--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Prefs_Display.tex 2011/01/15 03:10:51 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Prefs_Display.tex 2016/05/06 21:37:06 1.6 @@ -1,2 +1,32 @@ \label{Course_Prefs_Display} + This panel lets you set various display options for content. +\begin{itemize} + \item Default XML style sheet + \item Visibly Separate Items on a Page + \item Disable Display of Problem Receipts + \item Force use of a specific math rendering engine + \item Set default options for $<$m$>$ tags when +converting \LaTeX{} to html. + +Style files (.sty extension) created in Authoring Space and published to the shared content pool +can be selected for use when rendering resources in the course by clicking the +\underline{Select Style File} link. See the ``Resource Types'' item in the ``Introduction to LON-CAPA +Authoring'' section in the Authoring manual for more information about .sty files. An alternative to +the use of .sty files is to create a CSS file (.css extension) in Authoring Space, and publish to the shared content pool. Note: in this case you would use a problem parameter ``CSS file to link (cssfile)'', accessed via Content Settings, instead of Course Settings, to apply the style to resource(s) in your course. + +Composite Pages include two or more resources on a single web page. By selecting ``Yes'' for +visible separation, adjacent resources will be separated by a horizontal rule. + +Problem Receipts will be displayed by default when feedback on correctness is being displayed to a student, and the student has submitted the correct solution. See the ``Verify a Submission Receipt Number'' section (\ref{Grade_Verify}). + +The +default for math rendering\index{math rendering} is to convert using the display +mechanism that the user has selected in preferences. +This can be overriden by setting the attribute display to one of \textbf{MathJax}, +\textbf{mimetex} or +\textbf{tth} which will force a specfic display mechanism. Note, however, that setting +the attribute display to jsmath is generally discouraged as it requires users to have +installed jsmath fonts on their computer. See \\ \texttt{http://www.math.union.edu/\char`~ dpvc/jsmath/}. +\end{itemize} +