thank you for your reply.
i did look through the tour.
i'm trying to build a widget from scratch.
here is what i've tried.
to start, i input one of the expressions and this is what came back
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i chose to highlight the variables and made these settings. what to highlight, default value and interpretation i am unsure of.
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i get this output and click next.
![pic 4][4]
this is the result. the page hangs on computing and will not continue

thank you!