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Discussion forum for the PreTeXt authoring system, open to developers and all interested parties. Subscribe if you want to discuss features and/or work on the code. PreTeXt is an uncomplicated XML vocabulary for authors of research articles, textbooks, and monographs. More at pretextbook.org. The PreTeXt support forum is at groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pretext-support. The PreTeXt announcements list is at groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pretext-announce.

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Rob Beezer, … David W. Farmer7

6:41 PM

PDF, images, side-by-side, no margin, flush-right

On 11/21/25 14:14, David W. Farmer wrote: > Still waiting for the journal to report whether their

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PDF, images, side-by-side, no margin, flush-right

On 11/21/25 14:14, David W. Farmer wrote: > Still waiting for the journal to report whether their

6:41 PM

Rob Beezer, … Sean Fitzpatrick6

4:56 PM

Images as source versus as files

On 11/20/25 16:36, Sean Fitzpatrick wrote: > It would be interesting to see how much this would

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Images as source versus as files

On 11/20/25 16:36, Sean Fitzpatrick wrote: > It would be interesting to see how much this would

4:56 PM

Bradley Miller, … Duane Nykamp35

1:15 PM

interactives as Runestone Exercises

OK, progress!! I am getting SPLICE.sendEvent messages. But they are not well formed and so they are

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interactives as Runestone Exercises

OK, progress!! I am getting SPLICE.sendEvent messages. But they are not well formed and so they are

1:15 PM

Nov 20

[CHANGE] Mermaid images

There have been some changes to how Mermaid images are handled. Read on if you are using this feature

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[CHANGE] Mermaid images

There have been some changes to how Mermaid images are handled. Read on if you are using this feature

Nov 20

Rob Beezer, Oscar Levin2

Nov 19

Mermaid images, changes

No problem. Updates were easy. Releasing a new cli version currently that has this and the other many

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Mermaid images, changes

No problem. Updates were easy. Releasing a new cli version currently that has this and the other many

Nov 19

Matt Wechter, Sean Fitzpatrick2

Nov 19

lxml wheel won't build when installing pretext with pip

I had the same problem a week ago, but unfortunately I have not figured out a solution. On Wed, Nov

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lxml wheel won't build when installing pretext with pip

I had the same problem a week ago, but unfortunately I have not figured out a solution. On Wed, Nov

Nov 19

Oscar Levin, … Rob Beezer7

Nov 17

Dates for versions

An idea that needs a few details ironed-out first. So not fully-baked. Leave version support syntax (

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Dates for versions

An idea that needs a few details ironed-out first. So not fully-baked. Leave version support syntax (

Nov 17

Chrissy Safranski, … Rob Beezer4

Nov 15

Salem theme: conclusion of exercisegroup

I think of #introduction and #conclusion as bookends, and would style them identically. #conclusion

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Salem theme: conclusion of exercisegroup

I think of #introduction and #conclusion as bookends, and would style them identically. #conclusion

Nov 15

Rob Beezer, David W. Farmer8

Nov 14

Display math maintenance

As promised, the bare #mdn construction (no #mrow children, see (6) below) has outlived its

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Display math maintenance

As promised, the bare #mdn construction (no #mrow children, see (6) below) has outlived its

Nov 14

Andrew Scholer, … Rob Beezer4

Nov 14

MathJax / Runestone rendering race condition

No, you are not crazy, Chrissy! Shoulda said - Firefox for me. And I've had this problem with the

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MathJax / Runestone rendering race condition

No, you are not crazy, Chrissy! Shoulda said - Firefox for me. And I've had this problem with the

Nov 14

Sean Fitzpatrick, Alex Jordan5

Nov 12

WeBWorK answer box behaviour for long answers

Thanks. I agree that there's no great reason to use columns for exercises in HTML, since vertical

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WeBWorK answer box behaviour for long answers

Thanks. I agree that there's no great reason to use columns for exercises in HTML, since vertical

Nov 12

Rob Beezer, Bradley Miller5

Nov 12

Another stab in the dark. I screwed up my courage, and installed the node version of MathJax 4, to

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Another stab in the dark. I screwed up my courage, and installed the node version of MathJax 4, to

Nov 12

Dave Musicant, … Andrew Scholer8

Nov 11

Adding Kotlin to programming languages

Great! I'll try to take it for a test drive in the next day or two. Andrew Scholer On Tue, Nov 11

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Adding Kotlin to programming languages

Great! I'll try to take it for a test drive in the next day or two. Andrew Scholer On Tue, Nov 11

Nov 11

Rob Beezer, … Bradley Miller8

Nov 11

Build failing on Runestone

Thanks Oscar, The author server has been updated to use CLI version 2.30.2 If anyone is experiencing

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Build failing on Runestone

Thanks Oscar, The author server has been updated to use CLI version 2.30.2 If anyone is experiencing

