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Rob Beezer
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
Sean Fitzpatrick
, …
Rob Beezer
21
2:48 PM
General matching problems on Runestone
Thanks, Brad, for the work on this one. And I've pushed an example, with an #image in the #
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General matching problems on Runestone
Thanks, Brad, for the work on this one. And I've pushed an example, with an #image in the #
2:48 PM
Peter Seibel
, …
Rob Beezer
3
2:19 PM
Embedding some meta data in my document
Andrew's suggestion of using version support is a great one. On 5/20/25 10:37, Peter Seibel wrote
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Embedding some meta data in my document
Andrew's suggestion of using version support is a great one. On 5/20/25 10:37, Peter Seibel wrote
2:19 PM
Peter Seibel
, …
Andrew Scholer
5
May 19
--watch option doesn't exist?
Assuming you are using the CLI, you can use the -x flag to specify a subtree. See: pretext build --
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--watch option doesn't exist?
Assuming you are using the CLI, you can use the -x flag to specify a subtree. See: pretext build --
May 19
Taran Funk
, …
D. Brian Walton
10
May 19
PreFigure in Exercise
Issue created: #2516 I will start a more technical thread on pretext-dev. - Brian On Mon, May 19,
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PreFigure in Exercise
Issue created: #2516 I will start a more technical thread on pretext-dev. - Brian On Mon, May 19,
May 19
Sean Fitzpatrick
,
Rob Beezer
5
May 17
Question about XSL for static true/false
Rob: I think I am satisfied enough with the simple fix of swapping the two lines in the stylesheet
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Question about XSL for static true/false
Rob: I think I am satisfied enough with the simple fix of swapping the two lines in the stylesheet
May 17
Taran Funk
,
Rob Beezer
4
May 17
Side by Side Multiple Choice Answers?
I've now figured out what you meant by "make an issue for it". I put it there for
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Side by Side Multiple Choice Answers?
I've now figured out what you meant by "make an issue for it". I put it there for
May 17
Taran Funk
, …
Sean Fitzpatrick
4
May 16
PreFigure Randomization
No worries, thanks for you response! I'll go with WeBWork or similar solution. On May 16, 2025,
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PreFigure Randomization
No worries, thanks for you response! I'll go with WeBWork or similar solution. On May 16, 2025,
May 16
Sean Fitzpatrick
, …
D. Brian Walton
8
May 15
Fill-in string answers
Thanks, I'll give that a try. On Thu, May 15, 2025, 1:36 pm D. Brian Walton <dbrianwalton@
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Fill-in string answers
Thanks, I'll give that a try. On Thu, May 15, 2025, 1:36 pm D. Brian Walton <dbrianwalton@
May 15
Taran Funk
,
D. Brian Walton
3
May 15
Dynamic Fill in Random variables
Yes, this will do it! Thanks for your help! On Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 12:52:49 PM UTC-6 dbrian...@
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Dynamic Fill in Random variables
Yes, this will do it! Thanks for your help! On Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 12:52:49 PM UTC-6 dbrian...@
May 15
Adam Towsley
,
Andrew Scholer
2
May 14
embedded lists misaligned
I think we could change the margin-top on list items to a margin bottom: https://github.com/
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embedded lists misaligned
I think we could change the margin-top on list items to a margin bottom: https://github.com/
May 14
Sean Fitzpatrick
,
Alex Jordan
4
May 14
Can I hide a WeBWorK table in static?
Note that with modern PG-within-PTX, you don't need or want that sidebyside wrapper around the
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Can I hide a WeBWorK table in static?
Note that with modern PG-within-PTX, you don't need or want that sidebyside wrapper around the
May 14
Jan Pearce
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Oscar Levin
4
May 14
Best conversion approach for PreTeXt in 2025?
The pandoc to pretext converter is likely still the best bet for trying to convert something from
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Best conversion approach for PreTeXt in 2025?
The pandoc to pretext converter is likely still the best bet for trying to convert something from
May 14
Sean Fitzpatrick
,
Rob Beezer
3
May 13
Rename reading questions
Huh. Thanks. I'll try again. On Tue, May 13, 2025, 8:36 pm 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt
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Rename reading questions
Huh. Thanks. I'll try again. On Tue, May 13, 2025, 8:36 pm 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt
May 13
Sean Fitzpatrick
,
Oscar Levin
5
May 13
CLI Caching and branches
All regular images have hard coded labels. New images are external assets. One thing I didn't
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CLI Caching and branches
All regular images have hard coded labels. New images are external assets. One thing I didn't
May 13
Sean Fitzpatrick
May 12
WeBWorK processing: halt on error
When building a project containing WeBWorK using the CLI, if an exercise containing a WeBWorK problem
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WeBWorK processing: halt on error
When building a project containing WeBWorK using the CLI, if an exercise containing a WeBWorK problem
May 12
Andrew Scholer
, …
Charilaos Skiadas
4
May 9
CLI Appears to enter infinite loop during build
Thank you both. Build with pretext/pretext works fine. It appears I may just not have not been
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CLI Appears to enter infinite loop during build
Thank you both. Build with pretext/pretext works fine. It appears I may just not have not been
May 9
Sean Fitzpatrick
May 9
VSCode: tag completion help
On a newer computer, I am having trouble getting some of the features in VSCode to work the way I am
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VSCode: tag completion help
On a newer computer, I am having trouble getting some of the features in VSCode to work the way I am
May 9
Charilaos Skiadas
May 7
Images from external sources?
