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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

Charles M, Rob Beezer6

Jul 28

VS complaining about component in subtitle, but all works well

Excellent! Thank you, Rob! I did try a watermark, and I decided against using them. I have used them

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VS complaining about component in subtitle, but all works well

Excellent! Thank you, Rob! I did try a watermark, and I decided against using them. I have used them

Jul 28

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer12

Jul 28

Fatal (but not really?) charmap error

Well, at least when I travel with the wrong operating system I manage to uncover some interesting

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Fatal (but not really?) charmap error

Well, at least when I travel with the wrong operating system I manage to uncover some interesting

Jul 28

Daniel Lim, … Oscar Levin6

Jul 27

Pretext Plus Markdown

Thanks Oscar! On Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:30:12 AM UTC-10 oscar...@gmail.com wrote: I've

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Pretext Plus Markdown

Thanks Oscar! On Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:30:12 AM UTC-10 oscar...@gmail.com wrote: I've

Jul 27

Michael Shulman

Jul 27

Emacs pretext-mode

While less flashy than the VS Code setup, if there are any other Emacs users out there who would

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Emacs pretext-mode

While less flashy than the VS Code setup, if there are any other Emacs users out there who would

Jul 27

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer19

Jul 27

Help debugging WeBWorK-TikZ image generation

Interesting! So this will be down to the fact that the 'mv' command in Linux corresponds to

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Help debugging WeBWorK-TikZ image generation

Interesting! So this will be down to the fact that the 'mv' command in Linux corresponds to

Jul 27

Aaron Greicius, … Mitch Keller6

Jul 22

<interactive> tag and schema

In case it helps someone else: I was set to the experimental schema, but I was still seeing that

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<interactive> tag and schema

In case it helps someone else: I was set to the experimental schema, but I was still seeing that

Jul 22

David Austin, … Charles M8

Jul 22

pretext-tools extension

Thank you for the answer! Just five minutes ago, I tried out the "full build" tab in the

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pretext-tools extension

Thank you for the answer! Just five minutes ago, I tried out the "full build" tab in the

Jul 22

Kyle Monette, … Cameron Bishop3

Jul 18

Old html files are not being deleted

Kyle- Hello! I was in the same situation. I believe those files started appearing for me because of

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Old html files are not being deleted

Kyle- Hello! I was in the same situation. I believe those files started appearing for me because of

Jul 18

Federico Galetto, Rob Beezer6

Jul 18

Handouts do not reset environment counters in web

No worries! Thank you, Rob, for the quick response! On Friday, July 17, 2026 at 10:19:56 PM UTC-4 Rob

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Handouts do not reset environment counters in web

No worries! Thank you, Rob, for the quick response! On Friday, July 17, 2026 at 10:19:56 PM UTC-4 Rob

Jul 18

Nick Bennett, David Austin4

Jul 16

Implicit Plot with tangent line

Thanks to Jason Siefken, this problem is fixed in the playground now. On Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM

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Implicit Plot with tangent line

Thanks to Jason Siefken, this problem is fixed in the playground now. On Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM

Jul 16

Kyle Monette, Rob Beezer4

Jul 14

Interactive preview images failing

First, thank-you Kyle for the report, diagnosis, and suggested fix. There was actually some code

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Interactive preview images failing

First, thank-you Kyle for the report, diagnosis, and suggested fix. There was actually some code

Jul 14

Mitch Keller, … Rob Beezer6

Jul 13

Runestone multiple correct MC issue

Confirmed working. Many thanks! On Jul 10, 2026, at 20:45, Bradley Miller <br...@runestone.academy

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Runestone multiple correct MC issue

Confirmed working. Many thanks! On Jul 10, 2026, at 20:45, Bradley Miller <br...@runestone.academy

Jul 13

Valerio Monti, Oscar Levin3

Jul 12

Pretext-tools validation

Thank you, Oscar. Valerio Il giorno sabato 11 luglio 2026 alle 18:12:58 UTC+2 oscar...@gmail.com ha

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Pretext-tools validation

Thank you, Oscar. Valerio Il giorno sabato 11 luglio 2026 alle 18:12:58 UTC+2 oscar...@gmail.com ha

