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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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Chrissy Safranski, Andrew Scholer4

Mar 24

salem theme and worksheets

Awesome, thanks! I hope to take a look soon. Chrissy On Friday, March 21, 2025 at 3:17:42 PM UTC-4

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salem theme and worksheets

Awesome, thanks! I hope to take a look soon. Chrissy On Friday, March 21, 2025 at 3:17:42 PM UTC-4

Mar 24

Oscar Levin, … Joseph DiMuro20

Mar 24

Building standalone html for Canvas and friends

Just pushed CLI version 2.15.1 which now includes the embedded SVGs generated from latex-image or

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Building standalone html for Canvas and friends

Just pushed CLI version 2.15.1 which now includes the embedded SVGs generated from latex-image or

Mar 24

Andrew Scholer, … Rob Beezer10

Mar 22

Syntax highlighting for inline code fragments

I think the message below never went out. No matter, I've got a better idea. Problem: find an

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Syntax highlighting for inline code fragments

I think the message below never went out. No matter, I've got a better idea. Problem: find an

Mar 22

Andrew Scholer, Steven Clontz4

Mar 21

Anyone using subtree (-r) HTML builds for non-preview purposes?

Okay cool! As long as someone can successfully preview a section/chapter using subtree functionality

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Anyone using subtree (-r) HTML builds for non-preview purposes?

Okay cool! As long as someone can successfully preview a section/chapter using subtree functionality

Mar 21

Andrew Scholer, … David W. Farmer4

Mar 21

A single stylesheet for printed worksheets from HTML content?

I don't think the timeline is urgent. And I can do parts 1-3 in a way that makes things no worse

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A single stylesheet for printed worksheets from HTML content?

I don't think the timeline is urgent. And I can do parts 1-3 in a way that makes things no worse

Mar 21

Michael Obiero, … Chris Sangwin14

Mar 21

Interoperability of pretext and STACK

Thanks everyone, it feels like we are making a start. I'm very happy to discuss having the STACK

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Interoperability of pretext and STACK

Thanks everyone, it feels like we are making a start. I'm very happy to discuss having the STACK

Mar 21

Mark Fitch, Alex Jordan2

Mar 21

Image size assumptions: MyOpenMath conversion

On my laptop screen, 600px is 6.25in. So you might go with 6.25 instead of 7. On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at

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Image size assumptions: MyOpenMath conversion

On my laptop screen, 600px is 6.25in. So you might go with 6.25 instead of 7. On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at

Mar 21

Mar 20

Private solutions impacting all exercises

Private solutions were designed before Runestone and dynamic fill-in-the-blank problems came to

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Private solutions impacting all exercises

Private solutions were designed before Runestone and dynamic fill-in-the-blank problems came to

Mar 20

Chrissy Safranski, … Alex Jordan9

Mar 20

worksheet printing and adding space

This may or may not be helpful, but there's an oft misunderstood aspect of workspace in

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worksheet printing and adding space

This may or may not be helpful, but there's an oft misunderstood aspect of workspace in

Mar 20

Rob Beezer, … Andrew Scholer3

Mar 19

MyOpenMath progress

Mark - In case you do spend some time playing with playwright, I pushed my test code to this github

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MyOpenMath progress

Mark - In case you do spend some time playing with playwright, I pushed my test code to this github

Mar 19

Mar 18

Rearranging HTML

Heads-up for those in the know. https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2320 streamlines how we

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Rearranging HTML

Heads-up for those in the know. https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2320 streamlines how we

Mar 18

Mar 16

pre-PreTeXt??? We have a variety of features that help you easily and conveniently make variations of

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pre-PreTeXt??? We have a variety of features that help you easily and conveniently make variations of

Mar 16

Mar 16

Initial passes of the pre-processor

A heads-up and report for the cognesceti. I've been fine-tuning some significant portions of the

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Initial passes of the pre-processor

A heads-up and report for the cognesceti. I've been fine-tuning some significant portions of the

Mar 16

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Andrew Scholer7

Mar 16

baseurl for Runestone books

I think that's right. I added the use for asymptote, and I was pretty sure that was the only use

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baseurl for Runestone books

I think that's right. I added the use for asymptote, and I was pretty sure that was the only use

Mar 16

Mar 16

annotated prefigure diagrams in slideshow

I'm creating a slideshow and would like to include some PreFigure diagrams, some with annotations

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annotated prefigure diagrams in slideshow

I'm creating a slideshow and would like to include some PreFigure diagrams, some with annotations

