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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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Sean Fitzpatrick, Rob Beezer5

3:06 PM

XSL for video/YouTube in LaTeX

The mode="representations" template is a component of one of many passes made by the pre-

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XSL for video/YouTube in LaTeX

The mode="representations" template is a component of one of many passes made by the pre-

3:06 PM

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer7

12:58 PM

Automatic label/xml:id creation for exercises?

My plan for now, if I find time to do it, will be to add xml ids to all of the exercise groups (these

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Automatic label/xml:id creation for exercises?

My plan for now, if I find time to do it, will be to add xml ids to all of the exercise groups (these

12:58 PM

kcri...@gmail.com

May 30

"Best practices" for adjusting pdf output

I've seen a number of references over time to people doing adjustments to their pdf to make it

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"Best practices" for adjusting pdf output

I've seen a number of references over time to people doing adjustments to their pdf to make it

May 30

Valerio De Angelis, … Rob Beezer9

May 27

Rob: thank you for the suggestions. Is there a place where I can see the source for the article https

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Rob: thank you for the suggestions. Is there a place where I can see the source for the article https

May 27

Sean Fitzpatrick, Oscar Levin2

May 26

deprecation warning when installing pretext on Mac

From what I read at the GitHub issue, I don't think you need to worry about this. Oscar. On Fri,

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deprecation warning when installing pretext on Mac

From what I read at the GitHub issue, I don't think you need to worry about this. Oscar. On Fri,

May 26

Sean Fitzpatrick, Alex Jordan9

May 26

WeBWorK processing error

I can try moving to 2.18. I would need some convincing to move away from Apache. On Friday, May 26,

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WeBWorK processing error

I can try moving to 2.18. I would need some convincing to move away from Apache. On Friday, May 26,

May 26

Valerio De Angelis, … Steven Clontz5

May 25

As a follow up, I wanted to report that the video done in March 2023 by Steven (in Section 2.3 of the

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As a follow up, I wanted to report that the video done in March 2023 by Steven (in Section 2.3 of the

May 25

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer5

May 24

Font kerning in HTML/MathJax

Thanks. In the original LaTeX for APEX, the macro did not require math mode. But I didn't know

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Font kerning in HTML/MathJax

Thanks. In the original LaTeX for APEX, the macro did not require math mode. But I didn't know

May 24

Alex Jordan, … Sean Fitzpatrick7

May 23

Since it's instructions on what keys to type with a keyboard, I view it as a case for "c

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Since it's instructions on what keys to type with a keyboard, I view it as a case for "c

May 23

Geoffrey Cox, … Rob Beezer7

May 22

inline interactive exercises

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for a fix in future updates.

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inline interactive exercises

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for a fix in future updates.

May 22

Steven Clontz, … Matt Boelkins6

May 22

Help us schedule summer support/community drop-in Zooms

Thanks everyone who participated in this discussion/survey. I'm inclined to schedule these

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Help us schedule summer support/community drop-in Zooms

Thanks everyone who participated in this discussion/survey. I'm inclined to schedule these

May 22

Sean Fitzpatrick

May 15

Some quirks in Runestone student progress and grading

Right now I'm just playing around in Runestone with some fake students, for the purpose of

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Some quirks in Runestone student progress and grading

Right now I'm just playing around in Runestone with some fake students, for the purpose of

May 15

Julien, Rob Beezer4

May 12

Removing subtitles in interactive exercises

OK, so I have made an issue over there: https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneComponents/

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Removing subtitles in interactive exercises

OK, so I have made an issue over there: https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneComponents/

May 12

Juan Carlos Bustamante

May 10

New items to pretext catalogue

Hello to everyone, There's at there projects I've been working on lately that migth have a

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New items to pretext catalogue

Hello to everyone, There's at there projects I've been working on lately that migth have a

May 10

Juan Carlos Bustamante, … Sean Fitzpatrick5

May 10

French pretext version of Diffyqs

Hello, I confirm, the issues about the figures are solved now. I commented a bunch of LaTeX macros,

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French pretext version of Diffyqs

Hello, I confirm, the issues about the figures are solved now. I commented a bunch of LaTeX macros,

May 10

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Steven Clontz5

May 9

Drop-in this week?

In particular, I do not believe Brad is available for a drop-in today based on my last conversation

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Drop-in this week?