Jul 12

Cooper, David, … Charles M3

Jul 8

xref display options

David, Does this produce the output you're seeking? <section xml:id="chap02-sec02"

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xref display options

David, Does this produce the output you're seeking? <section xml:id="chap02-sec02"

Jul 8

Mitch Keller, Rob Beezer9

Jul 7

webwork/task heading level bug

Rebuilt using development CLI using latest PreTeXt XSL from Github and the error went away. When an

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webwork/task heading level bug

Rebuilt using development CLI using latest PreTeXt XSL from Github and the error went away. When an

Jul 7

Sean Fitzpatrick

Jul 6

Tabulars that are not tables

With apologies, I am resurrecting an old sticking point that recently came up in the context of

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Tabulars that are not tables

With apologies, I am resurrecting an old sticking point that recently came up in the context of

Jul 6

Federico Galetto, … Mitch Keller7

Jul 6

Hide proofs in print

Wonderful! I did not realize the workspace attribute works with paragraphs too. Thank you! On Sunday,

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Hide proofs in print

Wonderful! I did not realize the workspace attribute works with paragraphs too. Thank you! On Sunday,

Jul 6

Mark Fitch, Rob Beezer3

Jun 30

Validation error: xi:include

Maybe? The only errors generated for me are xi:include not allowed and "chapter" incomplete

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Validation error: xi:include

Maybe? The only errors generated for me are xi:include not allowed and "chapter" incomplete

Jun 30

Sean Fitzpatrick, Mitch Keller3

Jun 30

Temp directories and debugging

Ah, right. Thanks. On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:18 pm Mitch Keller <mi...@rellek.net> wrote: There

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Temp directories and debugging

Ah, right. Thanks. On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 1:18 pm Mitch Keller <mi...@rellek.net> wrote: There

Jun 30

Aadarsh Padiyath, Rob Beezer5

Jun 30

Adding options for CodeTailor on Runestone

Hi Rob! Just checking in to see if this modification would be possible? Thanks! Aadarsh On Wednesday,

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Adding options for CodeTailor on Runestone

Hi Rob! Just checking in to see if this modification would be possible? Thanks! Aadarsh On Wednesday,

Jun 30

Peter Staab, Oscar Levin4

Jun 30

issues with 2.43 and latex-image

Yep. All fixed. thanks. On Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 10:12:29 AM UTC-4 oscar...@gmail.com wrote: This

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issues with 2.43 and latex-image

Yep. All fixed. thanks. On Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 10:12:29 AM UTC-4 oscar...@gmail.com wrote: This

Jun 30

Charles M, Mitch Keller3

Jun 30

pdflatex supports JPEG, PNG, and PDF for image inclusion. (Plus EPS via the epstopdf package.) On Jun

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pdflatex supports JPEG, PNG, and PDF for image inclusion. (Plus EPS via the epstopdf package.) On Jun

Jun 30

OHappyDay, … Rob Beezer12

Jun 28

Observation on intertext

Thanks, Charles. I had no idea a revolution was underway. ;-) We could easily make our dozen or so

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Observation on intertext

Thanks, Charles. I had no idea a revolution was underway. ;-) We could easily make our dozen or so

Jun 28

Douglas Lapp, … Rob Beezer3

Jun 26

YouTube videos not displaying

(sent yesterday, and got hung up. Again. Update - website just rebuilt a few minutes ago.) And I

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YouTube videos not displaying

(sent yesterday, and got hung up. Again. Update - website just rebuilt a few minutes ago.) And I

Jun 26

OHappyDay, Sean Fitzpatrick5

Jun 19

Font size on displayed math

Thanks, thats perfect. dsfitz...@gmail.com schrieb am Freitag, 19. Juni 2026 um 20:01:11 UTC+2: Try

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Font size on displayed math

Thanks, thats perfect. dsfitz...@gmail.com schrieb am Freitag, 19. Juni 2026 um 20:01:11 UTC+2: Try

Jun 19

Barbara Ericson, … Mitch Keller6

Jun 19

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

Don't remove anything. Use the component attribute on the things that you don't want visible

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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.

Don't remove anything. Use the component attribute on the things that you don't want visible

Jun 19

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

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