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11:16 PM

Python, pip, virtual environment, Ubuntu. lxml

Maybe a Pythonista can help me with this one. Its getting in the way of WeBWorK testing at the moment

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Python, pip, virtual environment, Ubuntu. lxml

Maybe a Pythonista can help me with this one. Its getting in the way of WeBWorK testing at the moment

11:16 PM

Rob Beezer, Oscar Levin5

8:57 PM

Entirely for Brad M. We talked today about MathJax and timing. I found the current release notes:

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Entirely for Brad M. We talked today about MathJax and timing. I found the current release notes:

8:57 PM

David W. Farmer, … Oscar Levin20

5:11 PM

some overhaul issues

Yes, that is what I meant, and yes, it does seem fixed (after fighting with my phone to force refresh

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some overhaul issues

Yes, that is what I meant, and yes, it does seem fixed (after fighting with my phone to force refresh

5:11 PM

Rob Beezer, Thomas R. Shemanske5

3:52 PM

Overhaul branch, testing logistics - please participate!

Sorry; -d option On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:42 PM Thomas R. Shemanske <thomas.r.shemanske@gmail.com

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Overhaul branch, testing logistics - please participate!

Sorry; -d option On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:42 PM Thomas R. Shemanske <thomas.r.shemanske@gmail.com

3:52 PM

Steven Clontz, … Oscar Levin9

11:25 AM

no-install PreTeXt in ~2 minutes with just a GitHub account

Yes, I agree. I think this means we start developing our templates in separate repos, which isn't

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no-install PreTeXt in ~2 minutes with just a GitHub account

Yes, I agree. I think this means we start developing our templates in separate repos, which isn't

11:25 AM

Jason Siefken, … Steven Clontz6

Nov 28

pretext-cli build -x missing option

I'm not thrilled with this idea, but if it works via current commandline processing libraries, it

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pretext-cli build -x missing option

I'm not thrilled with this idea, but if it works via current commandline processing libraries, it

Nov 28

Rob Beezer, Zihan Wu5

Nov 28

Horizontal Parson problems

Horizontal Parson problems are now available. But maybe need some more work, so a soft opening.

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Horizontal Parson problems

Horizontal Parson problems are now available. But maybe need some more work, so a soft opening.

Nov 28

Nov 26

Keyboard Accessibility

I just came across these two blog posts. Good reading on accessibility. https://www.smashingmagazine.

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Keyboard Accessibility

I just came across these two blog posts. Good reading on accessibility. https://www.smashingmagazine.

Nov 26

Rob Beezer, Sean Fitzpatrick4

Nov 26

On 11/26/22 18:44, Sean Fitzpatrick wrote: > You *are* late to the party! Sorry! > I think I

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On 11/26/22 18:44, Sean Fitzpatrick wrote: > You *are* late to the party! Sorry! > I think I

Nov 26

Rob Beezer, Alex Jordan34

Nov 23

On 11/23/22 10:25, Alex Jordan wrote: > I did not mention that I had success with ORCCA and

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On 11/23/22 10:25, Alex Jordan wrote: > I did not mention that I had success with ORCCA and

Nov 23

David W. Farmer, … Rob Beezer5

Nov 22

research papers in PreTeXt

Use of the LaTeX "snapshot" package is now opt-in via the publication file. (Title will be

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research papers in PreTeXt

Use of the LaTeX "snapshot" package is now opt-in via the publication file. (Title will be

Nov 22

Steven Clontz, … Rob Beezer11

Nov 22

Pitch for spring Zoom meetings that can engage and grow the community

With Oscar's approval to move Writers Circle to Wednesday, the currently planned schedule for

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Pitch for spring Zoom meetings that can engage and grow the community

With Oscar's approval to move Writers Circle to Wednesday, the currently planned schedule for

Nov 22

Jones, Bryan, Rob Beezer3

Nov 22

Possibly interesting XML links?

Rob, Sounds good -- as always, I appreciate your careful choices in terms of what makes sense for

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Possibly interesting XML links?