Hello all, I'm hoping there is a simple answer to this, but looking through the guide I couldn
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Images from external sources?
Hello all, I'm hoping there is a simple answer to this, but looking through the guide I couldn
May 7
Paul Emigh
,
Andrew Scholer
5
May 5
Node Trouble
Thanks a lot, Andrew! That got it to build on my new computer without any errors! --Paul Paul J.
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Node Trouble
Thanks a lot, Andrew! That got it to build on my new computer without any errors! --Paul Paul J.
May 5
Chrissy Safranski
, …
Rob Beezer
14
May 2
Using Runestone: feature requests and bug fixes
On 5/2/25 08:37, Mitch Keller wrote: > I might have badly communicated to Jacob what I was hoping
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Using Runestone: feature requests and bug fixes
On 5/2/25 08:37, Mitch Keller wrote: > I might have badly communicated to Jacob what I was hoping
May 2
JACOB DENSON
,
David Austin
4
May 2
Docker Container Issues
Hi Jacob, I locally built a docker container from oscarlevin/pretext:small this morning and both
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Docker Container Issues
Hi Jacob, I locally built a docker container from oscarlevin/pretext:small this morning and both
May 2
Sean Fitzpatrick
,
Andrew Scholer
3
Apr 28
Building theme failed
That was the issue, thanks. Slightly annoying that a new computer would ship with such an old version
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Building theme failed
That was the issue, thanks. Slightly annoying that a new computer would ship with such an old version
Apr 28
Mark Fitch
,
Rob Beezer
2
Apr 23
Chemical reactions
I'd love to have somebody write a full-on chemistry textbook with PreTeXt. Came close once with a
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Chemical reactions
I'd love to have somebody write a full-on chemistry textbook with PreTeXt. Came close once with a
Apr 23
Tevian Dray
, …
Andrew Scholer
6
Apr 19
Possible bug: GeoGebra applet inside activity hint
I got a chance to check this out. Not appearing in older browsers: Calling ggbApplet.reset() Appears
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Possible bug: GeoGebra applet inside activity hint
I got a chance to check this out. Not appearing in older browsers: Calling ggbApplet.reset() Appears
Apr 19
David Austin
,
Rob Beezer
7
Apr 18
interactive questions
Thanks. I'm in business now! On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt
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interactive questions
Thanks. I'm in business now! On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM 'Rob Beezer' via PreTeXt
Apr 18
Douglas Lapp
,
D. Brian Walton
6
Apr 16
GeoGebra 3D
Doug, Were you originally trying to directly use a ggb file? If that doesn't work, let us know
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GeoGebra 3D
Doug, Were you originally trying to directly use a ggb file? If that doesn't work, let us know
Apr 16
Chrissy Safranski
,
Rob Beezer
3
Apr 15
making columns wider in tabular in worksheet
Hi Rob, I thought about whether tabular was even the right element semantically, and I convinced
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making columns wider in tabular in worksheet
Hi Rob, I thought about whether tabular was even the right element semantically, and I convinced
Apr 15
ljmi...@hawaii.edu
, …
Oscar Levin
7
Apr 10
Can't install Sage after update from [Change] PreTeXt in GitHub codespaces
It worked! Deployment worked after update to 2.17.1 Thank you! On Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 9:48:16
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Can't install Sage after update from [Change] PreTeXt in GitHub codespaces
It worked! Deployment worked after update to 2.17.1 Thank you! On Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 9:48:16
Apr 10
Drew Lewis
, …
Rob Beezer
3
Apr 8
Recent css changes to typesetting of tasks?
Oscar's change is now merged. Thanks for waiting patiently. https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/
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Recent css changes to typesetting of tasks?
Oscar's change is now merged. Thanks for waiting patiently. https://github.com/PreTeXtBook/
Apr 8
JACOB DENSON
, …
Sean Fitzpatrick
5
Apr 3
Appearance of <aside> in Print version of document
Sorry for the long response time. Here's the current way that an aside is printed in a worksheet
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Appearance of <aside> in Print version of document
Sorry for the long response time. Here's the current way that an aside is printed in a worksheet
Apr 3