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--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ran_toks/doc/rantoks_man.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ran_toks/doc/rantoks_man.tex
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
\usepackage[fleqn]{amsmath}
\usepackage[
web={centertitlepage,designv,forcolorpaper,
- usesf,latextoc,pro}, %tight,
+ latextoc,pro}, %tight,
eforms,aebxmp
]{aeb_pro}
\usepackage{ran_toks}
-\useThisSeed{1441984427}
+
+%\useThisSeed{1441984427}
%\useLastAsSeed
+\useThisSeed{2001383846}
+
+%2001383846 % initializing seed value
+%1629639958 % last random number used
+
+
%\rtdebugtrue
%\ranToksOn
%\ranToksOff
@@ -25,11 +32,29 @@
\hskip2em\hbox{}\nobreak\hfill#1}
\def\fitit{\eq@fititin{\exrtnlabelformat}}
\@mparswitchfalse\reversemarginpar
-%\def\meta#1{$\langle\textit{\texttt{#1}}\rangle$}
+\renewcommand{\paragraph}
+ {\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{0pt}{6pt}{-3pt}
+ {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries}}
+\renewcommand{\subparagraph}
+ {\@startsection{subparagraph}{5}{\parindent}{6pt}{-3pt}%
+ {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries}}
+\makeatother
+
+\def\anglemeta#1{$\langle\textit{\texttt{#1}}\rangle$}
\def\meta#1{\textit{\texttt{#1}}}
+\def\darg#1{\texttt{\{#1\}}}
+\def\takeMeasure{\bgroup\obeyspaces\takeMeasurei}
+\def\takeMeasurei#1{\global\setbox\webtempboxi\hbox{\ttfamily#1}\egroup}
+\def\bxSize{\wd\webtempboxi+2\fboxsep+2\fboxrule}
+\usepackage[active]{srcltx}
+
+\let\amtIndent\leftmargini
+\def\SUB#1{${}_{\text{#1}}$}
+
+\newdimen\aebdimen \aebdimen\topsep
+\newcommand\bVerb[1][]{\begingroup#1\vskip\aebdimen\parindent0pt}%
+\def\eVerb{\vskip\aebdimen\endgroup\noindent}
-\makeatother
-%\usepackage[active]{srcltx}
\urlstyle{rm}
@@ -43,7 +68,7 @@
email={dpstory@acrotex.net},
subject=Documentation for the ran\_toks package,
talksite={\url{www.acrotex.net}},
- version={1.0},
+ version={1.0e},
Keywords={LaTeX,PDF,random, tokens, JavaScript,Adobe Acrobat},
copyrightStatus=True,
copyrightNotice={Copyright (C) \the\year, D. P. Story},
@@ -67,8 +92,7 @@
\def\exSrc{\makebox[0pt][r]{\large{\Pisymbol{webd}{157}}\enspace}}
%\pagestyle{empty}
-\parindent0pt
-\parskip\medskipamount
+%\parindent0pt\parskip\medskipamount
\definePath\bgPath{"C:/Users/Public/Documents/%
@@ -96,21 +120,31 @@ is long overdue; users of \textbf{AeB} and of \textsf{eqexam} have long asked fo
randomize the order of the problems in a test or quiz, or anything for
that matter.
-\exSrc The example file for this package is \texttt{ran\_toks.tex} found in the
-\texttt{examples} folder. The file reproduces the sample code of this
-manual.
+\newtopic\noindent\exSrc The \texttt{examples} folder contains three demonstration files:
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item \texttt{ran\_toks.tex} reproduces the sample code of this manual.
+ \item \texttt{random\_tst.tex} shows how to use \textsf{ran\_toks} to
+ randomize the \emph{questions} of an exam document created by the
+ \textsf{eqexam} package.
+ \item \texttt{random\_tst\_qz.tex} shows how to randomize choices of a
+ multiple choice field in a \texttt{quiz} environment of the
+ \textsf{exerquiz} package, when the choices contain verbatim text.
+\end{enumerate}
\section{The Preamble and Package Options}
The preamble for this package is
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(\usepackage{ran_toks})
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\usepackage\darg{ran\_toks}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single]
+\usepackage{ran_toks}
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
The package itself has no options.
