[Xerte] Re: Beta version 2

Pat Lockley patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
Mon Apr 11 16:14:34 BST 2011


Can you fiddler it for me? Suspect it's stray whitespace.

*checks GPS*

Hold on I am in Oxford.....please send me an invoice

On 11 Apr 2011, at 13:42, "Ron Mitchell" <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:

> Ok thanks Pat I commented out session_start(); in config.php and all seems fine - at least I can create projects. I'll create a new moodle patch with that line commented or an instruction to comment out that line.
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> I do still get a couple of pop up alerts though which I think I reported before e.g. Click create and editor window opens, add a page, click publish, close the editor and in Safari and IE I then get 2 alerts. In IE I first get:
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> <image002.png>
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> If I click cancel on the first alert I don't get the second. This happens on the standard beta via demo.php as well as with the moodlepatch applied.
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> HTH
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: 11 April 2011 13:09
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> I would imagine it is now that the session start call has moved.
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> That's all the changes in the config file. Session.PHP has pretty much been depreciated. Can you do a diff over the two files. I suspect that the changes in moving session start into config will be the cause 
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> On 11 Apr 2011, at 12:34, "Ron Mitchell" <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
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> Thanks Pat great that you managed to find that.
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> One that was sorted I tried the moodlepatch and unfortunately that no longer works. :-(
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> I'm guessing it's due to moving the session stuff to the database? With the patch applied I get redirected to login to moodle and then back to toolkits but can't create any projects. I wasn't getting anything on create with IE but if I use safari when I click create the editor pop-up contains the moodle login page. That list of what's changed would be useful or more importantly what's changed that's breaking the moodle patch? It looks like anyone using the moodlepatch shouldn't upgrade to the toolkits beta until we can fix this.
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> Cheers
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: 09 April 2011 13:46
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> There was a stray whitespace character.
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> The beta version is an amalgam of the old zip, our main site and our dev site. 
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> Hence lots of files moved and one must have introduced this. Added some whitespace remover and ie is now fine.
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> I will list the changes made later on.
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> On 8 Apr 2011, at 16:48, "Ron Mitchell" <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
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> with  //ini_set('error_reporting', 0); I got the strict error and no editor pop-up on create in IE8 but...
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> with ini_set('error_reporting', 0); the error is supressed and the editor pop up on create now works even in IE8!
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> What was the cause/solution?
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> Cheers
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
> Sent: 08 April 2011 16:24
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Ok, new files in the SVN – make sure you’ve a session.php in the root and look for template_management.js
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
> Sent: 08 April 2011 15:59
> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> As I'm sure you're aware I'm just trying to help resolve bugs. I can use browsers other than IE but many can't. Would be good if other could test the beta with old and new xampp and IE and report back.
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
> Sent: 08 April 2011 15:49
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> It’s the usual reason a session fails. Am a bit pushed at the mo but it’ll be a session problem somewhere.
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
> Sent: 08 April 2011 15:48
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Just to clarify - the code was commented out in the beta download - so confused now :-(
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
> Sent: 08 April 2011 15:19
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Errrrr. Yes J
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
> Sent: 08 April 2011 13:50
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> When clicking create fiddler doesn't pick up anything happening even if I comment out the ini_set.
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> At the bottom of config.php I have
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> /*require_once("session_handler.php");
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>                $session_handle = new toolkits_session_handler();
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>                session_set_save_handler( array(&$session_handle,'xerte_session_open'),
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>                                                                  array(&$session_handle,'xerte_session_write'),
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>                                                                  array(&$session_handle,'xerte_session_clean'));*/
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>                session_start(); 
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>                $_SESSION['toolkits_sessionid'] = session_id();
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> So isn't that already commented out?
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
> Sent: 08 April 2011 13:29
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Can you remind me of the fiddler text so I can send you a php file
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> I bet it’s sessions – so for now – comment out the session code at the bottom of config.php, but leave in session_start()
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
> Sent: 07 April 2011 19:10
> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Hi Pat
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> it looks like it's the xampp upgrade to the latest version that has caused this problem with the editor pop-up and IE8. I've been testing further and even an older localhost XOT version/installation which didn't have the problem now doesn't display the editor when creating an LO. Also that same older installation now displays the strict standards error when deleting an LO:
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> Also now when creating an LO using Safari I get the editor pop-up but the strict error regarding database.php:
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> Strict Standards: Creating default object from empty value in C:\xampp\htdocs\moodle\xerte\database.php on line 14
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> If I then refresh, select the new LO and click edit I get the editor window with its usual functionality but the same error at the top of the window:
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> Strict Standards: Creating default object from empty value in C:\xampp\htdocs\moodle\xerte\database.php on line 14
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> If I add ini_set('error_reporting', 0); to config.php of the old installation the error is suppressed and safari works fine and I even get the editor on create with IE. However having ini_set('error_reporting', 0); in the beta config.php doesn't fix the editor pop-up issue with IE.
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> Does this help identify the cause/solution?
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> HTH
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
> Sent: 05 April 2011 21:19
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Possibly. Ajax can be handled differently, as can the perceptions of the values returned. Firefox handled Ajax differently to ie it took ages to get it to work for firefox in the early days
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell [ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 6:49 PM
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> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> So a php error specific to IE? e.g. seems to be working fine in Safari and
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> Firefox.
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 18:18
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> To: Xerte discussion list
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> The js issue is caused by the PHP failing, the php will be echoing an error
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> that the JS cannot handle, hence the JS dying.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 18:17
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> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> why? Isn't that a .js issue?
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> I wonder if anyone else is testing the beta and can test with IE8?
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> Fiddler doesn't show me anything when I click create.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 18:05
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> To: Xerte discussion list
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> So that's php dying - fiddler?
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 18:03
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> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Ok cheers thanks for the explanation.
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> The lack of editor pop-up on create that I'm getting is with IE8 version
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> Error happens in both 32bit and 64bit but just tried the 64bit IE and got an
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> error pop-up on create:
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> Webpage error details
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> User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64;
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> Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; SLCC2; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR
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> 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; Tablet PC 2.0; .NET4.0C)
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> Timestamp: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 17:01:14 UTC
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> Message: Invalid argument.
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> Line: 1187
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> Char: 4
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> Code: 0
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> URI: http://localhost/xertebeta/website_code/scripts/template_management.js
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 17:42
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> To: Xerte discussion list
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> Uncomment as not being reported. It's a brand new issue due to a language
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> change from 4 to 5 and to fix it means revisiting every single page (i.e.
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> not going to happen for this release - given that line suppresses it). When
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> I get time I will sort it out properly, but I'd also add in database
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> I had something odd earlier in chrome, and I don't get pop up issues in FF
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> or IE or chrome here (ie7).
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 17:38
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> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> ah ok you meant un-comment?
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> That's got rid of the strict error but does that mean the error doesn't
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> I was thinking that error might be causing the problem when I click create
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> and the editor doesn't appear but it seems not because that problem still
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> give it a name, click create and no editor appears. Refresh the browser and
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> then see the LO and can select it and click edit and the editor appears.
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> However this only seems to be a problem in IE as it works fine in Safari and
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> Firefox and I guess may be specific to my IE/configuration?
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
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> Sent: 05 April 2011 15:51
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> To: Xerte discussion list
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Beta version 2
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> The ini_set is error_reporting, 0 ?
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> Remove the commenting then i.e run that function.
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