diff --git a/quarto/README.md b/quarto/README.md
index b72f743..3d8be8c 100644
--- a/quarto/README.md
+++ b/quarto/README.md
@@ -9,3 +9,16 @@ To compile the pages through quarto
 
 The files in subdirectories are generated, they should not be edited
 The files in this main directory are quarto specific.
+
+
+---
+Eventually, if this workflow seems to be settled:
+
+* deprecate .jmd files
+* deprecate need to make "pluto friendly"
+* do something with JSXGraph
+* figure out why PlotlyLight doesn't work
+* move to not use CalculusWithJulia.WeaveSupport
+* use an include file not the "hack" in jmd2qmd
+* modify sympy's show method
+* take advantage of mermaid, ojs, bibliography, ...
diff --git a/quarto/make_qmd.jl b/quarto/make_qmd.jl
index 2114cd1..10c2c45 100644
--- a/quarto/make_qmd.jl
+++ b/quarto/make_qmd.jl
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ for DIR ∈ DIRS
                     end
                 end
             else
+                _, ext = splitext(f)
+                ext == ".toml" && continue
                 @show :cp, f
                 try
                     force = isfile(joinpath(DIR, f))
diff --git a/quarto/notes.md b/quarto/notes.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bf6500..0000000
--- a/quarto/notes.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-    html-math-method: katex
diff --git a/quarto/summary.qmd b/quarto/summary.qmd
deleted file mode 100644
index b450ab7..0000000
--- a/quarto/summary.qmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Summary
-
-In summary, this book has no content whatsoever.
diff --git a/quarto/test.qmd b/quarto/test.qmd
deleted file mode 100644
index a5565d3..0000000
--- a/quarto/test.qmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-# test of formatting
-
-```{julia}
-using CalculusWithJulia
-using CalculusWithJulia.WeaveSupport
-using Plots
-```
-
-
-$$
-f(x) = \frac{(x-1)^2 \cdot (x-2)}{(x+3) \cdot (x-3)}.
-$$
-
-
-```{julia}
-f(x) = (x-1)^2 * (x-2) / ((x+3)*(x-3) )
-plot(f, -10, 10)
-```
-
-
-These values are more commonly expressed using the exponential function as:
-
-inline : ``\sin(x^2)``
-
-display:
-
-$$
-\frac{\sin(x^2)}{x}
-$$
-
-align
-
-
-$$
-\begin{align*}
-\sinh(x) &= \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}\\
-\cosh(x) &= \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}.
-\end{align*}
-$$
-
-These values are more commonly expressed using the exponential function as:
-
-$$
-\begin{align*}
-\sinh(x) &= \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}\\
-\cosh(x) &= \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}.
-\end{align*}
-$$
-
-These values are more commonly expressed using the exponential function as:
-
-$$
-\begin{align*}
-\sinh(x) &= \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}\\
-\cosh(x) &= \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}.
-\end{align*}
-$$
-
-These values are more commonly expressed using the exponential function as:
-
-$$
-\begin{align*}
-\sinh(x) &= \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}\\
-\cosh(x) &= \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}.
-\end{align*}
-$$