[Xerte] Re: Question about screen size

Ron Mitchell ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk
Thu Apr 12 20:40:52 BST 2012


Are you sure that you've enabled the trusted location when viewing locally?

I extracted that zip, opened index.htm and the screen size options work fine
without any need to change any code like rloObject.js etc

Here's a screencast of that test
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1388941/testing_size_options.mp4

HTH
Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of John Bijnens
Sent: 12 April 2012 20:17
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Question about screen size

Hi,

I've attached a zip file of a very small project to this email.

Best regards,

     John Bijnens

On 12/04/2012 21:01, Ron Mitchell wrote:
> can you attach one of your zips to the list for us to have a look at?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of John 
> Bijnens
> Sent: 12 April 2012 19:37
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Question about screen size
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for your response.
>
> I've looked on my XOT server and found two rloobject.js files.
> One is in the root of the server and one is in the SCORM module.
> I've replaced the rloobject.js in the zip export by the one in the root.
> Now the site doesn't load anymore.
> I've then replaced the rloobject.js in the zip export by the one in 
> the SCORM module.
> Now the site works again, but the screen size behavior is the same. 
> "Full screen" and "Fill window" don't work.
>
> Best regards,
>
>       John Bijnens
>
> On 12/04/2012 20:19, Pat Lockley wrote:
>> i think the problem is with the exported rloobject.js
>>
>> have you a XOT server you could take this code from?
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 7:18 PM, John Bijnens<johnbijnens1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> Thank you for your response.
>>>
>>> I've followed your recommendation but this doesn't solve the problem.
>>> It doesn't matter whether I try to open the the project that was 
>>> exported to a zip-file from a local hdd, an usb, or if I place it on 
>>> a
> webserver.
>>> The behaviour is the same i.e. the options "full screen" and "fill
> window"
>>> don't work.
>>> It is only when I'm creating the project within Xerte Toolkits and 
>>> perform a preview that these options work.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>>      John Bijnens
>>>
>>> On 12/04/2012 18:44, Ron Mitchell wrote:
>>>> If I'm understanding correctly this sounds like a flash player 
>>>> security issue e.g. if it's working online but not when you export 
>>>> and try to view from a local hdd or usb?
>>>> Add the path or drive to trusted locations under flash player 
>>>> global settings and try again HTH Ron
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of John 
>>>> Bijnens
>>>> Sent: 12 April 2012 09:54
>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Question about screen size
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a question about Xerte that is hopefully not too stupid.
>>>> One of the features that I find very useful in Xerte amongst 
>>>> numerous other things is the fact that the user can change the 
>>>> screen size.
>>>> He can pick the options "default", "large", "larger", "full 
>>>> screen", "fill window" from a pull-down menu "Screen Size".
>>>> Whenever I create something within Xerte Toolkit and I use the 
>>>> preview option these options work fine.
>>>> However when I do an export of the project to a zip-file in order 
>>>> to use it as an independent website, the options "full screen" and 
>>>> "fill window" do nothing anymore. The options "large" and "larger"
>>>> do a zoom in as expected, but I can't go back to the original scale 
>>>> anymore and I'm not able to drag/pan the window contents within the 
>>>> browser window.
>>>> I have this behavior with an installation of Xerte Toolkit on 
>>>> Ubuntu Server and with an installation on a Windows system with XAMPP.
>>>> The behavior is the same in InternetExplorer 8 and in FireFox 11.
>>>> As the examples available on the website of the University of 
>>>> Nottingham work fine in both browsers I'm guessing I have something 
>>>> done
> wrong.
>>>> Can anyone point me into the right direction to solve this ?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>>        John Bijnens
>>>>
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