[Xerte] MAXOS_102a - Available for Testing

Thu May 28 22:36:38 BST 2009

Dear Xerte Enthusiasts,

I have now managed to implement a version of MAXOS (Moodle & Xerte On a
Stick) which includes the accessibility features and the Shift Play feature
and is able to import files. Thanks to Patrick and Tianna for pointing me in
the right direction for the latter (I did a complete re-install of toolkits
and then adjusted the Apache php.ini file and that fixed it - I think)

The new version can be downloaded from

http://www.rsc-eastern.ac.uk/RSC_files/technical/maxos/maxos_102a.zip

Once I've had a number of confirmations that this works correctly, I'll
replace the current version and it will be renamed maxos_102.

If you do have time to test it, please check the following:

1) That the Shift-Play works
2) That the Keyboard Drag'n'Drop for categories works
3) That you can import a zipped scorm file which has been exported from
another version of Xerte

There are still issues with Skype and any other software which runs a service
on port 80, but you probably know about these already.

I have only been able to test this under windows Vista Ultimate so if there
are any problems with other Windows Operating systems, I need to know.

Kindest Regards,
Thomas

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-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 28 May 2009 10:30
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Xerte on a Stick

I think management.php won't work then - as I don't offer default values for
the username and password (for security reasons), but the management.php code
won't accept "" and "" as valid.

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Rochford, Thomas
Sent: 28 May 2009 10:08
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Xerte on a Stick

I haven't hard-coded any passwords into my version of Xerte on a Stick, other
than for Moodle, which is documented in the start-up screen. I've taken all
the defaults as recommended in the installation guide for 'localhost'.

I do issue a warning that MAXOS should not be run on a computer which is
connected to an untrusted network unless it is running a local firewall. It
*is* after all intended for off-line use.

Kindest Regards,
Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 28 May 2009 08:40
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Xerte on a Stick

Go

Start | Programs | Apache Friends | XAMPP | Xampp Control Panel

Stop apache and mysql

Start | Control Panel | Administrative tools | Services | World Wide Web
publishing

Right click on it, select stop (it might be stopped anyways)

I don't know what the default password is for Xerte on a stick?

But 

<?PHP

	include "database.php";

	$mysql_connect_id =
@mysql_connect($xerte_toolkits_site->database_host,
$xerte_toolkits_site->database_username,
$xerte_toolkits_site->database_password);

	mysql_select_db($xerte_toolkits_site->database_name) or
die($database_fail = true);

	$query = "select * from " .
$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix . "sitedetails";

	$query_response = mysql_query($query);

	$row = mysql_fetch_array($query_response);

	echo "<pre>";

	print_r($row);

	echo "</pre>";

?>

if you put this text in a php file in the root of the toolkits install and
then run it, it'll dump out all the site settings - you're looking for
admin_username and admin_password on the text that will appear on the screen.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 28 May 2009 07:08
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Xerte on a Stick

It is 6am, and I am sitting by a swimming pool watching the sunrise over
Dakar.

- How do I configure my computer so I can have an installed version of XAMPP
with toolkits in it and at the same time run Xerte on a Stick? I get an error
starting MySQL if I try and run Xerte on a Stick whilst XAMPP is installed.
Uninstall it and it works fine.

- How do I log into the management console so I can install a new template
into my Xerte on a Stick?

The first is just a belt and braces, as I have my presentation later on, and
am unsure whether I'll use my computer, or if Xerte on a Stick will work on
another computer, and I don't want to be stuck trying to install XAMPP in
front of lots of people. 

The second doesn't matter too much, but I have a nicer template than Page
Templates to use when presenting. It would be good for Xerte on a Stick users
to be able to access the management stuff though.

J
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