[Xerte] Re: Change Flash container size

[Kemp Johnathan]

Many of the page templates are designed to the standard Xerte page size so
benefit little from an increase in the project stage size. Many object
dimensions (panels, text icons etc.) have either a preset width and height
or are set to one of several preset dimensions from which the author may
chose (though none intended for a larger display size than the standard
Xerte project size).

If you are using the Xerte 2 Desktop then you are probably using the
pageTemplates project template in which case you could edit the individual
page .rlm files ( in the models folder ) to adjust their dimensions.

To produce templates that accommodate any width and height you need to set
things up relative to the available display space. You can identify the
available height using the following expression

pageHeight = rootIcon.h - (rootIcon.statusBarHeight +
rootIcon.titleBarHeight + rootIcon.titleBannerHeight);

the pageWidth is easier

pageWidth = rootIcon.w;

It is perfectly possible to work this way. The scenario template I am
currently working on automatically adjusts to the stage size as all
dimensions of the display components used have dimensions set relative to
the available height and width.

"Out of the box" desktop Xerte does not currently make it easy to work with
the desktop editor and still have access to pre-defined individual page
templates when you want them. You can import a model file from a Page
Templates based project, but you would then have to edit the references to
the data obtained from the template.xml file. Page Wizards were developed
to provide individual page templates for use in the desktop environment but
they are not currently available from the Xerte Wiki. Once the work on
modularisation is complete it will be possible to open individual page
templates that have their own wizard form in the desktop environment.
Effectively the way of working provided by Page Wizards will become part of
the desktop release. This may provide you with an environment in which it
is easy to work with and modify the existing model files to accommodate
your desired stage size.

Kind regards

Johnathan

On 18 December 2011 20:00, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Highlight the Learning Object icon.
>
> In the Properties dropdown in the R/H panel, choose stageSize then hit Add
> put
>
> 900,500
>
> in the Value space.
>
>
>
> > From: hugo.callens at socius.be
> > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:51:40 +0100
> > To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>
> > Subject: [Xerte] Re: Change Flash container size
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > The Flash stage size. Talking about Xerte2 desktop.
> > I am new to this; but I guess my question can also be put as: how to
> make a custom 900x500 interface instead of the standard 800x600?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Hugo
> >
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:48:13 -0500
> > > From: Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>
> > > To: Xerte list <xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
> > > Subject: [Xerte] Re: Change Flash container size
> > > Message-ID: <BLU156-W2E160C6FEB0ED7C296D5FA7A60 at phx.gbl>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > >
> > > Desktop or Xerte Online Toolkits?Do you mean the Flash stage size or
> the embed box set by the html?
> > >
> > >> From: hugo.callens at socius.be
> > >> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:57:30 +0100
> > >> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> > >> Subject: [Xerte] Change Flash container size
> > >>
> > >> I would like to have the general Xerte container a bit wider and a
> bit less high in order to fit better on a widescreen computer. Is this
> possible?
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