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Rob Beezer, … Jones, Bryan4

Mar 30

Requesting Comments on Department of Edu Proposed Regulations, Mar 30 deadline

You got accepted to Cookie Crisp? Dang, I've been trying for years... On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 8:

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Requesting Comments on Department of Edu Proposed Regulations, Mar 30 deadline

You got accepted to Cookie Crisp? Dang, I've been trying for years... On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 8:

Mar 30

Alex Jordan, … Brad Miller6

Mar 28

syllabus template

To build on what Sean said, If we can come up with a reasonable set of options this would be a great

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syllabus template

To build on what Sean said, If we can come up with a reasonable set of options this would be a great

Mar 28

J David Eisenberg, Rob Beezer3

Mar 28

Removing Unit Test Code

Are your unit tests authored in a "test" element within "program"? On 3/27/23 14:

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Removing Unit Test Code

Are your unit tests authored in a "test" element within "program"? On 3/27/23 14:

Mar 28

Brad Miller, … kcri...@gmail.com10

Mar 27

Smart Learning Content Protocol

Nick Long and I were just talking last week about how it would be nice if interactive SageMath

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Smart Learning Content Protocol

Nick Long and I were just talking last week about how it would be nice if interactive SageMath

Mar 27

Jeremy Sylvestre, David W. Farmer2

Mar 25

Interpreting math syntax

I was heading toward a couple of things Jeremy suggested. First is that we need both author switches

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Interpreting math syntax

I was heading toward a couple of things Jeremy suggested. First is that we need both author switches

Mar 25

Steven Clontz, Oscar Levin2

Mar 24

Apr 17 1-5 Eastern via Zoom: arXiv Forum - How do we make accessible research papers a reality?

Interesting. That led me to the "accessibility report." There they talk about their primary

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Apr 17 1-5 Eastern via Zoom: arXiv Forum - How do we make accessible research papers a reality?

Interesting. That led me to the "accessibility report." There they talk about their primary

Mar 24

David W. Farmer, … Alex Jordan30

Mar 23

new math syntax question

> I want to support that, but I also want to support > sin x makes sin(x) > if that is what

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new math syntax question

> I want to support that, but I also want to support > sin x makes sin(x) > if that is what

Mar 23

Mar 23

Workshop July 10-14 to build software engineering skills for non-CS experts

Colleagues, I recently connected with Jeff Carver to discuss his workshop https://intersect-training.

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Workshop July 10-14 to build software engineering skills for non-CS experts

Colleagues, I recently connected with Jeff Carver to discuss his workshop https://intersect-training.

Mar 23

Alex Jordan, … Sean Fitzpatrick4

Mar 22

If you didn't want collisions with the existing index, could you duplicate the code for the index

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If you didn't want collisions with the existing index, could you duplicate the code for the index

Mar 22

Steven Clontz, Rob Beezer2

Mar 22

Typst - "as powerful as LaTeX while being much easier to learn and use"

Fourth alert in four hours. I want their PR people! ;-) HTML is in-progress. PDF/A is in-progress.

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Typst - "as powerful as LaTeX while being much easier to learn and use"

Fourth alert in four hours. I want their PR people! ;-) HTML is in-progress. PDF/A is in-progress.

Mar 22

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer6

Mar 21

xref targeting a subexercises

Try now. Just pushed. Adding this in, it is clear that in the agreement that a "subexercises

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xref targeting a subexercises

Try now. Just pushed. Adding this in, it is clear that in the agreement that a "subexercises

Mar 21

Alex Jordan, … Rob Beezer12

Mar 19

moving WeBWorK Activate button to the top

>> Rob/Chrissy > Brad/Chrissy? Yes! Short on coffee this afternoon. On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at

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moving WeBWorK Activate button to the top

>> Rob/Chrissy > Brad/Chrissy? Yes! Short on coffee this afternoon. On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at

Mar 19

Jason Siefken, … Rob Beezer8

Mar 19

Removing IDs from HTML

On 3/19/23 12:08, Jason Siefken wrote: > One of the reasons to banish ids entirely is that PreTeXt

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Removing IDs from HTML

On 3/19/23 12:08, Jason Siefken wrote: > One of the reasons to banish ids entirely is that PreTeXt

Mar 19

Alex Jordan, … David W. Farmer8

Mar 17

padding on tabular without vertical rules

I'm comfortable making all the cell padding bigger, if there is a way for the author to indicate

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padding on tabular without vertical rules

I'm comfortable making all the cell padding bigger, if there is a way for the author to indicate

Mar 17

Jason Siefken, … David W. Farmer7

Mar 17

TOC Height/Scroll

Thanks, I should have understood the first time. I'll look again. On Fri, 17 Mar 2023, Sean

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TOC Height/Scroll

Thanks, I should have understood the first time. I'll look again. On Fri, 17 Mar 2023, Sean

Mar 17

Steven Clontz, Rob Beezer2

Mar 16

Discussion: DocBook XML

Well before MathBook XML was even a twinkle in my eye, I tried to bend DocBook to my will. No love.

