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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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David Farmer, … Andrew Scholer3

2:48 PM

images in dark mode

David - Are you envisioning some kind of automatic conversion? Or better handling for explicitly

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images in dark mode

David - Are you envisioning some kind of automatic conversion? Or better handling for explicitly

2:48 PM

2:37 PM

New thread. I have merged the addition of several AGENTS.md files into the main PreTeXt repository,

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New thread. I have merged the addition of several AGENTS.md files into the main PreTeXt repository,

2:37 PM

2:04 PM

Prefigure Request contour plots

It would be nice if we could do contour plots in PreFigure such as the following. <prefigure xmlns

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Prefigure Request contour plots

It would be nice if we could do contour plots in PreFigure such as the following. <prefigure xmlns

2:04 PM

2:01 PM

Back-up and move your AI agent files NOW (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md)

(Cross-posting to pretext-announce, but this only affects a few developers, I think. Just trying to

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Back-up and move your AI agent files NOW (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md)

(Cross-posting to pretext-announce, but this only affects a few developers, I think. Just trying to

2:01 PM

Mitch Keller, … Rob Beezer9

Oct 8

Inconsistent behavior of @width in wider themes

Addresswd at: https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/3268 On 10/5/26 8:40 AM, Mitch Keller wrote

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Inconsistent behavior of @width in wider themes

Addresswd at: https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/3268 On 10/5/26 8:40 AM, Mitch Keller wrote

Oct 8

Andrew Scholer, Rob Beezer3

Oct 8

Should lack of authored id on sections be a soft/hard error in Runestone build?

Addressed at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/3276 On 10/6/26 8:16 AM, 'Rob Beezer

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Should lack of authored id on sections be a soft/hard error in Runestone build?

Addressed at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/3276 On 10/6/26 8:16 AM, 'Rob Beezer

Oct 8

Rob Beezer, Joseph DiMuro2

Oct 5

Claude Skill, pdf-to-pretext

Hi Rob. Thank you very much for making this available. I don't think I'll be able to

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Claude Skill, pdf-to-pretext

Hi Rob. Thank you very much for making this available. I don't think I'll be able to

Oct 5

Rick Roesler, … Rob Beezer15

Oct 4

Claude skill for pretext authoring

On 10/4/26 10:25 AM, Andrew Scholer wrote: > Added a comment to the css. But it's actually a

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Claude skill for pretext authoring

On 10/4/26 10:25 AM, Andrew Scholer wrote: > Added a comment to the css. But it's actually a

Oct 4

Rob Beezer, … Joseph DiMuro10

Oct 3

Conversion from PDF

I just did an experiment with a "random", not too complicated, 12-page paper off arxiv.org:

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Conversion from PDF

I just did an experiment with a "random", not too complicated, 12-page paper off arxiv.org:

Oct 3

Mitch Keller, … Rob Beezer3

Oct 1

sageplot[variant="3d"] vs interactive/slate[surface="sage"]

Dear Mitch, A static image of a 3D graphic object in Sage has been substandard for a long time. So

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sageplot[variant="3d"] vs interactive/slate[surface="sage"]

Dear Mitch, A static image of a 3D graphic object in Sage has been substandard for a long time. So

Oct 1

David Farmer, Andrew Scholer3

Sep 30

including icons in the source

That makes sense. I'll go with the limited selection, and in the documentation indicate that if a

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including icons in the source

That makes sense. I'll go with the limited selection, and in the documentation indicate that if a

Sep 30

David Farmer, Rob Beezer3

Sep 30

how about a "wrapper" element?

One of the first steps in the assembly is when the components are selected and everything is merged

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how about a "wrapper" element?

One of the first steps in the assembly is when the components are selected and everything is merged

Sep 30

Mark Fitch, Oscar Levin2

Sep 28

Update to default publication file

Thanks Mark. It will be fixed in the next release. On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM 'Mark Fitch

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Update to default publication file

Thanks Mark. It will be fixed in the next release. On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM 'Mark Fitch

Sep 28

OHappyDay, Rob Beezer6

Sep 26

Adding translations to de-DE

1. listing = "Liste" This is the same word as for "list", so a program listing

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Adding translations to de-DE

1. listing = "Liste" This is the same word as for "list", so a program listing

Sep 26

Sean Fitzpatrick, Rob Beezer5

Sep 23

New image pop-out in HTML

On 9/23/26 3:58 PM, 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt development wrote: > Thanks, maybe I'll

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New image pop-out in HTML

On 9/23/26 3:58 PM, 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt development wrote: > Thanks, maybe I'll

Sep 23

Sep 22

PreTeXt.plus <me>

PreTeXt.plus is enabling students in my undergraduate geometry class to write in pretext quickly.

