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8/1/17

Error Report Guidelines

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

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Error Report Guidelines

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

8/1/17

Kyle Monette, Rob Beezer3

Jul 8

Interactive preview images failing

Hi Rob, It seems it was added in version 3.7, according to this page. On Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 2

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Interactive preview images failing

Hi Rob, It seems it was added in version 3.7, according to this page. On Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 2

Jul 8

Cooper, David, … Charles M3

Jul 8

xref display options

David, Does this produce the output you're seeking? <section xml:id="chap02-sec02"

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xref display options

David, Does this produce the output you're seeking? <section xml:id="chap02-sec02"

Jul 8

Mitch Keller, Rob Beezer9

Jul 7

webwork/task heading level bug

Rebuilt using development CLI using latest PreTeXt XSL from Github and the error went away. When an

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webwork/task heading level bug

Rebuilt using development CLI using latest PreTeXt XSL from Github and the error went away. When an

Jul 7

Sean Fitzpatrick

Jul 6

Tabulars that are not tables

With apologies, I am resurrecting an old sticking point that recently came up in the context of

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Tabulars that are not tables

With apologies, I am resurrecting an old sticking point that recently came up in the context of

Jul 6

Federico Galetto, … Mitch Keller7

Jul 6

Hide proofs in print

Wonderful! I did not realize the workspace attribute works with paragraphs too. Thank you! On Sunday,

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Hide proofs in print

Wonderful! I did not realize the workspace attribute works with paragraphs too. Thank you! On Sunday,

Jul 6

Mark Fitch, Rob Beezer3

Jun 30

Validation error: xi:include

Maybe? The only errors generated for me are xi:include not allowed and "chapter" incomplete

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Validation error: xi:include

Maybe? The only errors generated for me are xi:include not allowed and "chapter" incomplete

Jun 30

Sean Fitzpatrick, Mitch Keller3

Jun 30

Temp directories and debugging

Ah, right. Thanks. On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:18 pm Mitch Keller <mi...@rellek.net> wrote: There

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Temp directories and debugging

Ah, right. Thanks. On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:18 pm Mitch Keller <mi...@rellek.net> wrote: There

Jun 30

Aadarsh Padiyath, Rob Beezer5

Jun 30

Adding options for CodeTailor on Runestone

Hi Rob! Just checking in to see if this modification would be possible? Thanks! Aadarsh On Wednesday,

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Adding options for CodeTailor on Runestone

Hi Rob! Just checking in to see if this modification would be possible? Thanks! Aadarsh On Wednesday,

Jun 30

Peter Staab, Oscar Levin4

Jun 30

issues with 2.43 and latex-image

Yep. All fixed. thanks. On Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 10:12:29 AM UTC-4 oscar...@gmail.com wrote: This

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issues with 2.43 and latex-image

Yep. All fixed. thanks. On Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 10:12:29 AM UTC-4 oscar...@gmail.com wrote: This

Jun 30

Charles M, Mitch Keller3

Jun 30

pdflatex supports JPEG, PNG, and PDF for image inclusion. (Plus EPS via the epstopdf package.) On Jun

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pdflatex supports JPEG, PNG, and PDF for image inclusion. (Plus EPS via the epstopdf package.) On Jun

Jun 30

OHappyDay, … Rob Beezer12

Jun 28

Observation on intertext

Thanks, Charles. I had no idea a revolution was underway. ;-) We could easily make our dozen or so

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Observation on intertext

Thanks, Charles. I had no idea a revolution was underway. ;-) We could easily make our dozen or so

Jun 28

Douglas Lapp, … Rob Beezer3

Jun 26

YouTube videos not displaying

(sent yesterday, and got hung up. Again. Update - website just rebuilt a few minutes ago.) And I

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YouTube videos not displaying

(sent yesterday, and got hung up. Again. Update - website just rebuilt a few minutes ago.) And I

Jun 26

OHappyDay, Sean Fitzpatrick5

Jun 19

Font size on displayed math

Thanks, thats perfect. dsfitz...@gmail.com schrieb am Freitag, 19. Juni 2026 um 20:01:11 UTC+2: Try

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Font size on displayed math

Thanks, thats perfect. dsfitz...@gmail.com schrieb am Freitag, 19. Juni 2026 um 20:01:11 UTC+2: Try

Jun 19

Barbara Ericson, … Mitch Keller6

Jun 19

How to define questions that you don't want visible in the ebook page. You only want to use them for select questions.

Don't remove anything. Use the component attribute on the things that you don't want visible

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How to define questions that you don't want visible in the ebook page. You only want to use them for select questions.

