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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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gedeoned...@gmail.com, Rob Beezer2

12:11 PM

Schema xml:id in md

Thanks, Valerio! I'm slow-walking the full-on deprecation until classes wind down (mid-May) so

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Schema xml:id in md

Thanks, Valerio! I'm slow-walking the full-on deprecation until classes wind down (mid-May) so

12:11 PM

David Austin, Rob Beezer3

Apr 12

#fillins in EPUB

Fixed now, and picked up an \sfrac macro that would have had similar problems. See: https://github.

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#fillins in EPUB

Fixed now, and picked up an \sfrac macro that would have had similar problems. See: https://github.

Apr 12

Rob Beezer, David Austin2

Apr 12

Too much PreFigure?

I saw the subject line and couldn't imagine too much PreFigure, but I have to agree. When we

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Too much PreFigure?

I saw the subject line and couldn't imagine too much PreFigure, but I have to agree. When we

Apr 12

Apr 9

Embeddable links to interactive objects

Presently making links to #interactive, #video, #audio. We have links to a "standalone"

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Embeddable links to interactive objects

Presently making links to #interactive, #video, #audio. We have links to a "standalone"

Apr 9

Steven Clontz, Rob Beezer3

Apr 7

social media cards for PreTeXt documents

(for posterity) PR is up at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2822 On Monday, April 6, 2026

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social media cards for PreTeXt documents

(for posterity) PR is up at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2822 On Monday, April 6, 2026

Apr 7

Rob Beezer, … Oscar Levin6

Apr 6

Formatting of HTML output

Brad, within a few minutes, you can upgrade to 2.38.2 that will have the reverted commit and rebuild

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Formatting of HTML output

Brad, within a few minutes, you can upgrade to 2.38.2 that will have the reverted commit and rebuild

Apr 6

Apr 5

MathJax 4 upgrade

Forgot to mention. With MJ4, when you click on some math, you are immediately thrown into the

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MathJax 4 upgrade

Forgot to mention. With MJ4, when you click on some math, you are immediately thrown into the

Apr 5

Apr 2

GeoGebra via material ID

At https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2238 Brian Walton has used the pre-processor to

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GeoGebra via material ID

At https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2238 Brian Walton has used the pre-processor to

Apr 2

Mar 31

Numbering, consistency with LaTeX

The "multi-number" template (for making the structural parts of numbers) is very old and

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Numbering, consistency with LaTeX

The "multi-number" template (for making the structural parts of numbers) is very old and

Mar 31

Mar 30

WeBWorK in the pre-processor

> There are two modernizations I'd like to make, which will mean authors will need to re-

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WeBWorK in the pre-processor

> There are two modernizations I'd like to make, which will mean authors will need to re-

Mar 30

Rob Beezer, … Oscar Levin8

Mar 28

Underlined links for accessibility

On 3/27/26 16:51, Oscar Levin wrote: > Creeping up to the top of my todo list Excellent! When the

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Underlined links for accessibility

On 3/27/26 16:51, Oscar Levin wrote: > Creeping up to the top of my todo list Excellent! When the

Mar 28

Mar 22

Raising errors for failed asset generation for webwork

The cli currently generates webwork passing `False` for the abort_early parameter. This makes sense

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Raising errors for failed asset generation for webwork

The cli currently generates webwork passing `False` for the abort_early parameter. This makes sense

Mar 22

David Austin, Andrew Scholer3

Mar 10

annotated PreFigure diagrams in tabbed tasks

Thanks for looking into this and for the fix, Andrew! On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM Andrew Scholer

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annotated PreFigure diagrams in tabbed tasks

Thanks for looking into this and for the fix, Andrew! On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM Andrew Scholer

Mar 10

Andrew Scholer, … Chrissy Safranski10

Mar 9

MathJax / Runestone rendering race condition

Yes, it appears to be fixed now for me too! Thank you for tracking this down, Andrew and Brad!

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MathJax / Runestone rendering race condition

Yes, it appears to be fixed now for me too! Thank you for tracking this down, Andrew and Brad!

Mar 9

Rob Beezer, Alex Jordan4

Mar 7

LaTeX and OTF math fonts

Experimental, and just for the cognesceti. Working on documentation (which is a lot of work!) and may

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LaTeX and OTF math fonts

Experimental, and just for the cognesceti. Working on documentation (which is a lot of work!) and may

Mar 7

Mar 4

Symbols in LaTeX text mode (not mth mode)

(Notes for Oscar and Alex at the end.) I have been sent on a mini-quest to pay down some technical

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Symbols in LaTeX text mode (not mth mode)

(Notes for Oscar and Alex at the end.) I have been sent on a mini-quest to pay down some technical

Mar 4

Andrew Scholer, Rob Beezer4

Mar 3

Tabular vertical heading spacing issue

Spacing for vertical column headings in HTMl has been improved to better match what LaTeX does.

