[Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess

[Pat @ Pgogy]

I would vote against play_html5 as an option as the regexp isn't as easy to verify and if we update to html6 them what?

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On 12 Apr 2013, at 16:04, Tom Reijnders <reijnders at tor.nl> wrote:

> Some questions, before I commit,
> 
> 1. Julian, do you already have a different name for 'site' or shall I commit site for the moment?
> 2. Do we have consensus over the engine name? html5? javascript? xenith?
> 
> Now I have 'html5'  in the GUI, but 'javascript' in the code, because I think that is better w.r.t. flash.
> 
> The major reason I ask is that if we want to create the play_html5_560 play_flash_560 (not sure that's a good idea, I prefer that people have to put in a bit more effort to choose an engine different than the author wanted, so play_560?engine=html5)
> 
> Still even if we leave it at the engine=.... what will we call the engines? 
> 
> I prefer flash/javascript
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> Op 12-4-2013 16:48, Julian Tenney schreef:
>> Oh, OK, sorry I was thinking you wanted to add XML as an option to the runtime dropdown. I don’t think that’s the right place for it, but I might have misunderstood,
>>  
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
>> Sent: 12 April 2013 14:19
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>>  
>> Well the tab is there for everyone, the only difference is the URL changes from
>>  
>> Xml_560 to
>> Play_xml_560
>> 
>> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>> 
>> On 12 Apr 2013, at 13:49, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Getting xml out. I think that’s what you mean, anyway? I think that’s something for developers to get at, rather than end users to get confused about,
>>  
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
>> Sent: 12 April 2013 12:58
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>>  
>> The first or second bit
>> 
>> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>> 
>> On 12 Apr 2013, at 11:37, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> This sounds like a rabbit hole for now,
>>  
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
>> Sent: 12 April 2013 11:03
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and                         htaccess
>>  
>> The play URL is now a sort of API
>>  
>> So rather than 
>>  
>> play.php?template_id=1&method=flash
>>  
>> You could have 
>>  
>> play.php?template_id=1&method=XML
>>  
>> Which just returns the XML
>>  
>> So you cold retire the XML page from the root folder (over time)
>>  
>> Now where this could get interesting is you could make an XML remote method to change the file locations and host a single engine at site x, and dynamically bring in content that way. A sort of xpert shop window
>> 
>> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>> 
>> On 12 Apr 2013, at 10:08, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Is that something end users would need to see, or is this tech stuff for an API call?
>>  
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On                               Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
>> Sent: 12 April 2013 08:22
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>>  
>> At the moment XML is a link option for XOT files, but all it does is return the XML.
>>  
>> As we now have different methods for displaying content for a module, XML                         could be one of those?
>> 
>> Pgogy Webstuff - 
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