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+\RequirePackage[use=publish]{spdef}
+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage[fleqn]{amsmath}
+\usepackage[designi,forcolorpaper,latextoc,extended]{web}
+\usepackage{eforms}
+\usepackage{dirtree}
+\usepackage{fancyvrb}
+
+\usepackage{xbmks}
+\xbmksetup{colors={int=red},styles={intbf}}
+%\DeclareInitView{layoutmag={navitab:UseOutlines}}
+\hypersetup{pdfpagemode=UseOutlines}
+
+
+\ifpublish % developer packages
+\def\useThese{\usepackage[altbullet]{lucidbry}
+\usepackage[active]{srcltx}}
+\expandafter\useThese\fi
+
+\newcommand\newtopic{\par\ifdim\lastskip>0pt\relax\vskip-\lastskip\fi
+\vskip\medskipamount}
+
+\tocPartTitle{\tops{\protect\makebox[0pt][r]{\thepart\hspace{1em}}}{\thepart\space}#1}
+\let\partSave\part
+\def\part#1{\par\addvspace{4ex}\bgroup\let\newpage\relax\partSave{#1}\egroup\addvspace{2ex}}
+
+\let\tops\texorpdfstring
+
+\DeclareDocInfo
+{
+ university={Acro\negthinspace\TeX.Net},
+% title={The \textsf{thorshammer} package\tops{\\[1ex]}{: }%
+% Documentation for \tops{\textsf}{}{thmclass.ps1}},
+ title={The \textsf{thorshammer} package\tops{\\[1ex]}{: }%
+ Documentation for the system scripts},
+ author={D. P. Story \& Thorsten Grothe},
+ email={dpstory@acrotex.net},
+ subject=Documentation for thmclass.ps1,
+ talksite={\url{www.acrotex.net}},
+ version={1.5.7, 2020/01/13},
+ Keywords={LaTeX, AcroTeX, Powershell, thorshammer},
+ copyrightStatus=True,
+ copyrightNotice={Copyright (C) \the\year, D. P. Story},
+ copyrightInfoURL={http://www.acrotex.net}
+}
+
+
+\useFullWidthForPaper
+
+\def\dps{$\mbox{$\mathfrak D$\kern-.3em\mbox{$\mathfrak P$}%
+ \kern-.6em \hbox{$\mathcal S$}}$}
+\let\pkg\textsf
+\def\cs#1{\texttt{\char`\\#1}}
+\let\opt\textsf
+\let\app\textsf
+\let\uif\textsf
+\def\thescript{\texttt{thmclass.ps1}}
+\def\thebatch{\texttt{runps1.bat}}
+\def\dtt#1{\texttt{\$#1}}
+\def\ameta#1{\ensuremath{\langle\textit{\texttt{#1}}\rangle}}
+\def\meta#1{\textsl{\texttt{#1}}}
+\def\darg#1{\texttt{\char123\relax#1\char125\relax}}
+\newenvironment{lquote}
+ {\list{}{}%
+ \item\relax}
+ {\endlist}
+
+\makeatletter
+%\setlength{\DT@offset}{(\linewidth-1.4in)/2}
+\renewcommand{\paragraph}
+ {\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{0pt}{6pt}{-3pt}{\bfseries}}
+\renewcommand{\subparagraph}
+ {\@startsection{subparagraph}{5}{\parindent}{6pt}{-3pt}%
+ {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries}}
+\def\chnglabelname#1{\edef\@currentlabelname{#1}}
+\makeatother
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\maketitle
+
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{Title Page}[action={\Named{FirstPage}}]{TitlePage}
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{The thorshammer package}[action={\GoToR/F(thors-the-man.pdf)/D[0 /Fit]},color=blue,style={bf}]{thorhammer}
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{Links to AcroTeX.Net}[action={/S/GoTo/D(undefined)},%
+ color=magenta,style={bf}]{acrotex}
+\belowpdfbookmarkx{http://www.acrotex.net}[action={\URI{http://www.acrotex.net}},%
+ color=magenta,style={bf}]{home}
+\belowpdfbookmarkx{http://blog.acrotex.net}[action={\URI{http://blog.acrotex.net}},%
+ color=magenta,style={bf}]{blog}
+
+
+\selectColors{linkColor=black}
+\tableofcontents
+\selectColors{linkColor=webgreen}
+
+\section{Introduction}
+
+\textbf{\hyperref[PartI]{Part I}} describes how to execute {\thescript} and
+documents all the subordinate files and folders it generates.
+The \thescript\space file is a \app{Powershell} script file
+written, for the most part, \emph{by the great Thor himself} to
+meet the needs of his classes. It can be used ``as is'' or
+modified to conform it to your requirements. The script is
+designed to be used with the \pkg{thorshammer} package, but this
+is not a requirement.
+
+The file structure of Thor may not be for everyone, \textbf{\hyperref[PartII]{Part II}} describes a set
+of ``standalone'' scripts, which were derived from the scripts in \textbf{Part I}.
+
+\paragraph*{From the Acro\negthinspace\TeX{} Legal Department.}
+We offer no guarantees and accept no liabilities. Test the
+scripts extensively to be sure they are working for you. Modify the script
+as you will, but don't bother us with your changes, unless they are improvements. %\verb|:-{)|
+
+
+\paragraph*{Platforms.} The script has been tested on
+\textsf{Windows OS} and \app{Linux}. It is our understanding
+that \app{Powershell} can be installed and executed on
+\textsf{MacOS}, so this script \emph{may} have use on that
+platform as well.
+
+\part{Using the Thor system}\label{PartI}
+
+\noindent Thor has developed his own file structure for his class, this
+structure may be useful to your own classroom. Here, we describe the system
+that has been developed. Carefully read this part of the documentation to
+determine if Thor's scheme can work for you. \medskip
+
+\section{Deploying {\thescript} \textsl{et al}}
+
+Locate the three files \thescript, \thebatch, and \texttt{sample-vars.txt}
+from the \texttt{system-scripts} folder of the
+\pkg{thorshammer} distribution.
+
+\paragraph*{The first things first.} (1) \emph{Copy}
+\thescript, \thebatch, and \texttt{sample-vars.txt} to a
+working folder. (2) Open the \app{Powershell} file \thescript{}
+in a text editor and edit the value of the variable appropriate to your platform
+\texttt{\$pathThorshammerWin} or \texttt{\$pathThorshammerLin},
+being sure the default path points to your \pkg{thorshammer}
+folder, and if not, modify the path to point to the folder
+of the \pkg{thorshammer} distribution on your computer.\footnote{The purpose of this is to
+grab the two support files \texttt{container.pdf} and
+\texttt{terminate-batch.pdf}. If your {\TeX} installation has
+installed these two files elsewhere, find them, and modify the
+path to point to the folder containing these two files.}
+
+\section{Executing \thescript}
+
+On \app{Windows}, the easiest way to execute \thescript\space is
+through the BAT file \thebatch.\footnote{The authors have little
+knowledge of how to do this on \app{Mac OS}. An interested user
+on \app{Mac OS} would need to advise us.} Running the script
+requires the input of eight (8) values for variables, these are
+listed below and described in the order they are expected to be
+input.
+
+\paragraph*{Eight basic variables}\label{para:eight}
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item \dtt{class}: The name of the class, could be name as
+ listed in the college catalog (MAT101, STA221, HH21B,
+ A21A, WF23, \dots) or something more understandable (calc1,
+ alg1, euhist, \dots)\footnote{The value of this variable is used in the file name
+ of the TEX template file; consequently, this value should be kept short, yet meaningful.}
+
+ \item \dtt{number}: The quiz or exam number. The value of
+ this variable is not required to be a number.\footnotemark[\thefootnote]
+
+ \item \dtt{subject}: Field of study, such as Math, German,
+ History, and so on.\footnotemark[\thefootnote]
+
+ \item \dtt{theme}: The topic of this exam: factoring, grammar, 20thcentury, etc.\footnotemark[\thefootnote]
+
+
+ \item \dtt{instrName}: Instructor's name. The name should be
+ a single word that identifies the instructor (Thor,
+ Newton, Banach, and so on).\footnotemark[\thefootnote]
+
+
+ \item \dtt{date}: The date of the exam.
+
+
+ \item \dtt{time}: The length of the exam; this is, the time
+ the students have to work on the exam.
+
+ \item \dtt{classPath}: The full path to the folder that
+ contains the quizzes of the class.
+
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\begin{comment}
+\goodbreak
+\section{Execution modes: interactive and automatic}
+
+There are two execution modes: (1) interactive and (2)
+automatic.
+
+\subparagraph*{(1) Interactive:} If you execute \thebatch\space on the
+ \uif{Command Prompt}, you are offered three options:\footnote{Instructions are in German or English}\par\medskip
+ \begin{minipage}{\linewidth-\parindent}
+ \begin{enumerate}
+ \item[(1)] interactive query of individual variables (class,
+ teacher abbreviation, \dots)
+
+ Here, you are asked in enter the values for each of the
+ above listed eight variables.
+ \item[(2)] No query: test with default values
+
+ Used for testing purposes; automatically sets the values
+ of the eight variables.
+ \item[(q)] Exit the script
+ \end{enumerate}
+ \end{minipage}
+\subparagraph*{(2) Automatic:} For the automatic, the script gets
+ the values for the eight variables from a TXT file. It is
+ this option that is the main approach to building your file
+ structure, and is the topic of the rest of the discussion in
+ the documentation.
+\end{comment}
+
+\subsection{On running \thescript}\label{Focus}
+
+Now that you have read a brief description of the eight variables, rename the
+file \texttt{sample-vars.txt} in your working folder to something short yet
+appropriate to your work (perhaps rename it to just \texttt{class.txt}). In
+this document, we shall refer to the renamed TXT file as
+\texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt}. Open \texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt} in a text
+editor and modify the left column to values appropriate to your class. The
+contents of \ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt} has the following form (shown with
+default values which need to be changed):
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\parindent]
+alg1 # class
+1 # number
+maths # subject
+factoring # theme or topic
+THOR # instrName
+01.01.2019 # date
+60 Min. # time
+C:/temp # classPath
+\end{Verbatim}
+Now execute \thebatch\space with arguments \texttt{thmclass} and
+\texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt} from the \uif{Command Prompt}:\footnote{The \uif{Command Prompt} needs
+to be located in the folder that contains \thescript, \thebatch, and \texttt{sample-vars.txt}}
+\begin{equation}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 thmclass \ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt}}\label{dis:thmclass}
+\end{equation}
+\thescript\space reads the data contained in
+\ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt}. Using a batch file is the easiest way of executing the
+\thescript\space with argument \texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt}.
+
+\subsubsection{The results of running \tops{\thebatch}{runps1.bat}}
+
+Executing `\texttt{runps1 thmclass \ameta{varlist}.txt}', as
+just described (see display~(\ref{dis:thmclass})), creates a
+series of folders and files within the same folder in which
+{\thebatch}, {\thescript}, and \texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt}
+reside.\medskip
+
+Suppose \texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt} has the following symbolic
+values:
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily\obeyspaces\catcode`\#=12
+\ameta{class} # class\\
+\ameta{number} # number\\
+\ameta{subject} # subject\\
+\ameta{theme} # theme or topic\\
+\ameta{instrName} # instrName\\
+\ameta{date} # date\\
+\ameta{time} # time\\
+\ameta{classPath} # classPath
+\end{quote}
+
+
+\subsubsection{Structure displayed} Figure~\ref{fig:struct} represents the structure created by \thescript.
+
+\begin{figure}[htb]
+\bgroup
+\hfuzz120pt
+%\makeatletter
+%\hspace*{1.4in}
+\fboxsep0pt\let\BOX\relax
+\begin{center}\BOX{\begin{minipage}{3.5in}
+\dirtree{%
+.1 \ameta{working folder}.
+.2 {runps1.bat}.
+.2 {sample-vars.txt}\DTcomment{rename and edit\footnote{Generically referred to as \texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt}}}.
+.2 {thmclass.ps1}.
+.2 \ameta{class}.
+.3 \ameta{instrName}.
+.4 backup.
+.4 anSUS (toStudents).
+.4 vonSUS (fromStudents).
+.4 {runps1.bat}.
+%.4 {classFolders.bat}.
+.4 {csvTOcfg.ps1}.
+.4 {classFolders.ps1}.
+%.4 {csvTOcfg.bat}.
+.4 {copyka.ps1}.
+.4 {delka.ps1}.
+.4 {moveka.ps1}.
+.4 {sample-list.csv}\DTcomment{rename and edit\footnote{Generically referred to as \texttt{\ameta{list}.csv}}}.
+.4 {container.pdf}.
+.4 {terminate-batch.pdf}.
+.3 {00-\ameta{class}.cfg}.
+.3 {genquiz.ps1}.
+.3 {runps1.bat}.
+.3 {tex-template.tex}.
+.3 {web.cfg}.
+}
+\end{minipage}}\hfill
+\end{center}
+\egroup
+\caption{Structure created by \thescript}\label{fig:struct}
+\end{figure}
+
+\subsubsection{Structure explained}
+
+We now attempt the Herculean task of explaining each of these.
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{class}] (folder) The folder created by the \ameta{class} variable. This folder
+ contains all the working files and folders of the class you are teaching.
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{instrName}] (folder) This is a short name for the instructor. This folder contains
+ a number of other folders and files.
+ \begin{description}
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{backup}] A folder that will contain the
+ instructor's copies of the quizzes generated. When
+ you open the file \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}, you
+ will find:
+ \verb|\instrPath*{|\ameta{instrName}\texttt{/backup}\verb|}|.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{anSUS} (\texttt{toStudents})] A folder to
+ drop the graded quizzes into. This folder name is
+ \texttt{anSUS} when the local language is German and
+ \texttt{toStudents} otherwise.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{vonSUS} (\texttt{fromStudents})] The
+ target destination of the script file
+ \texttt{copyka.ps1}. This folder name is
+ \texttt{vonSUS} when the local language is German
+ and \texttt{fromStudents} otherwise.
+
+% \item[\texttt{classFolders.bat}] This batch file that
+% takes the contents of its argument and creates the
+% class folder structure within the \ameta{classPath}
+% folder. See the section on \texttt{classFolders}
+% below for more details.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{csvTocfg.ps1}] A \app{Powershell} script
+ that reads the contents of the configuration file \texttt{\ameta{list}.csv} and modifies
+ \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} by appending appropriate \cs{classMember}
+ statements.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{classFolders.ps1}] A \app{Powershell}
+ script file that creates class folders based on the
+ contents of the \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}
+ file.\footnote{The sysadmin may now allow creation
+ of folders on the system drive; this script may be
+ used for testing on the instructor's own drive.}
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{copyka.ps1}] A \app{Powershell} script that
+ copies the completed student quizzes from their
+ student folders to the folder \texttt{vonSUS}
+ (\texttt{fromStudents}) where the instructor can
+ operate on them.
+% \item [\texttt{csvTocfg.bat}] A batch file that takes
+% the contents of its argument and modifies
+% \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}, one level up. It
+% appends the \cs{classMember} data lines.
+% See the section on \texttt{classFolders} below for more
+% details.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{delka.ps1}] A \app{Powershell} script
+ that deletes the student quizzes from their personal
+ student folders. (This is done after they are copied
+ using \texttt{copyka.ps1}.)
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{moveka.ps1}] The \app{Powershell} script
+ that copies and deletes the student quizzes from
+ their personal student folders. \textbf{Not
+ recommended!} I prefer to copy them and verify that
+ they are all successfully copied before deleted them
+ from the personal student folders.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{sample-list.csv}] A comma (or semi-colon) delimited file. Each line
+ of the file consists of three entries and has two formulations:
+ \begin{quote}\ttfamily
+ \ameta{first},\ameta{last},\ameta{rel-path}\\[3pt]
+ \ameta{first},\ameta{last},*\ameta{full-path}
+ \end{quote}
+ In the first case, \ameta{rel-path} is the path, relative to the argument of the \cs{classPath},
+ to the student folder; in the second case, \ameta{full-path} is the full path to the student
+ folder.
+
+ You should rename this file and modify its contents to
+ reflect the class names and folder names of your class.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{container.pdf}] A PDF file used by
+ \textsf{Thor's way} action script. See the manual
+ for the \pkg{thorshammer} package for details.
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{terminate-batch.pdf}] A PDF file used by
+ \textsf{Thor's way} action script. See the manual
+ for the \pkg{thorshammer} package for details.
+ \end{description}
+\end{description}
+At the top most level of this folder structure are four files.
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{genquiz.ps1}]\label{item:genquiz} A \app{Powershell} script
+ that works in concert with \texttt{tex-template.tex}. When executed,
+ it reads the \ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt} file (one level up), the
+ variable list file used to create the folders and files, it then
+ creates a TEX file named
+ \texttt{\ameta{number}-\ameta{class}-\ameta{subject}.tex}, which is a
+ copy of \texttt{tex-template.tex}, with certain tagged variables in
+ \texttt{tex-template.tex} replaced with their values based on
+ \ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt}; for example, the tagged variable
+ \texttt{\#class} in \texttt{tex-template.tex} is replaced by the
+ value of the class variable declared in \ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt}
+ (perhaps it is replaced by ``alg1'').
+
+ \textbf{Steps to change the default name.} You can
+ change the default name of the generated TEX file by
+ following these steps: (1) open \texttt{genquiz.ps1} in
+ your favorite text editor; (2) find the line,
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily\catcode`\$=12
+ $templateName="$number-$class-$subject.tex"
+\end{quote}
+and, finally, (3) change the assignment, perhaps to a function
+of one or more of the above above variables.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{tex-template.tex}] There are two renditions (or versions) for the TEX
+ template: (1) a German language version, and (2) an English language
+ version. The \app{Powershell} script \texttt{thmclass.ps1} detects
+ the language as set by your operating system and writes the proper
+ TEX template. The TEX template, which is \texttt{tex-template.tex}
+ by name, contains tagged variables {\def\AND{{\normalfont and
+ }}\catcode`\,=\active\def,{{\normalfont\string,
+ }\ignorespaces}\ttfamily\catcode`\#=12\relax #class,
+ #number,#subject,#theme,#instrName,#date, \AND #time}, which are
+ replaced by their counterparts {\def\AND{{\normalfont and
+ }}\catcode`\,=\active\def,{{\normalfont\string,
+ }\ignorespaces}\ttfamily\catcode`\$=12\relax $class,
+ $number,$subject,$theme,$instrName,$date, \AND $time}, as declared in
+ \ameta{varlist}\texttt{.txt}.
+
+ \textbf{German.} This \texttt{tex-template.tex} file is
+ Thor's visualization of what his quizzes should look
+ like. When \texttt{genquiz.ps1} is executed, it reads
+ this file and saves it again under a different name, as
+ discussed above.