The requirements for \textsf{ran\_toks} are the \textsf{verbatim} package
(part of the standard {\LaTeX} distribution, and the macro file
-\texttt{random.tex}, by Donald Arseneau
+\texttt{random.tex} by Donald Arseneau
\section{The main commands and environments}\label{rtmain}
@@ -124,17 +158,20 @@ command}{\CMD{ranToks}} command}
The \cs{ranToks} command was the original concept; declare a series of
tokens to be randomized.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(!parbox(1.5in)(\ranToks{!meta(name)}{%
- {!meta(token_1)}
- {!meta(token_2)}
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\ranToks\darg{\meta{name}}\{\%\enspace}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\ranToks{!meta(name)}{%
+ {!meta(token!SUB(1))}
+ {!meta(token!SUB(2))}
...
- {!meta(token_n)}
-}))
+ {!meta(token!SUB(n))}
+}
\end{Verbatim}
-were \meta{token\_k} is any non-verbatim content;\footnote{Any token that
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
+were \meta{token\SUB{k}} is any non-verbatim content;\footnote{Any token that
can be in the argument of a command.} each token is enclosed in braces
-(\verb!{}!), this is required. The \meta{name} parameter is required, and
+(\darg{}), this is required. The \meta{name} parameter is required, and
must be unique for the document; it is used to build the names of internal
macros. Of course several such \cs{ranToks} can be used in the document,
either in the preamble or in the body of the document. Multiple
@@ -142,34 +179,37 @@ either in the preamble or in the body of the document. Multiple
\emph{After} a \cs{ranToks} command has been executed, the number of tokens
counted is accessible through the \cs{nToksFor} command,
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(\nToksFor{!meta(name)})
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\nToksFor\darg{\meta{name}}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\nToksFor{!meta(name)}
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
The one argument is \meta{name}, and will expand to the total number
of tokens listing as argument in the \cs{ranToks} command by the same
name.
The \cs{ranToks} command does not display the randomized tokens, for that
the command \cs{useRanTok} is used.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(!parbox(1.3in)(\useRTName{!meta(name)}
-\useRanTok{1}
-\useRanTok{2}
-...
-\useRanTok{n}))
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\useRTName\darg{\meta{name}}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\useRanTok{!meta(num)}
+\useRTName{!meta(name)}
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
The argument of \cs{useRanTok} is a positive integer between 1 and
-\verb!\nToksFor{!\meta{name}\verb!}!, the number of tokens declared by \cs{ranToks}, inclusive.
-There is no space created following the \cs{useRanTok} command, so if
-these are to be used ``inline'', enclose them in braces (\verb~{}~), eg,
-\verb!{\useRanTok{1}}!. The use of \cs{useRTName} is optional unless the
-listing of the \cs{useRanTok} commands is separated from the \cs{ranToks}
-command that defined them by another \cs{ranToks} command of a different
-name. That should be clear!
+\cs{nToksFor\darg{\meta{name}}}, the number of tokens declared by
+\cs{ranToks}, inclusive. There is no space created following the
+\cs{useRanTok} command, so if these are to be used ``inline'', enclose them
+in braces (\darg{}), for example, \darg{\cs{useRanTok\darg{1}}}. The use of
+\cs{useRTName} is optional unless the listing of the \cs{useRanTok} commands
+is separated from the \cs{ranToks} command that defined them by another
+\cs{ranToks} command of a different name. That should be clear!
Consider this example.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
\ranToks{myPals}{%
{Jim}{Richard}{Don}
{Alex}{Tom}{J\"{u}rgen}
@@ -183,13 +223,13 @@ I have {\nToksFor{myPals}} pals, they are \useRanTok{1}, \useRanTok{2},
\useRanTok{3}, \useRanTok{4}, {\useRanTok{5}} and \useRanTok{6}. (Listed
in the order of best friend to least best friend.)
The verbatim listing is,
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
I have {\nToksFor{myPals}} pals, they are \useRanTok{1},
\useRanTok{2}, \useRanTok{3}, \useRanTok{4}, {\useRanTok{5}}
and \useRanTok{6}.
\end{Verbatim}
Notice that \cs{useRanToks} are not enclosed in braces for 1--4 because
-they are each followed by a comma; the fifth token, \verb!{useRanTok{5}}!, is
+they are each followed by a comma; the fifth token, \texttt{\darg{\cs{useRanTok\darg{5}}}}, is
enclosed in braces to generate a space following the insertion of the text.
