[Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?

Dave Burnett d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
Fri Jan 20 11:05:17 GMT 2012


Hi Alistair.
The issue is that the original host for the latex functionality has ceased to exist.Ron is now hosting that function.
The pointer to the original site was hardcoded in the engine, XMLEngine.swf.That is what need to be updated with a version that points to the correct source.
Check to see if all the XMLEngine.swf files on your local machine match the latest one (the one on the server it looks like).
Cheers,Dave


From: Alistair.McNaught at HEAcademy.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:54:41 +0000
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?










Hi Ron
Many thanks for speedy response.
 
1) Now it works fine on the server BUT
2) Local version after download doesn’t work – doesn’t render any latex but leaves blank spaces.
 
Is that the export function that needs tweaking or something different?
 
A
 
 
 


From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell

Sent: 20 January 2012 10:47

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Subject: [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?


 
Alistair
I was updating the itq installation as your message came in - try again I think you'll find it works now?
 
However could you try exporting that and viewing locally and answer the following:
 
1. Does it still display the latex when viewed locally?
2. If it displays is it ok or is it jumbled in any way e.g. spacing between lines not quite right?
 
Cheers
Ron 
 
BTW sandpit not yet updated - need to contact David about something.
 


From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
On Behalf Of Alistair McNaught

Sent: 20 January 2012 10:33

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Subject: [Xerte] Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?


 

Hi all
I previously creates a learning object at 
http://itq.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xerte/play_59 to show teaching staff how to create formulae using simple Latex expressions.
 
I know there have been issues with the site that was used to host the Latex rendering script and we now have a new solution but I’m not sure how to implement the new solution so that my old learning object (above) will correctly display
 the formulae now. 
 
I’ve probably missed some important comment in a thread I skimmed too quickly but any pointers as to how to ‘redeem’ old formulae rich learning objects will be very welcome.
 
Thanks
A
 
 
 
 
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