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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

Aadarsh Padiyath, Rob Beezer4

Jun 10

Adding options for CodeTailor on Runestone

Thanks for helping implement this! A couple of modifications we might need if I understand correctly:

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Adding options for CodeTailor on Runestone

Thanks for helping implement this! A couple of modifications we might need if I understand correctly:

Jun 10

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, … Sean Fitzpatrick3

May 30

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

You could use versions to put those questions in a component. Have one publication file that includes

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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.

You could use versions to put those questions in a component. Have one publication file that includes

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

Charles M, Rob Beezer2

May 20

LaTeX Warning: Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.

Dear Charles, I think the key word there is *may*. We look for more serious messages and do as many

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LaTeX Warning: Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.

Dear Charles, I think the key word there is *may*. We look for more serious messages and do as many

May 20

Charles M, … Rob Beezer4

May 20

Problem resolved! TeX capacity exceeded

Rob, You have a very good memory. Now, I must reveal my ignorance of the deeper sides of computing.

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Problem resolved! TeX capacity exceeded

Rob, You have a very good memory. Now, I must reveal my ignorance of the deeper sides of computing.

May 20

May 19

Re: [pretext-support] Subsubsections and TeX capacity

Do you have a section (or subsection, etc) title with math content in it? On Tue, May 19, 2026, 8:22

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Re: [pretext-support] Subsubsections and TeX capacity

Do you have a section (or subsection, etc) title with math content in it? On Tue, May 19, 2026, 8:22

May 19

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Oscar Levin9

May 16

Display math markup

I deleted the .ptx folder (and cleaned up some other cruft) and now it's working. On Fri, May 15,

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Display math markup

I deleted the .ptx folder (and cleaned up some other cruft) and now it's working. On Fri, May 15,

May 16

Kyle Monette, … Rob Beezer15

May 16

Issues with webwork .pg files

And I should have also thanked Kyle for reporting this one. > I've been pulling my hair out

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Issues with webwork .pg files

And I should have also thanked Kyle for reporting this one. > I've been pulling my hair out

May 16

Charles M, Rob Beezer2

May 13

Right-to-left languages in English document

Dear Charles, Languages and scripts are hard. ;-) But as you have discovered, Unicode source to HTML

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Right-to-left languages in English document

Dear Charles, Languages and scripts are hard. ;-) But as you have discovered, Unicode source to HTML

May 13

Humanities Clinic, … Rob Beezer7

May 11

Epubs built by PreText yields errors when submitted to Google Books

Humanities Clinic - we (Andrew S, really) have made some necessary improvements in the CSS for EPUB,

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Epubs built by PreText yields errors when submitted to Google Books

Humanities Clinic - we (Andrew S, really) have made some necessary improvements in the CSS for EPUB,

May 11

Geoffrey Cox, … Chrissy Safranski10

May 3

Workshop Tips and Guidance

Thanks for the Feedback. I updated all the <me> tags to <md> and included PreFigure (with

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Workshop Tips and Guidance

Thanks for the Feedback. I updated all the <me> tags to <md> and included PreFigure (with

May 3

Humanities Clinic, Andrew Scholer2

Apr 28

New Feature Idea: Another Side Column To Allow Naivgation To Sections Within The Same Page

That idea has been floated but not implemented. For works that chunk (produce individual pages) at

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New Feature Idea: Another Side Column To Allow Naivgation To Sections Within The Same Page

That idea has been floated but not implemented. For works that chunk (produce individual pages) at

Apr 28

Kyle Monette, Mitch Keller3

Apr 26

Adjusting whitespace in math mode

I don't believe these are supported in MathJax, other than perhaps using the 'line leading

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Adjusting whitespace in math mode

I don't believe these are supported in MathJax, other than perhaps using the 'line leading

Apr 26

Charles M, … Rob Beezer4

Apr 26

Hyperlink underscore chopping top of equations

Rob's comment may be the answer. I am unable to reproduce this. All seems fine now. Many thinks

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Hyperlink underscore chopping top of equations

Rob's comment may be the answer. I am unable to reproduce this. All seems fine now. Many thinks

Apr 26

Juan Carlos Bustamante, Sean Fitzpatrick2

Apr 20

WeBWork AIM server.

I'm managing updates for that server now, but I haven't tried using local .pg files myself,

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WeBWork AIM server.

I'm managing updates for that server now, but I haven't tried using local .pg files myself,

Apr 20

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