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Tabular vertical heading spacing issue

Spacing for vertical column headings in HTMl has been improved to better match what LaTeX does.

Mar 3

Rob Beezer, … Oscar Levin12

Mar 2

Display math maintenance

Fixed now. Small typo in the common numbering code, "mmrow" that should have just been an

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Display math maintenance

Fixed now. Small typo in the common numbering code, "mmrow" that should have just been an

Mar 2

Rob Beezer, … Alex Jordan9

Feb 25

Update: I have rounded up (and implemented) Unicode characters to support "angle" (chevron,

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Update: I have rounded up (and implemented) Unicode characters to support "angle" (chevron,

Feb 25

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer10

Feb 23

Thanks for the comments, Alex. Replies interspersed. On 2/20/26 14:42, Alex Jordan wrote: >

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Thanks for the comments, Alex. Replies interspersed. On 2/20/26 14:42, Alex Jordan wrote: >

Feb 23

Oscar Levin, … Duane Nykamp10

Feb 21

iframe widths (at least for Desmos)

I implemented Oscar's suggestion of adding `overflow-x: auto;` to the Doenet container. Chrissy

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iframe widths (at least for Desmos)

I implemented Oscar's suggestion of adding `overflow-x: auto;` to the Doenet container. Chrissy

Feb 21

Alex Jordan, Andrew Scholer2

Feb 19

ESC while search is open

Yes, it absolutely would. As would trapping focus so you can't tab back to the rest of the page (

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ESC while search is open

Yes, it absolutely would. As would trapping focus so you can't tab back to the rest of the page (

Feb 19

Feb 19

[NEW] Quotation mark styles for different languages

Ooooops, this was meant for pretext-announce, and I was going to briefly comment on the -dev thread.

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[NEW] Quotation mark styles for different languages

Ooooops, this was meant for pretext-announce, and I was going to briefly comment on the -dev thread.

Feb 19

Rob Beezer, Jean-Sébastien Turcotte2

Feb 18

Localizing dates

Just a note that, while this gets fixed, one can use <today format='yyyy/mm/dd' /> to

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Localizing dates

Just a note that, while this gets fixed, one can use <today format='yyyy/mm/dd' /> to

Feb 18

Alex Jordan, … Rob Beezer6

Feb 17

MJ4 help icon is clipped

Thanks, Andrew. Merged, and website examples being updated just now. On 2/16/26 21:58, Andrew Scholer

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MJ4 help icon is clipped

Thanks, Andrew. Merged, and website examples being updated just now. On 2/16/26 21:58, Andrew Scholer

Feb 17

Jason Altekruse2

Feb 17

Working on making PreteXt books usable in air-gapped environments like the Kolibri offline learning platform

I remembered one other thought I had shared in the drop-in when I came to discuss this project a few

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Working on making PreteXt books usable in air-gapped environments like the Kolibri offline learning platform

I remembered one other thought I had shared in the drop-in when I came to discuss this project a few

Feb 17

Michael Obiero, … Georg Osang105

Feb 16

Interoperability of pretext and STACK

Hi Rob, Thanks a lot for your responses. I've updated https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull

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Interoperability of pretext and STACK

Hi Rob, Thanks a lot for your responses. I've updated https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull

Feb 16

David W. Farmer, Rob Beezer3

Feb 15

what is easy to find on the website

For the purposes of the article I am writing, I am thinking I should link to https://pretextbook.org/

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what is easy to find on the website

For the purposes of the article I am writing, I am thinking I should link to https://pretextbook.org/

Feb 15

Andrew Scholer, Rob Beezer4

Feb 13

MathJax inline math symbol

Aah, I misunderstood what you were driving at here. PreTeXt has no qualms about bare dollar-signs in

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MathJax inline math symbol

Aah, I misunderstood what you were driving at here. PreTeXt has no qualms about bare dollar-signs in

Feb 13

Oscar Levin, … Rob Beezer13

Feb 13

Width's of images in worksheets

Thanks, Alex. That's a good list. You could add the content of an #xref knowl to the list. Maybe

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Width's of images in worksheets

Thanks, Alex. That's a good list. You could add the content of an #xref knowl to the list. Maybe

Feb 13

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