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PreTeXt.plus <me>

PreTeXt.plus is enabling students in my undergraduate geometry class to write in pretext quickly.

Sep 22

Jeremy Sylvestre, … Rob Beezer10

Sep 18

Re: [pretext-announce] [CHANGE] side-by-side in the schema

Yes, that would be cheating. And especially if you put #nbsp into the #p as its entire content - just

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Re: [pretext-announce] [CHANGE] side-by-side in the schema

Yes, that would be cheating. And especially if you put #nbsp into the #p as its entire content - just

Sep 18

Oscar Levin, Rob Beezer2

Sep 11

Sidebyside exercises in worksheets that include non-full-width images

Dear Oscar, Short answer: maybe a PR is in your future. Normally an #image in a #sidebyside would be

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Sidebyside exercises in worksheets that include non-full-width images

Dear Oscar, Short answer: maybe a PR is in your future. Normally an #image in a #sidebyside would be

Sep 11

Rob Beezer, Oscar Levin3

Sep 7

Design discussion: headings of mathematical blocks

Dear Oscar, Thanks for the reply. I had not forgotten this one, but it also had not been bubbling up

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Design discussion: headings of mathematical blocks

Dear Oscar, Thanks for the reply. I had not forgotten this one, but it also had not been bubbling up

Sep 7

Oscar Levin, … Rob Beezer6

Sep 5

Numbering equations non-distinct with blocks

On 9/3/26 10:28, Oscar Levin wrote: > Any thoughts about this? I know I forgot about this post in

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Numbering equations non-distinct with blocks

On 9/3/26 10:28, Oscar Levin wrote: > Any thoughts about this? I know I forgot about this post in

Sep 5

Rob Beezer, Andrew Scholer3

Sep 5

Languages on HTML interface elements

On 9/5/26 11:37, Andrew Scholer wrote: > wouldn't it be better to use the literal characters

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Languages on HTML interface elements

On 9/5/26 11:37, Andrew Scholer wrote: > wouldn't it be better to use the literal characters

Sep 5

Rob Beezer, valeriom...@gmail.com6

Sep 2

[NEW] Quotation mark styles for different languages

Thanks very much, Valerio, for the work on this and the suggestions. I think everything is covered at

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[NEW] Quotation mark styles for different languages

Thanks very much, Valerio, for the work on this and the suggestions. I think everything is covered at

Sep 2

Aug 31

Finer points of laying out larger LaTeX boxes

This is for those interested in spacing out blocks (and similar) in LaTeX output. Which means Alex

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Finer points of laying out larger LaTeX boxes

This is for those interested in spacing out blocks (and similar) in LaTeX output. Which means Alex

Aug 31

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer5

Aug 28

Matching links no longer visible in dark mode

I've still got 10 days until my semester begins, so I can wait for a longer fix. But there are

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Matching links no longer visible in dark mode

I've still got 10 days until my semester begins, so I can wait for a longer fix. But there are

Aug 28

Steven Clontz, … Rob Beezer7

Aug 28

Import and export of <sage/> content for simple assigning and collection of student work

Handouts were initiated at a workshop in Austin in 2018. I never did a real good job with them, since

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Import and export of <sage/> content for simple assigning and collection of student work

Handouts were initiated at a workshop in Austin in 2018. I never did a real good job with them, since

Aug 28

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer2

Aug 27

"cover image" for html

("Sent" this 4 days ago, but it didn't go out. I have a long-term problem posting to

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"cover image" for html

("Sent" this 4 days ago, but it didn't go out. I have a long-term problem posting to

Aug 27

David Austin, … Rob Beezer22

Aug 27

labeled images in cardsort problems

Thanks for the clarification. I'll talk with our group more, but we may turn that problem into a

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labeled images in cardsort problems

Thanks for the clarification. I'll talk with our group more, but we may turn that problem into a

Aug 27

Rob Beezer, … Mitch Keller8

Aug 27

Excellent! That looks good. Now just make sure the course goes as well. ;-) On 8/27/26 11:14, Mitch

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Excellent! That looks good. Now just make sure the course goes as well. ;-) On 8/27/26 11:14, Mitch

Aug 27

Oscar Levin, … Sean Fitzpatrick9

Aug 26

Design Discussion: Calendar and date-aware authoring for course materials

Well yes, you are much more organized than me. I'm teaching with two graduate students so needing

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Design Discussion: Calendar and date-aware authoring for course materials

Well yes, you are much more organized than me. I'm teaching with two graduate students so needing

Aug 26

Aug 26

Fixing PDF worksheets

TL;DR: I want to redesign how printouts in PDF output look, which will break existing worksheet

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Fixing PDF worksheets

TL;DR: I want to redesign how printouts in PDF output look, which will break existing worksheet

Aug 26

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