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1.1       bowersj2    1: \label{Authoring_Responseparam_Parameter}
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1.2     ! vandui11    4: If \textbf{responseparam} appears, it should be inside of a response
        !             5: tag. It defines an externally adjustable parameter for the question,
        !             6: which the question can then use to allow other users to customize the problem
        !             7: for their courses without changing the source code of the problem.
1.1       bowersj2    8: Possible attributes are:
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                     10: \begin{itemize}
                     11: \item \textbf{default}\index{default}: required. Specifies a default value
                     12: for the parameter.
1.2     ! vandui11   13: \item \textbf{name}\index{name}: required. Specifies an internal name for
        !            14: the parameter. 
        !            15: \item \textbf{type}\index{type}: required. Specifies the type of parameter:
        !            16: \textbf{tolerance}, \textbf{int}, \textbf{float}, \textbf{string},
1.1       bowersj2   17: or \textbf{date}.
1.2     ! vandui11   18: \item \textbf{description}\index{description}: string describing the
        !            19: parameter. This is what is used to talk about a parameter outside
        !            20: of a problem.
1.1       bowersj2   21: \end{itemize}
                     22: \textbf{parameter} is exactly the same as \textbf{responseparam},
                     23: but should appear outside of a response tag.