Groups

PreTeXt support

Contact owners and managers

1–30 of 1703

Support forum for the PreTeXt authoring system. Subscribe if you want to give or get help using PreTeXt. PreTeXt is an uncomplicated XML vocabulary for authors of research articles, textbooks, and monographs. More at pretextbook.org. The PreTeXt development forum is at visit groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pretext-dev. The PreTeXt announcements list is at groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pretext-announce.

0 selected

8/1/17

Error Report Guidelines

If you have output that you think might be incorrect or misbehaved, please follow this procedure:

unread,locked,

Error Report Guidelines

If you have output that you think might be incorrect or misbehaved, please follow this procedure:

8/1/17

phario, … David W. Farmer8

Sep 3

Title page elements

Hi, Ah, many thanks. I'm starting to understand. Thanks for explaining the situation. I did try

unread,

Title page elements

Hi, Ah, many thanks. I'm starting to understand. Thanks for explaining the situation. I did try

Sep 3

rhutch...@gmail.com, Rob Beezer7

Aug 30

YouTube playback in PDF

Now 8 AM - 10 AM Pacific. There is a regular announcement on "pretext-announce" with each

unread,

YouTube playback in PDF

Now 8 AM - 10 AM Pacific. There is a regular announcement on "pretext-announce" with each

Aug 30

Tevian Dray, … Rob Beezer13

Aug 30

SVG tooltips and links

> Well, Andrew said 'parse="text"' and I got it reversed. ... and I probably

unread,

SVG tooltips and links

> Well, Andrew said 'parse="text"' and I got it reversed. ... and I probably

Aug 30

phario, … Rob Beezer6

Aug 29

Modifying the HTML header

> Everything in latex has been hacked, if not via a package (say for altering headers, page

unread,

Modifying the HTML header

> Everything in latex has been hacked, if not via a package (say for altering headers, page

Aug 29

Douglas Lapp, … Rob Beezer6

Aug 29

placing an image inline with text

Aah, an icon that looks like a key on a keyboard. We do that. Subsection just prior to the one I sent

unread,

placing an image inline with text

Aah, an icon that looks like a key on a keyboard. We do that. Subsection just prior to the one I sent

Aug 29

Adam Smith, David W. Farmer2

Aug 26

<ul> columns inside <aside>

You get fewer columns than requested when the space is too narrow. As asides are narrow, I'd say

unread,

<ul> columns inside <aside>

You get fewer columns than requested when the space is too narrow. As asides are narrow, I'd say

Aug 26

phario, … Charilaos Skiadas4

Aug 26

Are matrix commands broken?

Hi, Thanks for this. I guess Sec 3.14 is discussing the use of & in regular text mode. So I guess

unread,

Are matrix commands broken?

Hi, Thanks for this. I guess Sec 3.14 is discussing the use of & in regular text mode. So I guess

Aug 26

Teresa “Terri” Magnus, … D. Brian Walton3

Aug 26

fillins in tables

Terri, To enable the math checking javascript, you need to have a <setup> block as well as the

unread,

fillins in tables

Terri, To enable the math checking javascript, you need to have a <setup> block as well as the

Aug 26

Alex Hagopian, Andrew Scholer5

Aug 25

Exercise Student File Uploads?

Ah, I see. Thanks for your help! On Monday, August 25, 2025 at 1:50:42 PM UTC-4 asch...@chemeketa.edu

unread,

Exercise Student File Uploads?

Ah, I see. Thanks for your help! On Monday, August 25, 2025 at 1:50:42 PM UTC-4 asch...@chemeketa.edu

Aug 25

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Aaron Greicius17

Aug 23

Thanks, Oscar! Updating the CLI did the trick. On Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 9:24:50 AM UTC-5 oscar

unread,

Thanks, Oscar! Updating the CLI did the trick. On Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 9:24:50 AM UTC-5 oscar

Aug 23

Clarkson, Corrin Jeannette, … Oscar Levin7

Aug 23

Regions for student name and id on worksheets

Print Preview textboxes with locally saved content for the book is a functional solution especially

unread,

Regions for student name and id on worksheets

Print Preview textboxes with locally saved content for the book is a functional solution especially

Aug 23

phario, … Oscar Levin4

Aug 22

How do we modify themes (default light mode or no dark mode)?

Glad you figured it out. I agree that the documentation is tricky at first; I struggled with the @

unread,

How do we modify themes (default light mode or no dark mode)?

Glad you figured it out. I agree that the documentation is tricky at first; I struggled with the @

Aug 22

Ryan Maccombs, … Oscar Levin8

Aug 22

Custom Domain Issue

Outstanding (it works)! Thanks for the help! On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 11:54:21 AM UTC-4 oscar...

unread,

Custom Domain Issue

Outstanding (it works)! Thanks for the help! On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 11:54:21 AM UTC-4 oscar...

