The exam-n class – release notes

1.1, 2014 May 3

Converted to a generic class, exam-n, ready for wider distribution. Available on bitbucket and at CTAN.

1.0.16, 2014 February 28

• Option mtpro2 now switches to times (this fixes a pre-existing bug exposed by the [sansserif] option).
• The [bigfont] option now works (this fixes a pre-existing bug, to do with \subsections, which was exposed by the addition of the [bigfont] option).
• Added the [bigfont] option
• Fixed 'shouts' warning at start (again)
• Forbid *section commands inside questions (and don't freak out)
• Rename \questiontrailer to \questionpreamble (more logical)
• Fixed mcq warnings, and 'question continued' errors.
• Renamed \multiplechoicequestions to more logical \multiplechoiceanswers
• Various (further) spacing changes
• Added \subsection
• Release includes 1.0.16b1 (2014 January 20); 1.0.16b2 (20 January); 1.0.16b3 (22 January); 1.0.16b4 (14 February).

1.0.15, 2014 January 19

• Fixed mcq and showsolutions, to suppress incorrect warning of missing answers.

1.0.14, 2014 January 10

• pdfpages content now appears in draft mode.
• The [draft] option now implies [showsolutions] (so if you want to suppress the solutions in this mode, you must now follow [draft] with [noshowsolutions]).
• Showing missing information: shouts and missing exam date/time are now highlighted.
• Fixed bug where excess \QuestionNumberChecksOff caused question numbers to disappear.
• Remove indent at start of question.

1.0.13, 2013 December 4

• Added a [sansserif] class option.
• Improved spacing and linebreaking; there are now fewer bad page-breaks.
• Added the {mcq} environment.
• Changed the distribution licence from GPL to LPPL.

1.0.12, 2013 November 11

• Adjustments to banner text and base rubric (consulting with Morag Casey).
• Added notes about \includepdf in notes for authors.
• Adjustments to the distributed example files.

1.0.11, 2013 July 18

Adjustments to question data: k_B, etc, should have roman subscripts.

1.0.10, 2013 June 27

Minor documentation and distribution fixes

1.0.9, 2013 March 22

Remove leftover debugging code (garhhh)

1.0.8, 2013 March 14

Add the mono and colour options.

1.0.7, 2013 March 14

• pdfpages is now disabled only in solutions
• Minor layout changes (exam title adjusts size for long titles)

1.0.6, 2013 March 13

• Avoid tables and figures in solutions incrementing the float counter.
• Layout changes; adjustment to default base rubric; A345 rubric change
• Some documentation changes

1.0.4-1, 2013 March 8

This is a bugfix release: it's a re-release of now-deprecated 1.0.5 minus a breaking change.

• Add {table} support, paralleling existing {figure} support (ie tables don't float, but captions work as expected).
• Blank lines after a \begin{question} no longer result in extra space.
• Adjust spacing and layout of front page (again); various other cosmetic changes.
• A document identifier appears at the bottom of each page, corroborating the exam the page is for (to avoid photocopier collation accidents), and giving a numeric identifier which increases with time (allowing you to identify which of two printouts is later).

1.0.4, 2013 March 6

Adjust base rubric; assorted distribution and detail fixes.

1.0.3, 2013 January 25

Added [A2] class option.

1.0.2, 2013 January 25

• The `pdfpages' package wasn't working when the `noshowsolutions' option was present. Fixed, by special-casing, specifically disabling the \includepdf command in this case.
• Adjust display of \partmarks (no need for extra space, since \partmarks is now fully in the margin).
• Adjusting the front-page layout. Again.

1.0.1, 2013 January 18

• {figure} now works, because it's explicitly supported ({figure} inside solutions could cause problems before). The contents don't float.
• Layout adjustments.
• Graphics now appear in draft mode.

1.0, 2012 December 11

This is the nominal version 1.0 release, and will be used for the 2012-13 Honours Astronomy exams (it might get further tweaks along the way, but we believe this is a complete distribution set).

• More adjustments to notes-for-authors, now showing example LaTeX results.
• Addition of template-question.tex
• Adjustments to base rubric.

