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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

Matthias Beck, … David W. Farmer5

9:26 AM

end of proof signs

The appearance of proofs is part of the style the publisher chooses. Most (maybe all current) styles

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end of proof signs

The appearance of proofs is part of the style the publisher chooses. Most (maybe all current) styles

9:26 AM

Mitch Keller, … Rob Beezer5

Aug 6

Workspace in HTML gone missing?

On 8/6/25 10:34, Oscar Levin wrote: > In the PR for handouts (https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/

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Workspace in HTML gone missing?

On 8/6/25 10:34, Oscar Levin wrote: > In the PR for handouts (https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/

Aug 6

Ryan Johnson, … Sean Fitzpatrick5

Aug 6

CLI with Windows Machine

I was able to run 'pretext new' and then 'pretext build web' without any issues. For

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CLI with Windows Machine

I was able to run 'pretext new' and then 'pretext build web' without any issues. For

Aug 6

D. Brian Walton, … Oscar Levin3

Aug 6

MathFest presentation

Hi Brian, If it were me, I would focus on two things: accessibility and ease-of-use. Ensuring your

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MathFest presentation

Hi Brian, If it were me, I would focus on two things: accessibility and ease-of-use. Ensuring your

Aug 6

Matthew Leingang, … Oscar Levin7

Aug 4

Publishing PTX questions to Brightspace CSV or IMS QTI

I have not had a chance to explore further, but with scorm you definitely can have exercises that are

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Publishing PTX questions to Brightspace CSV or IMS QTI

I have not had a chance to explore further, but with scorm you definitely can have exercises that are

Aug 4

Chrissy Safranski, Rob Beezer2

Aug 4

webwork sample chapter html broken

Thanks, Chrissy. Alex alerted me off-list. Showcase article, too. It'll be a few days until I can

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webwork sample chapter html broken

Thanks, Chrissy. Alex alerted me off-list. Showcase article, too. It'll be a few days until I can

Aug 4

Peter Seibel, … Andrew Scholer8

Aug 2

Making sidebyside elements the same height?

Thought about this one while sitting on a plane yesterday... I think there is a CSS-only approach

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Making sidebyside elements the same height?

Thought about this one while sitting on a plane yesterday... I think there is a CSS-only approach

Aug 2

Wai Yan Pong, … David Austin5

Aug 1

How to set author.deprecations.all to "yes"?

HI David, Thanks, it works. Moreover, now I understand the syntax. Pong On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at

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How to set author.deprecations.all to "yes"?

HI David, Thanks, it works. Moreover, now I understand the syntax. Pong On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at

Aug 1

Mark Fitch, Oscar Levin4

Aug 1

QR codes and static images for local video

The QR images are now generated. Thank you. The PDF is produced. The video preview (image) for the

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QR codes and static images for local video

The QR images are now generated. Thank you. The PDF is produced. The video preview (image) for the

Aug 1

Peter Seibel, … Sean Fitzpatrick8

Jul 31

Are the PreTeXt gods going to smite me?

APEX has about 600 lines of extra XSL, over half of which are to handle marginalia. The original

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Are the PreTeXt gods going to smite me?

APEX has about 600 lines of extra XSL, over half of which are to handle marginalia. The original

Jul 31

jfir...@linfield.edu, … Chrissy Safranski4

Jul 30

Doenet activity and the pdf

Hi Chrissy, I have tried generating the image automatically and with the pretext generate command. I

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Doenet activity and the pdf

Hi Chrissy, I have tried generating the image automatically and with the pretext generate command. I

Jul 30

jfir...@linfield.edu, … Andrew Scholer9

Jul 30

Including a Doenet activity

Thanks Andrew, Yes, <mathInput> fixed the error. The "simplify" error was also that I

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Including a Doenet activity

Thanks Andrew, Yes, <mathInput> fixed the error. The "simplify" error was also that I

Jul 30

RODGERS MARAGIA, … Rob Beezer4

Jul 29

Table Row Rendering and Column Width in PreTeXt

Dear Rodgers, You have great answers from Brian and Alex. A #tabular is meant for hoding bits of data

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Table Row Rendering and Column Width in PreTeXt

Dear Rodgers, You have great answers from Brian and Alex. A #tabular is meant for hoding bits of data

Jul 29

jfir...@linfield.edu, … Alex Jordan5

Jul 25

Tables with column and row labels and headers

Thank you. I think I'll leave them as is for now. There are a lot of tables in my book. Another

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Tables with column and row labels and headers

Thank you. I think I'll leave them as is for now. There are a lot of tables in my book. Another

Jul 25

Adam Smith, … Peter Seibel15

Jul 22

renumbering a list

That's interesting--thank you. A -------------------- Adam A. Smith Associate Professor of

