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Welcome to the Numbas Users Group.

This is a discussion/information forum for anyone who is using Numbas in any capacity; using the questions and exams in the public database, creating their own questions and exams or just finding out about Numbas.

The e-Learning Unit at Newcastle University will provide support wherever possible (subject to resource availability) to any users who have genuine educational uses for Numbas

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samuel...@gmail.com2

Oct 14

Variable displayed as text rather than value: Silly madness -

Ok, my fault. The risky manoeuvre of multiple window editing has back-fired, I'm sure I used to

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Variable displayed as text rather than value: Silly madness -

Ok, my fault. The risky manoeuvre of multiple window editing has back-fired, I'm sure I used to

Oct 14

Christian Lawson-Perfect

Oct 14

Improvements to the JSXGraph extension

Last week was the second International JSXGraph Conference. Numbas has had an extension to integrate

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Improvements to the JSXGraph extension

Last week was the second International JSXGraph Conference. Numbas has had an extension to integrate

Oct 14

Oct 12

Changed to canvas, wondering about this error, maybe the exam takes too long to load?

Hi Christian and others, My institution swapped from blackboard to canvas, so I am uploading practice

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Changed to canvas, wondering about this error, maybe the exam takes too long to load?

Hi Christian and others, My institution swapped from blackboard to canvas, so I am uploading practice

Oct 12

Werner Cordier, Ben Brawn2

Oct 8

Generating random numbers with decimal spaces

Use # to specify the increment size for the range. eg random(1..10#0.3), or random(1..10#0.01)

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Generating random numbers with decimal spaces

Use # to specify the increment size for the range. eg random(1..10#0.3), or random(1..10#0.01)

Oct 8

Joshua Lim, … Parthasarati Dileepan5

Sep 28

LTI time periods

Perfect, thank you Christian, this works very well...... Dileep On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 6:04 AM

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LTI time periods

Perfect, thank you Christian, this works very well...... Dileep On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 6:04 AM

Sep 28

Bob Morris, Christian Lawson-Perfect8

Sep 21

Formatting in Advice section of a question

Thanks Samuel that is very useful. I am new to Latex and need to learn more about the different

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Formatting in Advice section of a question

Thanks Samuel that is very useful. I am new to Latex and need to learn more about the different

Sep 21

Peter Steele, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Sep 20

Proper way to restore a deleted attempt?

Thanks Christian. Peter On Monday, 20 September 2021 at 18:23:51 UTC+10 christia...@gmail.com wrote:

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Proper way to restore a deleted attempt?

Thanks Christian. Peter On Monday, 20 September 2021 at 18:23:51 UTC+10 christia...@gmail.com wrote:

Sep 20

Tom Salyers, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Sep 20

Completion in Blackboard

I'm not sure--I'm still waiting on information from the person who reported the issue.

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Completion in Blackboard

I'm not sure--I'm still waiting on information from the person who reported the issue.

Sep 20

Christian Lawson-Perfect

Sep 16

Training session for beginners: 2021-10-05

We're running another of our semi-regular training sessions, aimed at beginners. It'll run

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Training session for beginners: 2021-10-05

We're running another of our semi-regular training sessions, aimed at beginners. It'll run

Sep 16

adelle colbourn, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Sep 16

Can variables be shared between questions? Can menu numbers be changed?

Hi Adelle, No, variable values can't be shared between questions. I like the idea of changing how

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Can variables be shared between questions? Can menu numbers be changed?

Hi Adelle, No, variable values can't be shared between questions. I like the idea of changing how

Sep 16

Christian Lawson-Perfect, William Haynes5

Sep 15

Behind the design of Numbas - what should I write about first?

Hi all, I've finished a first draft of another piece, about pattern matching: https://www.numbas.

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Behind the design of Numbas - what should I write about first?

Hi all, I've finished a first draft of another piece, about pattern matching: https://www.numbas.

Sep 15

Tom Salyers, … Christian Lawson-Perfect8

Sep 13

Blackboard grade reporting problem

I followed the 2.13 part because we were coming from 2.12, but I'm now thinking the code on our

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Blackboard grade reporting problem

I followed the 2.13 part because we were coming from 2.12, but I'm now thinking the code on our

Sep 13

William Haynes, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Sep 13

Error computing referenced variable c

Hi Will, Yes, that's a bug - thanks for telling me! When working out what variables a custom

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Error computing referenced variable c

Hi Will, Yes, that's a bug - thanks for telling me! When working out what variables a custom

Sep 13

deevan shafait, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Sep 10

Setting up Numbas LTI using MySQL - how to specify port number?

Hi Christian, Thanks, that works. It would be useful to have the option to select the database port

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Setting up Numbas LTI using MySQL - how to specify port number?