Repeating the sentence yields, ``I have {\nToksFor{myPals}} pals, they are
@@ -214,33 +254,38 @@ and verbatim environments.
\texorpdfstring{\protect\cs{bRTVToks}/\protect\cs{eRTVToks}}
{\CMD{bRTVToks}/\CMD{eRTVToks}} pair of commands}
-Sometimes the content to be randomized is quite large and contain verbatim
+Sometimes the content to be randomized is quite large or contains verbatim
text. For this, it may be more convenient to use the
-\cs{bRTVToks}/\cs{eRTVToks} command pair. The syntax is
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(!parbox(1.6in)(\bRTVToks{!meta(name)}
+\cs{bRTVToks}/\penalty0\cs{eRTVToks} command pair. The syntax is
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\bRTVToks\darg{\meta{name}}\quad}%
+\edef\WIDTH{\the\wd\webtempboxi}%
+\def\1{\rlap{\hspace*{\WIDTH}\texttt{\% End token listing}}}%
+\takeMeasure{\string\bRTVToks\darg{\meta{name}}\quad\% <- Begin token listing}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\bRTVToks{!meta(name)}!quad% <- Begin token listing
\begin{rtVW}
- !meta(content)
+ !anglemeta(content!SUB(1))
\end{rtVW}
...
...
\begin{rtVW}
- !meta(content)
+ !anglemeta(content!SUB(n))
\end{rtVW}
-\eRTVToks))
+!1\eRTVToks
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
The \cs{bRTVToks}\texttt{\{\meta{name}\}} command begins the (pseudo)
-environment and is ended by \cs{eRTVToks}. Between these two are a series
-of \texttt{rtVW} (random toks verbatim write) environments. When the document
-is compiled, the contents of each of these environments is written to the
-disk drive and saved under a different name (based on the parameter
-\meta{name}). Later, using the \cs{useRanTok} commands, they are input
-back into the document in a random order.
+environment and is ended by \cs{eRTVToks}. Between these two are a series of
+\texttt{rtVW} (random toks verbatim write) environments. When the document is
+compiled, the contents (\anglemeta{content\SUB{i}}) of each of these environments
+are written to the computer hard drive and saved under a different name
+(based on the parameter \meta{name}). Later, using the \cs{useRanTok}
+commands, they are input back into the document in a random order.
The use of \cs{useRTName} and \cs{useRanTok} were explained and illustrated
in the previous section. Let's go to the examples,
-
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
\bRTVToks{myThoughts}
\begin{rtVW}
\begin{minipage}[t]{.67\linewidth}
@@ -251,7 +296,7 @@ I've forgotten the rest, have you too?
\begin{rtVW}
\begin{minipage}[t]{.67\linewidth}
I gave up saying bad things like
-\verb!$#%%%^*%^&#$@#! when I was just a teenager
+\verb!$#%%%^*%^&#$@#! when I was just a teenager.
\end{minipage}
\end{rtVW}
\begin{rtVW}
@@ -278,7 +323,7 @@ I've forgotten the rest, have you too?
\begin{rtVW}
\begin{minipage}[t]{.67\linewidth}
I gave up saying bad things like
-\verb!$#%%%^*%^&#$@#! when I was just a teenager
+\verb!$#%%%^*%^&#$@#! when I was just a teenager.
\end{minipage}
\end{rtVW}
\begin{rtVW}
@@ -297,7 +342,7 @@ How did that other stuff get in there?
\item \useRanTok{3}
\end{enumerate}
The verbatim listing of the example above is
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
\begin{enumerate}
\item \useRanTok{1}
\item \useRanTok{2}
@@ -305,39 +350,69 @@ The verbatim listing of the example above is
\end{enumerate}
\end{Verbatim}
+\paragraph*{On the \cs{displayListRandomly} command.}\label{para:DLR}
+In the enumerate example immediately above, the items in the list are
+explicitly listed as \cs{item \cs{useRanTok\darg{1}}} and so one; an
+alternate approach is to use the command \cs{displayListRandomly}, like so,
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \displayListRandomly[\item]{myThoughts}
+\end{enumerate}
+\end{Verbatim}
+The \cs{displayListRandomly} has the syntax,
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\displayListRandomly[\anglemeta{prior}]\darg{\meta{name}}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\displayListRandomly[!anglemeta(prior)]{!meta(name)}
+\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}
+\eVerb The action of \cs{displayListRandomly} is to expand all tokens that
+are listed in the \meta{name} token list, each entry is displayed with
+\anglemeta{prior}\cs{useRanTok\darg{i}}, where \texttt{i} goes from~1 to
+\cs{nToksFor\darg{\meta{name}}}. In the example above, \meta{prior} is
+\cs{item}, but normally, its default is empty.