Mar 16

Mar 14

Distinguishing inline and divisional exercises for css

Never mind. I figured it out. On Friday, March 14, 2025 at 2:58:29 PM UTC-6 Oscar Levin wrote: In the

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Distinguishing inline and divisional exercises for css

Never mind. I figured it out. On Friday, March 14, 2025 at 2:58:29 PM UTC-6 Oscar Levin wrote: In the

Mar 14

Oscar Levin, … Rob Beezer6

Mar 14

Semi-automatic testing

My process is much like Andrew's. New examples (eg additions to the sample article) throw off

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Semi-automatic testing

My process is much like Andrew's. New examples (eg additions to the sample article) throw off

Mar 14

Mark Fitch, … David Austin30

Mar 13

Embedded SVG assumptions, from MyOpenMath

Thanks for sending, Andrew. The PDF of the tactile diagram looks good now. On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 11

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Embedded SVG assumptions, from MyOpenMath

Thanks for sending, Andrew. The PDF of the tactile diagram looks good now. On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 11

Mar 13

Mar 13

Hello all. I am still getting skewed math knowls, as described in this conversation. Has there been

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Hello all. I am still getting skewed math knowls, as described in this conversation. Has there been

Mar 13

Mar 13

Article keywords

I'm fixing up the xsl that produces keywords for an article. Having trouble settling on the right

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Article keywords

I'm fixing up the xsl that produces keywords for an article. Having trouble settling on the right

Mar 13

Andrew Scholer, Rob Beezer3

Mar 13

Datafiles, Listings, and Programs

A datafile gets put into a DB table called source_code where RS activecode programs can look for it

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Datafiles, Listings, and Programs

A datafile gets put into a DB table called source_code where RS activecode programs can look for it

Mar 13

Sean Fitzpatrick, Oscar Levin3

Mar 7

'pretext upgrade' on Windows

Python is version 3.12.9. I installed Python using the installer from the Python website. No condas.

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'pretext upgrade' on Windows

Python is version 3.12.9. I installed Python using the installer from the Python website. No condas.

Mar 7

David W. Farmer, … Oscar Levin22

Mar 6

a research article in PreTeXt

Confirming what Rob says above. Very soon there should be a new release that lets you select the

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a research article in PreTeXt

Confirming what Rob says above. Very soon there should be a new release that lets you select the

Mar 6

David W. Farmer, Rob Beezer2

Mar 3

not repeating the mistakes of LaTeX

Thanks, David. A bit of sunlight in my day. Poor David Carlisle gave it the old college try, but the

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not repeating the mistakes of LaTeX

Thanks, David. A bit of sunlight in my day. Poor David Carlisle gave it the old college try, but the

Mar 3

Mar 3

Diff on PDFs, visually

In the course of trying to debug Kiran's xypic problem, I happened on https://draftable.com/

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Diff on PDFs, visually

In the course of trying to debug Kiran's xypic problem, I happened on https://draftable.com/

Mar 3

OHappyDay, … Rob Beezer4

Feb 28

New version (2.13.)

This has been addressed at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2411 Thanks to Andrew S for

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New version (2.13.)

This has been addressed at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2411 Thanks to Andrew S for

Feb 28

Mark Fitch, … Rob Beezer13

Feb 28

MyOpenMath & SVG

Resurrecting this thread for a status report and to document a temp feature of MOM. There is a flag

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MyOpenMath & SVG

Resurrecting this thread for a status report and to document a temp feature of MOM. There is a flag

Feb 28

Oscar Levin, … Rob Beezer4

Feb 27

Accessibility for code

Prepared to merge any changes to the PreTeXt XSL where needed, especially if it needs coorintation

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Accessibility for code

Prepared to merge any changes to the PreTeXt XSL where needed, especially if it needs coorintation

Feb 27

gedeoned...@gmail.com, … Rob Beezer7

Feb 27

PDF Leading space at the beginning of divisional exercises

And this PR has been merged. Thnaks, Alex! On 2/4/25 21:53, Alex Jordan wrote: > I just opened:

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PDF Leading space at the beginning of divisional exercises

And this PR has been merged. Thnaks, Alex! On 2/4/25 21:53, Alex Jordan wrote: > I just opened:

Feb 27

Feb 27

Reporting XML syntax errors in include'd files

When you are helping new authors with their source, a common mistake is XML that is not well-formed (

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Reporting XML syntax errors in include'd files

When you are helping new authors with their source, a common mistake is XML that is not well-formed (

Feb 27

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