[Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

Wed Oct 17 17:32:51 BST 2012

Julian has already answered your question re languages:

" But the languages used are PHP, javascript and actionscript mostly, and
xerte itself, jquery in the new stuff"

But are you just looking to develop e-learning content or to extend the
functionality already available?

You can develop plenty of different e-learning content with Xerte and Xerte
Online Toolkits without any scripting at all by using the templates
provided.

Look at the info and examples linked from http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte

Download either Xerte or Xerte Online Toolkits and try them out

Look at the recordings and presentations from the AGM last week
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/agm.htm

Then come back and ask more specific questions if you need to.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Suhaila Haji Mohd
Hussin
Sent: 17 October 2012 17:10
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

I am in the stage of researching, trying to compare and contrast between
Xerte and other e-learning development tools

and I asked the languages so that I'd know which languages I've already
learnt and which ones that I haven't and these would help my decision
making.

For example I'm already familiar with PHP and javascript but I haven't
learnt actionscript and jquery. Knowing these fact would ease my decision in
developing project.

I just need to know please. If it's too much then please at least mention
the major ones that are built in Xerte.

Suhaila

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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:52:40 +0100
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

You'll be better off defining the problem you want to solve, then figuring
out how to solve it. Learning a new language is hard without a goal, because
you really need to know what you're trying to accomplish. If you learn those
you'll be able to pick up any language in the future. What do you program in
right now? Are you interested in server side stuff, or front end stuff?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Suhaila Haji Mohd
Hussin
Sent: 17 October 2012 16:50
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

Are those the only languages have been written in Xerte so far? 

I'd like to know all the languages as it'd be easier for decision making in
the e-learning development tools.

Thank you so much.

Suhaila

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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:10 +0100
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

> I can't really say what do I want to do specifically now

Then we can't tell you what language to write it in.

But the languages used are PHP, javascript and actionscript mostly, and
xerte itself, jquery in the new stuff,

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Suhaila Haji Mohd
Hussin
Sent: 17 October 2012 16:39
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

Oh I see. I can't really say what do I want to do specifically now because
I'm researching for development tools for e-learning as part of my
dissertation project.

Is there some kind of manual or tutorial that specifically tells which part
of xerte were written in which language?

Suhaila

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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:34:13 +0100
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

DDifferent parts of it are written in different languages, so it depends on
what you want to do.

So, what do you want to do?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Suhaila Haji Mohd
Hussin
Sent: 17 October 2012 16:32
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

Oh that's brilliant but what do you mean by the language depends on what you
want to do? Does Xerte support various scripting languages?

I thought that in case Xerte doesn't have some toolkit or function that I
want then maybe I could write some scripts 

so that's why I asked which language does Xerte support.

Cheers,

Suhaila

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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:21:49 +0100
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Query on Flash animation

Yes, it can do those things.

The language depends on what you want to do - what did you have in mind?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Suhaila Haji Mohd
Hussin
Sent: 17 October 2012 15:13
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Query on Flash animation

Hello.

I've gone through the Toolkits Page Types and under Media - Flash Animation,
it stated that 

"Flash movies can bring interactivity and animation to your learning
objects, and allow them to include custom content not possible with toolkits
natively."

The second part isn't clear to me probably because I'm not a native english
speaker. I understand that Xerte is capable in importing flash movie but 

I need to know if it can also include flash animation object which user can
interact with.

For example; From flash, I designed a banner flying effect if a user clicks
a particular button on Xerte or 

I designed a button from flash and import this to xerte so that when user
clicks that button it should have some rollover effect or something like
that.

Can Xerte do those? And what's the script / programming language to use if I
want to extend Xerte toolkits?

Cheers,

Suhaila

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