Don't remove anything. Use the component attribute on the things that you don't want visible

Jun 19

Valerio Monti, Rob Beezer3

Jun 10

xml:base not allowed

Thank you, Rob. Il giorno martedì 9 giugno 2026 alle 19:43:56 UTC+2 Rob Beezer ha scritto: Dear

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xml:base not allowed

Thank you, Rob. Il giorno martedì 9 giugno 2026 alle 19:43:56 UTC+2 Rob Beezer ha scritto: Dear

Jun 10

Sean Fitzpatrick, Oscar Levin4

Jun 9

Exercise label printed in worksheet

Removing the exercise label doesn't change anything: the stylesheet just moves up to the label at

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Exercise label printed in worksheet

Removing the exercise label doesn't change anything: the stylesheet just moves up to the label at

Jun 9

Sean Fitzpatrick, Rob Beezer3

Jun 8

XSL advice needed: tweaking newpage placement

Below is a screenshot of a typical instance. There aren't too many of them, but they're all

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XSL advice needed: tweaking newpage placement

Below is a screenshot of a typical instance. There aren't too many of them, but they're all

Jun 8

Andrew Cooper, … Oscar Levin5

Jun 7

new patch seems to have broken xi on Windows?

Interesting. I have not been able to get things to work with python 3.14, so this must be where the

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new patch seems to have broken xi on Windows?

Interesting. I have not been able to get things to work with python 3.14, so this must be where the

Jun 7

Sean Fitzpatrick

Jun 7

PDF print options

I'm trying to make sure I understand correctly the publisher options for PDF. In particular: the

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PDF print options

I'm trying to make sure I understand correctly the publisher options for PDF. In particular: the

Jun 7

Igor Erovenko, … Sean Fitzpatrick17

Jun 5

Customizing line height, text font, and MathJax font

That's the right one. On 2026-06-04 10:27, Igor Erovenko wrote: David, is this https://groups.

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Customizing line height, text font, and MathJax font

That's the right one. On 2026-06-04 10:27, Igor Erovenko wrote: David, is this https://groups.

Jun 5

Hunter Lehmann, … Rob Beezer12

Jun 5

Unable to release temporary directories error

Thanks, Oscar. Let's say something (not at the most verbose level!), for support purposes, and so

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Unable to release temporary directories error

Thanks, Oscar. Let's say something (not at the most verbose level!), for support purposes, and so

Jun 5

Matt Wechter, … David Austin7

Jun 2

Prefigure Error that Module not found, but prefigure is installed

rsvg-convert is instruction 6! On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM Matt Wechter <wecht...@gmail.com

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Prefigure Error that Module not found, but prefigure is installed

rsvg-convert is instruction 6! On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM Matt Wechter <wecht...@gmail.com

Jun 2

Charles M, … Oscar Levin10

May 31

Unexpected behavior of \text{TEXT} inside \frac and \sqrt

Dear Oscar et al.: It worked! Thank you, Oscar, for suggesting the upgrade of Python3. I did that.

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Unexpected behavior of \text{TEXT} inside \frac and \sqrt

Dear Oscar et al.: It worked! Thank you, Oscar, for suggesting the upgrade of Python3. I did that.

May 31

Kyle Monette, … Rob Beezer14

May 30

jsxgraph and mathjax issues

Thanks, Kyle, Klaus, and Andrew for your work on this. I'd been meaning to hop in, but have been

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jsxgraph and mathjax issues

Thanks, Kyle, Klaus, and Andrew for your work on this. I'd been meaning to hop in, but have been

May 30

Barbara Ericson, … Rob Beezer18

May 29

How to specify the order of the blocks in a Parsons problem?

The "fixed-order" example is at Exercise 5.10.8: Parsons Problem, Mathematical Proof, Fixed

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How to specify the order of the blocks in a Parsons problem?

The "fixed-order" example is at Exercise 5.10.8: Parsons Problem, Mathematical Proof, Fixed

May 29

Peter Seibel, … Sean Fitzpatrick26

May 27

Adding lesson timing information?

Thanks Rob. I'm leaning towards just writing the question as "which is computed first?"

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Adding lesson timing information?

Thanks Rob. I'm leaning towards just writing the question as "which is computed first?"

May 27

Sean Fitzpatrick, … kcri...@gmail.com6

May 27

Long equations in assemblage in HTML

For equations that are only slightly too long, the line breaking is poor. If your equation is

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Long equations in assemblage in HTML

For equations that are only slightly too long, the line breaking is poor. If your equation is

May 27

David Austin, … Joseph DiMuro6

May 25

latex symbol \oiint

Hi all. I just wanted to confirm that after I upgraded the CLI, I was able to get the closed surface

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latex symbol \oiint

Hi all. I just wanted to confirm that after I upgraded the CLI, I was able to get the closed surface

May 25

Taran Funk, Andrew Scholer4

May 23

video on same page as exercises

It looks like PreTeXt's preview server takes a long time to send that large video and is single

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video on same page as exercises

It looks like PreTeXt's preview server takes a long time to send that large video and is single

May 23

Taran Funk, … Oscar Levin9

May 20

embed Prefigure graph

You are fairly up to date, but upgrading to 2.39 might be worth a shot. If that doesn't help,

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embed Prefigure graph

You are fairly up to date, but upgrading to 2.39 might be worth a shot. If that doesn't help,

May 20

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