+
+ \textbf{English.} This form of the TEX template is more
+ basic, without Thor's specialized features.
+
+ The contents of \texttt{tex-template.tex} can be
+ modified to suite your own understanding of what your
+ quiz should look like. Use the tagged variables as you
+ wish in your personal template file.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}] The configuration file
+ for building a quiz for the class. Initially, it has the
+ following form:
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small,commandchars={^~@}]
+% Reset the paths for \instrPath and \classPath for your system
+% Use relative paths here for instructor according to dir, where tex file is located
+\classPath{^ameta~classPath@}
+\instrPath*{^ameta~instrName@/backup}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+% Syntax:
+% \classMember{firstname}{lastname}{rel-path}
+% \classMember{firstname}{lastname}*{full-path}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\end{Verbatim}
+Running \texttt{csvTocfg.ps1} appends \cs{classMember} to the file. On running, it might now read,
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small,commandchars={^~@}]
+% Reset the paths for \instrPath and \classPath for your system
+% Use relative paths here for instructor according to dir, where tex file is located
+\classPath{^ameta~classPath@}
+\instrPath*{^ameta~instrName@/backup}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+% Syntax:
+% \classMember{firstname}{lastname}{rel-path}
+% \classMember{firstname}{lastname}*{full-path}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\classMember{Muehle}{Waeter}{MW634B/^ameta~instrName@}
+\classMember{Anton}{Mueller}{AM256M/^ameta~instrName@}
+\classMember{Laura}{Voegt}{LM356B/^ameta~instrName}@
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+
+% \item[\ameta{number}-\ameta{class}-\ameta{subject}-\ameta{theme}\texttt{.tex}]
+% This is the TEX template file. This awkward, extremely
+% long and painful file name is a result of German
+% education. The file itself is a quiz template that uses
+% the \pkg{web}, \pkg{exerquiz} packages, in addition to
+% the \pkg{thorshammer} package. Bring this file into your
+% favorite {\LaTeX} editor and modify as desired, or write
+% your own from scratch. Of course, a change of name might
+% be in order as well.
+
+\item[\normalfont\texttt{web.cfg}] The TEX template file uses the
+ \pkg{web} package, and as such, uses many
+ \pkg{web}-defined commands. These commands can be
+ redefined through the \texttt{web.cfg}. The file
+ \thescript{} creates its own \texttt{web.cfg}, for local
+ use. If you open this created file, its contents are,
+\begin{Verbatim}
+%
+% AeB Web Configuration file
+%
+\ExecuteOptions{dvips}
+\bWebCustomize
+% Insert redefinitions between these two marks
+\eWebCustomize
+\end{Verbatim}
+To illustrate the use of the \texttt{web.cfg}, modify the file to now read,
+\begin{Verbatim}
+%
+% AeB Web Configuration file
+%
+\ExecuteOptions{dvips}
+\bWebCustomize
+\author{Herr Dr. Thor}
+\university{AcroTeX.edu}
+\eWebCustomize
+\end{Verbatim}
+Above, we have declared \verb|\author{Herr Dr. Thor}| and
+\verb|\university{AcroTeX.edu}|. (The \cs{author} and \cs{university}
+commands are defined in the \pkg{web} package.) There are no restrictions, other
+redefinitions of commands defined by other packages are permitted. Freely
+use the special character `\texttt{@}' without having to type
+\cs{makeatletter}/\allowbreak\cs{makeatother} combination.
+
+ The \pkg{thorshammer} package defines a new command,
+ that will be picked by \pkg{web} itself; the command is
+ \cs{inputWebCfg}. This command has been embedded in the
+ preamble of the TEX template.
+\end{description}
+
+\paragraph*{Additional comments on the eight variables.} We
+document how the eight variables are used throughout the files generated by
+\thescript.
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{class}] is used to construct a top-level folder
+ containing all the files generated by \thescript. This
+ variable is the base name of the CFG file
+ (\texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}).
+ \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} is input by the template
+ file using the \cs{InputClassData} macro. It also
+ appears as the argument of the \cs{thQzHeaderL} and
+ \cs{title} commands in the template file.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{number}] This variable appears in the TEX template file as
+ the argument of the \cs{DeclareQuiz} and of the \cs{version} commands.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{subject}] This variable appears as an argument
+ of \cs{thQzHeaderCQ} and \cs{subject} in the TEX
+ template file.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{theme}] This variable appears as the argument of \cs{thQzName}.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{instrName}] This variable appears in several
+ \uif{Powershell} script files: \app{copyka.ps1}, \app{moveka.ps1},
+ \app{delka.ps1}, \app{csvTOcfg.ps1}, and \app{classFolders.ps1}. In
+ the TEX template file, it appears as the argument of \cs{author}.
+ Within \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}, \ameta{instrName} appears as an
+ argument of \cs{instrPath}.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{date}] This variable is an argument of
+ \cs{copyrightyears} in the TEX template file.
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{time}] This variable appears in the argument of \cs{keywords}
+
+ \item[\normalfont\ameta{classPath}] This variable is used in various
+ places: \app{copyka.ps1}, \app{moveka.ps1},
+ \app{delka.ps1}, and \app{classFolders.ps1}. It also
+ appears as the argument of \cs{classPath} within
+ \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}.
+
+\end{description}
+
+\section{Procedures after running \texttt{thmclass.ps1}}
+
+After the folders and files of
+\hyperref[fig:struct]{Figure~\ref*{fig:struct}} are created, go
+into the \ameta{class} folder, you will see \ameta{instrName} (a
+folder) and the two files \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} and
+\texttt{tex-template.tex}. Now, change directories by moving
+into the \ameta{instrName} folder. Now perform the following
+tasks.
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item \textbf{Edit \texttt{sample-list.csv}.}\label{item:Editlist} Change the
+ name, if desired, of the file \texttt{sample-list.csv}
+ and open the renamed file in your text editor. For the
+ purpose of this documentation, we shall refer to the
+ renamed file \texttt{sample-list.csv} as
+ \texttt{\ameta{list}.csv}. The format of each line is
+ exemplified by the three sample lines provided. More
+ symbolically, each line consists of a comma (or
+ semi-colon) delimited list:
+\begin{quote}
+ \ameta{first},\ameta{last},\ameta{rel-path} or\\
+ \ameta{first};\ameta{last};\ameta{rel-path}
+\end{quote}
+One or more lines in this file may have an alternate syntax:
+\begin{quote}
+ \ameta{first},\ameta{last},*\ameta{full-path}
+\end{quote}
+where the first character of the third entry is an \texttt*,
+the rest of the entry is a full-path to the student's
+folder.\footnote{This is done when the student's does not lie
+in the path pointed to by the argument of \cs{classPath}.}
+
+To continue, enter the first and last names of each student in
+the class, followed by the relative path (relative to \cs{classPath})
+to that student's folder. The sample file reads,
+\begin{equation}
+\begin{minipage}{.5\linewidth}
+\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!()]
+M!"(u)hle;W!"(a)ter;MW634B
+Anton,M!"(u)ller,AM256M
+Laura,V!"(o)gt,LM356B
+\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\label{disp:list}
+\end{equation}
+These sample entries are to be deleted and replaced by the
+names and folders of the class members. If there are any
+student exception---one whose student folder is outside
+\cs{classPath}---, then a typical entry is has the following
+form,
+\begin{equation*}
+\begin{minipage}{.5\linewidth}
+\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!()]
+Laura,V!"(o)gt,*C:/Users/dpstory/Desktop/TestFolder/myOtherClass/LM356B
+\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}
+\end{equation*}
+For the last entry, the third element begins with an \texttt*, which signals that
+what follows is full path to this student's folder.
+
+ \item \textbf{Run \texttt{csvTOcfg.ps1}:} Now, execute
+ \texttt{csvTocfg.ps1} using the general purpose batch
+ file \texttt{run1.bat} with a command line arguments of
+ \texttt{csvTocfg} and \ameta{list} (a CSV file); for example,
+ on the \app{Command Prompt}, type,
+\begin{equation}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 csvTocfg \ameta{list}}\label{dis:csvTocfg}
+\end{equation}
+
+% \item \textbf{Run \texttt{csvTOcfg}.} Now, run the batch
+% file \texttt{csvTOcfg.bat} with a command line argument
+% of the CVS file; for example, on the \app{Command
+% Prompt}, type.
+%\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+% csvTocfg sample-list
+%\end{quote}
+and execute by pressing the \uif{Enter} key. \emph{Do not
+include the extension in the command line argument}. This will
+append the student information to the end of the
+\texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} one level up. Each student has
+an entry in \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} of
+\cs{classMember\darg{\ameta{first}}\relax
+\darg{\ameta{last}}\darg{\ameta{folder-name}}}.
+\texttt{csvTocfg} also replaces all German umlauts with
+non-problematic characters like so: \"{u} \texttt{->} ue,
+\"{o} \texttt{->} oe, etc.
+
+ \item \textbf{Run \texttt{classFolders.ps1}:} The next step,
+ if needed, creates the personal student
+ folders.\footnote{The sysadmin may not allow creation of
+ folders on the system system drive; this script may be
+ used for testing on the instructor's own drive.} This
+ step may not be needed if the folders already exist. Run
+ the \texttt{runps1.bat} with a command line arguments of
+ \texttt{classFolders} and the CVS file; for example, on
+ the \app{Command Prompt}, type,
+\begin{equation}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 classFolders \ameta{list}}\label{dis:classFolders}
+\end{equation}
+and execute by pressing the \uif{Enter} key. \emph{Do not
+include the extension in the command line argument}. If the
+folders already exist, the script does not destroy them and
+create them again. No harm done, I hope.
+\item \textbf{Run \texttt{genquiz.ps1}:} (Optional) If you
+ want to use the \texttt{tex-template.tex} file to create a
+ TEX file for your quiz, run \texttt{genquiz.ps1} with
+ the following \uif{Command prompt}:
+\begin{equation}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 genquiz}\label{dis:genquiz}
+\end{equation}
+Executing this line produces a TEX template file named
+`\texttt{\ameta{number}-\ameta{class}-\ameta{subject}.tex}'. The file
+\texttt{genquiz.ps1}, when executed, reads the
+\texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt}, located one directory up, to get the current
+values of \ameta{number}, \ameta{class}, and \ameta{subject}.
+
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\paragraph*{Preliminaries are done! Have fun!} You are ready to
+compose your quiz/exam! Open the TEX template file and modify
+its contents to suite your needs, removing easy questions and
+adding difficult ones, or copy one of the demo files from the
+\texttt{examples} folder and modify it. For this part of the
+process you must be knowledgable of \pkg{exerquiz} and the
+documentation of the \pkg{thorshammer} package. The sample files
+of \pkg{thorshammer} will help to compose the quiz using the
+approach you want.
+
+
+\paragraph*{Repeat.} There is no need to run `\texttt{runps1 thmclass \ameta{varlist}.txt}'
+more than once a semester. As you work through the semester, you can copy an
+old quiz with a new file with a new name and modify for the new material
+studied or run \texttt{genquiz.ps1} to obtain a new clean template file:
+\[
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 genquiz}
+\]
+The file \texttt{genquiz.ps1} reads the
+\texttt{\ameta{varlist}.txt} one level up; you might want to
+first edit this file and change the value of \ameta{number}.
+
+The contents of \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} remains unchanged; if students
+drop out of the course simply delete that student's line from
+\texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} or if students add the course simply append a
+line to \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg} using the template
+\cs{classMember\darg{\ameta{first}}\relax
+\darg{\ameta{last}}\darg{\ameta{folder-name}}}. Read the discussion on how to
+handle \nameref{para:exceptions} to these general rules.
+
+\section{Deploying the quizzes}
+
+The quizzes may be deployed to the student folders in two ways:
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item When a quiz is compiled with the \opt{usebatch} option, the
+ \cs{sadQuizzes} command executes JavaScript lines when first opened
+ in \app{Acrobat}, which builds and distributes the quizzes to the
+ designated instructor folder and deploys individualized quizzes to
+ the correct student folder.
+ \item When the \opt{batchdistr} option is specified,
+ \cs{sadQuizzes} does its thing, but does not send the
+ quizzes to the individualized student folders. To
+ deploy them, either use the action sequence
+ \textsf{Thor protects and distributes} or just
+ \textsf{Thor distributes}. The end result of these two
+ is to deploy the quizzes to their designated student
+ folders.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\section{Retrieving the quizzes}
+
+After the exam period is over the quizzes need to be retrieved
+from the student folders and placed in a folder where the
+instructor can grade them. The mechanics of doing this are
+explained next:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{copyka.ps1} copies the quizzes from their respective student folders
+ in the class folder declared by the \cs{classPath} command to the folder designated
+ by the \cs{instrPath}. These two declarations can be found in \texttt{00-\ameta{class}.cfg}.
+ \item \texttt{delka.ps1} delete the quizzes from their
+ respective student folders in the class folder declared
+ by the \cs{classPath} command.
+ \textcolor{red}{\textbf{Important:}} Do not run this
+ script until you've first run \texttt{copyka.ps1}
+ \emph{and} you've \emph{verified} all files have indeed been
+ transferred.
+ \item \texttt{moveka.ps1} copies and then deletes the
+ quizzes. \textbf{Not recommended}, use a \texttt{copyka.ps1} $\rightarrow$ verify
+ $\rightarrow$ \texttt{delka.ps1} workflow.
+\end{itemize}
+\paragraph*{\color{red}Danger Will Robinson!} These scripts dig
+down deep into the folder structure (pointed to by \cs{classPath}
+or any exception paths (refer to \nameref{para:exceptions}) looking for PDFs in the student's folder, in
+the subfolder named \ameta{instr}. If there are more than one
+PDF in this folder, the scripts will copy, delete, and move all
+PDFs found in the \ameta{instr} subfolder.
+
+\paragraph*{Running these scripts:} In the \uif{Command Prompt} and with the cursor in the same folder
+as the scripts you are to execute, type,
+\begin{align*}
+ &\fbox{\ttfamily runps1 copyka}\\[1ex]
+ &\fbox{\ttfamily runps1 delka}\\[1ex]
+ &\fbox{\ttfamily runps1 moveka}
+\end{align*}
+\paragraph*{Exceptions:}\chnglabelname{Exceptions}\label{para:exceptions} In an ideal semester, each of the students
+takes the class for the first time and no additional information
+is needed by the above three scripts; however, for students who
+are taking the class again, their class folder may not be
+located on the \cs{classPath}. The three scripts make a
+provision for this. The above PS1 files look for a file named
+\texttt{altclasspaths.txt} in the current directory. The
+contents of this file is a list of \emph{alternate class paths}. For example, suppose
+we declare
+\begin{quote}
+\verb|\classPath{/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/myClass}|
+\end{quote}
+but there are students whose class folder is located on the path
+\begin{quote}
+\verb|/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/TestFolder/myOtherClass|
+\end{quote}
+To service these `exceptional' students, create a file named
+\texttt{altclasspaths.txt} and add the following line to that TXT file
+\begin{quote}
+\verb|/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/TestFolder/myOtherClass|
+\end{quote}
+BTW, on \app{Windows}, you can use standard \app{Windows} notation (with forward slashes) as well:
+\begin{quote}
+\verb|C:/Users/dpstory/Desktop/TestFolder/myOtherClass|
+\end{quote}
+When any of the above three scripts is run, it will first perform its task for the main
+\cs{classPath}, then it will perform the same task for the paths listed in
+\texttt{altclasspaths.txt}.
+
+\section{Redeploying the quizzes}
+
+After the quizzes are marked and saved in a folder of the instructor's
+choice, you can (optionally) return the graded quizzes to the students. To do
+this, use the \textsf{Thor distributes} action sequence.
+
+\section{How to execute a PS1 file without a BAT file} There are two methods.
+\begin{description}
+ \item [\normalfont Using the \texttt{\app{Powershell} App}:] From
+ \uif{File Explorer}, open a window and navigate to the
+ folder containing the PS1 file. Now select \uif{File}
+ \texttt{>} \uif{Open Windows Powershell} (or perhaps
+ the administrator version). In the \app{Powershell} command prompt, type
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command .\cs{\ameta{basename}.ps1}
+\end{quote}
+The \texttt{-ExecutionPolicy Bypass} allows the script to run
+without security warnings.
+
+To run a PS1 file with argument,
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command .\cs{thmclass.ps1} myVars.txt
+\end{quote}
+
+\item [\normalfont Using the \texttt{\app{Powershell} ISE App}:] This
+ application has a built-in editor. Start \app{Powershell}
+ ISE. Here you can load in your PS1 file by simply dragging
+ and dropping it into the window. Be sure the command
+ prompt is showing the folder where the script file is
+ located. Change directories using the \uif{cd} command, as
+ needed. For a PS1 file that does not have an argument,
+ simple press on the \uif{Run Script} icon on the toolbar,
+ or choose the \uif{Run} menu item from the \uif{File}
+ menu.
+
+ To run a PS1 file with argument, type, for example,
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command .\cs{thmclass.ps1} myVars.txt
+\end{quote}
+into the command prompt window and press the \uif{Enter} key to execute that line.
+\end{description}
+
+\part{Using a standalone system}\label{PartII}
+
+\noindent
+Using the Thor system of class structure (see \hyperref[fig:struct]{Figure~\ref*{fig:struct}}) may not be for
+everyone. For this reason, some standalone scripts are provided
+in the \texttt{standalone} folder of the \texttt{system-scripts}
+folder.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+\textbf{Important:} The contents of the \texttt{standalone} folder should be
+copied to your working folder, the one that contains the source files for
+your quizzes you are developing.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+Within the \texttt{system-scripts/standalone} folder, the following files are provided:\medskip
+\begin{description}
+\item[\normalfont\texttt{cpquizzes.ps1}] A renamed and modified version of \texttt{copyka.ps1}. To use this script,
+first open it in your editor and modify the following lines:
+\end{description}
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+\$baseName="\ameta{baseName}"\\
+\$classPath="\ameta{classPath}"\\
+\$destPath="\ameta{destPath}"
+\end{quote}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item[]
+The value of \texttt{\$baseName} is usually one word that
+represents the instructor (eg, THOR), but it does not have to be
+the instructor's name. \texttt{\$classPath} is the path to the
+class folders. The script searches \texttt{\$classPath} and
+copies all PDFs within \emph{any} subfolder with
+\texttt{\$baseName} as its name. It copies the PDFs to
+\texttt{\$destPath}. The quizzes all must be uniquely named
+because they are all copied to the same destination folder
+(\texttt{\$destPath}). Any older PDFs (perhaps from earlier
+quizzes, or actually any latent PDFs) are also copied, so you
+must set up your protocols appropriately. Execute this script
+from the \uif{Command Prompt}:
+\begin{flushleft}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 cpquizzes}
+\end{flushleft}
+\end{itemize}
+\begin{description}
+\item[\normalfont\texttt{rmquizzes.ps1}] After you've run \texttt{cpquizzes.ps1} and verified that all required
+files have been copied, you can safely delete (or remove) the quizzes from the student quiz folders.
