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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

Bruce Yoshiwara, … Rob Beezer9

3:20 PM

conversion to Braille

Documentation expanded at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2744 Thanks again, David A! On

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conversion to Braille

Documentation expanded at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2744 Thanks again, David A! On

3:20 PM

ksk...@gmail.com, Rob Beezer4

10:42 AM

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

10:42 AM

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Alex Jordan4

8:53 AM

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

8:53 AM

Lon Mitchell, … Rob Beezer11

Dec 18

PreFigure fonts

On 12/18/25 09:10, David Austin wrote: > I can imagine something that might make it 95% of the way

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PreFigure fonts

On 12/18/25 09:10, David Austin wrote: > I can imagine something that might make it 95% of the way

Dec 18

Stephan Boltzmann, … Rob Beezer5

Dec 18

Margin figures like in APEX Calculus

> I would be very happy if the possibility to place figures in the margin of PDF output would

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Margin figures like in APEX Calculus

> I would be very happy if the possibility to place figures in the margin of PDF output would

Dec 18

Stephan Boltzmann, … Rob Beezer3

Dec 18

Embedding JavaScript (like CircuitJS)

Dear Stephan, Are you writing a chemistry textbook? Rob On 12/17/25 13:11, Stephan Boltzmann wrote:

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Embedding JavaScript (like CircuitJS)

Dear Stephan, Are you writing a chemistry textbook? Rob On 12/17/25 13:11, Stephan Boltzmann wrote:

Dec 18

Michael Shulman, … Eugene Boman5

Dec 17

Better Emacs support?

Mike, I've tarred up all of the pertinent files and attached the tarball to this email. It's

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Better Emacs support?

Mike, I've tarred up all of the pertinent files and attached the tarball to this email. It's

Dec 17

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer2

Dec 12

reusable non-numeric footnotes

No, nothing like that. Closest thing is symbols, like star and dagger, as non-numeric "local

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reusable non-numeric footnotes

No, nothing like that. Closest thing is symbols, like star and dagger, as non-numeric "local

Dec 12

Bruce Yoshiwara, … Chrissy Safranski3

Dec 4

Can <example> and <problem> have different knowl settings?

As Rob said, example and problem behave the same and the knowlization of their answers, hints,

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Can <example> and <problem> have different knowl settings?

As Rob said, example and problem behave the same and the knowlization of their answers, hints,

Dec 4

Sean Fitzpatrick, Andrew Scholer4

Dec 2

Parsons with choice logic

I use them as less distracting distractors. I might want a student to think carefully about which

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Parsons with choice logic

I use them as less distracting distractors. I might want a student to think carefully about which

Dec 2

Eugene Boman, … Andrew Scholer14

Dec 2

Cross reference not behaving the way I expect it to

Andrew, Parts. Yes. That explains everything. Thank you. -- Bud On Monday, December 1, 2025 at 2:31:

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Cross reference not behaving the way I expect it to

Andrew, Parts. Yes. That explains everything. Thank you. -- Bud On Monday, December 1, 2025 at 2:31:

Dec 2

Bruce Yoshiwara, … Rob Beezer6

Nov 23

I can't find the schema browser

I'd forgotten about all that in The Guide, which points to the website. I've patched that up

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I can't find the schema browser

I'd forgotten about all that in The Guide, which points to the website. I've patched that up

Nov 23

Sean Fitzpatrick, … David Austin5

Nov 20

Elements in multiple components

I put the #document-id elements in their own components, as Sean is suggesting. Works great! Wait,

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Elements in multiple components

I put the #document-id elements in their own components, as Sean is suggesting. Works great! Wait,

Nov 20

Peter Staab, … Charilaos Skiadas5

Nov 17

permission error with "pretext view"

I wonder if the running servers was an issue--it has fixed itself, although at the time I thought I

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permission error with "pretext view"

I wonder if the running servers was an issue--it has fixed itself, although at the time I thought I

Nov 17

Russell Howell, … Rob Beezer15

Nov 15

Spacing in <men> environment

On 11/15/25 13:31, 'Russell Howell' via PreTeXt support wrote: > Do you want me to change

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Spacing in <men> environment

On 11/15/25 13:31, 'Russell Howell' via PreTeXt support wrote: > Do you want me to change

Nov 15

Chrissy Safranski, … Andrew Scholer6

Nov 12

Spacing in matrix in `<me>` in feedback

Hah, well that will do it! Looks like only in 1 row, but that's enough. And I copy-pasted and

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Spacing in matrix in `<me>` in feedback

Hah, well that will do it! Looks like only in 1 row, but that's enough. And I copy-pasted and