+
+
+
\section{Additional arguments and commands}\label{AddCmds}
The syntax given earlier for \cs{useRanTok} was not completely specified.
It is
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(\useRanTok[!meta(name)]{!meta(number)})
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\useRanTok[\meta{name}]\darg{\meta{num}}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\useRanTok[!meta(name)]{!meta(num)}
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
The optional first parameter specifies the \meta{name} of the list from
-which to draw a random token; the \meta{number} is the number of the
-token in the range of 1 and \verb!\nToksFor{!\meta{name}\verb!}!,
+which to draw a random token; \meta{num} is the number of the
+token in the range of 1 and \cs{nToksFor\darg{\meta{name}}},
inclusive. The optional argument is useful in special circumstances when
you want to mix two random lists together.
-To illustrate: \useRanTok[myPals]{1}, \useRanTok[myThoughts]{1}
+\newtopic\noindent To illustrate: \useRanTok[myPals]{1}, \useRanTok[myThoughts]{1}
-The verbatim listing is
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\newtopic\noindent The verbatim listing is
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
To illustrate: \useRanTok[myPals]{1}, \useRanTok[myThoughts]{1}
\end{Verbatim}
-This is a rather bad illustration. Every time this document is compiled
-there is a different page break on page~\pageref*{AddCmds}. This must be used
-wisely.
+The typeset version looks a little strange, but recall, the text of
+\texttt{myThoughts} were each put in a \texttt{minipage} of width \texttt{.67\cs{linewidth}}.
+Without the \texttt{minipage}, the text would wrap around normally.
-The original order of the list of tokens is not lost, you can retrieve
+\paragraph*{Accessing the original order.} The original order of the list of tokens is not lost, you can retrieve
them using the command \cs{rtTokByNum},
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(\rtTokByNum[!meta(name)]{!meta(number)})
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\rtTokByNum[\meta{name}]\darg{\meta{num}}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\rtTokByNum[!meta(name)]{!meta(num)}
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
This command expands to the token declared in the list named \meta{name}
-that appears at the \meta{number} place in the list. (Rather awkwardly written.)
+that appears at the \meta{num} place in the list. (Rather awkwardly written.)
For example, my really best pals are {\rtTokByNum[myPals]{3}} and
\rtTokByNum[myPals]{4}, but don't tell them. The listing is,
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
For example, my really best pals are {\rtTokByNum[myPals]{3}}
and \rtTokByNum[myPals]{4}, but don't tell them.
\end{Verbatim}
@@ -345,30 +420,32 @@ In some sense, \cs{rtTokByNum[\meta{name}]} acts like a simple array, the
length of which is \cs{nToksFor\{\meta{name}\}}, and whose $k^{\text{th}}$
element is \cs{rtTokByNum[\meta{name}]\{\meta{k}\}}.
-The randomization may be turned off using \cs{ranToksOff} or turned back
-on with \cs{ranToksOn}.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(!parbox(.9in)(\ranToksOff
-\ranToksOn))
+\paragraph*{Turning off randomization.} The randomization may be turned off
+using \cs{ranToksOff} or turned back on with \cs{ranToksOn}.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\ranToksOff\quad\string\ranToksOn}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\ranToksOff!quad\ranToksOn
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
This can be done globally in the preamble for the whole of the document,
or in the body of the document just prior to either \cs{ranToks} or
\cs{bRTVToks}. For example,
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
\ranToksOff
\ranToks{integers}{ {1}{2}{3}{4} }
-\ranToksOff
+\ranToksOn
\end{Verbatim}
-This should make $\verb!\useRanTok{3}! = \verb!\rtTokByNum{3}! = 3 $;
-executing this code, we get, \ranToksOff\ranToks{integers}{ {1}{2}{3}{4} }\ranToksOff
-$\useRanTok{3} = \rtTokByNum{3} = 3 $? As anticipated.
