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The PreTeXt Guide

Section 44.8 WeBWorK Options

A WeBWorK host course on a WeBWorK server somewhere does the processing of a project’s <webwork> elements. These are the details needed to specify where that course is and how PreTeXt will access it. These are discussed again in Subsection 38.4.1.
See Subsection 44.4.5 for publisher file attributes that control WeBWorK’s dynamic behavior in HTML.

Subsection 44.8.1 Server

The URL to the WeBWorK server is in the attribute
/publication/webwork/@server
should include the protocol (e.g. http or https) and not include a trailing slash. The server should be version 2.14 or later.

Subsection 44.8.2 Course

The name of the host course is in the attribute
/publication/webwork/@course

Subsection 44.8.3 Course Password

A course password (distinct from a user password) is in the attribute
/publication/webwork/@coursepassword

Subsection 44.8.4 User

The username that signs in to the host course to process exercises is in the attribute
/publication/webwork/@user

Subsection 44.8.5 User Password

That user’s password is in the attribute
/publication/webwork/@userpassword

Subsection 44.8.6 Task Reveal

The
/publication/webwork/@task-reveal
attribute is used to control how tasks in a multi-task exercise are made available to the reader. This applies to live interactive renderings of the exercises, either in HTML, in WeBWorK, or otherwise. Possible values are:
  • preceding-correct (all preceding tasks must be correctly answered before the next is available)
  • all (all tasks are available)