+Open \texttt{rmquizzes.ps1} in your editor, and modify the values of this variables:
+\end{description}
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+\$baseName="\ameta{baseName}"\\
+\$classPath="\ameta{classPath}"
+\end{quote}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item[] The meanings of the variables \texttt{\$baseName} and \texttt{\$classPath} are the same as above in the
+description of \texttt{cpquizzes.ps1}. Run the script as follows:
+\begin{flushleft}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 rmquizzes}
+\end{flushleft}
+\item[] These first two scripts are basic and the class can be conducted using only \texttt{cpquizzes.ps1}
+and \texttt{rmquizzes.ps1}. The next two scripts can be considered optional.
+\end{itemize}
+\begin{description}
+\item[\normalfont\texttt{mkcfg.ps1}] This is a modified and renamed
+ version of \texttt{csvTOcfg.ps1}, refer to the description of \texttt{csvTOcfg.ps1}. Prior to using this
+ script, delete the file \texttt{00-web.cfg} in the current
+ folder (this file is created by \texttt{mkcfg.ps1}). Open
+ your editor and modify the values of the following
+ variables:
+\end{description}
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+\$classPath="\ameta{classPath}"\\
+\$instrPath="\ameta{instrPath}"
+\end{quote}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item[] The values of these variables correspond to \cs{classPath} and
+\cs{instrPath}, respectively. The script is executed from the
+\uif{Command Prompt} as follows:
+\begin{equation*}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 mkcfg \ameta{list}}
+\end{equation*}
+\item[] where the argument \ameta{list} is a list of class members and
+ folder locations data, as described in `Edit \texttt{sample-list.csv}'
+ on page~\pageref{item:Editlist}.
+
+The purpose of this script is to create the \texttt{00-web.cfg}
+file. Once created, move this file to the same file as your
+quizzes; input this file using \cs{InputClassData\darg{00-web}}. Examples of the use
+of \cs{InputClassData} are found in the \texttt{examples/cfgs} folder.
+As described earlier, the format of this file is,
+\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!()]
+\classPath{!ameta(classPath)}
+\instrPath{!ameta(instrPath)}
+\classMember{Muehle}{Waeter}{MW634B/_Thor}
+\classMember{Anton}{Mueller}{AM256M/_Thor}
+\classMember{Laura}{Voegt}{LM356B/_Thor}
+\end{Verbatim}
+\item[] Here, the sample class members of \texttt{sample-list.csv} are
+shown. For the \cs{classPath} and \cs{instrPath}, \emph{use only full
+paths}. Refer to `\textbf{Edit \texttt{sample-list.csv}}' on
+page~\pageref{item:Editlist} for more information.
+\end{itemize}
+\begin{description}
+\item[\normalfont\texttt{mkfolders.ps1}] This is a modified and renamed
+ version of \texttt{classFolders.ps1}. This script is used for testing
+ purposes; it can also be used to set up class folders provided you have
+ the necessary permissions. Run this script from the \uif{Command prompt}:
+\end{description}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item[] Open the file and edit the variable
+\begin{quote}\ttfamily
+\$classPath="\ameta{classPath}"
+\end{quote}
+where \ameta{classPath} is the full path to the root of the class folders. Run this script
+from the \uif{Command prompt}:
+\begin{equation*}
+ \fbox{\ttfamily runps1 mkfolders \ameta{list}}
+\end{equation*}
+where the argument \ameta{list} is a list of class members and
+ folder locations data, as described in `Edit \texttt{sample-list.csv}'
+ on page~\pageref{item:Editlist}.
+\end{itemize}
+%\end{description}
+
+\part{My retirement}
+
+Now, I simply must get back to it. \dps
+
+\end{document}
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+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{amstext}
+\usepackage[
+ web={centertitlepage,designv,forcolorpaper,tight*,latextoc,extended},
+ eforms={usealtadobe,setcorder},aebxmp
+]{aeb_pro}
+%\usepackage[ImplMulti]{dljslib}
+\usepackage{graphicx,array,fancyvrb}
+\usepackage{aeb_mlink}
+%\usepackage{myriadpro}
+%\usepackage{calibri}
+\usepackage[altbullet]{lucidbry}
+
+\usepackage{xbmks}
+\DeclareInitView{layoutmag={navitab:UseOutlines}}
+\xbmksetup{colors={int=red},styles={intbf}}
+
+
+\makeatletter
+\renewcommand*\l@section[2]{%
+ \ifnum \c@tocdepth >\z@
+ \addpenalty\@secpenalty
+ \addvspace{.75em \@plus\p@}% make less space
+ \setlength\@tempdima{1.5em}%
+ \begingroup
+ \parindent \z@ \rightskip \@pnumwidth
+ \parfillskip -\@pnumwidth
+ \leavevmode \bfseries
+ \advance\leftskip\@tempdima
+ \hskip -\leftskip
+ #1\nobreak\hfil \nobreak\hb@xt@\@pnumwidth{\hss #2}\par
+ \endgroup
+ \fi}
+\makeatother
+
+\let\tops\texorpdfstring
+
+\def\FmtMP#1{\marginpar{\small\itshape\raggedleft#1}}
+
+\hfuzz2pt
+%\makePDasXOn
+
+%\previewOn\pmpvOn
+
+\def\hardspace{{\fontfamily{cmtt}\selectfont\symbol{32}}}
+\let\uif\textsf
+
+\advance\marginparwidth12pt
+
+\usepackage{acroman}
+\usepackage[active]{srcltx}
+
+\edef\amtIndent{\the\parindent}
+
+\addtolength{\marginparwidth}{2pt}
+
+\urlstyle{tt}
+
+\def\STRUT{\rule{0pt}{14pt}}
+
+\makeatletter
+\newcount\hesheCnt \hesheCnt=-1
+\def\heshe{\@ifstar{\heshei}{\global\advance\hesheCnt1\relax\heshei}}
+\def\heshei{\ifodd\hesheCnt she\else he\fi}
+\def\HeShe{\@ifstar{\HeShei}{\global\advance\hesheCnt1\relax\HeShei}}
+\def\HeShei{\ifodd\hesheCnt She\else He\fi}
+\def\hisher{\@ifstar{\hisheri}{\global\advance\hesheCnt1\relax\hisheri}}
+\def\hisheri{\ifodd\hesheCnt her\else his\fi}
+\def\himher{\@ifstar{\himheri}{\global\advance\hesheCnt1\relax\himheri}}
+\def\himheri{\ifodd\hesheCnt her\else him\fi}
+\makeatother
+
+\DeclareDocInfo
+{
+ university={\AcroTeX.Net},
+ title={The \textsf{thorshammer} Package},
+ author={D. P. Story},
+ email={dpstory@acrotex.net},
+ subject=Documentation for the thorshammer package,
+ talksite={\url{www.acrotex.net}},
+ version={1.5.7, 2020/01/13},
+ Keywords={assessment workflow, LaTeX, AcroTeX},
+ copyrightStatus=True,
+ copyrightNotice={Copyright (C) \the\year, D. P. Story},
+ copyrightInfoURL={http://www.acrotex.net}
+}
+
+\universityLayout{fontsize=Large}
+\titleLayout{fontsize=LARGE}
+\authorLayout{fontsize=Large}
+\tocLayout{fontsize=Large,color=aeb}
+\sectionLayout{indent=-62.5pt,fontsize=large,color=aeb}
+\subsectionLayout{indent=-31.25pt,color=aeb}
+\subsubsectionLayout{indent=0pt,color=aeb}
+\subsubDefaultDing{\tops{$\bullet$}{\textrm\textbullet}}
+
+
+\chngDocObjectTo{\newDO}{doc}
+\begin{docassembly}
+var titleOfManual="The thorshammer Package";
+var manualfilename="Manual_BG_Print_thorshammer.pdf";
+var manualtemplate="Manual_BG_Brown.pdf"; // Blue, Green, Brown
+var _pathToBlank="C:/Users/Public/Documents/ManualBGs/"+manualtemplate;
+var doc;
+var buildIt=false;
+if ( buildIt ) {
+ console.println("Creating new " + manualfilename + " file.");
+ doc = \appopenDoc({cPath: _pathToBlank, bHidden: true});
+ var _path=this.path;
+ var pos=_path.lastIndexOf("/");
+ _path=_path.substring(0,pos)+"/"+manualfilename;
+ \docSaveAs\newDO ({ cPath: _path });
+ doc.closeDoc();
+ doc = \appopenDoc({cPath: manualfilename, oDoc:this, bHidden: true});
+ f=doc.getField("ManualTitle");
+ f.value=titleOfManual;
+ doc.flattenPages();
+ \docSaveAs\newDO({ cPath: manualfilename });
+ doc.closeDoc();
+} else {
+ console.println("Using the current "+manualfilename+" file.");
+}
+var _path=this.path;
+var pos=_path.lastIndexOf("/");
+_path=_path.substring(0,pos)+"/"+manualfilename;
+\addWatermarkFromFile({
+ bOnTop:false,
+ bOnPrint:false,
+ cDIPath:_path
+});
+\executeSave();
+\end{docassembly}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\maketitle
+
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{Title Page}[action={\Named{FirstPage}}]{TitlePage}
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{Documentation of the system scripts}[action={\GoToR/F(thmclass.pdf)/D[0 /Fit]},color=blue,style={bf}]{sysscripts}
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{How to install Action sequences}[action={\GoToR/F(install-action-seq.pdf)/D[0 /Fit]},color=blue,style={bf}]{instAS}
+\pdfbookmarkx[1]{Links to AcroTeX.Net}[action={/S/GoTo/D(undefined)},%
+ color=magenta,style={bf}]{acrotex}
+\belowpdfbookmarkx{http://www.acrotex.net}[action={\URI{http://www.acrotex.net}},%
+ color=magenta,style={bf}]{home}
+\belowpdfbookmarkx{http://blog.acrotex.net}[action={\URI{http://blog.acrotex.net}},%
+ color=magenta,style={bf}]{blog}
+
+
+\selectColors{linkColor=black}
+\tableofcontents
+\selectColors{linkColor=webgreen}
+
+\section{Acknowledgements}
+
+The author would like to acknowledge Thorsten G. (a.k.a., Thor) who proposed
+this workflow and who contributed many ideas, the proposed workflow I found
+to be interesting and worth my time developing the idea; and to J\"{u}rgen G.
+(a.k.a., Loki) who also contributed many good ideas, enthusiasm, questions,
+bug detection, and motivation. High regards and respect to both.
+\begin{flushright}
+D. P. Story (a.k.a., Odon)
+\end{flushright}
+
+\begin{center}
+ \fbox{%
+ \parbox{.75\linewidth}{\textbf{\textcolor{red}{Warning!}} The workflow of the \pkg{thorshammer}
+ package requires the instructor to use \textbf{\textsf{Adobe Acrobat
+ XI}}, or later. Any PDF creator may be used to build the quizzes,
+ however, but \app{Acrobat} is needed to execute one-time JavaScript
+ (\cs{sadQuizzes}) and to run the action sequences (formerly called batch
+ sequence by \app{Adobe}) such as \textsf{Thor's way}. Only \app{Adobe
+ Reader} is required for the students. Of course, this is the
+ full-featured \app{Adobe Reader} of a desktop or laptop, not the
+ \app{Adobe Reader} found on tablets, smartphones, and such.
+ }}%
+\end{center}
+
+\section{Introduction}\label{intro}
+
+Thor has asked me to assist him in creating a quiz system, based on
+Acro\negthinspace\TeX, to be delivered to his classes. His workflow for this
+assessment system is as follows:\footnote{As my occasional friend J\"{u}rgen
+says, this workflow is a real hammer, so I titled this package `Thors(ten)
+hammer', or simply \pkg{thorshammer}.}
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item The \env{quiz} environment is used to pose the questions, which
+ consist of MC, numerical fill-in the blank, and \emph{extended response
+ questions}.\footnote{Extended response questions are the interesting
+ part.} Though the \env{quiz} environment is used, the score is not
+ reported to the student upon finishing the quiz.
+ \item The students takes the quiz in a computer lab, each student has
+ {\hisher} own personal student folder. The quizzes are dropped into the
+ personal folders.
+ \item When the student finishes the exam, taken in \app{AR},\footnote{\app{AR}
+ refers to \app{Adobe Reader DC}.} {\heshe} presses the \textsf{End
+ Quiz} control and saves the document.
+ \item At some point, the instructor's script moves the student quizzes
+ to the instructor's folder.
+ \item The instructor opens the PDF and finishes marking the extended
+ response questions and assigns a grade.
+ \item System scripts then returns the quizzes to the students.
+\end{enumerate}
+The original concept was expanded considerably as the package was developed:
+extensive \hyperref[s:sysscrpts]{system scripts} were written to support the
+system; and \hyperref[actSeq]{action sequences} were written, also to support
+Thor's way.
+
+
+\section{Preliminaries}
+
+Most important is the correct installation of \pkg{thorshammer} along with
+its required packages and folder JavaScript files.
+
+\subsection{Package requirements}
+
+The most recent version of the packages \pkg{insdljs} (2019/10/23),
+\pkg{exerquiz} (2019/10/13), \pkg{eq-save} (2019/08/07) are required. These three packages
+were modified slightly to obtain features needed by \pkg{thorshammer}.
+
+The \pkg{thorshammer} package ships with two folder JavaScript files
+\texttt{aeb\_pro.js}\FmtMP{\textsf{aeb\_pro.js}} (Version 1.7.2 or later,
+required) and \texttt{aeb-reader.js}\FmtMP{\textsf{aeb-reader.js}} (Version
+1.0 or later); these two are found in \texttt{folder-js}
+folder\FmtMP{\texttt{folder-js} folder}. The latter is a new JavaScript file,
+the former ships with the \pkg{aeb\_pro} package. These files give access to
+security restricted JavaScript methods. If you already have \pkg{aeb\_pro}
+installed, be sure you have Version 1.7.2 of \texttt{aeb\_pro.js}, if not,
+install Version 1.7.2 provided by this distribution.
+
+The \texttt{aeb\_pro.js} is used on the instructor's system, along with
+\app{Acrobat} (\app{AA}), to author quizzes. \app{Distiller} is not used unless the
+author prefers a TEX $\rightarrow$ DVI $\rightarrow$ PS $\rightarrow$ PDF
+workflow, using \app{Distiller} as the PDF creator. For this workflow,
+\app{pdflatex}, \app{lualatex}, and \app{xelatex} will work as PDF creators;
+however, \app{Acrobat} ia needed to execute the JavaScript code generated by
+the command \cs{sadQuizzes} and to execute the action sequences provided by
+this package.
+
+Once the quizzes are created, the author can take the quizzes in \app{Adobe
+Reader} (\app{AR}) to get the same experience as his students. Additionally,
+\texttt{aeb-reader.js} can be installed on the instructor's system and on the
+student's work environment, if possible/permitted. \texttt{aeb-reader.js}
+contains a subset of JavaScript methods taken from \texttt{aeb\_pro.js} that
+\emph{will enhance student experience}. The author can install this file on
+his system to take the quizzes in the same environment, again using
+\app{Adobe Reader}. \textbf{Warning:}\FmtMP{\textbf{Warning}} Do not install
+\texttt{aeb\_pro.js} in any folder where an \app{Adobe Reader} used by
+students would read it.
+
+\paragraph*{Other enhancements to user experience.} \app{Adobe Reader} is by default in \uif{Protected Mode}.
+Then \uif{Protected Mode} is enabled, one or more security dialog boxes popup
+as the student saves his/her document. To eliminate this annoyance, clear the
+\uif{Enable Protected Mode at startup} checkbox, as shown in the
+\hyperref[fig:PM]{Figure~\ref*{fig:PM}}. On your personal system, open
+\app{AR}, press \uif{Ctrl+K}\FmtMP{\uif{Ctrl+K}}, select \uif{Security
+(Enhanced)} from the \uif{Categories} panel, finally, clear the checkbox, as
+shown in \hyperref[fig:PM]{Figure~\ref*{fig:PM}}.\footnote{For \app{AA}, this
+checkbox is cleared by default.} The installation of \texttt{aeb-reader.js}
+and clearing the checkbox to disable \uif{Protected Mode} most likely require
+the sysadmin\FmtMP{sysadmin permission} to make those changes.
+\begin{figure}[htb]\centering
+\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{graphics/protected-mode}
+\caption{Clear \textsf{Protected Mode} checkbox}\label{fig:PM}
+\end{figure}
+
+%which gives access to security restricted JavaScript methods used by this
+%package.\footnote{If you have the \pkg{aeb\_pro} package already installed,
+%the you also have \texttt{aeb\_pro.js} (Version 1.7.2 or later, required);
+%you can use \texttt{aeb\_pro.js} instead of \texttt{aeb-reader.js}.}
+%Additionally, the file \texttt{aeb\_pro.js}\FmtMP{\textsf{aeb\_pro.js}} is
+%required to be correctly installed on your computer. The file comes with the
+%\pkg{aeb\_pro} package, though the package itself is not required. As a convenience,
+%\texttt{aeb\_pro.js} is also include in the \texttt{folder-js} folder.
+
+\paragraph*{Installation of JS files for \app{Acrobat}.} The JavaScript file \texttt{aeb-reader.js}
+is provided in the \texttt{folder-js} folder. Discussion of how and where to
+install folder JavaScript files is found in the file
+\texttt{docs/install\_jsfiles.pdf}. Read and follow the directions carefully.
+
+\paragraph*{Installation of JS files for \app{Adobe Reader}.} The folder JavaScript
+file \texttt{aeb-reader.js} may be installed for use by \app{Adobe Reader} as
+well. Installing \texttt{aeb-reader.js} enhances the experience of the
+students as they save their quiz document after completing the quiz.
+Normally, it is not possible to install such a JavaScript file for use by
+students; however, if the students take the quiz in a Computer Lab, the
+sysadmin can install \texttt{aeb-reader.js} on all the computers used in the
+Computer Lab. Discussion of how and where to install folder JavaScript files
+is found in the file \texttt{docs/install\_jsfiles.pdf}. Read and follow the
+directions carefully. (\app{Reader} looks for its folder JavaScript files in
+the same location where \app{Acrobat} would look for them.)
+
+
+\subsection{Package options}
+
+There are seven options for this package.
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\opt{nocfg}] There is a language localization file, discussed in
+ Section~\ref{s:lang}, that is loaded as a matter of course. When this
+ option is taken, the configuration file is not loaded. In this case,
+ the default English language definitions are used for all strings.
+ \item[\opt{testmode}] When this option is specified, the quizzes are
+ regular quizzes that can be tested in the usual \pkg{exerquiz}-way. A
+ \textsf{Correct} button is available to correct the quiz.
