[Xerte] Re: Flash Paper

[Ron Mitchell]

There are free and paid for versions of print2flash
http://www.print2flash.com which work just fine with the XOT flashpaper page
type. 

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Fred Riley
Sent: 06 June 2011 13:38
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Flash Paper

> I am trying to show a word document in a learning object. Rather than
> just use a hyperlink I am trying to add it as a Flash Paper. Does it
> not work with a Word.doc or should I convert it to another format
> first?

I ran into this problem in a Toolkits app from a couple of years back
(http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_298), where I needed to display
example pages from template documents. Because Flash can't handle DOC or PDF
(and I'd be interested to hear the Adobe word as to why bloody not, seeing
as PDF is an Adobe format ;-\), I had to convert DOCs to SWF via Flash Paper
(see section G for an example). Because Adobe has, with its characteristic
attitude to its customers, killed off Flash Paper, I don't know what future
options there will be for displaying docs in Flash apps, including Xerte. 

In the meantime, AFAIK, you've no option but to use Flash Paper, if you can
get your mitts on a licence. Not very helpful, I know - sorry :(

Cheers

Fred

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