1.0b5, 2012 December 3

• Fine formatting adjustments: occasional \nobreak and rationalisation of \maketitle.
• Improvements to notes-for-authors.

1.0b4, 2012 November 30

• Improve generation of PDF metadata.
• Add macro \shout, for highlighted `FIXME' comments.
• Add showmarktotals option.
• Permit \partmarks in solutions, without it adding to the marks added up for the question (at the same time, forbid having a solution within a solution).
• Various formatting adjustments.

1.0b3, 2012 November 8

• Add [A345] option.
• Make compose/draft material appear in red.
• Some packaging changes and bugfixes.

1.0b2, 2012 November 6

Mild formatting adjustments.

1.0rc1, 2012 November 2

• Significant rewrite of formatting, producing a consensus AandA/PhysHons style, and renaming some confusingly named commands.
• Consequently, the AandA.clo and PhysHons.clo options have disappeared.
• The \constantssheet macro has appeared, and setting this is now the principal function of per-class .clo files. See the new A1.clo and modified P2.clo option files.

0.17.1, 2012 September 21

Fix packaging infelicity

0.17, 2012 September 21

• Rework solutions environment to make it a little more robust.
• Add \MSc degree shorthand.
• Bugfix: continuation headers now appear if a question starts on page 1.
• Bugfix: fix wrong syntax in draft+showsolutions mode -- now works again

0.16, 2012 July 26

• Renamed the [showmarks] option to more rational [perquestionmarks] (because the option doesn't control whether per-question marks are displayed, but whether they're tracked at all). Slightly improved the documentation of this at the same time.
• Added \lambdabar macro
• Fix long-standing problem with continuation lines -- these should now be robust.

0.15, 2011 November 23

Avoid conflict with ifpdf package. Now depends on ifpdf.

0.14, 2010 August 6

• Fixed the problem where the question-continuation marks would be messed up by the presence of floats.
• Added P2.clo; adjust 'showing solutions' banner to avoid collision with other headers (thanks to Morag Casey for the .clo file and the report).
• Changed the name of the class to 'guexam', from potentially confusing 'exam'. Support guexam.config for forcing options (for example).

0.13-1, 2008 November 21

Make the gulogo style optional, so that question authors don't have to download and install that before they can draft a question. Also adjust the logo size.

0.13, 2008 November 11

Add university logo, and slightly rearrange the header. Add {questiondata} environment.

0.12-2, 2008 April 14

...keep on truckin'. Further changes to the \partmarks* spacing code, still largely unprincipled, but looking closer to what's required.

0.12-1, 2008 April 3

...and again. This time, I think I actually see what the problem was. Macro \partmarks now forces a new paragraph (it was documented to be usable at the end of a paragraph, so this is again forced, and the documentation made more explicit), this makes what I thought was the solution actually work. Which is nice. Redefined enumerate and itemize environments, to improve spacing somewhat.

0.12, 2008 April 3

Further adjustments to \partmarks: again, it should be more consistent without necessarily being more principled, alas.

0.11, 2008 March 30

Minor fixes: Adjust display of partmarks -- should now be more consistent; option [showsolutions] no longer defaults [{no,}pageperquestion]; add macro \e to format roman exponential.

0.10, 2008 January 17

Fix \vec when it appears in sub- or superscript position. Add \paperident command.

0.9, 2007 December 10

Various formatting changes. Added optional argument to \includequestion overriding question number.

0.8, 2007 November 25

You can now use \usepackage within [compose] mode.

0.7, 2007 November 20

Make changes to the display of the 'University of Glasgow' banner at the top: resolves some font problems. Other minor layout tweaks.

0.6, 2007 November 18

Fixed bold maths problems: \vec now works with greek letters, too. Support MTpro2 (mathtime maths fonts) with the new [mtpro2] class option. The {solution} environment can appear multiple times within a question. Question numbers now appear correctly in 'final' mode.

0.5, 2007 October 30

Fix collision with LaTeX internal: a \comment at the start of a {question} now works.