+ \item[\opt{!testmode}] A convenience option for putting the document into
+ the default mode: Quizzes are ready to be taken by the students,
+ pressing the \textsf{End Quiz} does not give any score for their
+ effort, but students are prompted to save the quiz.
+ \item[\opt{useclass}] Use this option to bring in additional code to
+ declare each member of the class, to automatically build a custom quiz
+ for each class member, to distribute these quizzes to a designated
+ folder of the instructor, and to distribute the quizzes the respective
+ class folder. Refer to Section~\ref{ss:uc} for details.
+ \item[\opt{usebatch}] This option executes the \opt{useclass} option;
+ however, there is a batch sequence, called \textsf{Thor's way}, that
+ the instructor uses to process all class quizzes after the class has
+ finished with them. Refer to Section~\ref{ss:ub} for details.
+ \item[\opt{batchdistr}] The option automatically passes the
+ \opt{usebatch} and the \opt{useclass} options.
+ Additionally, the document assembly script does not
+ distribute copies of the quizzes to the student folders,
+ rather, it is expected the author uses either
+ \textsf{Thor distributes} or \textsf{Thor protects and
+ distributes} action wizards to perform the distribution
+ task. The quizzes can later be distributed using an
+ operating system script. Refer to Section~\ref{ss:bd}
+ for details.
+ \item[\opt{ordinary}] When this option is passed, ordinary
+ quizzes are created, \emph{ones that do not follow Thor's
+ Hammer workflow}. The \opt{testmode} option is
+ automatically executed, as well as other changes. Refer
+ to section~\ref{ordinary} for more details and examples.
+\end{description}
+
+\section{Necessary conditions that would make this system work}
+
+In recent years, browser technology has \emph{devolved} to the point that
+\app{Adobe Reader} is no longer supported---with the exception of Microsoft's
+\app{Internet Explorer~11}---within a browser window. For documents using
+\pkg{exerquiz}, which relies heavily on \app{Acrobat} JavaScript API,
+interactive quizzes can no longer be taken within a brower; hence, if an
+instructor wants to use \pkg{exerquiz} to author quizzes to be taken by
+{\hisher} students, the quizzes must be taken on a desktop or laptop from
+within the \app{Adobe Reader} application.\footnote{At this time, \app{Adobe
+Reader} on mobile and tablets do not support form fields and JavaScript.}
+
+\subsection{The effectiveness of using PDF quizzes for assessment}
+
+The effectiveness of an in-class quiz is closely tied to quiz security. In a
+normal classroom setting, students take the quiz/test---all at the same
+time---under the glaring gaze of responsible adult. This is to ensure there
+is no `cheating.' This is the method used for paper quizzes/tests that are a
+major part of the students grade. However, security becomes more lax when
+students work on assignments with lesser weight in the final grade. Homework
+assignments are an example.
+
+For PDF quizzes, the philosophy is the same, for lesser credit, the students
+can take the quizzes on their own. If the quizzes are for major credit in the
+course, then one would expect stricter security.
+
+\paragraph*{The ideal condition.} The following list comprises the ideal conditions
+for assessment using PDF quizzes.
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \textbf{An exam period.} There is a definite (time) period the
+ students are to take the quizzes. The quizzes are moved to the
+ private student folders at the beginning of the assessment period,
+ and removed again at the end of the assessment.
+ \item The ideal condition is for the students to take the quiz only in a
+ CBT lab (computer-based testing lab) under supervision.
+
+ \item \textbf{CBT Lab.} The student must use \app{Adobe Reader}, must not
+ use email or a thumb-drive (to transmit the PDF quiz), and must not
+ print the quiz. For Thor's workflow, the student finds the quiz in
+ the his/her personal folder.
+
+ \item \textbf{No access to private folder.} The students do not have access to the private folder outside of
+ the CBT lab.
+\end{itemize}
+The workflows devised in this package will work well for class quizzes taken under these ideal conditions.
+
+\subsection{Authoring a quiz}
+
+The \pkg{thorshammer} package uses post-pdf creation JavaScript methods. For
+these methods to have any effect, the document author must use the \app{Adobe
+Acrobat}\FmtMP{\app{Acrobat} required} application. The PDF creation can be
+any of the usual {\LaTeX} workflows: \app{dvips/Adobe Distiller},
+\app{pdflatex}, \app{lualatex}, or \app{xelatex}. In all cases, after PDF
+creation, the newly created file must be opened in \app{Acrobat} before any
+auxiliary files are deleted. When opened in \app{Acrobat} the first time,
+certain code lines of JavaScript execute to perform a number of tasks.
+
+There is another JS file that needs to be either located or created, the file
+name is \texttt{config.js}\FmtMP{edit \textsf{config.js}}. It is a standard
+\app{Acrobat} file and is located in the same folder in which
+\texttt{aeb-reader.js} (or, perhaps, \texttt{aeb\_pro.js}) reside. The file
+\texttt{install\_jsfiles.pdf}, found in the \texttt{docs} folder, discusses
+where \app{Acrobat} expects to find folder JavaScript files. Find or create
+\texttt{config.js} and insert the following line:
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars=!~@]
+var _thorshammer=true;!quad//!sffamily~ secret variable@
+\end{Verbatim}
+This JavaScript variable plays an interesting role: Certain form elements in
+the quiz only appear when this variable is present, in particular, the
+\textsf{Mark it} control only appears when the document is opened in
+\app{Acrobat} and the above script line appears in the \texttt{config.js}
+file.\footnote{\textbf{Important!} Do not install \texttt{config.js} where
+any \app{AR} used by a student; otherwise, the \textsf{Mark It} control will
+be displayed to the student, which we don't want.} You'll have to see it to
+believe it.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+Once the quiz has been built, the quizzes themselves require only \app{Adobe
+Reader} to take.
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{Workflows for interactive assessment using PDF}
+
+The document author has several choices for student/instructor experience. We
+discuss these in this section.
+
+\subsection{Basic methods}\label{ss:BMs}
+
+A \emph{basic method}\FmtMP{basic method} is one in which none of the ``class options'' are used; these
+are \opt{useclass}, \opt{usebatch}, and \opt{batchdistr}.
+This method is illustrated in sample file \texttt{thexb.tex}. Compiling this file
+produces a single quiz, which is distributed to the class.
+
+\subsubsection{Preamble}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small,commandchars={!~@}]
+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{amstext} %!textsf~ (optional, used in a minor way below)@
+\usepackage{web} %!textsf~ (optional)@
+\usepackage[usealtadobe]{insdljs}
+\usepackage[usesumrytbls]{exerquiz}
+!textbf~\usepackage{thorshammer}@ %!textsf~ (basic methods imply no options taken)@
+
+\setInitMag{fitwidth} %!textsf~ (optional, defined in this package)@
+\hypersetup{pdfpagelayout=OneColumn} %!textsf~ (optional, from hyperref )@
+
+%!textsf~ Optional customizations@
+%\useNameToCustomize
+%\enumQuizzes{3}
+%\instrPath{/C/Users/!ameta~username@/Desktop/Test Folder/target/_Thor}
+%\classPath{/C/Users/!ameta~username@/Desktop/Test Folder/target/myClass}
+%\distrQuizzes{{A/_Thor}{B/_Thor}{C/_Thor}}
+
+\reversemarginpar
+\showCreditMarkup %!textsf~ always include this command, it is required@
+%\previewOn\pmpvOn
+\useBeginQuizButton[\CA{Begin}]
+\useEndQuizButton[\CA{End}]
+\PTsHook{($\eqPTs^{\text{pts}}$)}
+\useMCCircles
+
+%!textsf~ Declare the quiz name@
+\DeclareQuiz{q1}
+%!textsf~ Post document creation JavaScript@
+\begin{docassembly}
+\sadQuizzes
+\end{docassembly}
+\begin{document}
+...
+\end{Verbatim}
+There are two new commands and one new environment above to mention:
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\setInitMag\darg{fitpage|actualsize|fitwidth|fitheight|fitvisible|inheritzoom}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small]{\bxSize}
+\setInitMag{fitpage|actualsize|fitwidth|fitheight|fitvisible|inheritzoom}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb This command determines the initial magnification. There are a choice
+of six values for the argument; the default is \texttt{fitpage}.
+
+\paragraph*{Optional customizations.}\label{para:OCs} There are a several commands to customize the creation of
+the quizzes.
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\distrQuizzes\darg{\darg{*\ameta{path\SUB1}}\darg{*\ameta{path\SUB2}}...\darg{*\ameta{path\SUB{num}}}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\useNameToCustomize
+\enumQuizzes{!ameta(num)}
+\instrPath{!ameta(path)}
+\classPath{!ameta(path)}
+\distrQuizzes{{*!ameta(path!SUB1)}{*!ameta(path!SUB2)}...{*!ameta(path!SUB(num))}}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb When none of these commands appear in the preamble, compiling the quiz
+document, produces a single quiz; e.g., compiling \texttt{thexb.tex} produces
+\texttt{thexb.pdf}. Otherwise, compiling \texttt{thexb.tex} produces, for
+example, enumerated copies of the quiz files:
+\texttt{thexb-1.pdf}, \texttt{thexb-2.pdf}, \dots,
+\texttt{thexb-\meta{num}.pdf}.
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\cs{useNameToCustomize}] When the instructor makes the final
+ assessment, {\heshe} presses the \textsf{Mark It} button and a
+ \textsf{Save As} dialog box opens: by default, the name of the
+ current file is pre-filled into the \textsf{File name} input field;
+ if \cs{useNameToCustomize} is in force, however, when \textsf{Mark
+ It} is pressed, the suggested file name in the \textsf{Save As}
+ dialog box is pre-filled as
+ \texttt{\cs{jobname}-\ameta{first}\_\ameta{last}-g.pdf}, where
+ \cs{jobname} is the base name of the original {\LaTeX} source file.
+ The values of \ameta{first} and \ameta{last} are taken from the
+ name fields of the document, where the student is expected to enter
+ {\hisher} name.
+ \item[\cs{enumQuizzes\darg{\ameta{num}}}] When this command is present
+ in the preamble, the command \cs{sadQuizzes} (described below)
+ creates \ameta{num} copies of the quiz, and labels them
+ \cs{jobname-1.pdf}, \cs{jobname-2.pdf}, \dots,
+ \cs{jobname-\meta{num}.pdf}.
+ \item [\cs{instrPath\darg{\ameta{path}}}] (The instructor folder) The
+ \cs{instrPath} command is the path to the folder of the instructor.
+ A copy of all quizzes produced are placed at the end of this path.
+ \item [\cs{classPath\darg{\ameta{path}}}] (The class folder root) The
+ \cs{classPath} command is the path to the root of the class folders
+ of the students.
+ \item[\cs{distrQuizzes\darg{*\darg{\ameta{path\SUB1}}\darg{*\ameta{path\SUB2}}...\darg{*\ameta{path\SUB{num}}}}}]
+ The argument takes a series of paths: (1) if the star-option
+ (\texttt*) is \emph{not present}, then \ameta{path} is the relative
+ path to the student folder, relative to the class folder root; (2)
+ if the star-option (\texttt*) is present, the \ameta{path} is the
+ full path to the student folder. Each folder path is enclosed in
+ braces (\darg{}).
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small]
+\classPath{/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/Test Folder/target/myClass}
+\newcommand{\altClassPath}
+ {/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/Test Folder/target/myOtherClass}
+\distrQuizzes{{A/_Thor}{*\altClassPath/B/_Thor}{C/_Thor}}
+\end{Verbatim}
+Quizzes are placed (by \cs{sadQuizzes}) in the student folders:
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small]
+/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/Test Folder/target/myClass/A/_Thor}
+/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/Test Folder/target/myOtherClass/B/_Thor}
+/C/Users/dpstory/Desktop/Test Folder/target/myClass/C/_Thor}
+\end{Verbatim}
+When the \cs{classPath}/\cs{distrQuizzes} combination is used, the
+\cs{enumQuizzes} command is ignored. The number of quizzes to be created is
+determined by the number of folder paths listed in \cs{distrQuizzes}.
+\end{description}
+
+\paragraph*{Declaring quiz name.} Also in preamble is the declaration of the quiz name.
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars={!~@}]
+\DeclareQuiz{!ameta~qz-name@}!quad%!textsf~ defined in exerquiz@
+\end{Verbatim}
+The \ameta{qz-name} should consist of alpha-numeric characters only (eg,
+\texttt{quiz1}), and no umlauts, Loki!\footnote{I am informed by the mighty
+Thor himself that umlauts can simply rendered in German with `ue' instead of
+\"{u}, `oe' instead of \"{o}, and so on; however, we don't want to encourage
+Loki. I wish he would have told Loki years ago, it would have saved me a lot
+of headaches.} The command saves the quiz name in several ways:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item As equivalent text macros, \cs{thisQuiz} and \cs{currQuiz}. Either of these
+ of these two must be used to reference the quiz name when you set up the \env{quiz}
+ environment; for example,
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small,commandchars={!~@}]
+\DeclareQuiz{q1}
+...
+\begin{document}
+...
+\begin{quiz*}{\thisQuiz}!quad%!textsf~ or @\begin{quiz*}{\currQuiz}
+...
+\end{quiz}
+\end{Verbatim}
+ \item As the text macro \cs{thQuizName}\FmtMP{\cs{thQuizName}}. This
+ command was created to solve a problem with the Thor's hammer. (Can
+ you believe it?) When a parent file has multiple renditions of the
+ quiz, Thor's hammer names them differently. For example, if we
+ declare \cs{DeclareQuiz\darg{q1}}, in the first rendition, the quiz
+ name is \texttt{q1a}, in the second rendition, the quiz name is
+ \texttt{q1b}, and so on. (There is a limitation of 26 renditions,
+ though the use of alphabetic letters can easily be changed to
+ numbers.) The command \cs{thQuizName} always expands the original
+ quiz name.
+\end{itemize}
+While on the topic of quiz names, Thor has forged with his mighty hammer, a
+convenience command,
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\thQzName\darg{\ameta{text}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\widthof{\sffamily(\cs{thQuizName})}}%
+\edef\x{\the\eflength}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\rlap{\hskip\x\relax\qquad\cs{def}\cs{thqzname\darg{\ameta{text}}}}\sffamily(\cs{theQuizName})}}
+\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\thQzName{!ameta(text)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The expression in the parentheses above is the default value; in the third column is the underlying
+text macro definition. Declaring \cs{theQzName\darg{Quiz \#1}} defines the text macro \cs{thqzname} that
+expands to `Quiz \#1'.
+
+\paragraph*{Post document creation JavaScript.} It is important to insert the \cs{sadQuizzes}
+command just above \verb~\begin{document}~, within the \env{docassembly}
+environment.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\begin\darg{docassembly}}\par\vskip3pt %\vskip-\baselineskip
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!~@]{\bxSize}
+\begin{docassembly}
+!textbf~\sadQuizzes@
+\end{docassembly}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The \env{docassembly} environment (also available in the
+\pkg{aeb\_pro} package) is a verbatim write environment; it writes its
+contents verbatim to the file \texttt{docassembly.cut} then inputs it back in
+immediately. In this application, place \cs{sadQuizzes} in the body of the
+environment.
+
+\paragraph*{What does \cs{sadQuizzes} do?} The command expands to a series of
+JavaScript lines. What is does depends on several factors.
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item The script identifies the solution pages, extracts and saves them
+ to the current folder under the name
+ \cs{jobname-thsolns4-\ameta{qz-name}.pdf}; it then removes the
+ solution pages from the parent document. The solution pages are later
+ appended to the quiz after the students take the quiz by the instructor
+ when {\heshe} presses the \textsf{Freeze Quiz} button.
+ \item If \cs{enumQuizzes\darg{\ameta{num}}} is used, \cs{sadQuizzes} makes
+ \meta{num} copies of the quiz, labeling them \cs{jobname-1.pdf},
+ \cs{jobname-2.pdf}, and so on. Files are saved to the folder of the
+ source file.
+ \item If the \cs{classPath}/\cs{distrQuizzes} combination is used, \cs{sadQuizzes} makes enumerated
+ copies of the quiz and places each in a separate folder designated by the argument
+ of \cs{distrQuizzes}.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsubsection{The body of the document}
+
+%The first item in the body is the declaration of the quiz name.
+%\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars={!~@}]
+%\DeclareQuiz{!ameta~qz-name@}!quad%!textsf~ defined in exerquiz@
+%\end{Verbatim}
+%The \ameta{qz-name} should consist of alpha-numeric characters only (eg,
+%\texttt{quiz1}), and no umlauts, Loki!\footnote{I am informed by the mighty
+%Thor himself that umlauts can simply rendered in German with `ue' instead of
+%\"{u}, `oe' instead of \"{o}, and so on; however, we don't want to encourage
+%Loki. I wish he would have told Loki years ago, it would have saved me a lot
+%of headaches.} The command saves the quiz name in several ways:
+%\begin{itemize}
+% \item As equivalent text macros, \cs{thisQuiz} and \cs{currQuiz}. Either of these
+% of these two must be used to reference the quiz name when you set up the \env{quiz}
+% environment; for example,
+%\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small,commandchars={!~@}]
+%\DeclareQuiz{q1}
+%...
+%\begin{document}
+%...
+%\begin{quiz*}{\thisQuiz}!quad%!textsf~ or @\begin{quiz*}{\currQuiz}
+%...
+%\end{quiz}
+%\end{Verbatim}
+% \item As the text macro \cs{thQuizName}\FmtMP{\cs{thQuizName}}. This
+% command was created to solve a problem with the Thor's hammer. (Can
+% you believe it?) When a parent file has multiple renditions of the
+% quiz, Thor's hammer names them differently. For example, if we
+% declare \cs{DeclareQuiz\darg{q1}}, in the first rendition, the quiz
+% name is \texttt{q1a}, in the second rendition, the quiz name is
+% \texttt{q1b}, and so on. (There is a limitation of 26 renditions,
+% though the use of alphabetic letters can easily be changed to
+% numbers.) The command \cs{thQuizName} always expands the original
+% quiz name.
+%\end{itemize}
+%While on the topic of quiz names, Thor has forged with his mighty hammer, a
+%convenience command,
+%\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\thQzName\darg{\ameta{text}}}%
+%\setlength{\eflength}{\widthof{\sffamily(\cs{thQuizName})}}%
+%\edef\x{\the\eflength}%
+%\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+%\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\rlap{\hskip\x\relax\qquad\cs{def}\cs{thqzname\darg{\ameta{text}}}}\sffamily(\cs{theQuizName})}}
+%\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+%!1\thQzName{!ameta(text)}
+%\end{dCmd}
+%\eVerb The expression in the parentheses above is the default value; in the third column is the underlying
+%text macro definition. Declaring \cs{theQzName\darg{Quiz \#1}} defines the text macro \cs{thqzname} that
+%expands to `Quiz \#1'.
