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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

Jason Miller, … Oscar Levin6

Feb 10

Prefigure module not loading

You seem to have a really old version of pretext (2.36.0 is the current version). I would suggest

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Prefigure module not loading

You seem to have a really old version of pretext (2.36.0 is the current version). I would suggest

Feb 10

Federico Galetto, Mitch Keller3

Feb 10

Build target for skeletal notes

Thank you, Mitch! This is great! I will give it a try, and follow up here or during a drop-in session

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Build target for skeletal notes

Thank you, Mitch! This is great! I will give it a try, and follow up here or during a drop-in session

Feb 10

Drew Lewis, … David Austin6

Feb 10

Prefigure diagrams not fully displaying

While we're waiting to learn more about how diagcess handles the clipping, there is a pretty

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Prefigure diagrams not fully displaying

While we're waiting to learn more about how diagcess handles the clipping, there is a pretty

Feb 10

Mitch Keller, … Rob Beezer7

Feb 5

Two formatting issues with worksheets

I'd been thinking along the same lines - we do not work real hard to indicate the *end* of a #

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Two formatting issues with worksheets

I'd been thinking along the same lines - we do not work real hard to indicate the *end* of a #

Feb 5

Thomas Shemanske, … Robert D. Poodiack6

Feb 5

SageMath output blocked by CORS policy

Yep! Was able to work with it this morning in class. Thanks! — RP Robert D. Poodiack, Ph.D. (he/him/

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SageMath output blocked by CORS policy

Yep! Was able to work with it this morning in class. Thanks! — RP Robert D. Poodiack, Ph.D. (he/him/

Feb 5

Derek Thuecks, … Oscar Levin5

Feb 5

Container configuration error when building codespace on Github

That worked! I created a new repository, grabbed the devcontainer.json and installPandoc.sh files,

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Container configuration error when building codespace on Github

That worked! I created a new repository, grabbed the devcontainer.json and installPandoc.sh files,

Feb 5

Federico Galetto, Oscar Levin4

Feb 4

Deploying PDFs along with HTML

Excellent. Yes, you need a deploy-dir for each target you want to be deployed (and these should be

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Deploying PDFs along with HTML

Excellent. Yes, you need a deploy-dir for each target you want to be deployed (and these should be

Feb 4

Mark Fitch, … Oscar Levin4

Feb 3

Worksheet print quirk

It looks like you are putting a <solutions> element inside the handout, is that right? Handouts

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Worksheet print quirk

It looks like you are putting a <solutions> element inside the handout, is that right? Handouts

Feb 3

Oscar Levin, … Alex Jordan6

Feb 1

MathQuill disablement for WeBWorK

Thanks, this is super helpful. On Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:13:32 PM UTC-7 jordancanonical

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MathQuill disablement for WeBWorK

Thanks, this is super helpful. On Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:13:32 PM UTC-7 jordancanonical

Feb 1

Michael Shulman, … Rob Beezer12

Jan 30

last line of a multlined cut off

We could mark an #mrow as a continuation, but I have no idea if that could be conveyed to MJ, or if

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last line of a multlined cut off

We could mark an #mrow as a continuation, but I have no idea if that could be conveyed to MJ, or if

Jan 30

Cuyler Warnock, … kcri...@gmail.com4

Jan 29

How to include Tex code in latex-image using source

On Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8:42:48 AM UTC-5 cuyler...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you very much! I

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How to include Tex code in latex-image using source

On Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8:42:48 AM UTC-5 cuyler...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you very much! I

Jan 29

Michael Shulman, … Cuyler Warnock5

Jan 29

Re: [pretext-announce] [NEW] Printouts (worksheets and handouts) headers, footers, and more

Even with setting the workspace to true, some of the solutions, especially those having graphs, ran

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Re: [pretext-announce] [NEW] Printouts (worksheets and handouts) headers, footers, and more

Even with setting the workspace to true, some of the solutions, especially those having graphs, ran

Jan 29

Hunter Lehmann, … D. Brian Walton5

Jan 26

dynamic fill-in exercise allowed operations

Brian, Thanks - this was very helpful and I was able to get it to work by this method! For posterity,

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dynamic fill-in exercise allowed operations

Brian, Thanks - this was very helpful and I was able to get it to work by this method! For posterity,

Jan 26

Drew Lewis, David Austin6

Jan 26

Prefigure arrow color

Thanks for this report, Drew. I'll let you know once diagcess is updated in PreTeXt. Your form of

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Prefigure arrow color

Thanks for this report, Drew. I'll let you know once diagcess is updated in PreTeXt. Your form of

Jan 26

Aaron Greicius, … Alex Jordan9

Jan 21

generate webwork user error

Forgot to thank Alex too. Thanks! Aaron Greicius Professor of Instruction Department of Mathematics

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generate webwork user error

Forgot to thank Alex too. Thanks! Aaron Greicius Professor of Instruction Department of Mathematics

Jan 21

Sean Fitzpatrick, Andrew Scholer4

Jan 16

Bug in caption placement? Or mistake by me?