+As a check, executing `$\cs{useRanTok\darg{3}} = \cs{rtTokByNum\darg{3}} = 3 $' yields
+`\ranToksOff\ranToks{integers}{ {1}{2}{3}{4}}\ranToksOn
+$\useRanTok{3} = \rtTokByNum{3} = 3 $'? As anticipated.
The command \cs{ranToksOff} is probably best in the preamble to turn off
all randomization while the rest of the document is being composed.
-The \textsf{ran\_toks} package writes an auxiliary file named
-\verb!\jobname\_rt.sav!, below represents two typical lines in this file.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\paragraph*{The \textsf{ran\_toks} auxiliary file.} The package writes to a file named
+\cs{jobname\_rt.sav}, below represents two typical lines in this file.
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent]
1604051353 % initializing seed value
5747283528 % last random number used
\end{Verbatim}
@@ -381,42 +458,48 @@ Normally, the pseudo-random number generator provided by
you recompile again before another minute, you'll get the same initial
seed value.
-To obtain a new initial seed value each time you compile, place
-\cs{useLastAsSeed} in the preamble.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(\useLastAsSeed)
+\paragraph*{Controlling the initial seed value.} To obtain a new initial seed
+value each time you compile, place \cs{useLastAsSeed} in the preamble.
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\useLastAsSeed}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single]
+\useLastAsSeed
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
When the document is compiled, the initial seed value taken as the second
-line in the \verb!\jobname\_rt.sav! file, as seen in the above example.
+line in the \cs{jobname\_rt.sav} file, as seen in the above example.
With this command in the preamble, a new set of random numbers is
generated on each compile. If the file \cs{jobname\_rt.sav} does not
exist, the generator will be initialized by its usual method, using the time and date.
The command \cs{useThisSeed} allows you to reproduce a previous
pseudo-random sequence.
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
-!fbox(\useThisSeed{!meta(init_seed_value)})
+\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\useThisSeed\darg{\meta{init\_seed\_value}}}%
+\begin{minipage}{\bxSize}\kern0pt
+\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,commandchars=!()]
+\useThisSeed{!meta(init_seed_value)}
\end{Verbatim}
+\end{minipage}\eVerb
This command needs to be placed in the preamble. The value of
\meta{init\_seed\_value} is an integer, normally taken from the
-first line of the \verb!\jobname\_rt.sav! file.
+first line of the \cs{jobname\_rt.sav} file.
When creating tests (possibly using \textsf{eqexam}), the problems, or
contiguous collections of problems, can be randomly ordered using the
-\cs{bRTVToks}/\cs{eRTVToks} paradigm. For example, suppose there are two
-classes and you want a random order (some of) the problems for each of the
-two classes. Proceed as follows:
+\cs{bRTVToks}/\penalty0\cs{eRTVToks} command pair paradigm. For example,
+suppose there are two classes and you want a random order (some of) the
+problems for each of the two classes. Proceed as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Compile the document, open \cs{jobname\_rt.sav}, and copy the
first line (in the above example, that would be
\texttt{1604051353}).
-\item Place \verb!\useThisSeed{1604051353}! in the preamble. Compiling
+\item Place \cs{useThisSeed\darg{1604051353}} in the preamble. Compiling
will bring back the same pseudo-random sequence very time.
\item Comment this line out, and repeat the process (use
\cs{useLastAsSeed} to generate new random sequences at each
compile) until you get another distinct randomization, open
\cs{jobname\_rt.sav}, and copy the first line again, say its \texttt{735794511}.
-\item Place \verb!\useThisSeed{735794511}! in the preamble.
+\item Place \cs{useThisSeed\darg{735794511}} in the preamble.
\item Label each
\begin{Verbatim}
%\useThisSeed{1604051353} % 11:00 class
@@ -426,12 +509,13 @@ To reproduce the random sequence for the class, just uncomment the random
seed used for that class.
\end{enumerate}
If you are using \textsf{eqexam}, the process can be automated as follows:
-\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=20pt,commandchars=!()]
+\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,commandchars=!()]
\vA{\useThisSeed{1604051353}} % 11:00 class
\vB{\useThisSeed{735794511}} % 12:30 class
\end{Verbatim}
Again, this goes in the preamble.
+\newtopic\noindent
Now, I simply must get back to my retirement. \dps
\end{document}