6.  7.  8.  NEED: list of features in FF & webkit, rough development
+    plan etc
+
+13. Outreach to other sciences
+
+1.  CML (chemistry) O (\*\*\*)
+2.  CellML (computer modeling in biomed) O (\*\*\*)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+## User stories
+
+Collecting [user stories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_story)).
 
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