The exam-n class – release notes

• The [siunitx] option is now on by default, and the \units macro produces a one-time-per-document warning that it will be removed in the next version.
• Having two \partmarks commands in an environment is now detected as an error (it was documented as an error, but not checked, so the extra \partmarks commands were simply ignored).

• The class file now depends on a version of LaTeX which is at least the 2020/10/01 release. This is so that we can use the current LaTeX hooks mechanism.
• Rework \partmarks: the \partmarks indicator can now go inside most environments, including list, quotes, unnumbered equations, and the various amsmath displays. In these cases, the indicator will automatically appear at the end of the environment. The starred variant of the command still exists, but should rarely be necessary.

• Fix erroneous broken line before \partmarks, in compose mode, when a paragraph fills the last line.
• Fix support for STIX2 fonts in XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX (it was working inaccurately before).
• Add an optional argument for \part to override part numbering.
• Use the xcolor package for colour management, instead of the core color package (the xcolor package is well-known and stable, and this means that we are compatible with TikZ).
• \partmarks in solutions no longer gobble trailing space (doing so is probably right in questions, and is still the case, but \partmarks in solutions tend to be more interspersed with text).
• \label within a \part now refers to the part number (as opposed to the question number).
• Avoid a ‘You can't use `\unskip' in vertical mode’ error, in certain circumstances.
• Add the [siunitx] option, indicating that we should load the siunitx package (default no). This is now preferred to the \units macro, and the latter will be removed in a forthcoming release.
• Renamed A1.clo to clearer myclass.clo
• Repository moved from bitbucket to https://heptapod.host/nxg/exam-n, when bitbucket dropped support for Mercurial. This means, incidentally, that links to specific issues at bitbucket are now broken.
• Bold-italic maths should now work correctly with STIX.
• Long \partmarks comments now appear as footnotes.
• Solutions are now set \normalsize.
• Bugfix: move definition of \defaultpartmarkscategory so it can be invoked within a .clo file straightforwardly.
• Define the [uprightpi] option to set \pi as an upright character, as appropriate for a constant (this is implemented fully only for the [mtpro2] and [stix2] options)..
• Note that the \units macro is likely to be deprecated in a forthcoming version, and replaced by a recommendation to use the standard [siunitx] package.

• Add a ‘category’ optional argument to \partmarks, and add \defaultpartmarkscategory.

• Bugfix: ignore any content which appears after \end{document}, in \includequestion (author) files (fixes issue 6).
• The environments {figure*} and {table*} now produce an error.
• The macro \vec now produces correct greek bold maths.
• Docmentation: notes on unit formatting.

• Use serif STIX2 fonts for sans and monospace cases, when using Lua- or XeLaTeX (the style doesn't use/encourage any sans-serif text, so this shouldn't matter).
• Fix font sizes in solutions.
• Adjustments to font-handling, which appear to have fixed LuaLaTeX differences.
• Add the stix2 option, to use the STIX2 font set.
• Make it possible to use \rubric and \baserubric within a .clo file. This was advertised as being possible, but it seems it had never been tested!

• Make \schoolcoursecode optional exam metadata. Rework how this is checked, and support customising this in a .clo file.

• Documentation: add notes about use of pdfpages.
• Added [largefont] option. Note: option [hugefont] has replaced [bigfont]; the latter is now deprecated, and may be removed in v1.2.
• Use of the \part macro is now supported within solutions (it produced the wrong numbers before), and there is a new \StylePartNumber customisation macro.

• Version 1.1.3 was never released

• Handled trailing floats at end of document (generated by packages such as rotating.
• \label within question environment now refers to the question number.
• Work around a problem when a paragraph starts with {\bf ...} rather than (post-1995) \textbf{...}.
• \begin{questiondata} now starts a new paragraph.
• Some documentation adjustments.

• Adjust \partmarks* behaviour; now behaves differently within display maths (addresses issue 1).
• Various documentation and release fixes.

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

• 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).

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

Minor documentation and distribution fixes

Remove leftover debugging code (garhhh)

Add the mono and colour options.

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

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

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).

Adjust base rubric; assorted distribution and detail fixes.

Added [A2] class option.

• 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.

• {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.

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.

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

• 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.

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

Mild formatting adjustments.

• 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.

Fix packaging infelicity

• 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

• 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.

Avoid conflict with ifpdf package. Now depends on ifpdf.

• 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).

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.

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

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

...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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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