[Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess

Tom Reijnders reijnders at tor.nl
Mon Apr 15 14:42:57 BST 2013


How do you install it?

At the moment, it doesn't show a published url for me. Don't know why 
not. I need to investigate that.

But you should be able to run play.php?template_id=<##>  just like xerte.

Tom

Op 15-4-2013 15:32, Julian Tenney schreef:
>
> If I install the site template, I can't play it, nor can I access it 
> from the published URL: what do I have to do to make it work, now 
> you've done all the modular stuff?
>
> [this should be easy, now, right?]
>
> *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Tom 
> Reijnders
> *Sent:* 12 April 2013 22:31
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>
> Everything has just been committed. This is a fairly large commit 
> (758). Don't forget to execute upgrade.php!!
>
> - Changed play.php (root) and modules/xerte/play.php and preview
> - Make play_html5.php (root) and preview_html5.php (root) redirect to 
> new play
> - Make use of the same template files as export does for the play and 
> preview
> - Get rid of difference between rloObject.js used for play and used 
> for export
> - Only one location for MainPreloader.swf and xmlEngine.swf (for play 
> and export, export used to copy it from a different location)
> - Modified wizard to call preview.php with 'engine=other' when 
> Ctr+Play is clicked
> - Make peer.php use the same templates as play and preview and 
> implement for javascript engine as well
> - Move site to its own module dir
> - Changed basic.sql
> - updates upgrade.php
>
> Op 12-4-2013 17:04, Tom Reijnders schreef:
>
>     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>
>         [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
>         <mailto: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>
>             [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
>             <mailto: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>
>                 [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
>                 <mailto: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>
>                     [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 - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>
>                     Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>
>
>                     On 12 Apr 2013, at 07:32, Tom Reijnders
>                     <reijnders at tor.nl <mailto:reijnders at tor.nl>> wrote:
>
>                         Ehmmm... could you be a bit more specific?
>                         Last time I checked I still wasn't a mind
>                         reader.... :-)
>
>                         Op 12-4-2013 0:28, Pat @ Pgogy schreef:
>
>                             Tom,
>
>                             Thoughts on making XML into a play option?
>
>                             Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>
>                             Makers of web things of a fair to middling
>                             quality
>
>
>                             On 11 Apr 2013, at 21:52, Tom Reijnders
>                             <reijnders at tor.nl
>                             <mailto:reijnders at tor.nl>> wrote:
>
>                                 Yes definitely. Added function upgrade_4()
>
>                                 Tom
>
>                                 Op 11-4-2013 15:42, Ron Mitchell schreef:
>
>                                     Was the correct upgrade definitely
>                                     in the patch?
>
>                                     If it was my applying of the patch
>                                     didn't work because that's not in
>                                     the patched or exported code yet
>                                     it is in basic.sql
>
>                                     *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>                                     <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
>                                     *On Behalf Of *Tom Reijnders
>                                     *Sent:* 11 April 2013 14:33
>                                     *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>                                     *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules
>                                     and htaccess
>
>                                     Strange.
>
>                                     Upgrade should give you an extra
>                                     column on templatedetails called
>                                     extra_flags.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>                                     Ron Mitchell
>                                     <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk
>                                     <mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>>
>                                     schreef:
>
>                                     Cheers got it!
>
>                                     I'm not sure if anyone else has
>                                     tried this yet but not quite
>                                     working for me...
>
>                                     1. Applied patch to local copy of
>                                     svn code
>
>                                     2. Exported patched version
>
>                                     3. Dropped over a localhost test
>                                     install
>
>                                     I can see new options in the
>                                     properties panel e.g. what is the
>                                     default engine to use for this
>                                     project with Javascript (a.k.a.
>                                     HTML5) ticked
>
>                                     But I can't untick that or tick
>                                     the flash option
>
>                                     When following the flash and html5
>                                     links I get an empty wondow
>
>                                     and when trying to create a new LO
>                                     I get an empty window with failed
>                                     to create new template
>
>                                     I ran upgrade.php but there
>                                     doesn't seem to be anything new in
>                                     there?
>
>                                     HTH
>
>                                     Ron
>
>                                     *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>                                     <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
>                                     *On Behalf Of *Julian Tenney
>                                     *Sent:* 11 April 2013 13:10
>                                     *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>                                     *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules
>                                     and htaccess
>
>                                     I've just sent it on...
>
>                                     *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>                                     <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
>                                     *On Behalf Of *Tom Reijnders
>                                     *Sent:* 11 April 2013 12:29
>                                     *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>                                     *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules
>                                     and htaccess
>
>                                     Didn't want to send It to the list
>                                     . Julian has it.
>
>                                     Ron Mitchell
>                                     <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk
>                                     <mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>>
>                                     schreef:
>
>                                     Happy to test and feedback but
>                                     where do I get the patch? 752
>                                     looks like Fay's update.
>
>                                     Ron
>
>                                     *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>                                     <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
>                                     *On Behalf Of *Tom Reijnders
>                                     *Sent:* 11 April 2013 11:08
>                                     *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>                                     *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules
>                                     and htaccess
>
>                                     I am off-line the rest of the day.
>                                     I'll send the patch to Julian.
>
>                                     Op 11-4-2013 11:51, Tom Reijnders
>                                     schreef:
>
>                                         As an addition:
>
>                                         Now you can just use
>                                         play.php&template_id=4 (or
>                                         play_4). It will show :
>                                         1. if the
>                                         template_frame=xerte  in the
>                                         engine set by the user
>                                         2. if the template_frame is
>                                         site using modules/site/play.php
>
>                                         Also, you can use
>                                         play.php&template_id=4&engine=flash
>                                         or
>                                         play.php&template_id=4&engine=javascript
>                                         to force a specific engine.
>
>                                         Some is true for preview.
>
>                                         You can also use engine=other
>                                         (this is used by the wizard
>                                         when Ctlr+Play is pressed)
>
>                                         I have to do the same for
>                                         peer.php, but first would like
>                                         some feedback ;-)
>
>                                         Tom
>
>                                         Op 11-4-2013 11:38, Tom
>                                         Reijnders schreef:
>
>                                             Almost finished.
>
>                                             I didn't change anything
>                                             yet to modularize the
>                                             properties page
>
>                                             - Changed play.php (root)
>                                             and modules/xerte/play.php
>                                             and preview
>                                             - Made play_html5.php
>                                             (root) redirect to new play
>                                             - Make use of the same
>                                             template files as export
>                                             does for the play and preview
>                                             - Make wizard toggle the
>                                             engine on Ctrl-click
>                                             - Move site to its own
>                                             module dir
>
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