Hi Christian, Thanks, that works. It would be useful to have the option to select the database port

Sep 10

svda...@gmail.com, Christian Lawson-Perfect4

Sep 8

More notation?!

Ah, the problem is that Numbas has to pick a type for the free variables in the answer, in order to

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More notation?!

Ah, the problem is that Numbas has to pick a type for the free variables in the answer, in order to

Sep 8

pdil...@gmail.com, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Sep 7

LTI woes -- Canvas and Numbas don't get along

For everyone else's benefit: I had a video call with Dileep and a colleague, and we found out

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LTI woes -- Canvas and Numbas don't get along

For everyone else's benefit: I had a video call with Dileep and a colleague, and we found out

Sep 7

svda...@gmail.com, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Sep 2

Pass threshold.

The score is returned to the VLE. The pass threshold just determines what the student is shown on the

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Pass threshold.

The score is returned to the VLE. The pass threshold just determines what the student is shown on the

Sep 2

Peter Steele, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Sep 2

Numbas LTI - What permissions should exam package/zips have?

They just need to be readable by whichever user is serving them, which if you followed the

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Numbas LTI - What permissions should exam package/zips have?

They just need to be readable by whichever user is serving them, which if you followed the

Sep 2

Christian Lawson-Perfect

Aug 19

Help wanted: The Organising Numbas Project

We're starting a project to organise and improve the quality of the material published on this

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Help wanted: The Organising Numbas Project

We're starting a project to organise and improve the quality of the material published on this

Aug 19

Antonio Gagliarducci, … Christian Lawson-Perfect8

Aug 12

How to hide the button Display options

Yes, I'm open to suggestions on how to improve the appearance of the button. To be honest, I just

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How to hide the button Display options

Yes, I'm open to suggestions on how to improve the appearance of the button. To be honest, I just

Aug 12

adelle colbourn2

Aug 12

Error with variables

Cancel that plea for help. We've worked it out. In Variable Testing, Maximum number of runs was

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Error with variables

Cancel that plea for help. We've worked it out. In Variable Testing, Maximum number of runs was

Aug 12

David Wishart, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Jul 12

Error creating custom part type

Thanks, I can create one now. I'm not sure if this is something that I've inadvertently

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Error creating custom part type

Thanks, I can create one now. I'm not sure if this is something that I've inadvertently

Jul 12

David Wishart, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Jul 12

Thanks for that, it's for an online course which could include students from outside the UK so I

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Thanks for that, it's for an online course which could include students from outside the UK so I

Jul 12

Tom Salyers, … Peter Steele11

Jul 6

Reporting grades back to Blackboard Learn

Dear Johan, I have the same problem. Did you have any luck getting it working? I've now updated

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Reporting grades back to Blackboard Learn

Dear Johan, I have the same problem. Did you have any luck getting it working? I've now updated

Jul 6

Tom Salyers, … Christian Lawson-Perfect11

Jul 6

Unfamiliar error message

Yes, that would do it! I'll add a note to the documentation. On Tue, 6 Jul 2021 at 10:34, Tom

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Unfamiliar error message

Yes, that would do it! I'll add a note to the documentation. On Tue, 6 Jul 2021 at 10:34, Tom

Jul 6

Christian Lawson-Perfect

Jul 6

Numbas talks at EAMS 2021

I've just put a post on the blog collecting all the talks about Numbas at this year's EAMS

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Numbas talks at EAMS 2021

I've just put a post on the blog collecting all the talks about Numbas at this year's EAMS

Jul 6

Bob Morris, Timur Zaripov4

Jul 6

Selecting variables from list of possible numbers

Dear Bob, There isn't much to it in this case. I have attached screenshot implementing what you

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Selecting variables from list of possible numbers

Dear Bob, There isn't much to it in this case. I have attached screenshot implementing what you

Jul 6

Josh Oldridge, … Christian Lawson-Perfect6

Jun 30

Signs dependent on answers in 'Advice' section

Hi, it's working now! With normal () brackets around the {dzdy-dydz} etc it works. Many thanks

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Signs dependent on answers in 'Advice' section

Hi, it's working now! With normal () brackets around the {dzdy-dydz} etc it works. Many thanks

Jun 30

Tom Salyers, Christian Lawson-Perfect5

Jun 28

Content-Security-Policy header configuration

I just tried it in a new window....it's still happening, unfortunately. Same AJAX failure and

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Content-Security-Policy header configuration

I just tried it in a new window....it's still happening, unfortunately. Same AJAX failure and

Jun 28

Don Shearman, … Jim Pettigrew16

Jun 14

Review of question using Geogebra extension not working in Blackboard

Hi Christian, Thanks for this; it worked perfectly for one of Don Shearman's Geogebra extension

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Review of question using Geogebra extension not working in Blackboard

Hi Christian, Thanks for this; it worked perfectly for one of Don Shearman's Geogebra extension

Jun 14

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