Nov 12

Miko, David Austin3

Nov 11

how to include images

Thank you! On Tuesday, 11 November 2025 at 20:19:24 UTC+8 david.a...@gmail.com wrote: I assume that

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how to include images

Thank you! On Tuesday, 11 November 2025 at 20:19:24 UTC+8 david.a...@gmail.com wrote: I assume that

Nov 11

Chrissy Safranski, … Oscar Levin5

Nov 10

WeBWorK from OPL with CLI 2.30.1

And now the fix is part of CLI v2.30.1 On Monday, November 10, 2025 at 9:50:04 AM UTC-7 Rob Beezer

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WeBWorK from OPL with CLI 2.30.1

And now the fix is part of CLI v2.30.1 On Monday, November 10, 2025 at 9:50:04 AM UTC-7 Rob Beezer

Nov 10

Sean Fitzpatrick, Oscar Levin4

Nov 5

PreTeXt upgrade on Windows failing -- lxml error

Installing lxml first didn't help. I don't see any references to visual studio on my PATH. (I

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PreTeXt upgrade on Windows failing -- lxml error

Installing lxml first didn't help. I don't see any references to visual studio on my PATH. (I

Nov 5

Chrissy Safranski, … David Austin5

Nov 1

Slideshow theme and landing page

It feels like "index.html" is the right choice. Thanks, Oscar. On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 4:39

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Slideshow theme and landing page

It feels like "index.html" is the right choice. Thanks, Oscar. On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 4:39

Nov 1

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Andrew Scholer11

Nov 1

Buggy behaviour in Runestone Parsons problems

I think I found the issue: https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/rs/pull/1050 On Friday, October 31

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Buggy behaviour in Runestone Parsons problems

I think I found the issue: https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/rs/pull/1050 On Friday, October 31

Nov 1

Eugene Boman, … Oscar Levin7

Oct 26

CLI script includes Github Access Tokens

Hi Bud, Very odd. I am guessing that github has a permissions problem for your current authentication

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CLI script includes Github Access Tokens

Hi Bud, Very odd. I am guessing that github has a permissions problem for your current authentication

Oct 26

Juan Carlos Bustamante, Sean Fitzpatrick2

Oct 24

Jupyter notebook from Worksheet?

Jupyter conversion is not really working at the moment, I think. You still need xsltproc, I think. I

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Jupyter notebook from Worksheet?

Jupyter conversion is not really working at the moment, I think. You still need xsltproc, I think. I

Oct 24

Mark Fitch, … Rob Beezer4

Oct 23

PreTeXt for tests

Dear Mark, I was going to say the "small documents" folks would be interested in this. But

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PreTeXt for tests

Dear Mark, I was going to say the "small documents" folks would be interested in this. But

Oct 23

Corrin Clarkson, Rob Beezer2

Oct 23

Aligned equations displayed line by line in HTML slide show

Dear Corrin, Thanks for your message and interest in slideshows. Short answer: no, you can't do

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Aligned equations displayed line by line in HTML slide show

Dear Corrin, Thanks for your message and interest in slideshows. Short answer: no, you can't do

Oct 23

David Racicot, Oscar Levin2

Oct 15

Build failure on Windows - "cannot locate executable with configuration name node"

Hi David, A recent change the PreTeXt is likely trying to build a new theme for the HTML. I'm

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Build failure on Windows - "cannot locate executable with configuration name node"

Hi David, A recent change the PreTeXt is likely trying to build a new theme for the HTML. I'm

Oct 15

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Chrissy Safranski17

Oct 15

WeBWorK debugging

I agree with your thought, Alex. I guess the visual difference might help drive it home that they

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WeBWorK debugging

I agree with your thought, Alex. I guess the visual difference might help drive it home that they

Oct 15

Bruce Yoshiwara, Oscar Levin3

Oct 9

can't view html document: process no longer exists (pid=15308)

Thanks, deleting the ~/.ptx folder did the trick. On Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 4:10:54 PM UTC-7

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can't view html document: process no longer exists (pid=15308)

Thanks, deleting the ~/.ptx folder did the trick. On Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 4:10:54 PM UTC-7

Oct 9

phario, Rob Beezer2

Oct 9

LaTeX gif conversion

If an animated GIF is being used to convey some information (via an animation), then a "still

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LaTeX gif conversion

If an animated GIF is being used to convey some information (via an animation), then a "still

Oct 9

Zane Hutchens, Andrew Scholer2

Oct 8

Dynamic random coding questions?

The closest analog would be to use random values in a unit test for a program. The prompt to the user

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Dynamic random coding questions?

The closest analog would be to use random values in a unit test for a program. The prompt to the user

Oct 8

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