+
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+Thor \emph{requires}\FmtMP{required} a first and last name field.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\FirstName[\ameta{opts}]\darg{\ameta{wd}}\darg{\ameta{ht}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\FirstName[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\LastName[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The \ameta{opts} argument is for changing the appearance of these text
+fields. These fields are placed at the top of the quiz.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\thfullnameFmt\darg{\ameta{how-to-format}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\textsf{(See \texttt{examples/misc/thexrt.tex})}}}
+\def\2{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\textsf{(Default: \texttt{\string\thfullnameFmt\darg{\#1+" "+\#2}})}}}
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\FullName[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+!2\thfullnameFmt{!ameta(how-to-format)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The \cs{FirstName} and \cs{LastName} fields are required; however, the
+\cs{FullName} command can explicitly appear as well, perhaps on the cover
+page. This command gets its value from the values of the \cs{FirstName} and
+\cs{LastName} fields; \ameta{how-to-format} is a JavaScript string that
+displays how you want the full name to appear. Within the argument of
+\cs{thfullnameFmt}, \texttt{\#1} is the first name and \texttt{\#2} is the
+second name. Another example of this formatting is
+\verb~\thfullnameFmt{#2+", "+#1}~, here, the full name is presented as last name first, followed by a
+command, then the first name. These ideas are demonstrated in
+\texttt{examples/misc/thexrt.tex}.
+
+\newtopic
+The name fields\FmtMP{importance of the \emph{required} name fields} play a
+critical role in Thor's way of doing things. In addition to providing text
+fields for the student to identify \himher self, the \emph{required} name
+fields are used to mark the beginning of a quiz page. \emph{The required name
+fields must appear at the top of the page} and above the beginning of the
+quiz. Some of the JavaScript of \pkg{thorshammer} interprets the page on
+which the required name fields appear as the page that marks the beginning of
+the quiz.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+The following fields are an integral part of Thor's way:
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\displaySumryTbl[\ameta{opts}]\darg{\string\currQuiz}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\markQz[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\freezeOrSave[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\studentReport[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\studentGrade[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\begin{sumryTblAux}{\currQuiz}
+\displaySumryTbl[!ameta(opts)]{\currQuiz}
+\end{sumryTblAux}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb These commands and environments are aesthetically arranged at the top of the quiz file along with
+the name fields, though the \cs{displaySumryTbl} can be placed anywhere (see the \pkg{exequiz} documentation
+on this summary table structure).
+\begin{description}
+\item[\cs{markQz}] This button appears in \app{Acrobat} only when the
+ secret variable is detected. After the students have taken the quiz and
+ they are back in the possession of the instructor, the instructor opens
+ each completed quiz and presses this button, whose default caption is
+ \textsf{Mark It}. The underlying script marks up the quiz, showing
+ which problems were answered correctly, how many points received for
+ each response, etc.
+
+ One of the features of Thor's way is to have extended response
+ questions. The student responses to this type of question must be read and
+ corresponding points must be assigned in the box provided.
+\item[\cs{freezeOrSave}] This button appears only after the \textsf{Mark It} button has been pressed.
+ It has two different forms:
+ \begin{enumerate}
+ \item When the \opt{usebatch} option (or higher) is \emph{not in
+ effect}, this button appears with caption \textsf{Freeze Quiz}.
+ The action of this button is to attach any solution pages and
+ make all form fields \emph{in the entire document} readonly. It
+ also flattens all annotations in the document. \emph{Press this
+ button only} after all markups are finished and document is ready
+ to be moved into the student's folder.
+
+ \item[] \textbf{Control of flattening.} There are options to have the
+ \textsf{Freeze Quiz} button to flatten or not.
+\cs{thQuizHeader} and \cs{thQuizHeaderLayout}:
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\flattenOn\quad\string\flattenOff}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\flattenOn!quad\flattenOff
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb For basic methods, the default is \cs{flattenOff}, while for
+ \opt{useclass} it is \cs{flattenOn}. Normally, when you use the
+ \opt{useclass} option, all fields are flattened when the \textsf{Freeze
+ Quiz} button is pressed. This means you cannot run the quizzes through
+ \textsf{Thor's way} to extract the grades; recording of grades is done
+ in the tradional way, by hand. However, turning \cs{flattenOff} enables
+ you to use \texttt{Thor's way} even with the \opt{useclass} option. (Or,
+ simple change the option to \opt{usebatch}.)
+
+ \item[] \textbf{Applies to basic methods.} The following command is
+ obeyed only when there is no ``class option'' option specified.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\useNameToCustomize}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\sffamily{\enspace Obeyed for basic methods only}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\useNameToCustomize
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb When the \cs{freezeorSave} button is pressed, the \textsf{Save As}
+ dialog is opened to save the file, the file name offered is
+ either \cs{jobname.pdf} (the default) or
+ \cs{jobname-\ameta{first}\_\ameta{last}-g.pdf} (provided
+ \cs{useNameToCustomize} has been expanded in the preamble.
+ \item When the \opt{usebatch} option (or higher) option \emph{is in
+ effect}, the caption is \textsf{Save \& Close}. As the caption
+ suggests, the action is to save the document the current folder
+ and close the document in \app{Acrobat}. With the \opt{usebatch}
+ option, the implication is that the instructor is to use one of
+ the action-wizards to continue processing the students' quizzes.
+ \end{enumerate}
+\item[\cs{studentReport}] (text field) This readonly field shows the number
+ of points awarded and the total points (eg, 15 / 20). The field is initially hidden,
+ and becomes visible when \textsf{Mark It} is pressed.
+\item[\cs{studentGrade}] (text field) A field for assigning some sort of
+ grade, which can be a letter or number. The field is initially hidden,
+ and becomes visible when \textsf{Mark It} is pressed.
+\end{description}
+Speaking of aesthetically pleasing arrangement, \pkg{thorshammer} defines,
+\cs{thQuizHeader} and \cs{thQuizHeaderLayout}:
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\thQuizHeaderLayout}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\thQuizHeader*
+\thQuizHeaderLayout
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The \cs{thQuizHeader} command does nothing more than to test for the presence of
+the \texttt{*} option; if \emph{not present}, a \cs{newpage} command is
+issued, otherwise, no \cs{newpage} is forced. Throughout the sample files,
+\cs{thQuizHeader} is used. The \cs{thQuizHeaderLayout} is the command that
+actually contains the arrangement of the design elements. Do not redefine
+\cs{thQuizHeader}; but you may define \cs{thQuizHeaderLayout}; look at
+\pkg{thorshammer.dtx} for the definition \cs{thQuizHeaderLayout}, this will
+give you insight for any redefinition.
+
+\paragraph*{Placement.} \cs{DeclareQuiz} is preferably placed in the preamble\FmtMP{preamble} and
+\cs{thQuizHeader} is placed prior to the first quiz.
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars=!()]
+...
+\DeclareQuiz{!ameta(qz-name)}
+...
+\begin{document}
+...
+\thQuizHeader
+...
+!sffamily!ameta(begin-quiz)
+\end{Verbatim}
+Following the above elements comes some instructions\FmtMP{instructions} for the students, then
+an \pkg{exerquiz} quiz environment,
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{quiz*}{\currQuiz}
+!textsf(Solve each of these problems, passing is 100\%.)
+\begin{questions}
+...
+\end{questions}
+\end{Verbatim}
+The quiz itself is a standard \pkg{exerquiz} quiz, which, if you are using
+this package, you should be familiar with. Thor's way, however, incorporates
+extended response questions into it that must be personally evaluated by the
+instructor. For extended response questions, \pkg{exerquiz} provides the
+command \cs{RespBoxEssay}. This command has rarely been used. Below is the
+syntax for this command as well as one support command (\cs{essayQ}),
+contained in a rough quiz outline below.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{ \%\textsf{ allow space to respond to the question}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\linewidth-(\bxSize)-\fboxsep}%
+\edef\x{\the\eflength}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\smash{\parbox[t]{\x}{\sffamily
+Use the \cs{essayQ} command prior to the use of \cs{RespBoxEssay}. The argument
+of \cs{essayQ} is the number of points for the question. The number of points
+is repeated again with the \cs{PTs} command.
+}}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\begin{quiz}{\currQuiz}
+...
+\begin{questions}
+\item !ameta(a question)
+...
+!1!textbf(\essayQ{!ameta(nPts)})
+\item\PTs{!ameta(nPts)} !ameta(pose-question)\par
+ %!textsf( allow space to respond to the question)
+ !textbf(\RespBoxEssay[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)})
+
+!textbf(\essayitem{!ameta(nPts)}) !ameta(pose-question)\par
+ %!textsf( allow space to respond to the question)
+ !textbf(\RespBoxEssay[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)})
+...
+\end{questions}
+\end{quiz} ...
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The \cs{essayQ} generates a text field in the margin. During the
+instructor review phrase, the instructor can award points for the essay
+problem by entering a numerical value into the text field. The value entered
+will be figured into the totals displayed by the text field created by
+\cs{LngPtsFld} (discussed below). The (default) width and height of the \cs{essayQ}
+are \verb~\def\EsW{33bp}\def\EsH{14bp}~. The \cs{essayitem} is a convenience command,
+it expands to \cs{essayQ\darg{\ameta{nPts}}}\allowbreak\cs{item}\cs{PTs\darg{\ameta{nPts}}}.
+
+%\essayQ
+%\essayitem{!ameta(nPts)}
+%\item[\cs{essayitem}] A convenience macro, expands to
+%\cs{essayQ\darg{\ameta{nPts}}}\allowbreak\cs{item}\cs{PTs\darg{\ameta{nPts}}}
+
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+Following the quiz are several form fields. %{\PtFW}{\DefaultHeightOfWidget}
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\completeMsgFld[\ameta{opts}]\darg{\ameta{wd}}\darg{\ameta{ht}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\textsf{wd:\,}\cs{PTFW}\textsf{, ht:\,}\cs{DefaultHeightOfWidget}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\completeMsgFld[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+\stuSaveBtn[!ameta(opts)]{!ameta(wd)}{!ameta(ht)}
+!1\ShrtPtsFld[!ameta(opts)]{\currQuiz}
+!1\LngPtsFld[!ameta(opts)]{\currQuiz}
+!1\TotalsFld[!ameta(opts)]{\currQuiz}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb These form elements are arranged according your design preferences.
+\begin{description}
+\item[\cs{completeMsgFld}] Initially hidden, the text field becomes
+ visible when the student presses the \textsf{End Quiz} control. The
+ appearing text field reminds the student to save the quiz.
+
+\item[\cs{stuSaveBtn}] Initially hidden, the button becomes visible
+ when the student presses the \textsf{End Quiz} control. When the
+ student presses the button, the document is presented with a dialog to
+ save the document. After saving, the document is automatically closed.
+
+\item[\cs{ShrtPtsFld}] Initially hidden, the text field changes to visible
+ when the instructor presses the \textsf{Mark It} control. This field
+ is the \cs{PointsField} command of \pkg{exerquiz}, and contains the number
+ of points award for all non-extended response problems.
+
+\item[\cs{LngPtsFld}] Initially hidden, the text field becomes visible
+ when the instructor presses the \textsf{Mark It} control. It is a field
+ that will hold the total points awarded by the instructor for extended response
+ questions.
+
+\item[\cs{TotalsFld}] Initially hidden, the text field becomes visible
+ when the instructor presses the \textsf{Mark It} control. This field holds
+ the total of \cs{ShrtPtsFld} and \cs{LngPtsFld}.
+\end{description}
+The above elements may be used directly in the document, but it is easier to
+use the command \cs{thQuizTrailer}:
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\end\darg{quiz*}\string\quad\string\thQuizTrailer}%
+\edef\LW{\the\linewidth}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\enspace\sffamily\bfseries Skeleton outline of a quiz}}%
+\def\2{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\enspace\smash{\parbox[t]{\LW-\eflength-1em}{\sffamily\raggedright%
+The placement of the \cs{thQuizHeader} and \cs{thQuizTrailer} commands}}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\DeclareQuiz{!ameta(qz-name)}
+!2\begin{document}
+!textbf(\thQuizHeader)
+\begin{quiz*}{\currQuiz}
+!ameta(!sffamily(Instructions))
+\begin{questions}
+...
+\end{questions}
+\end{quiz*}\quad!textbf(\thQuizTrailer)
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb which incorporates the design elements described above. Throughout the
+sample files, bothe \cs{thQuizHeader} and \cs{thQuizTrailer} are used.
+
+
+\paragraph*{Student's experience.}\label{para:basic-SE} The student is presented with a quiz built
+from \env{quiz} environment of the \pkg{exerquiz} package. To begin the quiz,
+{\heshe*} presses the \textsf{Begin Quiz} control. If {\heshe*} has not
+filled the name fields, an alert box appears to instruct {\himher*} fill in
+the name fields. {\HeShe*} cannot begin the quiz until that occurs. Once the
+name fields are filled, the student can once again press the \textsf{Begin
+Quiz} and is allowed to respond to the questions. On finishing, the student
+presses the \textsf{End Quiz} control. An alert box appears querying the
+student whether {\heshe*} truly wants to end the quiz. (Ending the quiz means
+the student cannot make any changes to {\hisher*} responses without having to
+start over again.) After the student responds by pressing the \textsf{Yes}
+control on the alert box, the \textsf{Save} control appears, and the student
+can press it and open a \textsf{Save As PDF} dialog, which eventually ends
+with saving the file (hopefully in the student's private folder). After a
+successful save, the document is immediately closed.
+
+\paragraph*{Instructor's experience.}\label{para:basic-IE} When the
+instructor opens a completed quiz, {\heshe} presses the \textsf{Mark It}
+control. The \textsf{Freeze Quiz} control appears; the fields
+\cs{completeMsgFld} and \cs{stuSaveBtn} are hidden; and the fields
+\cs{ShrtPtsFld}, \cs{LngPtsFld}, and \cs{TotalsFld} become visible.
+Additionally, the credit mark up fields appear in the margins indicating the
+number of points the student received for each response. If there are any
+extended response questions, the instructor enters an evaluation of the
+student's responses in the \cs{essayQ} field. Changes in score are reflected
+in the \cs{LngPtsFld}, \cs{TotalsFld}, and in the summary table. To complete
+{\hisher*} evaluation of the quiz, {\heshe*} enters a value into the
+\cs{studentGrade} (this is required, saving the file is not permitted,
+otherwise) and then presses the \textsf{Freeze \& Save} control. The file is
+saved under the name \cs{jobname-\ameta{first}\_\ameta{last}}, where
+\ameta{first} and \ameta{last} are the values entered into the name fields by
+the student. The instructor must manually record\FmtMP{manually record} the
+student's score.
+
+\newtopic\noindent That is the simple case! Again, see the sample file \texttt{theb.tex}.
+
+\begin{figure}[p]\fboxsep0pt \centering
+\parbox[b][215pt][t]{.45\linewidth}{\fbox{\includegraphics[width=\linewidth-2\fboxrule]{graphics/quiz-1}}\vfill
+\centering (a) Student's view: quiz taken}\hfill
+\parbox[b][215pt][t]{.45\linewidth}{\fbox{\includegraphics[width=\linewidth-2\fboxrule]{graphics/quiz-2}}\vfill
+\centering (b) Instructor's view: Mark It pressed}\\[16pt]
+\parbox[b][215pt][t]{.45\linewidth}{\fbox{\includegraphics[width=\linewidth-2\fboxrule]{graphics/quiz-3}}\vfill
+\centering (c) Instructor's view: quiz is marked}\hfill
+\parbox[b][215pt][t]{.45\linewidth}{\fbox{\includegraphics[width=\linewidth-2\fboxrule]{graphics/quiz-4}}\vfill
+\centering (d) Student view: quiz returned frozen}
+\caption{Student and Instructor experiences}\label{fig:qwf}
+\end{figure}
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+\hyperref[fig:qwf]{Figure~\ref*{fig:qwf}} on page~\pageref*{fig:qwf} shows
+the workflow: (a) The student views and takes the quiz; the screenshot is
+just before the \textsf{End} control is pressed; (b) shows the same quiz
+after the instructor has pressed the \textsf{Mark It} control; (c) the
+instructor has given some points in the extended response question (5 pts)
+and set the grade as 4; (d) this screenshot shows the quiz after the
+\textsf{Save \& Close} button is pressed.
+
+\subsection{Quizzes that specify the \tops{\protect\opt{useclass}}{useclass} option}\label{ss:uc}
+
+A \textit{class method}\FmtMP{class method} is one in which one of the ``class options'' are used;
+these are \opt{useclass}, \opt{usebatch}, and \opt{batchdistr}.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+The sample file for this section is \texttt{thexuc.tex}.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+All the elements of the basic methods of Section~\ref{ss:BMs} are still
+critical to the construction of the quiz, additionally, we use the
+\opt{useclass} option. When this option is taken, it is expected that class
+information is read into the document, see the discussion below.
+
+\subsubsection{Preamble}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small,commandchars={!~@}]
+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{amstext} %!textsf~ (optional, used in a minor way below)@
+\usepackage{web} %!textsf~ (optional)@
+\usepackage[usesumrytbls]{exerquiz}
+!textbf~\usepackage[useclass]{thorshammer}@ %!textsf~ (because I am a classy guy)@
+
+\setInitMag{fitwidth} %!textsf~ (optional, defined in this package)@
+\hypersetup{pdfpagelayout=OneColumn} %!textsf~ (optional, from hyperref )@
+\reversemarginpar
+\showCreditMarkup
+%\previewOn\pmpvOn
+\useBeginQuizButton[\CA{Begin}]
+\useEndQuizButton[\CA{End}]
+\PTsHook{($\eqPTs^{\text{pts}}$)}
+\useMCCircles
+
+!ameta~!sffamily~insertion of class info@@
+
+%!textsf~ Perform certain tasks when opened in Acrobat the first time@
+\begin{makeClassFiles}
+\sadQuizzes
+\end{makeClassFiles}
+\begin{document}
+...
+\end{Verbatim}
+Information on the \ameta{\sffamily{insertion of class info}}, on the
+\env{makeClassFiles} environment, and on the \cs{sadQuizzes} command are
+found in the next two sections.
+
+\subsubsection{The insertion of class information}\label{sss:CI}
+
+Thor's way states that quizzes are distributed to student private folders, and copies
+are saved to the instructor folder.
+
+\newtopic\noindent\textbf{Required information:}
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item The path to the instructor folder
+ \item The path to the class folder
+ \item For each student in the class, the first name, last name, and path to the student's folder, relative
+ to the class folder.