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renumbering a list

That's interesting--thank you. A -------------------- Adam A. Smith Associate Professor of

Jul 22

Frederico Moreira

Jul 22

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Jul 22

Peter Seibel, Rob Beezer9

Jul 21

Troubles with datafile/pre/@source

OK, directory management gives me a headache. You should have seen it in the old days when it was the

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Troubles with datafile/pre/@source

OK, directory management gives me a headache. You should have seen it in the old days when it was the

Jul 21

Stephen Brown, … Oscar Levin10

Jul 21

Rendered math in console input/output

Hi again! Was there any advancement on this feature since our discussion over Zoom? Most of the

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Rendered math in console input/output

Hi again! Was there any advancement on this feature since our discussion over Zoom? Most of the

Jul 21

Peter Seibel, … Sean Fitzpatrick6

Jul 18

alt tags on images?

As an info button. See here, for example: https://opentext.uleth.ca/apex-calculus/sec_ABC.html#

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alt tags on images?

As an info button. See here, for example: https://opentext.uleth.ca/apex-calculus/sec_ABC.html#

Jul 18

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Sean Fitzpatrick5

Jul 18

Nice! Soon Brad can stop complaining about my "dev" server, lol On Fri, Jul 18, 2025, 7:29

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Nice! Soon Brad can stop complaining about my "dev" server, lol On Fri, Jul 18, 2025, 7:29

Jul 18

Sean Fitzpatrick

Jul 18

Directory management issue with PreTeXt CLI 2.3+ on Windows

With both 2.3.0 and 2.3.1 I am getting an error when building on Windows as follows: error: Unable to

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Directory management issue with PreTeXt CLI 2.3+ on Windows

With both 2.3.0 and 2.3.1 I am getting an error when building on Windows as follows: error: Unable to

Jul 18

Peter Seibel, … Alex Jordan6

Jul 17

Overwide table?

You could also have "line" elements within cells. So you could make sure "Maximum

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Overwide table?

You could also have "line" elements within cells. So you could make sure "Maximum

Jul 17

Sean Fitzpatrick, D. Brian Walton4

Jul 17

Dynamic substitutions error with CLI 2.23.0

There should be no need to go to the latest. Brian On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM Sean Fitzpatrick

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Dynamic substitutions error with CLI 2.23.0

There should be no need to go to the latest. Brian On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM Sean Fitzpatrick

Jul 17

Peter Seibel, … Rob Beezer3

Jul 16

Any control over levels shown on index page?

Andrew is spot-on. Draw the tree that reflects the structure of your divisions, then draw a

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Any control over levels shown on index page?

Andrew is spot-on. Draw the tree that reflects the structure of your divisions, then draw a

Jul 16

Corrin Clarkson, Rob Beezer2

Jul 16

Screen reader accessibility feedback from Indiana University

Dear Corrin, Thanks very much for passing this along. It is extremely helpful to us to hear about the

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Screen reader accessibility feedback from Indiana University

Dear Corrin, Thanks very much for passing this along. It is extremely helpful to us to hear about the

Jul 16

Mitch Keller, … Rob Beezer4

Jul 16

Dark mode disabled, but rendered

PR at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2609 has been merged. Only light testing on my end,

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Dark mode disabled, but rendered

PR at https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/pretext/pull/2609 has been merged. Only light testing on my end,

Jul 16

Peter Seibel, … Rob Beezer5

Jul 14

Markup for book titles?

On 7/6/25 13:16, Peter Seibel wrote: > I just posted this PR. https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/

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Markup for book titles?

On 7/6/25 13:16, Peter Seibel wrote: > I just posted this PR. https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/

Jul 14

Chrissy Safranski, Rob Beezer7

Jul 14

solutions in the back linked to in-context, in html?

On 7/11/25 08:18, 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt support wrote: > Well, then an issue *is* an

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solutions in the back linked to in-context, in html?

On 7/11/25 08:18, 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt support wrote: > Well, then an issue *is* an

Jul 14

Murali Mani, Andrew Scholer3

Jul 11

Multiple-choice question..

Thank you, Andrew.. (a) -- you are absolutely correct.. that was what was happening.. (b) that does

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Multiple-choice question..

Thank you, Andrew.. (a) -- you are absolutely correct.. that was what was happening.. (b) that does

Jul 11

David Austin, … Oscar Levin4

Jul 11

palette attribute in denver theme

Thanks, Oscar. That works for me now. On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM Oscar Levin <oscar.levin@

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palette attribute in denver theme

Thanks, Oscar. That works for me now. On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM Oscar Levin <oscar.levin@

Jul 11

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