In particular, I do not believe Brad is available for a drop-in today based on my last conversation

May 9

GVSU Open Education Resources, … Rob Beezer7

May 2

Glossary Clarification/Feature Request?

Glossaries are in marginally better shape now, and documentation has been upgraded. Subsection 4.7.2:

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Glossary Clarification/Feature Request?

Glossaries are in marginally better shape now, and documentation has been upgraded. Subsection 4.7.2:

May 2

Julien, Rob Beezer7

May 1

Embedding Google Maps

Now incorporated into the sample article as Figure 15.7. HTML, and static in PDF. Thanks, Julien, for

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Embedding Google Maps

Now incorporated into the sample article as Figure 15.7. HTML, and static in PDF. Thanks, Julien, for

May 1

Sean Fitzpatrick

May 1

Runestone documentation: adding books

I decided to experiment with adding an existing Runestone book on my Runestone test server. Following

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Runestone documentation: adding books

I decided to experiment with adding an existing Runestone book on my Runestone test server. Following

May 1

Anthony van Groningen, … Rob Beezer4

May 1

Subsection Table of Contents

Mostly for David. I believe that all the necessary information for this feature is in the HTML

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Subsection Table of Contents

Mostly for David. I believe that all the necessary information for this feature is in the HTML

May 1

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Alex Jordan5

Apr 29

Can students tell which problems are assigned when seeing them in context?

These are all great points. I vaguely recall this being one of the goals that David had in mind for

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Can students tell which problems are assigned when seeing them in context?

These are all great points. I vaguely recall this being one of the goals that David had in mind for

Apr 29

Sean Fitzpatrick, Jones, Bryan6

Apr 28

Modifying Runestone server landing page

Ok, thanks. I'll try to come to drop-in next week. Don't think I'll have time today On

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Modifying Runestone server landing page

Ok, thanks. I'll try to come to drop-in next week. Don't think I'll have time today On

Apr 28

Sean Fitzpatrick, Jones, Bryan7

Apr 28

Course creation on Runestone

Sean, Would you mind creating an issue at https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneServer/

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Course creation on Runestone

Sean, Would you mind creating an issue at https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneServer/

Apr 28

Alex Jordan, … Chrissy Safranski3

Apr 26

manual assessment in Runestone

I graded Reading Questions from FCLA all semester in Spring 2022 using your described workflow and

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manual assessment in Runestone

I graded Reading Questions from FCLA all semester in Spring 2022 using your described workflow and

Apr 26

Julien, … Steven Clontz14

Apr 23

Trouble with pretext deploy from the PreTeXt-CLI

Great to hear it! On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 11:30:51 AM UTC-5 Julien wrote: Hi all, This is a

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Trouble with pretext deploy from the PreTeXt-CLI

Great to hear it! On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 11:30:51 AM UTC-5 Julien wrote: Hi all, This is a

Apr 23

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer2

Apr 22

questions about Parsons problems

I think adaptive refers to giving hints, removing blocks, combining blocks, etc as more attempts are

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questions about Parsons problems

I think adaptive refers to giving hints, removing blocks, combining blocks, etc as more attempts are

Apr 22

Dalton Ma, … Sean Fitzpatrick8

Apr 14

Polyglossia error in LaTeX output

If you're using MikTeX, everything is installed using the MikTeX package manager. You can open

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Polyglossia error in LaTeX output

If you're using MikTeX, everything is installed using the MikTeX package manager. You can open

Apr 14

Mark Fitch, … Sean Fitzpatrick4

Apr 11

Asymptote generation

Try again now. I contacted the person who maintains the server and he tracked down what he thinks was

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Asymptote generation

Try again now. I contacted the person who maintains the server and he tracked down what he thinks was

Apr 11

Alex Jordan, Rob Beezer2

Apr 7

Runestone assignment exercise ordering

Probably irrelevant to the situation now, but you need a document-id/@edition which will show up

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Runestone assignment exercise ordering

Probably irrelevant to the situation now, but you need a document-id/@edition which will show up

Apr 7

Michael Shulman, … Rob Beezer4

Apr 5

Figure numbers off in LaTeX output

Thanks, Mike, for alerting me to the issue on the Active Calculus repository, which I would not have

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Figure numbers off in LaTeX output

Thanks, Mike, for alerting me to the issue on the Active Calculus repository, which I would not have

Apr 5

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