+\end{itemize}
+These three items are passed to \pkg{thorshammer} through the following commands.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\classMember*\darg{\ameta{first}}\darg{\ameta{last}}*\darg{\ameta{full-path}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\textsf{wd:\,}\cs{PTFW}\textsf{, ht:\,}\cs{DefaultHeightOfWidget}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\instrPath*{!ameta(path)}
+\classPath*{!ameta(path)}
+\classMember*{!ameta(first)}{!ameta(last)}{!ameta(folder)}
+\classMember*{!ameta(first)}{!ameta(last)}*{!ameta(full-path)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb Details of these commands are found next.
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\cs{instrPath}] The path to the instructor's folder. Copies of all
+ files are dumped into this folder. The instructor uses this folder to
+ archive the quizzes. The \ameta{path} may be a full path, which is the
+ default, or a path relative to the folder the source file is being
+ compiled in. The \ameta{path} is interpreted as relative to the
+ current path when the \texttt*-option is taken; for example:
+\setlength\eflength{\widthof{\ttfamily\small\string\instrPath*\darg{myclass}\quad}}
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\%\sffamily\space assumes source is in the algebra folder}}
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]
+\instrPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass}
+!1\instrPath*{myclass}
+\end{Verbatim}
+ \item[\cs{classPath}] The path to the class folder. The \ameta{path} is an absolute
+ path by default, or a relative path, relative to the source folder. For example,
+
+\setlength\eflength{\widthof{\ttfamily\small\string\instrPath*\darg{myclass/staging}\quad}}
+\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]
+\classPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass/staging}
+!1\classPath*{myclass/staging}
+\end{Verbatim}
+ \item[\cs{classMember}] The arguments for this command provide the basic
+ information needed for Thor's way. When the \emph{first} \texttt*-option is taken,
+ the three arguments are filtered through \cs{pdfstringdef}
+ (\pkg{hyperref}). When the \emph{second} \texttt*-option is present, the last required
+ argument \ameta{full-path} must be full path to the student folder.\footnote{In a perfect world,
+ all student folders are at the end of the (current) class path; however, some students' class folder
+ may be elsewhere, this second \texttt*-option is designed for these ``exceptional'' students.}
+
+ There needs to be one \cs{classMember} command for
+ each member of the class.
+
+ \textbf{On the topic of accents.} The first and last name arguments
+ may contain accents from a local language. There are several ways of
+ handling them.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item (\texttt*-option) \verb~\classMember*{J\"{u}rgen}{Loki}{JL53456/thor}~
+ \item (octal-method) \verb~\classMember{J\oct374rgen}{Loki}{JL53456/thor}~
+ \item (unicode-method) \verb~\classMember{J\u00FCrgen}{Loki}{JL53456/thor}~
+ \end{itemize}
+\end{description}
+There are three methods of introducing the required class information into the quiz document.
+
+\paragraph*{Direct placement in the source file.}
+This is the method that messes up your preamble the most:
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small]
+\instrPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass}
+\classPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass/staging}
+\classMember{Fred}{Flintstone}{FF34345/thor}
+\classMember*{J\"{u}rgen}{Loki}{JL53456/thor}
+...
+\classMember{Peter}{Pan}{PP75464/thor}
+\end{Verbatim}
+If the third argument of the \cs{classMember} command is empty, the corresponding
+quiz is placed in the folder determined by the path given in
+\cs{classPath}.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+The next two methods use a (class) configuration file to load the info.
+
+\paragraph*{Use \cs{InputClassData} to input class info.} This is the simplest method.
+It consists of the direct method cut and pasted into a CFG file.
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\InputClassData\darg{\ameta{base-name}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\%\textsf{ preamble only}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\InputClassData{!ameta(base-name)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb This command inputs the configuration file
+\texttt{\ameta{base-name}.cfg}. To repeat, the contents of
+\texttt{\ameta{base-name}.cfg} is simply the lines as displayed in the direct
+placement method above.
+
+\paragraph*{Use \cs{InputFormattedClass} to input class info.} This is a more flexible method
+of inputting class info. The syntax for \cs{InputFormattedClass} is,
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\InputFormattedClass[\ameta{\cs{cmd}}]\darg{\ameta{base-name}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\%\textsf{ preamble only}}}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\InputFormattedClass[!ameta(\cmd)]{!ameta(base-name)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The optional \ameta{\cs{cmd}} is used to process each class member's info and ultimately
+builds the \cs{classMember} command for that class member. The default for \ameta{\cs{cmd}}
+is the command \cs{classMember}. The name of the configuration file is
+\texttt{\ameta{base-name}.cfg}. The file format is as follow:
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]
+\instrPath{!ameta(path)}
+\classPath{!ameta(path)}
+\bClassData
+!ameta(entry1)
+!ameta(entry2)
+...
+\end{Verbatim}
+Above the \cs{bClassData} marker, direct input is performed, so the \cs{instrPath}
+and \cs{classPath} command are placed there. Below the \cs{bClassData} marker is the
+class members individual data, represented here by \ameta{entry}. When
+the configuration file is input, \ameta{\cs{cmd}} is prefixed to each entry:
+\begin{flushleft}\ttfamily
+\ameta{\cs{cmd}}\ameta{entry1}\\
+\ameta{\cs{cmd}}\ameta{entry2}\\
+...
+\end{flushleft}
+A straightforward example is,
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small]
+\instrPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass}
+\classPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass/staging}
+\bClassData
+{Fred}{Flintstone}{FF34345/thor}
+*{J\"{u}rgen}{Loki}{JL53456/thor}
+...
+{Peter}{Pan}{PP75464/thor}
+\end{Verbatim}
+When we expand \cs{InputFormattedClass\darg{algclass}}, the lines below
+\cs{bClassData} marker are read in as:
+\begin{flushleft}\ttfamily
+\cs{classMember}\darg{Fred}\darg{Flintstone}\darg{FF34345/thor}\\
+\cs{classMember}*\darg{J\string\"\darg{u}rgen}\darg{Loki}\darg{JL53456/thor}\\
+...\\
+\cs{classMember}\darg{Peter}\darg{Pan}\darg{PP75464/thor}
+\end{flushleft}
+To illustrate the greater flexibility, we offer up this example.
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]
+\instrPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass}
+\classPath{/c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass/staging}
+\bClassData
+{Fred}{Flintstone}{!ameta(other-data)}{FF34345/thor}
+*{J\"{u}rgen}{Loki}{!ameta(other-data)}{JL53456/thor}
+...
+{Peter}{Pan}{!ameta(other-data)}{PP75464/thor}
+\end{Verbatim}
+Notice the entry has an addition piece of information (perhaps a university ID number). Here,
+each \ameta{entry} has more information than is required, so we need to extract what we need.
+For this purpose, we define \cs{ParseClassMember} and input it as the optional argument
+of \cs{InputFormattedClass}.
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]
+\newcommand\ParseClassMember[4]{\classMember{#1}{#2}{#4}}
+\InputFormattedClass[\ParseClassMember]{myalgclass}
+\end{Verbatim}
+The first \ameta{entry} is processed as follows:
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]
+\ParseClassMember{Fred}{Flintstone}{!ameta(other-data)}{FF34345/thor}
+\end{Verbatim}
+which, in turn, expands to \verb~\classMember{Fred}{Flintstone}{FF34345/thor}~.
+
+In theory, \ameta{entry} can be quite general, but the \ameta{\cs{cmd}} must to be able to parse
+it and generate the expected data (\cs{classMember*\darg{\ameta{first}}\darg{\ameta{last}}\darg{\ameta{folder}}}).
+
+\subsubsection{The \tops{\protect\cs{sadQuizzes}}{\textbackslash{sadQuizzes}} command}\label{sss:sadQs}
+
+We now discuss the insertion of the following environment and command:
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\begin\darg{makeClassFiles}}%
+\begin{dCmd}{\bxSize}
+\begin{makeClassFiles}
+\sadQuizzes
+\end{makeClassFiles}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The \env{makeClassFiles} environment is a simplified version of the
+\env{execJS} environment of the \pkg{insdljs} package and is similar to
+\env{docassembly} introduced earlier. The \cs{sadQuizzes} command (it does not
+mean sad news for the students on this quiz) expands to some JavaScript that
+\underbar{s}aves \underbar{a}nd \underbar{d}istributes the quizzes of the
+students to the designated folders, but \cs{sadQuizzes} do more than that:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item If solution pages are present, these pages are extracted from the
+ parent document, saved to the instructor's folder, and then deleted from
+ the parent document.
+ \item If there are cover pages, these are removed and saved to the
+ instructor's folder.
+ \item For each member of the class, it builds a customize quiz
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item It reinserts the cover pages, if any.
+ \item It populates the name fields with the first and last name of the
+ current class member being processed.
+ \item It saves each (customized) quiz to the appropriate student folder
+ with the file name \cs{jobname-\ameta{first}\_\ameta{last}.pdf}
+ \item It saves a copy of the (customized) quiz to the instructor's
+ designated folder.
+ \end{itemize}
+\end{itemize}
+
+\paragraph*{Student's experience.} Same as \textbf{Student's experience}, as described in
+Section~\ref{ss:BMs} on page~\pageref{para:basic-SE}, but the student does
+not enter {\hisher} name in the name fields. One of the tasks of
+\cs{sadQuizzes} is to pre-populate the name fields with the names of the
+students.
+
+\paragraph*{Instructor's experience.} Same as \textbf{Instructor's experience}, as described in
+Section~\ref{ss:BMs}on page~\pageref{para:basic-IE}. The instructor must manually record\FmtMP{manually record} the
+student's score.
+
+%\subsection{Quizzes that specify \tops{\protect\opt{usebatch}}{usebatch} option}\label{ss:ub}
+\subsection{The \tops{\protect\opt{usebatch}}{usebatch} option: single rendition source}\label{ss:ub}
+
+The demonstration file for this section is \texttt{theexub.tex}.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+There can be only one quiz (as declared by the
+\cs{DeclareQuiz\darg{\ameta{qz-name}}} command); however, there can be more
+than one \textit{rendition}\FmtMP{rendition discussed} (or one variation) of the quiz. In this section,
+we deal with the simplest case: the source file has only one rendition of the
+quiz. In \hyperref[ss:mr]{Section~\ref*{ss:mr}}, the case of multiple renditions is covered.
+
+\paragraph*{File construction.} A quiz constructed with the \opt{usebatch} option is the same as one that
+uses \opt{useclass} (see \hyperref[ss:uc]{Section~\ref*{ss:uc}}); in fact,
+specifying the \opt{usebatch} option automatically passes the \opt{useclass}
+option to \pkg{thorshammer}. The difference is in the instructor's
+experience; when the instructor presses the \textsf{Mark It} control, instead
+of the \textsf{Freeze Quiz} button appearing, the \textsf{Save \& Close}
+button appears. After the instructor is finished marking up the quiz, as
+described in \textbf{Instructor's experience} on
+page~\pageref{para:basic-IE}, {\heshe*} presses the \textsf{Save \& Close}
+button, which saves and closes the quiz document. After the instructor has
+inspected each of the quizzes, {\heshe*} is ready to use \textsf{Thor's way}
+action-wizard (or batch sequence).
+
+\subsubsection{How to use the \textsf{Thor's way} action}\label{sss:TW}
+
+A powerful feature of the \app{Acrobat} application is the \textsf{Action
+Wizard}. The user-interface allows you to define a custom action that
+performs a series of tasks on each PDF in the list of PDFs to be processed.
+The \pkg{thorshammer} package provides its own action-wizard titled
+`\textsf{Thor's way}'.
+
+\paragraph*{What does \textsf{Thor's way} do?} For each of the quizzes that are
+designated as the files to be processed, this action-wizard performs the following tasks:
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item If solutions were provided for this quiz, the solution pages are
+ retrieved from the instructor's folder and inserted onto the end of
+ the quiz.
+ \item Gets the values for the name, student report and student grade
+ fields, and holds them as JavaScript variables.
+ \item Freezes the document (makes all fields readonly and flattens all
+ pages)
+ \item Saves the frozen quiz under the name
+ \texttt{\ameta{filename}-g.pdf}. Recall the \texttt{filename} is
+ \texttt{\cs{jobname}-\ameta{first}\_\ameta{last}}, where \cs{jobname}
+ is the base name of the (parent) {\LaTeX} source file that generated
+ the quizzes to begin with. The file is saved to the folder designated
+ as the `save folder.'
+\end{enumerate}
+Additional details are contained in the paragraph \textbf{How to use
+\textsf{Thor's way}} found below.
+
+\paragraph*{How to install \textsf{Thor's way}.}
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item Start \app{Acrobat}
+ \item select \textsf{Tools} from the toolbar
+ \item Find and open the \textsf{Action Wizard}
+ \item Select \textsf{Manage Actions}
+ \item In the \textsf{Manage Actions} dialog box, press the
+ \textsf{Import} button on the right-hand side
+ \item Navigate to the \texttt{action-wizards} folder of the
+ \pkg{thorshammer} package and choose either \textsf{Thor's way (en).sequ}
+ or \textsf{Thor's way (de).sequ} (both can be installed).
+ The wizard is now installed.
+ \item Back out of where you are, saving as you go
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\paragraph*{How to use \textsf{Thor's way}.}\label{para:UTW} Use this action after
+the instructor has finished reviewing each of the quizzes by first pressing the
+\textsf{Mark It} button, assigning additional points as needed, and pressing
+the \textsf{Save \& Close} button.
+
+\newtopic\noindent\textbf{Preliminaries}\vspace{-6pt}\relax
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item[] This package comes with two files: \texttt{control.pdf} and
+ \texttt{terminate-batch.pdf}. \emph{These two files are always placed in
+ the same folder together}.\footnote{Source files for these two PDFs are provided so you
+ can localize any instructions to the land of your choice.} Copy these two files to some folder convenient to the
+ work you are doing.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+%\goodbreak
+
+\newtopic\noindent\textbf{Preparation phase}\vspace{-6pt}\relax
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item Open the \texttt{container.pdf} file in the \app{Acrobat} window,
+ see Figure~\ref{cap:container}. Purpose of this file is to provide
+ the \textsf{Thor's way} some needed basic information, it also holds
+ the summary of the quiz results as an attachment. The document contains
+ two push buttons, two text fields, and two check boxes.
+
+\begin{figure}[tbh]\centering\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
+\fbox{\includegraphics[width=.67\linewidth]{graphics/container}}\\
+\caption{\texttt{container.pdf}}\label{cap:container}
+\end{figure}
+
+\item With the \texttt{container.pdf} file open, in the top most text field,
+ enter a name for the quiz. This will be the base name for the
+ tab-delimited TXT file that is attached to \texttt{container.pdf}
+\item In the bottom most text field, enter the folder (path) where the quiz files
+ are to be saved. (These are the ones named \texttt{\cs{filename-g.pdf}})
+ The folder path you enter can be a relative to the folder that contains \texttt{container.pdf},
+ or it can be a full (absolute) path to the folder. eg,
+ \begin{flushleft}\ttfamily
+ /c/users/thor/documents/myuni/spr19/algebra/myclass/graded
+ \end{flushleft}
+ Notice the method of referencing the path, this is the
+ device-independent file path reference in the Acrobat JavaScript API Reference manual.
+ See the short article at \href{https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/file-paths-acrobat-javascript}{AcrobatUsers.com}
+ for more information.\footnote{On \app{Windows}, a \app{Windows} path seems to work as well: \texttt{c:\string\users\string\thor\string\...\string\graded}}
+\item \checkBox[\DV{Yes}\V{Yes}\Ff\FfReadOnly]{apslns}{11bp}{11bp}{Yes} \uif{Append solutions, if they exist}\\
+ This check box is checked by default. Clear this box if you don't want
+ any solutions to the quiz appended. The \uif{Thor's way} action
+ sequence appends the solutions or not according to the state of this
+ checkbox.
+\item \checkBox[\DV{Yes}\V{Yes}\Ff\FfReadOnly]{rcddt}{11bp}{11bp}{Yes}
+ \uif{Record class data}\\
+ This check box is checked by default. If you don't want to record the
+ class data, clear this check box. Normally, this box is always checked;
+ however, if you run \uif{Thor's way} with \uif{Append solutions, if
+ they exist} cleared and at a later time you want to append the
+ solutions, run \uif{Thor's way} again on the same set of quizzes with
+ \uif{Record class data} cleared. The quiz data file attached to the
+ \texttt{container.pdf} will be preserved.
+\item Now press the button labeled \textsf{Push}. The information of the
+ text fields are saved as global JavaScript variables that can be
+ accessed by the batch sequence. When you press \textsf{Push}, the file
+ \texttt{container.pdf} closes, don't worry.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\newtopic\noindent\textbf{Action phase}\vspace{-6pt}\relax
+\begin{enumerate}\setcounter{enumi}{4}
+ \item Open the \textsf{Action Wizard} and choose \FmtMP{{Action: }\textsf{Thor's
+ way}}\textsf{Thor's way} from
+ the list of actions.
+
+\begin{figure}[tbh]\centering\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
+\includegraphics[width=.33\linewidth]{graphics/action-down-arrow}\\
+\caption{\textsf{Select files to be processed}}\label{cap:ada}
+\end{figure}
+
+ \item \textbf{Select files to be processed.} Click on the down arrow
+ control, as indicated in Figure~\ref{cap:ada}. Choose the \textsf{Add
+ Folders...} control if your quizzes are in a folder structure,
+ \app{Acrobat} should find all PDFs in the folder (including
+ subfolders) and list them. Choose the \textsf{Add Files...} controls
+ if the quizzes are all in the same folder and you can select them
+ all.
+
+\begin{figure}[tbh]\centering\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
+\includegraphics[width=.67\linewidth]{graphics/ManageFiles}\\
+\caption{\textsf{ManageFiles dialog box}}\label{cap:fmd}
+\end{figure}
+
+ \item \textbf{Select \texttt{terminate-batch.pdf}.} With the \textsf{Add
+ Files...}\ control, select the package file \texttt{terminate-batch.pdf}, which resides
+ in the same folder as \texttt{control.pdf}. This file must be last in
+ the list of files to be processed; if necessary, press the down arrow
+ control and select \textsf{Manage Files} (see Figure~\ref{cap:ada}).
+ The \textsf{Manage Files} dialog box, Figure~\ref{cap:fmd}, lists all
+ the files to be processed. Using the down arrow control in the right,
+ move the \texttt{terminate-batch.pdf} to it is last in the list.
+
+\item Keeping your fingers crossed and press the \textsf{Start} control. Each
+ of the quizzes is brought into the \app{Acrobat} window, form field
+ information is extracted, frozen, saved, and closed.
+
+\item When the \texttt{terminate-batch.pdf} is reached (bottom of the
+ list), no extracting or freezing occurs, but what happens is the
+ \texttt{control.pdf} document is opened once again.
