Comparison of Formulator Software

General features

Formulator MathML Suite	ActiveX  Control	API	MathML   Weaver	Tarsia	MathML IE Performer
availability	$	$	free	free	free
to run as a standalone application			+	+
to develop a new software	+	+
to explicitly support learning activities				+
plug-in (need third party software)					+

Developing a new software

Formulator MathML Suite	ActiveX  Control	API
windowless control		+
import from MathML text	+	+
import from MathML tree	+
export to MathML	+	+
export to raster images	+	+
export to vector images	+	+
manage appearance of the control	+	+
control operations with the Clipboard	+
automate styles & sizes	+	+
control zoom & nesting feature	+	+
emulate user pressing a button	+

 Basic editing features

Formulator MathML Suite	ActiveX  Control	API	MathML   Weaver	Tarsia	MathML IE Performer
rendering mathematical expressions	+	+	+	+	+
editing mathematical expressions	+		+	+
font styles	+	+	+	+	+
font sizes	+	+	+	+	+
keyboard shortcuts	+		+	+
printing formulas	+	+	+	+

 Advanced editing features

Formulator MathML Suite	ActiveX  Control	MathML   Weaver	Tarsia
zoom	+	+	+
nested view	+	+	+
on-the-fly editing of MathML node properties	+	+
MathML Tree editing mode	+	+
hints on MathML tags, attributes and values	+	+
MathML Text editing mode	+	+
XHTML editing mode	+	+
visual editing of Presentation Markup	+	+	+
visual editing of Content Markup	+	+
visual editing of Mixed Markup	+	+

Import/Export

Formulator MathML Suite	ActiveX   Control	API	MathML   Weaver	Tarsia	MathML IE Performer
import from MathML text	+	+	+	+	+
import from MathML tree	+		+
export to MathML	+	+	+	+	+
export to raster images	+	+	+
export to vector images	+	+	+	+
publishing mathematics on web	+	+	+
inserting images into documents	+		+	+