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MathQuill on by default?

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On WeBWorK 2.15, we have MathQuill as an option, which seems pretty popular with students.

Checking both localOverrides.conf and localOverrides.conf.dist I see only one reference to MathQuill, which has to do with using it in the PG problem editor.

Instructors can turn this feature on in their course configuration, but I'd like to reduce the number of details I need to send to instructors. (We are teaching online in the Fall, so our WeBWorK user base has expanded to include instructors who have avoided it in the past.)

Is there a line I can add to localOverrides.conf to have this on by default?

Re: MathQuill on by default?

by Glenn Rice - Thursday, 9 July 2020, 1:32 PM

In localOverrides.conf add the line

$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{entryAssist} = 'MathQuill';

Re: MathQuill on by default?

by Alex Jordan - Thursday, 9 July 2020, 1:39 PM

One thing you can do in general is make the setting in Course Config, and then open simple.conf (navigate up one level from the templates/ folder) to see what the effect was. Then copy that line and put it in localOverrides.conf.