+
+\begin{figure}[tbh]\centering\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
+\includegraphics[width=.67\linewidth]{graphics/quiz-results}\\
+\caption{\textsf{Results displayed}}\label{cap:qr}
+\end{figure}
+
+\item Look at the \textsf{Attachments} panel, using the user-interface,
+ save the attachment to where you want it. Figure~\ref{cap:qr} shows the
+ results of a test run of \textsf{Thor's way}. The produced TXT file is
+ a tab-delimited file that can be opened in \textsf{Microsoft Excel}.
+ These saved quiz results can be merged, no doubt, into a parent
+ \textsf{Excel} spreadsheet.
+
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\subsection{The \tops{\protect\opt{usebatch}}{usebatch} option: multiple renditions source}\label{ss:mr}
+
+The demonstration files for this section are \texttt{thexr.tex} and \texttt{thexrt.tex}.
+
+\newtopic\noindent
+In this section we discuss techniques for introducing multiple renditions of
+a quiz into the workflow. To be fair the student, the renditions should be roughly equivalent or the students will cry
+``foul!'' We don't want that to happen, we have enough troubles.
+
+\subsubsection{Preamble}
+
+Same preamble as previously described, including the use of \cs{sadQuizzes}.
+
+\subsubsection{The body of the document}
+
+Following the \cs{DeclareQuiz} command, declare one or more quiz body names using
+the \cs{declareQuizBody} command. Each quiz body declaration has a corresponding quiz
+body environment that contains a quiz. A rough outline is seen below.
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars=!()]
+%!textsf( declare the name of this quiz)
+\DeclareQuiz{!ameta(quiz-name)}
+
+%!textsf( declare the names of the renditions)
+\declareQuizBody{!ameta(qb-name!SUB1)}
+...
+\declareQuizBody{!ameta(qb-name!SUB(k))}
+
+%!textsf( each rendition is a complete quiz within its own environment)
+%!textsf( call these environments ``quiz body'' environments)
+\begin{!ameta(qb-name!SUB1)}
+ !ameta(quiz-rendition!SUB1)
+\begin{!ameta(qb-name!SUB1)}
+...
+\begin{!ameta(qb-name!SUB(k))}
+ !ameta(quiz-rendition!SUB(k))
+\begin{!ameta(qb-name!SUB(k))}
+\end{Verbatim}
+Actually, there may be only one rendition ($k=1$), but there is randomness built into
+the single rendition to produce a different, yet equivalent, version of the quiz.
+
+The \env{\ameta{qb-name}} environments are verbatim environments that write their contents
+to a CUT file, which are later input back into the document.
+
+\newtopic\noindent Following the \env{\ameta{qb-name}} environments comes the final step,
+we input these back into the document.
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars=!()]
+\InputQuizBody{!ameta(qb-name!SUB1)}
+...
+\InputQuizBody{!ameta(qb-name!SUB(k))}
+\end{Verbatim}
+You can input some or all of the declared quiz bodies, and the quiz bodies may be input several
+times, especially useful if a quiz body has a degree of randomness built into it.
+
+When you \cs{DeclareQuizBody}, there is an associated version (or rendition)
+number in the form of the text macro \cs{QzVer}\FmtMP{\cs{QzVer}}, that
+expands to a number (1, 2, 3, and so on). This number can be incorporated
+into various section titles, such as in the \cs{sqslsectitle},
+\cs{thQzHeader}, and \cs{thQzHeaderCS} commands, for example. Refer to
+\texttt{examples/misc/thexrt.tex} for illustrations.
+
+\subsubsection{The \tops{\protect\cs}{\textbackslash}{sadQuizzes} command (revisited)}
+
+When you compile a multi-rendition file, and bring the resulting PDF into a
+PDF viewer, you'll see you have $n$-quizzes contained in the document, where
+$n$ is the number of \cs{InputQuizBody} commands used. Here is a brief
+description of the action of \cs{sadQuizzes} in a multi-rendition document.
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item If solution pages are present, these pages are extracted from the
+ parent document, saved to the instructor's folder, and then
+ deleted from the parent document.
+ \item If there are cover pages, these are removed and saved to the
+ instructor's folder.
+ \item As the script goes through the list of students, it extracts one of
+ the $n$ quizzes in the parent document and populates it with the name
+ data.
+ \item If there are cover pages for this quiz set, the cover pages are
+ retrieved from the instructor's folder and inserted onto the front of
+ the quiz.
+ \item The extraction of a subset of pages preserves the document JavaScript,
+ but some elements vital to the whole workflow are lost. The script
+ restore these lost elements.
+ \item It saves each (customized) quiz to the appropriate student folder
+ with the file name \cs{jobname-\ameta{first}\_\ameta{last}.pdf}
+ \item It saves a copy of the (customized) quiz to the instructor's
+ designated folder.
+\end{itemize}
+What you should get is several versions assigned to the class members:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item class member 1 gets the first rendition
+ \item class member 2 gets the second rendition
+ \item[]...
+ \item class member $n$ gets the $n^{\text{th}}$ rendition, where $n = \text{number of \cs{InputQuizBody}}$ statements
+ \item class member $n+1$ gets the first rendition
+ \item[]...
+\end{itemize}
+When the parent document is opened in \app{Acrobat}, \cs{sadQuizzes}
+executes creates and distributes the quizzes to the instructor's folder and
+to the student's individual folder. It's just that simple.
+
+\paragraph*{Student's experience.} Same as their earlier experience, hopefully, this time around it will
+be a better experience, better results, happier student, we can only hope.
+
+\paragraph*{Instructor's experience.} Same as above, except {\heshe} has different quizzes to evaluate within
+a class. Poor instructor. After {\heshe*} has finished marking the quizzes,
+{\heshe*} runs them through \textsf{Thor's way} (\Nameref{sss:TW}), which
+leads to happiness for the instructor. The student's score is automatically
+recorded\FmtMP{automatically recorded} by the \textsf{Thor's way} action
+sequence.
+
+\subsection{Quizzes that specify the \tops{\protect\opt{batchdistr}}{batchdistr} option}\label{ss:bd}
+
+The \opt{batchdistr} option is the same as the \opt{usebatch} option, with
+only one difference: After the source file is compiled and opened in
+\app{Acrobat}, the newly created quizzes are distributed to the instructor's
+folder (as declared by \cs{instrPath}), but \emph{the quizzes are not
+distributed to the student folders}. The quizzes are distributed to the
+student's folder using batch sequences, to be detailed in subsequent
+paragraphs.
+
+\paragraph*{Apply security before distributing quizzes.} The real purpose of
+delaying the distribution of the quizzes to the student folders is to place
+\emph{password security} on the quiz files. After building the instructor's
+copies of the quizzes, the instructor can use the action \textsf{Thor
+protects and distributes}. The details of the workflow follows:
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item \textbf{Build:} Build the source quiz file using the \opt{batchdistr} option.
+
+\item[] When the source file is opened in \app{Acrobat} the first time, the
+ custom-named quiz files are saved into the instructor's folder (as
+ specified by \cs{instrPath}); no quizzes are deposited in the student
+ folders yet.
+
+\item \textbf{Secure and distribute:} With the \app{Acrobat} window empty,
+ open the \textsf{Action Wizard} and select the \FmtMP{{Action: }\textsf{Thor
+ protects and distributes}}\textsf{Thor protects and distributes} action.
+ For the \textsf{Files to be processed}, select the quizzes that have
+ just been dropped into the instructor's folder. Perform the action by
+ pressing \textsf{Start}.
+
+ Note: To delay the distribution of the quizzes, apply
+ \textsf{Thor protects} and later apply \textsf{Thor distributes}.
+
+\item \textbf{Examination period:} Now the students take the quiz, the quiz
+ has password security so the student cannot snoop around with the file,
+ even if the student has access to \app{Acrobat}.
+
+\item \textbf{Marking period:} Following the exam period, the instructor
+ examines each quiz: Press the \textsf{Mark It} button, award any points
+ for extended response questions, assign a student grade, and press the
+ \textsf{Save \& Close} button.
+
+\item \textbf{Remove security:}\label{item:RS} Press \textsf{Ctrl+K} to
+ open the \textsf{Preferences} dialog box. In the left-hand panel,
+ select \textsf{Action Wizard}. In the right-hand panel change
+ \textsf{Security Method}, using the dropdown menu to \textsf{Password
+ Security}. Save your changes by pressing the \textsf{OK} control in the
+ lower-right corner.
+
+\item[] With the \app{Acrobat} window empty, open the \textsf{Action
+ Wizard} and select the \FmtMP{{Action: }\textsf{Thor removes
+ protection}}\textsf{Thor removes protection} action. For the
+ \textsf{Files to be processed}, select the quizzes in the student
+ folders. Use either \textsf{Add Folder...} or \textsf{Add Files...} to
+ select all the quizzes. Perform the action by pressing \textsf{Start}.
+
+\item Press \textsf{Ctrl+K} to open the
+ \textsf{Preferences} dialog box. In the left-hand panel, select
+ \textsf{Action Wizard}. In the right-hand panel change \textsf{Security
+ Method}, using the dropdown menu to \textsf{Do not ask for password}. Save
+ your changes by pressing the \textsf{OK} control in the lower-right
+ corner.
+
+%Thor allows changes (password) student folders container
+\item \textbf{Thor's way:} Now apply the \FmtMP{{Action: }\textsf{Thor's
+ way}}\textsf{Thor's way} action, as described in the paragraph
+ \textbf{\nameref{para:UTW}} on page~\pageref{para:UTW}.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\section{Bells and whistles}
+
+\subsection{Running Headers}
+
+ The scheme used here assumes no other {\LaTeX} package has been used to take over the running
+ headers (and footers). If that is the case, use the values of the commands below to design
+ your own.
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\thQzHeaderCQ\darg{\ameta{text}}}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\widthof{\sffamily(Solutions: \cs{thQuizName})}}%
+\edef\x{\the\eflength}%
+\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\rlap{\hskip\x\relax\quad\cs{def}\cs{th@QzHeaderLQ\darg{\ameta{text}}}}\sffamily(Thor's class)}}
+\def\2{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\rlap{\hskip\x\relax\quad\cs{def}\cs{th@QzHeaderCQ\darg{\ameta{text}}}}\sffamily(Quiz \cs{thQuizName})}}
+\def\3{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\rlap{\hskip\x\relax\quad\cs{def}\cs{th@QzHeaderCS\darg{\ameta{text}}}}\sffamily(Solutions: \cs{thQuizName})}}
+\def\4{\rlap{\hskip\eflength\rlap{\hskip\x\relax\quad\cs{def}\cs{t@hQzHeaderR\darg{\ameta{text}}}}\sffamily(\cs{thepage})}}
+\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+!1\thQzHeaderL{!ameta(text)}
+!2\thQzHeaderCQ{!ameta(text)}
+!3\thQzHeaderCS{!ameta(text)}
+!4\thQzHeaderR{!ameta(text)}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb These command declarations allow you to set the left, center (for quiz
+pages and solution pages), and right running headers. The content of the
+parentheses to the right are the default values, which obviously need to be
+changed, except, perhaps, for the right header. The declarations in the first column,
+define text macros, whose definitions are given in the third column.
+
+The special command \cs{thQuizName} expands to the name of the \ameta{qz-name}, where \ameta{qz-name}
+was declare earlier by \cs{DeclareQuiz\darg{\ameta{qz-name}}}. Typically, the choice
+for the quiz name very simple, such as \texttt{q1}. You can have a more meaningful
+name by declaring \cs{thQzName\darg{\ameta{friendly-qz-name}}}; such a declaration
+defines the text macro \cs{thqzname} that expands to \ameta{friendly-qz-name}. The package
+initially declares \cs{thQzName\darg{\cs{thQuizName}}}; for example,
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
+\thQzHeaderCQ{Pr\"{u}fung: \thqzname}
+\thQzHeaderCS{L\"{o}sungen: \thqzname}
+\thQzName{Grammatik 1}
+\end{Verbatim}
+The \cs{rhPgNumsOnly}\FmtMP{\cs{rhPgNumsOnly} discussed} command removes all
+running headers, except for the page number in the right header. Expand in
+the preamble.
+
+\subsection{Solution pages}
+
+Thor's hammer does support solutions to questions via the usual
+\env{solution} environment. When the parent document is built and opened in
+\app{Acrobat}, the solution pages are identified, extracted, saved to the
+instructor's folder,\footnote{For a parent document that uses basic methods
+(no options), the solutions are saved to the current folder of the parent
+document.} and deleted from the parent document. As a result, the quiz the
+student sees does not contain the solution pages.
+
+
+\subsection{Cover pages}
+
+While Thor is hammering away on the solution pages, Thor's hammer also
+supports the notion cover pages, these are one or more pages appearing in the
+front of the parent document (prior to any quizzes). These pages are normally
+ignored when the process of building the custom quizzes for the class;
+however, if you declare in the \emph{preamble}\FmtMP{preamble only},
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\DeclareCoverPage\darg{\ameta{bPg[-ePg]}}}%
+%\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\DeclareCoverPage{!ameta(bPg[-ePg])}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb where \ameta{bPg[-ePg]} are the beginning (\meta{bPg}) and ending
+(\meta{ePg}) page numbers; this forms a range of page numbers. As indicated
+by the syntax, \cs{ePg} is optional. The values of these page numbers are
+0-based\FmtMP{0-based numbering}; that is 0 is the first page of the parent
+document, 1 is the second page, and so on. \cs{DeclareCoverPage\darg{0}}
+states that page~0 is a cover page, while \cs{DeclareCoverPage\darg{0-1}}
+declares the first two pages in the parent document are cover pages. (Page~0
+might be a title page, page~1 might be extensive instructions and other
+information.) Use your knowledge of {\LaTeX} so that there are no page numbers\FmtMP{no page numbers on cover pages}
+on the cover pages.
+
+\subsection{Switches to control program flow}
+
+In this section, we provide switches that give control over the behavior the creation
+and function of a quiz.
+\bVerb\small\takeMeasure{\string\distrToStudentsOn \string\distrToStudentsOff}%
+%\setlength{\eflength}{\bxSize}%
+%\def\1{\rlap{\hskip\eflength D}}
+\begin{dCmd}[fontsize=\small,commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\autoCopyOn \autoCopyOff
+
+\instrAutoSaveOn \instrAutoSaveOff
+\instrAutoCloseOn \instrAutoCloseOff
+
+\stuAutoSaveOn \stuAutoSaveOff
+\stuAutoCloseOn \stuAutoCloseOff
+
+\distrToInstrOn \distrToInstrOff
+\distrToStudentsOn \distrToStudentsOff
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb The defaults for the above commands are the `On' versions.
+\begin{description}
+\item[\cmd\autoCopyOn] During document development, you don't want to copy
+ the files each time you build and review the document in \app{Acrobat}.
+ Set \cs{autoCopyOff} during quiz development, and declare
+ \cs{autoCopyOn} when you want to distribute. The default is
+ \cs{autoCopyOn}.
+
+\item[\cs{instrAutoSaveOn}] When the instructor presses the freeze quiz
+ control, there is an option to automatically save the document or not.
+ \cs{instrAutoSaveOn} saves the document; however, if
+ \cs{instrAutoSaveOff} is expanded in the preamble, no automatic save is
+ performed. The default is \cs{instrAutoSaveOn}.
+
+\item[\cs{instrAutoCloseOn}] When the instructor presses the freeze quiz control, there is an option
+ to silently close the document or not. \cs{instrAutoCloseOn} closes the document; however, if
+ \cs{instrAutoCloseOff} is expanded in the preamble, no automatic
+ closing occurs. The default is \cmd{\instrAutoCloseOn}.
+
+\item[\cs{stuAutoSaveOn}] When expanded in the preamble, a save button will appear
+ (created by \cs{stuSaveBtn}) when the \textsf{End Quiz} control is pressed. A
+ dialog appears to save the file, the student can choose the file
+ location and the file name at that time. When \cs{stuAutoSaveOff} is in
+ effect, the save button does not appear, and the student must press the
+ save button the on \app{Adobe Reader} toolbar. The default is
+ \cs{stuAutoSaveOn}.
+
+\item[\cs{stuAutoSaveOff}] This command is obeyed only if
+ \cmd{\stuAutoSaveOn} is in effect. After the student presses the save
+ button (\cmd\stuSaveBtn), the document is closed after the student save
+ the document. Note that if the student cancels saving the document and
+ if the document still needs saving, the document is not closed. The
+ default is \cmd\stuAutoCloseOn.
+
+\item[\cs{distrToInstrOff}] Allow the instructor to turn off the
+ distribution of the quizzes to himself by using \cs{distrToInstrOff},
+ the default is \cs{distrToInstrOn}.
+
+\item[\cmd\distrToStudentsOff] This switch allows the instructor to turn off
+ the distribution of the quizzes to the student folders, the default is
+ \cs{distrToStudentsOn}. (Note: The \opt{batchdistr} option expands
+ \cs{distrToStudentsOff}.
+
+\end{description}
+Except for \cs{autoCopyOn} and \cs{autoCopyOff}, there is normally no reason
+to change these switches from their defaults. They are here to provide
+additional control.
+
+\subsection{Language localization}\label{s:lang}
+
+There are a number of language dependent phrases that appear in the
+document, these have conveniently been gathered into the file
+\texttt{thorshammer.cfg}. If found on the {\LaTeX} search path, it is
+automatically loaded, unless the \opt{nocfg} option is in force. This file
+can be localized to your own language, hopefully no umlauts needed.
+
+
+\subsection{System scripts}\label{s:sysscrpts}
+
+In the course of developing this package, several
+\uif{Powershell} system scripts were written to illustrate the
+workflow to ourselves. During the long development of this
+package, the scripts were folded into a single \uif{Powershell}
+script file \texttt{thmclass.ps1}. The use of
+\texttt{thmclass.ps1} is described in the file
+\texttt{thmclass.pdf}, found in the \texttt{docs} folder.
+
+\begin{comment}
+\newtopic\noindent The scripts are assume the folder structure of mighty Thor himself
+is used. The scripts use three variables that need to be modified:
+\texttt{\$instrName} (\texttt{instrName}), \texttt{\$instrDest}
+(\texttt{instrDest}), and \texttt{\$startLocation} (\texttt{startLocation}).
+For PowerShell, variables begin with a dollar sign, where is in bash shell
+they do not.
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \textbf{Windows PowerShell scripts}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{getquizzes.ps1}\\ \emph{Copies} every PDF file residing in a folder
+ with name \texttt{\$instrName} to the folder defined
+ by the path \texttt{\$instrDest}.
+ \item \texttt{rmquizzes.ps1}\\ \emph{Removes} (deletes) every PDF file residing in a folder
+ with name \texttt{\$instrName}.
+ \item \texttt{mvquizzes.ps1}\\ \emph{Moves} every PDF file residing in a folder
+ with name \texttt{\$instrName} to the folder defined
+ by the path \texttt{\$instrDest}.