Rob, Sounds good -- as always, I appreciate your careful choices in terms of what makes sense for

Nov 22

Rob Beezer, Steven Clontz5

Nov 22

Thanks for the replies. Clearly that was a low-quality report. ;-) But it was going to be that, or

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Thanks for the replies. Clearly that was a low-quality report. ;-) But it was going to be that, or

Nov 22

GVSU Open Education Resources, David W. Farmer4

Nov 22

Search Results Size

Can confirm, everything looks good on both computers on my end. Thank you very much for the quick fix

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Search Results Size

Can confirm, everything looks good on both computers on my end. Thank you very much for the quick fix

Nov 22

Steven Clontz, … Oscar Levin4

Nov 21

Conversion from Wikibooks to PreTeXt

I assume you would download the source of each page, and then convert the markdown-like mediawiki

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Conversion from Wikibooks to PreTeXt

I assume you would download the source of each page, and then convert the markdown-like mediawiki

Nov 21

Steven Clontz, Rob Beezer5

Nov 21

Volunteer for latter half of Tuesday drop-in

Sounds good - I've got an announcement scheduled to go out on Friday clarifying that we won't

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Volunteer for latter half of Tuesday drop-in

Sounds good - I've got an announcement scheduled to go out on Friday clarifying that we won't

Nov 21

Nov 20

HTML Navigation options to publisher file

I've converted three more string parameters to publisher file entries. I think there may be only

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HTML Navigation options to publisher file

I've converted three more string parameters to publisher file entries. I think there may be only

Nov 20

Rob Beezer, David W. Farmer4

Nov 20

HTML: variables or parameters

Replied just now to another thread, and realize that the urgency of my quest may have caused me to

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HTML: variables or parameters

Replied just now to another thread, and realize that the urgency of my quest may have caused me to

Nov 20

David Farmer, … Rob Beezer11

Nov 19

search box: lower right

Thanks, David, for the push on this front. On 11/18/22 10:46, David W. Farmer wrote: > I sent a

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search box: lower right

Thanks, David, for the push on this front. On 11/18/22 10:46, David W. Farmer wrote: > I sent a

Nov 19

David W. Farmer, Steven Clontz2

Nov 16

How to cite PreTeXt?

Would it make sense to submit PreTeXt to https://joss.theoj.org/ ? That would give PreTeXt a DOI and

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How to cite PreTeXt?

Would it make sense to submit PreTeXt to https://joss.theoj.org/ ? That would give PreTeXt a DOI and

Nov 16

Rob Beezer, Steven Clontz2

Nov 16

Moving off the overhaul branch (for everyone to read)

I'll make a point to check on CLI's default generated documents to make sure they aren't

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Moving off the overhaul branch (for everyone to read)

I'll make a point to check on CLI's default generated documents to make sure they aren't

Nov 16

Alex Jordan, … PreTeXt development10

Nov 16

webwork-id modal template

Status report, mostly for Alex. Consolidated all the WW passes into one early template as part of the

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webwork-id modal template

Status report, mostly for Alex. Consolidated all the WW passes into one early template as part of the

Nov 16

David Farmer, … Jason Siefken7

Nov 16

the overhaul branch

One way to clean up the css quite a bit is via @import statements: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-

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the overhaul branch

One way to clean up the css quite a bit is via @import statements: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-

Nov 16

Alex Jordan, … Rob Beezer17

Nov 13

fetching non-existent source .ptx files

On 11/13/22 14:42, Steven Clontz wrote: > I like Jason's suggestion of a flexible config

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fetching non-existent source .ptx files

On 11/13/22 14:42, Steven Clontz wrote: > I like Jason's suggestion of a flexible config

Nov 13

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer3

Nov 12

WeBWorK "Make Active" button

> Will it look like a magic wand making something magical happen? Maybe a wooden puppet turning

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WeBWorK "Make Active" button

> Will it look like a magic wand making something magical happen? Maybe a wooden puppet turning

Nov 12

Rob Beezer, David Farmer4

Nov 10

Mostly for David. Merged overhaul into master. Mostly OK, but there have been 153 commits in the past

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Mostly for David. Merged overhaul into master. Mostly OK, but there have been 153 commits in the past

Nov 10

Nov 10

Braille chapters

For Alexei K. Your routine for busting up a braille book into separate files for each chapter just

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Braille chapters

For Alexei K. Your routine for busting up a braille book into separate files for each chapter just

Nov 10

Alex Jordan, … Rob Beezer4

Nov 10

modularizing pretext.py

On 11/10/22 11:42, Steven Clontz wrote: > But due > to some subtlties in how Python scripts vs

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modularizing pretext.py

On 11/10/22 11:42, Steven Clontz wrote: > But due > to some subtlties in how Python scripts vs

Nov 10

Rob Beezer, Alex Jordan3

Nov 8

Cache'd knowls?

Thanks very much for the check. Perhaps it matters that I likely exposed that knowl sometime earlier

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Cache'd knowls?

Thanks very much for the check. Perhaps it matters that I likely exposed that knowl sometime earlier

Nov 8

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