Sure, I'll add an issue. I am seeing this in APEX as well, but not everywhere, so it's hard

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Bug in caption placement? Or mistake by me?

Sure, I'll add an issue. I am seeing this in APEX as well, but not everywhere, so it's hard

Jan 16

Sean Fitzpatrick, Alex Jordan14

Jan 16

Answers in a scaffolded WeBWorK problem are getting mixed up

I think I've got this sorted out now. There was indeed a bug in the one problem, but for the rest

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Answers in a scaffolded WeBWorK problem are getting mixed up

I think I've got this sorted out now. There was indeed a bug in the one problem, but for the rest

Jan 16

Matthew Leingang

Jan 14

PreTeXt project in subdirectory of git repository

Hi everybody, I have a PreTeXt project in a subdirectory of a github repository, and I'm having

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PreTeXt project in subdirectory of git repository

Hi everybody, I have a PreTeXt project in a subdirectory of a github repository, and I'm having

Jan 14

Michael Shulman, … Rob Beezer6

Jan 12

mathematical expressions as tasks

On 1/12/26 14:41, Alex Jordan wrote: > Note that if you have nested cases, you can still put \text

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mathematical expressions as tasks

On 1/12/26 14:41, Alex Jordan wrote: > Note that if you have nested cases, you can still put \text

Jan 12

ksk...@gmail.com, … Michael Shulman21

Jan 12

Misplaced punctuation in display

Well, "PreTeXt makes it easy for authors to implement features which are both common and

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Misplaced punctuation in display

Well, "PreTeXt makes it easy for authors to implement features which are both common and

Jan 12

Cuyler Warnock, Mitch Keller5

Jan 8

MathJax in Canvas

Check the annotated version: https://pretextbook.org/examples/sample-article/annotated/section-

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MathJax in Canvas

Check the annotated version: https://pretextbook.org/examples/sample-article/annotated/section-

Jan 8

Cara Sulyok, … Chrissy Safranski3

Jan 8

PreTeXt Upgrade

Hi Cara, This post is a little out of date now, because you don't have to update PreFigure

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PreTeXt Upgrade

Hi Cara, This post is a little out of date now, because you don't have to update PreFigure

Jan 8

Jan 7

Re: PreTeXt page break control in handouts

Hi Jakayla, Good questions. I'm replying and cc-ing the google-support group since I think others

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Re: PreTeXt page break control in handouts

Hi Jakayla, Good questions. I'm replying and cc-ing the google-support group since I think others

Jan 7

Matt Wechter, David W. Farmer3

Jan 6

MathJax can't handle a \renewcommand with too many replacements?

Oh, that's wild. Thanks for figuring it out. On Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:34:04 PM UTC-6 far..

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MathJax can't handle a \renewcommand with too many replacements?

Oh, that's wild. Thanks for figuring it out. On Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:34:04 PM UTC-6 far..

Jan 6

Rob Beezer, Mark Fitch4

12/31/25

PreTeXt Website

Should be fixed now. Thanks again! -Rob On 12/30/25 09:56, 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt support

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PreTeXt Website

Should be fixed now. Thanks again! -Rob On 12/30/25 09:56, 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt support

12/31/25

Stephan Boltzmann, … Rob Beezer5

12/23/25

Embedding JavaScript (like CircuitJS)

Dear Stephan, On 12/21/25 04:14, Stephan Boltzmann wrote: > Yes, I would like to give it a try:

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Embedding JavaScript (like CircuitJS)

Dear Stephan, On 12/21/25 04:14, Stephan Boltzmann wrote: > Yes, I would like to give it a try:

12/23/25

Beth Chance, Andrew Scholer3

12/21/25

single-choice multiple choice

Thank you!! On Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:08:56 PM UTC-8 asch...@chemeketa.edu wrote: Beth -

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single-choice multiple choice

Thank you!! On Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:08:56 PM UTC-8 asch...@chemeketa.edu wrote: Beth -

12/21/25

Bruce Yoshiwara, … Rob Beezer10

12/20/25

conversion to Braille

Oscar is (of course) correct that docker provides the rest of what I need to make "pretext build

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conversion to Braille

Oscar is (of course) correct that docker provides the rest of what I need to make "pretext build

12/20/25

ksk...@gmail.com, Rob Beezer4

12/19/25

Chapter in front matter creates numbering discrepancy

Dear Kiran, Great! Glad to hear that is working. Thanks for the reporting back. Yes, #paragraphs is

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Chapter in front matter creates numbering discrepancy

Dear Kiran, Great! Glad to hear that is working. Thanks for the reporting back. Yes, #paragraphs is

12/19/25

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Alex Jordan4

12/19/25

WeBWork problem

Hello, Thanks for your time, I see. I think it's not so bad at the end. Also I was able to fix

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WeBWork problem

Hello, Thanks for your time, I see. I think it's not so bad at the end. Also I was able to fix

12/19/25

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