Overview

The MathML Ancestry is the status area displayed just below the Tabbed Toolbar, adjacent to the Mini Toolbar. The Ancestry is there to show you at a glance the nesting of the MathML structure at the cursor location, and to give you an easy way to select parts of the equation containing the cursor.

Since all MathML equations consist of templates nested inside a <math> element, the ancestry always shows the <math> element on the left. Intermediate MathML templates are listed in order of nesting, with the innermost MathML template at the cursor location indicated on the far right.

When there are too many levels of nesting to display all at once, the Ancestry shows dots on the right and/or left edge of the display. Clicking on the dots scrolls the display in the corresponding direction.

As you move the mouse, the Ancestry automatically updates to reflect the nesting at the current cursor position. Also, when you select part of an equation in the editing area, the corresponding template label in the Ancestry will be highlighted.