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Expand command in an argument before the main command
With a current version of pdftex (that defines \expanded) you can define expanding versions of the commands as shown below.
With older implementations without \expanded you can use \edef:
\...
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filehook error with memoir after update texlive 2019 in Oct 15
Update 2020-02-04: both memoir and filehook were updated and now this problem shouldn't happen. If it does, please update your TeX distribution.
Here you have two problems at once. The first one was ...
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Could I do a different automatic exam copies -one for each student-?
This is an approach based on LaTeX that generates questions with order of choice across each compilation. The key is to use \randomize_env:nn command as follows:
\randomize_env:nn {choices} {choice,...
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xsim access exercises text
This should work:
% arara: lualatex
\documentclass{scrbook}
\PreventPackageFromLoading{inputenc} % stop tcb from loading this
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\usepackage[clear-aux]{xsim}
\...
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Change enumeration style in exercises using xsim
You can either add the re-definition with the pre-hook or begin-hook options to the exercise environments
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xsim}
\xsimsetup{
exercise/begin-hook = \renewcommand\...
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xsim: What is the correct way to count exercises per section?
The xsim package provides the option exercise/within that determines when the exercise counter is reset, see page 20 of the manual.
Code:
\usepackage{xsim}
\xsimsetup{
exercise/the-counter = \...
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Use tabularray in xsim template
Use tabularray's expand option. Replace
\XSIMexpandcode
{
\noexpand \begin {tblr} {\XSIMifblankTF{\ExerciseType}{l}{c}cc}
\noexpand \ExerciseTableCode
\noexpand \end {tblr}
}
by
\...
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xsim and "conditional" printing
There is currently no user command which checks if a tag has been set but it is easy to add one. I'll add something to the next release.
If you want to check if solutions are printed then use \...
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xsim: question/solution throws 'environment already defined'
The solution environment is predefined. Why don't you simply change the printed names?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xsim}
\xsimsetup{
exercise/name=Question,
solution/print=true,
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xsim: LaTeX3 Error: File '' not found
This is due to a bug in \tl_set_from_file:Nnn, which has been deprecated and replaced by \file_get:nnN in expl3. A mistake in the order of arguments leads to the erroneous result. It will be fixed ...
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True/False type Questions with xsim package
So basically a true/false question is a multiple choice question with binary choices. Therefore I came to the same conclusion as leandriis in his comment and started with example 13 of the manual (...
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xsim-package: subexercises and points calculation
Ok, I think I found a solution that works at least for my purposes:
I defined a counter that gets set to zero in the pre-hook of every exercise and a custom command \addpts which increases that ...
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From exsheets to xsim: runin
As stated in the xsim manual (page 29), the runin style is available through the style file layouts. Loading this style file using the command \loadxsimstyle{layouts} is sufficient to use the style in ...
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Space after exercise
You can use post-hook, but I'd not recommend \medskip, because such a space would pile up with the space preceding another exercise.
However, \addvspace{\medskipamount} does not work, because LaTeX ...
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Is the Exsheet package still under development?
Short answer: no.
Longer answer: exsheets is effectively frozen. It can of course be used as it is and if bugs are found or appear because of development of packages it depends on or something similar ...
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Creating a solution label for an exercise using \declaretheoremstyle
An xsim attempt, based on the "Example 5: Crossreferencing between problems and answers" shown in package manual.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{xsim,lipsum,...
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Change \printsolutions header string in xsim
Changes I made:
% in preamble: declare a new heading template
\DeclareExerciseHeadingTemplate{solution}{%
\section*{פתרונות לתרגילים בפרק \thechapter}%
}
% apply that template for \printsolutions
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Change \printsolutions header string in xsim
You can define a translation for the default-heading in Hebrew:
\DeclareExerciseTranslations{default-heading}{
Hebrew = פתרונות לתרגילים בפרק \thechapter
}
Complete code:
% arara: xelatex: { ...
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Adjusting margins for points in margin with xsim
The default style is defined like this:
\DeclareExerciseEnvironmentTemplate{default}{%
\subsection*
{%
\XSIMmixedcase{\GetExerciseName}\nobreakspace
\GetExerciseProperty{counter}%
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Custom label for references using tasks inside a xsim exercise
Address your request to the author of the tasks-package and make a bug report:
The code of the tasks package comes without properly commented sources, just as a .sty-file and thus is inscrutable. ...
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Analogue of examspace in xsim
blank-style={\phantom{#1}} seems to work.
\documentclass{amsart}
\usepackage{xsim}
\begin{document}
\begin{exercise}[subtitle={\texttt{phantom} look}]
Question 1 \blank[blank-style={\phantom{#1}},...
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How can I print exercise with ID in xsim?
I tried [...]
\printexercise{exercise}{q1,q3,q5}
That actually doesn't make much sense as it doesn't follow the command description of \printexercise (p.19 of the current manual):
\...
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more complex use of tags in xsim
You can assign multiple values to a tagging class by using a comma-separated list:
\begin{exercise}[level={1,2}]
Using this for the third exercise in your MWE I get the following:
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Expand command in an argument before the main command
I present two solutions here.
First solution
This is in the same spirit as David Carlisle's solution, except that only one command needs to be defined for everything. You don't need a specific ...
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Questions: Migrating from exsheets to xsim (2)
Why are there so many files when I compile? This is very annoying if you have more than 20 questions.
The answer is: because I decided that way when creating the package. One advantage for me was ...
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Misplaced \PropertyValue with xsim package using own exercise definition
Comment the line \GetExerciseProperty{points}
There is a missing { in \GetExercisePropertyT{points}\printgoal{\PropertyValue}}% just before \printgoal
%
The entire code
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{...
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Collection of tasks, xsim, et al.: How to controll layout of printsolutions best way
I would simply use \labels and then \ref and \pageref them:
\section{Equations}\label{sec:equations}
...
\minisec{Solutions~\ref{sec:equations}, page~\pageref{sec:equations}}
...
The complete code:
...
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Missing item error with xsim and TeXLive 2020
Starting with version 0.19 (2020/03/16) ox xsim both \ExerciseType and \ExerciseID are only set locally in order to allow nesting of different exercise types. As a consequence \Set(Expanded)...
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How could I change the points design?
You can enable the layouts style and choose the appropriate template for exercises.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xsim}
\loadxsimstyle{layouts}
\xsimsetup{exercise/template=runin}
\begin{...
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