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Discussion: DocBook XML

Well before MathBook XML was even a twinkle in my eye, I tried to bend DocBook to my will. No love.

Mar 16

Steven Clontz, Oscar Levin3

Mar 15

Drop-in participation Wed Mar 15 and Thu Mar 16

Oh shoot, man, I blanked on travel plans for many people this week, huh. Random thought: when we have

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Drop-in participation Wed Mar 15 and Thu Mar 16

Oh shoot, man, I blanked on travel plans for many people this week, huh. Random thought: when we have

Mar 15

Rob Beezer, … Thomas Shemanske21

Mar 14

Contributor project: prototype revealing wide interactives

I think these issues dovetail with other matters that are under consideration. Like Andrew, as an

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Contributor project: prototype revealing wide interactives

I think these issues dovetail with other matters that are under consideration. Like Andrew, as an

Mar 14

Rob Beezer, Steven Clontz3

Mar 13

CLI: pushing in-progress braille work

Even better than expected. ;-) (The devscript part.) I'll see if I can get the necessary clean-up

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CLI: pushing in-progress braille work

Even better than expected. ;-) (The devscript part.) I'll see if I can get the necessary clean-up

Mar 13

Rob Beezer, Alex Jordan2

Mar 11

Among the things we discussed, mixed with extra thoughts/opinions I have: * Replace the "A4 US

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Among the things we discussed, mixed with extra thoughts/opinions I have: * Replace the "A4 US

Mar 11

Rob Beezer, … Alex Jordan56

Mar 11

Structuring WeBWorK for Runestone

Ah right, thanks for reminding me about hints (and solutions) and MathQuill. WW 2.17 and earlier has

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Structuring WeBWorK for Runestone

Ah right, thanks for reminding me about hints (and solutions) and MathQuill. WW 2.17 and earlier has

Mar 11

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Brad Miller17

Mar 9

DIY Runestone setup

I knew this day would come. On Thu, Mar 9, 2023, 5:54 pm Brad Miller <br...@runestone.academy>

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DIY Runestone setup

I knew this day would come. On Thu, Mar 9, 2023, 5:54 pm Brad Miller <br...@runestone.academy>

Mar 9

Rob Beezer, … Jason Siefken11

Mar 8

Thanks for all the discussion. I think a lot about locating and marking sentences (as pre-processing)

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Thanks for all the discussion. I think a lot about locating and marking sentences (as pre-processing)

Mar 8

Alex Jordan, David W. Farmer5

Mar 8

CRC worksheet pages

For me at this page: https://spot.pcc.edu/math/orcca/ed3/html/worksheet-1-letter.html Firefox: If I

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CRC worksheet pages

For me at this page: https://spot.pcc.edu/math/orcca/ed3/html/worksheet-1-letter.html Firefox: If I

Mar 8

D. Brian Walton2

Mar 8

fillin and answer

After talking to Rob in the drop-in, my plan is to make an <answer> for static that is a

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fillin and answer

After talking to Rob in the drop-in, my plan is to make an <answer> for static that is a

Mar 8

Mar 7

Hi everyone! The build system for the React frontend has been switched from (the now deprecated)

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Hi everyone! The build system for the React frontend has been switched from (the now deprecated)

Mar 7

Steven Clontz, … Jason Siefken13

Mar 7

"View Source on GitHub" feature to promote open-source engagement?

I'm not sure what other people do with highlighted text, but I think it would be cool if, when

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"View Source on GitHub" feature to promote open-source engagement?

I'm not sure what other people do with highlighted text, but I think it would be cool if, when

Mar 7

Alex Jordan, … kcri...@gmail.com38

Mar 7

pretext generate play-button

Right now, pretext generate youtube will create previews and the play button PNG. Which thing does

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pretext generate play-button

Right now, pretext generate youtube will create previews and the play button PNG. Which thing does

Mar 7

Chrissy Safranski, … Sean Fitzpatrick41

Mar 3

WeBWorK and Runestone: preview answer

I suspect that I didn't properly update Glenn's branch. I'll try again once I'm done

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WeBWorK and Runestone: preview answer

I suspect that I didn't properly update Glenn's branch. I'll try again once I'm done

Mar 3

Rob Beezer, … David Austin19

Mar 3

URLs to interactive content

I'm still working on the counting problem, but I'm in favor of your proposal. David On Thu,

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URLs to interactive content

I'm still working on the counting problem, but I'm in favor of your proposal. David On Thu,

Mar 3

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