+ \end{itemize}
+\goodbreak
+ \item \textbf{Linux bash scripts}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{getquizzes.sh}\\\emph{Copies} every PDF file residing in a folder
+ with name \texttt{instrName} to the folder defined
+ by the path \texttt{instrDest}
+ \item \texttt{rmquizzes.sh}\\ \emph{Removes} (deletes) every PDF file residing in a folder
+ with name \texttt{instrName}.
+ \item \texttt{mvquizzes.sh} \emph{Moves} every PDF file residing in a folder
+ with name \texttt{instrName} to the folder defined
+ by the path \texttt{instrDest}.
+ \end{itemize}
+\end{itemize}
+Having each quiz in an folder with the instructor's name (\texttt{\_Thor}, or
+some other unique name) allows the scripts to find the quiz PDFs, \emph{and no
+others}.
+
+\paragraph*{Executing these scripts.} To begin with, I'm no expert. \verb~:-{)~
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \textbf{Windows PowerShell scripts.} You must grant the
+ permissions for the scripts to executed: open PowerShell (run as
+ administrator)1, paste \texttt{Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned} at
+ the prompt and execute this line.
+ \item[] The easiest way of working with PowerShell is through the Windows
+ PowerShell ISE app. Press the Search icon in the lower left corner of
+ windows and type in PowerShell and amongst the matches presented is
+ Windows PowerShell ISE. To executed one of the scripts, use the
+ File menu to open \texttt{getquizzes.ps1}, for example. There you can edit
+ and save the script in the editor provided. To run the script, press the Run Script (F5)
+ on the toolbar.
+ \item \textbf{Linux bash scripts} On Linux there are permissions to be granted as well, I refer
+ the interested reader to \href{https://ryanstutorials.net/bash-scripting-tutorial/bash-script.php}{this web page}.\footnote
+ {\url{https://ryanstutorials.net/bash-scripting-tutorial/bash-script.php}} This web page is just one of many
+ found by a Google search.
+\end{itemize}
+\end{comment}
+
+\section{List of sample files}
+
+The sample files are found in the \texttt{example} folder. Fundamentally,
+there are only six demonstration files, but these are replicated several times
+and distributed over several times in sub-folders of the main \texttt{examples} folder.
+The sample files, listed in increasing complexity, and their brief descriptions follow:
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\texttt{thexb.tex}] uses no option and represents the basic
+ methods described in Section~\ref{ss:BMs}.
+ \item[\texttt{theuc.tex}] uses the \opt{useclass} option, as described
+ in Section~\ref{ss:uc}.
+ \item[\texttt{thexub.tex}] uses the \opt{usebatch} option, as described
+ in Section~\ref{ss:ub}. The instructor can use \textsf{Thor's way}
+ action sequence on these quizzes to automatically record the
+ student scores.
+ \item[\texttt{thexbd.tex}] uses the \opt{batchdistr} option, as described
+ in Section~\ref{ss:bd}. For this file, distribution of the student
+ quizzes is delayed. It is expected to apply some security first.
+ \item[\texttt{ther.tex}] uses the \opt{usebatch} option with the
+ \opt{allowrandomize} option for \pkg{exerquiz}. As a results,
+ certain MC and MS choices are randomized. The \env{quizbody}
+ environment encloses the body of the quiz and input back into the
+ document twice. As a result, we obtain two versions of the same
+ quiz, with two randomized order for MC and MS choices.
+ \item[\texttt{theexrt.tex}] uses the \opt{usebatch} option with the
+ \opt{allowrandomize} option for \pkg{exerquiz} and uses the
+ \pkg{ran\_toks} package as well. The \pkg{ran\_toks} package is
+ used to randomize the order of the questions, in addition to the
+ randomization of the choices of \texttt{thexr.tex}. The
+ \env{quizbody} environment is used twice on two distinct set of
+ quiz questions, and input back in several times. The results are
+ three ``renditions'' of two distinct quizzes, the order of the
+ questions and choices are randomized.
+\end{description}
+The above files may appear in the following folders.
+\begin{description}
+ \item [\texttt{nosolns} folder:] This is the original collection of demonstration files,
+ all having no solutions associated with any of the questions. (The
+ simplest case.)
+ \item [\texttt{wthsolns} folder:] The same six demo files, but with selected solutions to
+ the questions. The \texttt{thexb.tex} demonstrates how to set of the
+ document with a screen design (\opt{designi}). It also uses the
+ \pkg{spdef} package (provided) to format the document with or without
+ a design option of \pkg{web}. Some of the files use running headers.
+ \item[\texttt{cfg} folder:] There are several files in this folder, each
+ using the \opt{usebatch} option. They illustrate how to input
+ instructor and student data through CFG files, as described in
+ section entitled \Nameref{sss:CI}.
+ \item[\texttt{misc} folder:] The \texttt{thexrt.tex} file is in this
+ folder. The file has been modified several ways.
+ \cs{thQuizHeaderLayout} is redefined to hide the \cs{FirstName} and
+ \cs{LastName} fields. (Do not delete these two commands, they are
+ required, but we can hide them.) Instead of displaying the first and
+ last name, the \cs{FullName} command is used on the cover page. The
+ \cs{FullName} command gets its value from the values of
+ \cs{FirstName} and \cs{LastName}. The changes give the quizzes a
+ slightly different look.
+ \item[\texttt{target} folder:] The demo files that use the \opt{useclass}
+ option, need a target to drop the instructor's copies of the quizzes
+ and the student copies of the files. In each of the demo files where
+ class information is provided, you need to adjust the paths to taget
+ the subfolders of the \texttt{target} folder. The \texttt{target}
+ folder may be copied to the desktop, as I did, and target the quiz
+ files there.
+\end{description}
+
+\section{Summary of action sequences provided}\label{actSeq}
+
+By ``actions sequences'' we mean batch sequences of \app{Acrobat} that
+perform a series of tasks. Refer the document
+\href{install-action-seq.pdf}{install-action-seq.pdf} for information on
+how to install action sequences, found in the \texttt{docs} folder of this
+distribution.
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item\textbf{\textsf{Thor's way} action.} This action is performed on the (student)
+ completed and (instructor) marked quizzes. Refer to
+ \textbf{\nameref{sss:TW}} on page~\pageref{sss:TW} for more information
+ on \textsf{Thor's way}.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \textbf{Applies to} quizzes compiled with the
+ \opt{usebatch} or \opt{batchdistr} option.
+ \item\textbf{What it does:} For each quiz, it extracts first
+ name, last name, score, total points from the quiz and saves
+ them to an attachment of \texttt{container}; it flattens
+ the quiz and saves the flattened quiz with a suffix of
+ \texttt{"-g"} to the folder designated by the
+ \texttt{container} file.
+ \item\textbf{Steps to run the \textsf{Thor's way} action}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Open the file \texttt{container.pdf}
+ (\hyperref[cap:container]{Figure~\ref*{cap:container}})
+ and fill out the fields provided and press the
+ \textsf{Push} button. The file saves the data entered in
+ the form fields then closes.
+ \item Select the tool \textsf{Action Wizard}, then select
+ \textsf{Thor's way}
+ \item\textsf{Files to be processed:} Selected the quizzes
+ (using the \textsf{Add Folder} and/or \textsf{Add Files}
+ controls), then select the special file
+ \texttt{terminate-batch.pdf}. This latter file \emph{must
+ be the last file to be processed}.
+ \item Start the batch by pressing the \textsf{Start} control
+ \end{itemize}
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item[] After the action is finished, the \texttt{control} document
+ should be in the \app{Acrobat} window. Check the console window
+ to see if there are any errors. The attachment to this file
+ contains the quiz results, save and do with them what you will,
+ perhaps merging them into a larger spreadsheet.
+ \item \textbf{\textsf{Thor protects} action.} Applies to a collection of
+ newly created quizzes that specify the \opt{batchdistr} option.
+ Running this action places security on the quizzes so the student's
+ cannot view the answers even if they are using \app{Acrobat}.
+ \item \textbf{\textsf{Thor distributes} action.} A general purpose action
+ that returns quizzes from the instructor's folder (or subfolder) to their
+ respective student folders. There are two situations where you would apply
+ this action:
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item The \textsf{Thor's way} action drops the completed and
+ marked quizzes (with suffix \texttt{"-g"}) into the folder
+ designated in the \texttt{container} file. This action copies
+ them back into the student folders.
+ \item For a quiz this is compiled with the \opt{batchdistr}, the
+ distribution of the quizzes is delayed (possibly to place
+ security restrictions on them using the \textsf{Thor
+ protects} action). At the time where you want to deploy the
+ quizzes to the students folders, you can use \textsf{Thor
+ distributes} to accomplish that task.
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item \textbf{\textsf{Thor protects and distributes} action.} Applies to
+ a collection of newly created quizzes that specify the
+ \opt{batchdistr} option. Refer to
+ \hyperref[ss:bd]{Section~\ref{ss:bd}} for more details. The action is
+ to apply security to the quizzes and then to distribute them to the
+ student folders. This is a combination of \textsf{Thor protects} and
+ \textsf{Thor distributes}.
+
+\goodbreak
+ \item[]\textbf{Steps to run the \textsf{Thor protects and distributes} action}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Select the tool \textsf{Action Wizard}, then select
+ \textsf{Thor protects and distributes}
+ \item\textsf{Files to be processed:} Selected the quizzes
+ (using the \textsf{Add Folder} and/or \textsf{Add Files}
+ controls). These are undistributed quizzes and should
+ reside in the instructor's folder.
+ \item Start the batch by pressing the \textsf{Start} control.
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item[] After this action is completed, copies of the secured files should
+ now be in the student folders.
+ \item \textbf{\textsf{Thor removes protection} action.} This action is a
+ natural continuation of \textsf{Thor protects and distributes}. It
+ removes the security previously placed on the quizzes. This is needed
+ to flatten the quizzes later in the work flow. The whole workflow is
+ described in \hyperref[ss:bd]{Section~\ref{ss:bd}}. In particular,
+ see \hyperref[item:RS]{item~\ref*{item:RS}} titled \textbf{Remove Security}.
+ After removing security, we continue with the \textsf{Thor's way} action.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\section{Further discussion of Basic Methods}
+
+The essential difference between these two methods is how the quiz files are
+named:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item For basic methods, when multiple quiz files are produced, the
+ naming convention is \cs{jobname-1.pdf}, \cs{jobname-2.pdf}, and so
+ on. When only a single quiz file is created, it is named
+ \cs{jobname.pdf}.
+ \item For class methods, the quizzes are named as
+ \cs{jobname-\ameta{first\SUB1}\_\ameta{last\SUB1}.pdf},
+ \cs{jobname-\ameta{first\SUB2}\_\ameta{last\SUB2}.pdf}, and so on.
+\end{itemize}
+Class methods have three options \opt{useclass}, \opt{usebatch}, and \opt{batchdistr}.
+It is the \opt{useclass} that distinguishes basic and class methods.
+
+%\subsection{Basic Methods}
+\newtopic\noindent
+The following are the scenarios for basic methods:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item None of the \textbf{\nameref{para:OCs}} listed on
+ page~\pageref{para:OCs} are specified in the preamble. A single quiz
+ is produced \emph{for each rendition} in the source file. By default flattening is off, so
+ returned quizzes can be run through \textsf{Thor's way} action
+ sequence. The source file can be compiled with \cs{flattenOff}, in
+ which case manual recording of the grades is needed.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Files are created in the source file folder.
+ \item It is up to the instructor to deliver these quizzes to the
+ class.
+ \item You can place security on the files using the \textsf{Thor protects} action sequence.
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item \cs{enumQuizzes\darg{\ameta{num}}}: \ameta{num} copies of the file
+ is created (with rendition variations if they exist). All files are
+ dropped into the source file folder. Returned files can be run
+ through \textsf{Thor's way} to record results, unless \cs{flattenOff}
+ is specified in the preamble.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Analogous to the \opt{usebatch} option.
+ \item Files are created in the source file folder.
+ \item It is up to the instructor to deliver these quizzes to the
+ class.
+ \item You can place security on the files using the \textsf{Thor
+ protects} action sequence. Quizzes are delivered manually. When
+ the returned quizzes are to be marked, use \textsf{Thor removes
+ protection} followed by the instructor markup step, followed by
+ \textsf{Thor's way} to record the quizzes. This roughly models
+ \textsf{batchdistr}, but without the distribution part.
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item \cs{enumQuizzes\darg{\ameta{num}}} and
+ \cs{instrPath\darg{\ameta{path}}} are specified: \ameta{num} copies of the file
+ is created (with rendition variations if they exist). Returned files can be run
+ through \textsf{Thor's way} to record results, unless \cs{flattenOff}
+ is specified in the preamble.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Analogous to the \opt{usebatch} option.
+ \item All files are dropped into the folder determined by
+ \cs{instrPath}.
+ \item It is up to the instructor to deliver these quizzes to the
+ class.
+ \item You can place security on the files using the \textsf{Thor protects} action sequence.
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ \item \cs{instrPath\darg{\ameta{path}}},
+ \cs{classPath\darg{\ameta{path}}}, and
+ \cs{distrQuizzes\darg{\ameta{args}}}: \ameta{num} copies of the file
+ is created (with rendition variations if they exist), where
+ \ameta{num} is the number of folders listed in the argument of
+ \cs{distrQuizzes}. Returned files can be run through \textsf{Thor's
+ way} to record results, unless \cs{flattenOff} is specified in the
+ preamble.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item This combination of command best model the \opt{usebatch} option.
+ \item A copy of all quizzes are dropped into the folder determined by
+ \cs{instrPath}.
+ \item A copy of all quizzes are dropped into the student folders determined by
+ \cs{classPath}/\cs{distrQuizzes}.
+ \item Specifying \cs{distrToStudentsOff} in the preamble, you can
+ the place security on the files using the \textsf{Thor protects
+ and distributes} action sequence, which places the security on
+ the quizzes and distributes them to the student folders. This
+ would model the \opt{batchdistr}
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ \item \cs{classPath\darg{\ameta{path}}}, and
+ \cs{distrQuizzes\darg{\ameta{args}}}: Same as the previous bullet point above.
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item This combination of command best model the \opt{usebatch} option.
+ \item A copy of all quizzes are dropped into the source folder,
+ since no \cs{instrPath} is specified.
+ \item A copy of all quizzes are dropped into the student folders determined by
+ \cs{classPath}/\cs{distrQuizzes}.
+ \item Specifying \cs{distrToStudentsOff} in the preamble, you can
+ the place security on the files using the \textsf{Thor protects
+ and distributes} action sequence, which places the security on
+ the quizzes and distributes them to the student folders. This
+ would model the \opt{batchdistr}.
+ \end{itemize}
+
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+
+\section{A final note on Thor's workflow}
+
+There are two computer drives involved in this workflow: (1) a drive on the
+instructor's work computer designated as ID (instructor's drive); and (2) a
+system drive that students have access to, designated as SD (system drive).
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item (ID) The development of the quiz occurs on ID, {\heshe} builds the
+ quizzes (perhaps individualized to the names of the students) and saves
+ them to the student folders on ID, copies are dumped into the
+ instructor's folder on ID.
+\item (ID $\mapsto$ SD) The system scripts copy the student folders on ID to
+ SD, preserving folder structure.
+\item (SD) The class takes the quiz during the quiz period.
+\item (SD $\mapsto$ ID) After the quiz period, system scripts copy the
+ completed quizzes from the SD student folders to the ID student
+ folders, and deletes the quizzes from SD.
+\item (ID) The instructor grades each quiz, awarding points for the
+ extended response questions. Graded quizzes are flattened and marked
+ with a suffix `-g'.
+\item (ID $\mapsto$ SD) The system scripts returns the graded quizzes to
+ the student folders on SD, where are met with great rejoicing or
+ gnashing of teeth.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\section{The \tops{\protect\opt{ordinary}}{ordinary} option}\label{ordinary}
+
+This option was prompted by an \pkg{exerquiz} user who had a unique problem:
+He wanted to put password protection on the \uif{Correct} button of an
+\pkg{exerquiz} quiz. He wanted to distribute quizzes to his students. The
+students would take the quiz, and, on pressing the \uif{End Quiz} button,
+would get their score, but the \uif{Correct} button would be denied to them
+through a password mechanism.
+
+Solving this problem necessitated some of the special features of
+\pkg{thorshammer}, without the use of \cs{sadQuizzes}.
+
+To see the solution to this problem, go to the
+\texttt{examples/orginary-option} folder. There are three files in that
+folder:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item {\ttfamily quiz-pwd-to-correct-AA.tex}: This file requires the use
+ of \app{Acrobat} to create the quizzes. The password is dynamically
+ encoded as the PDF is loaded into \app{Acrobat} for the first time.
+ \item {\ttfamily quiz-pwd-to-correct-AR.tex}: Again, the \uif{Correct}
+ button is password protected, only \app{Adobe Reader} is required
+ to build this file; however, the encrypted password cannot be built
+ dynamically. It must be first computed and hard-wired placed in the
+ source document.
+ \item {\ttfamily get-hash-string.tex}: This is a companion file to the
+ `AR' version described above. Build this file using any method.
+ Open it in \app{Adobe Reader} and press the \uif{Push} button. A
+ response dialog box opens, enter your chosen password (PIN number)
+ and press \uif{OK}. The hash string of your password appears on the
+ text field. Copy the password (or PIN) and the hash string to
+ {\ttfamily quiz-pwd-to-correct\allowbreak-AR.tex}. Comment out the human readable
+ password in your file and paste the hash string into the value of
+ the \texttt{\_PinCode} JavaScript variable, then build the file
+ {\ttfamily quiz-pwd-to\allowbreak-correct-AR.tex}. Now, the \uif{Correct}
+ button is password (PIN) protected.
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+\section{My retirement}
+
+Now, I simply must get back to it. \dps
+
+\end{document}
+
+The only user command is \cs{xbmksetup}:
+\bVerb\def\1{\qquad}\takeMeasure{\1docbundle=\darg{\ameta{doc\SUB1},\ameta{doc\SUB2},...,\ameta{doc\SUB{n}}},}%
+\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
+\xbmksetup{%
+!1docbundle={!ameta(doc!SUB1),!ameta(doc!SUB2),...,!ameta(doc!SUB(n))},
+!1colors={int=!ameta(color),ext=!ameta(color)},
+!1styles={intbf,extbf,intit,extit}
+}
+\end{dCmd}
+\eVerb
+
+% This code saves a copy of the PDF with the name of each member of the class
+% appended. If you have a network drive, you can copy each PDF to their respective
+% folders in the connected drive. Here, drive Z: is connected to my PC, drive Z: is
+% actually, the C: drive on my other laptop, which is connected to my PC.
+% See if this works for you.
+%
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