Nov 11

Andrew Scholer, … Bradley Miller25

Nov 7

cline formatting in Parsons problem HTML output

Ugh, I missed it. That is good. Brad Brad Miller Professor Emeritus, Luther College Founder,

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cline formatting in Parsons problem HTML output

Ugh, I missed it. That is good. Brad Brad Miller Professor Emeritus, Luther College Founder,

Nov 7

Rob Beezer, … Oscar Levin6

Nov 6

Website examples

CLI version 2.30.0 is now available. I'll post on -announce soon. On Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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Website examples

CLI version 2.30.0 is now available. I'll post on -announce soon. On Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Nov 6

Michael Obiero, … Rob Beezer73

Nov 5

Interoperability of pretext and STACK

> I ran pretext/pretext -f assembly-dynamic main.ptx -c stack > (without specifying a -c

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Interoperability of pretext and STACK

> I ran pretext/pretext -f assembly-dynamic main.ptx -c stack > (without specifying a -c

Nov 5

Andrew Scholer, Sean Fitzpatrick3

Nov 1

Inconsistent Parson format between HTML and manifest

Sorry, yes, copied wrong block. But the important bit is where the </div> appears. In the HTML

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Inconsistent Parson format between HTML and manifest

Sorry, yes, copied wrong block. But the important bit is where the </div> appears. In the HTML

Nov 1

Oscar Levin, David Austin2

Nov 1

Re: [pretext-support] Slideshow theme and landing page

It feels like "index.html" is the right choice. Thanks, Oscar. On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 4:39

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Re: [pretext-support] Slideshow theme and landing page

It feels like "index.html" is the right choice. Thanks, Oscar. On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 4:39

Nov 1

Oscar Levin, … Oscar Levin3

Oct 31

Iframe resizer for standalone interactives

Awesome. I'll try to work on that this weekend. On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM Andrew Scholer

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Iframe resizer for standalone interactives

Awesome. I'll try to work on that this weekend. On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM Andrew Scholer

Oct 31

Spencer Bagley, Oscar Levin2

Oct 30

Explicit pagebreaks in printed worksheets

This was discussed at length over the summer (see https://groups.google.com/g/pretext-dev/c/

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Explicit pagebreaks in printed worksheets

This was discussed at length over the summer (see https://groups.google.com/g/pretext-dev/c/

Oct 30

Oct 29

Testing routines

I wanted to reiterate to fellow developers the value of testing documents like the sample article (a

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Testing routines

I wanted to reiterate to fellow developers the value of testing documents like the sample article (a

Oct 29

Chrissy Safranski, Rob Beezer2

Oct 27

query in a task of an exercise

Dear Chrissy, Thanks for all the ideas here. #query is the "atomic" element - one thing

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query in a task of an exercise

Dear Chrissy, Thanks for all the ideas here. #query is the "atomic" element - one thing

Oct 27

Rob Beezer, Jason Siefken3

Oct 21

Schema browser online

Thanks, Jason, for the very helpful reply. Sorry for my delay, I've been occupied watching your

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Schema browser online

Thanks, Jason, for the very helpful reply. Sorry for my delay, I've been occupied watching your

Oct 21

Oct 20

Tracking fatal errors through the CLI and author interface

For Oscar and Brad. Follow-up to today's discussion at Drop-In. Everywhere the XSL uses <xsl:

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Tracking fatal errors through the CLI and author interface

For Oscar and Brad. Follow-up to today's discussion at Drop-In. Everywhere the XSL uses <xsl:

Oct 20

Jason Siefken, Andrew Scholer2

Oct 11

The <output> HTML tag

Very useful. Thanks for sharing that Jason. Andrew Scholer On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM Jason

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The <output> HTML tag

Very useful. Thanks for sharing that Jason. Andrew Scholer On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM Jason

Oct 11

Andrew Scholer, … David Austin9

Oct 10

Prefigure "macros" via XSL

Thanks for all of these comments. This is an interesting discussion, and I'm hoping we can

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Prefigure "macros" via XSL

Thanks for all of these comments. This is an interesting discussion, and I'm hoping we can

Oct 10

Georg Osang, … Rob Beezer8

Oct 4

Mechanisms for content review

I can say more later. But for now... More than 15 years ago David F and I worked on the design of a

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Mechanisms for content review

I can say more later. But for now... More than 15 years ago David F and I worked on the design of a

Oct 4

Matt Wechter, … Sean Fitzpatrick3

Oct 3

Getting an error regarding temporary directories

I get this if I'm trying to build on Windows in a directory that is tracked by OneDrive. You can

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Getting an error regarding temporary directories

I get this if I'm trying to build on Windows in a directory that is tracked by OneDrive. You can

Oct 3

Andrew Scholer, David Austin7

Sep 25

PreFigure label fonts

Awesome! Thank you for adding that. Andrew On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM David Austin <david.

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PreFigure label fonts

Awesome! Thank you for adding that. Andrew On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM David Austin <david.

Sep 25

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