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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

Kyle Monette, … OHappyDay12

9:16 AM

jsxgraph and mathjax issues

I can confirm that the fix is also working in my local environment. kmon...@uri.edu schrieb am

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jsxgraph and mathjax issues

I can confirm that the fix is also working in my local environment. kmon...@uri.edu schrieb am

9:16 AM

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

Barbara Ericson, … Rob Beezer16

May 26

How to specify the order of the blocks in a Parsons problem?

Parsons in interactive contexts, but with a fixed, repeatable ordering, is now implemented. See https

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How to specify the order of the blocks in a Parsons problem?

Parsons in interactive contexts, but with a fixed, repeatable ordering, is now implemented. See https

May 26

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

Mark Fitch, … Rob Beezer4

Apr 19

Alt text for <brandlogo>

Thanks, that sounds good. I'm adverse to putting visible content into attributes, though maybe it

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Alt text for <brandlogo>

Thanks, that sounds good. I'm adverse to putting visible content into attributes, though maybe it

Apr 19

Clark Wells, … David Austin5

Apr 18

Validation and prefigure

David - feel free to remind me about this in a few weeks time when I can take a closer look and we

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Validation and prefigure

David - feel free to remind me about this in a few weeks time when I can take a closer look and we

Apr 18

Jason Altekruse

Apr 13

Any interest in an Intro to Programming session?

Hello PreteXt people, I have been hanging around the orbit of PreteXt for a couple of years, I worked

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Any interest in an Intro to Programming session?

Hello PreteXt people, I have been hanging around the orbit of PreteXt for a couple of years, I worked

Apr 13

Suzanne Matthews, Charilaos Skiadas3

Apr 7

Runestone exercises - adding test cases for code with input statements

Hi Charilaos, Thank you so much for your reply! What you provided is very helpful, and actually works

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Runestone exercises - adding test cases for code with input statements

Hi Charilaos, Thank you so much for your reply! What you provided is very helpful, and actually works

Apr 7

David Austin, … Rob Beezer6

Apr 5

converting course materials into PreTeXt

Thanks, Ameya, for the report. I love the idea of package-creep going obsolete, and personal

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converting course materials into PreTeXt

Thanks, Ameya, for the report. I love the idea of package-creep going obsolete, and personal

Apr 5

Sean Fitzpatrick, … OHappyDay9

Apr 3

Directory management issue with PreTeXt CLI 2.3+ on Windows

Check in Powershell (using the 'env' command) whether PATH contains the path to your pretext

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Directory management issue with PreTeXt CLI 2.3+ on Windows

Check in Powershell (using the 'env' command) whether PATH contains the path to your pretext

Apr 3

Derek Thuecks, … David W. Farmer11

Apr 2

PreFigure: Global shape definitions and defining shapes with multiple anchors

If there were some type of cheat sheet with the components/shapes needed for a wide variety of

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PreFigure: Global shape definitions and defining shapes with multiple anchors

If there were some type of cheat sheet with the components/shapes needed for a wide variety of

Apr 2

rhutch...@gmail.com, … Rob Beezer8

Apr 1

Problem with web not recognizing HTML tags

On 3/31/26 20:36, rhutch...@gmail.com wrote: > Is this something I need to do (update the _static

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Problem with web not recognizing HTML tags

On 3/31/26 20:36, rhutch...@gmail.com wrote: > Is this something I need to do (update the _static

Apr 1

Mark Fitch, David Austin14

Mar 5

Prefigure error (speech)

OK, your MathJax output looks good. The labels in the diagrams on your web page also look correct. I

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Prefigure error (speech)

OK, your MathJax output looks good. The labels in the diagrams on your web page also look correct. I

Mar 5

Michael Shulman, … Alex Jordan9

Mar 3

position of asides in html output

We have replaced (I think?) born hidden knowls with #summary/#details. Aside is in that bucket, so my

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position of asides in html output

We have replaced (I think?) born hidden knowls with #summary/#details. Aside is in that bucket, so my

Mar 3

David Austin, … Rob Beezer14

Mar 2

homework in PreTeXt

> a #solution inside a #problem That sounds better! ;-) On 3/2/26 13:46, David Austin wrote: >

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homework in PreTeXt

> a #solution inside a #problem That sounds better! ;-) On 3/2/26 13:46, David Austin wrote: >

Mar 2

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