Aug 22

Karen Gunderson, Alex Jordan3

Aug 20

Problem with tables in and exercises section of a book

Oh, yes you are right -- that is a problem. Thanks! I'll go check if that fixes the rest of my

unread,

Problem with tables in and exercises section of a book

Oh, yes you are right -- that is a problem. Thanks! I'll go check if that fixes the rest of my

Aug 20

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Rob Beezer9

Aug 20

\overrightarrow not giving nice result

Hello, Sorry, I was just wondering, since that was an old issue and things tend to move fast. Will

unread,

\overrightarrow not giving nice result

Hello, Sorry, I was just wondering, since that was an old issue and things tend to move fast. Will

Aug 20

Thomas Judson, … Mitch Keller9

Aug 20

Alternative to NameCheap and WordPress

I can rebuild the site pretty quickly from the saved files provided I can figure out how to edit a

unread,

Alternative to NameCheap and WordPress

I can rebuild the site pretty quickly from the saved files provided I can figure out how to edit a

Aug 20

Thomas Judson, … Oscar Levin6

Aug 19

Help Updating AATA Website

Whatever is wrong, I think that it is probably major. I spent an hour the other day with NameCheap

unread,

Help Updating AATA Website

Whatever is wrong, I think that it is probably major. I spent an hour the other day with NameCheap

Aug 19

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Oscar Levin5

Aug 18

Handouts and slideshows

Currently, there is now way to tell Pretext to automatically make a QR code for a link. You can, of

unread,

Handouts and slideshows

Currently, there is now way to tell Pretext to automatically make a QR code for a link. You can, of

Aug 18

Matthew Leingang, … Matthew Leingang5

Aug 15

Exercise metadata

Will do. Thanks for considering! On Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 12:09:37 PM UTC-4 Rob Beezer wrote:

unread,

Exercise metadata

Will do. Thanks for considering! On Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 12:09:37 PM UTC-4 Rob Beezer wrote:

Aug 15

Matthias Beck, … Rob Beezer9

Aug 15

strange footnote behaviour

On 8/14/25 22:52, Matthias Beck wrote: > For what it's worth, count me on the pro-side of

unread,

strange footnote behaviour

On 8/14/25 22:52, Matthias Beck wrote: > For what it's worth, count me on the pro-side of

Aug 15

Matthew Leingang, … Matthew Leingang4

Aug 14

PreTeXt version of \intertext in multi-line display math

This is great news. Sorry that I didn't find it on my own—I didn't think to look in the

unread,

PreTeXt version of \intertext in multi-line display math

This is great news. Sorry that I didn't find it on my own—I didn't think to look in the

Aug 14

Anansa Green, … David Austin8

Aug 13

PreFigure Polar Coordinates

Hi Anansa, That doesn't work because I didn't think to do it! Thanks for making this

unread,

PreFigure Polar Coordinates

Hi Anansa, That doesn't work because I didn't think to do it! Thanks for making this

Aug 13

Matthew Leingang, Andrew Scholer2

Aug 12

That is correct. There is no variable/parameter in the publisher file for changing fonts. So doing so

unread,

That is correct. There is no variable/parameter in the publisher file for changing fonts. So doing so

Aug 12

David Austin, Rob Beezer2

Aug 12

appropriate use of #tag and #attr

Thanks, David, for your post. I'll go a step further. <attr>data</attr> is the

unread,

appropriate use of #tag and #attr

Thanks, David, for your post. I'll go a step further. <attr>data</attr> is the

Aug 12

Aug 12

WeBWorK in Runestone without showPartialCorrectAnswers

In my discrete book I have some WeBWorK problem from the OPL that have `$showPartialCorrectAnswers =

unread,

WeBWorK in Runestone without showPartialCorrectAnswers

In my discrete book I have some WeBWorK problem from the OPL that have `$showPartialCorrectAnswers =

Aug 12

Ritoprovo Roy, … David Austin13

Aug 11

Code not being saved

There is a two-hour zoom session this morning beginning at 11am EDT here: https://prose.runestone.

unread,

Code not being saved

There is a two-hour zoom session this morning beginning at 11am EDT here: https://prose.runestone.

Aug 11

Matthias Beck, … Oscar Levin11

Aug 10

end of proof signs

This has been fixed and will be available in the next release of the CLI (likely Monday). Note that

unread,

end of proof signs

This has been fixed and will be available in the next release of the CLI (likely Monday). Note that

Aug 10

Ajit Kumar, … D. Brian Walton4

Aug 9

Reading and loading image in Sage

Dear Brian The url https://sagecell.sagemath.org/?q=fcwmdf you shared also worked for me. @Oscar

unread,

Reading and loading image in Sage

Dear Brian The url https://sagecell.sagemath.org/?q=fcwmdf you shared also worked for me. @Oscar

Aug 9

Cara Sulyok, Oscar Levin2

Aug 8

Error Message/Missing PreTeXt Button

In your codespace, you should be able to find a file in `.devcontainer` called `devcontainer.json`.

unread,

Error Message/Missing PreTeXt Button

In your codespace, you should be able to find a file in `.devcontainer` called `devcontainer.json`.

Aug 8

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Oscar Levin14

Aug 7

Version problems with CLI 2.25.1

I think I found the bug, or at least where it lives. Should be able to sort it out tomorrow morning

unread,

Version problems with CLI 2.25.1

I think I found the bug, or at least where it lives. Should be able to sort it out tomorrow morning

Aug 7

Search

Clear search

Close search

Google apps

Main menu