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Support forum for the PreTeXt authoring system. Subscribe if you want to give or get help using PreTeXt. PreTeXt is an uncomplicated XML vocabulary for authors of research articles, textbooks, and monographs. More at pretextbook.org. The PreTeXt development forum is at visit groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pretext-dev. The PreTeXt announcements list is at groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pretext-announce.

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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

Sean Fitzpatrick, Alex Jordan13

Jan 14

Answers in a scaffolded WeBWorK problem are getting mixed up

So there's no way for pretext to tell a webwork2 server to clear its image cache. The closest

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Answers in a scaffolded WeBWorK problem are getting mixed up

So there's no way for pretext to tell a webwork2 server to clear its image cache. The closest

Jan 14

Michael Shulman, Oscar Levin2

Jan 14

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

If you author a <worksheet> or a <handout> division, then in HTML they will automatically

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

If you author a <worksheet> or a <handout> division, then in HTML they will automatically

Jan 14

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

Lon Mitchell, … Rob Beezer11

12/18/25

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

12/18/25

Stephan Boltzmann, … Rob Beezer5

12/18/25

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

12/18/25

Michael Shulman, … Eugene Boman5

12/17/25

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

12/17/25

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer2

12/12/25

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

12/12/25

Bruce Yoshiwara, … Chrissy Safranski3

12/4/25

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,

12/4/25

Sean Fitzpatrick, Andrew Scholer4

12/2/25

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

12/2/25

Eugene Boman, … Andrew Scholer14

12/2/25

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:

12/2/25

Bruce Yoshiwara, … Rob Beezer6

11/23/25

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

11/23/25

Sean Fitzpatrick, … David Austin5

11/20/25

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,

11/20/25

Peter Staab, … Charilaos Skiadas5

11/17/25

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

11/17/25

Russell Howell, … Rob Beezer15

11/15/25

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

11/15/25

Chrissy Safranski, … Andrew Scholer6

11/12/25

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

11/12/25

Miko, David Austin3

11/11/25

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

11/11/25

Chrissy Safranski, … Oscar Levin5

11/10/25

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

11/10/25

Sean Fitzpatrick, Oscar Levin4

11/5/25

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

11/5/25

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