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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>You can draw with code, and you can do gradientFills with
code too. In the help file are some pointers and some examples of using the
gradient fills. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>For example:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>myIcon.beginGradientFill('linear',
[0xFF0000,0x00FF00], [100,100], [0,255], {matrixType: 'box', x: 0, y: 0, w:100,
h: 100,
r:(45/180)*Math.PI});<BR>myIcon.drawRect(0,0,100,100,20);</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>draws a rounded, gradient filled rectangle.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Look it all up in the online flash documentation -- all
those params always confuse me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>You can draw anything with code that the drawing tools can
draw, and more, as some things can only be drawn with code - like gradients.
There are also some code-based effects like dropShadow and bevel, so you can
draw nice looking rounded panels etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>There's no ppt - xerte converter I'm afraid. There are some
good ppt to flash converters - then you can play the flash back in
Xerte,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=406211915-12122007><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Julian</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>
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</FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><B>From:</B>
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ari
Doucette<BR><B>Sent:</B> 12 December 2007 11:39<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion
list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Xerte] Just installed, a few
problems?<BR><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Julian.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there more drawing tools? Maybe some that are
not accessible from the drawing tools menu in the drawing editor?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Specifically, an instructor has created a good
deal of learning in PowerPoint 2007, using tables, rounded
rectangles, gradient fills and shadows extensively. (actually looks quite
nice...) I wonder if I would be able to make these drawing objects in the
native Xerte format or would just have to bring them in as image files?
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there a PowerPoint XML to Xerte XML import
tool?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the great product (good for Authorware
"refugees").</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ari<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Arial size=2>On Dec 12, 2007 4:25 AM, Tenney
Julian <</FONT><A href="mailto:Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>> wrote:<BR></FONT>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks.
I fixed the templates menu issue. I removed the options menu item as it has
never done anything - must have seemed like a good idea at the time..!
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Julian</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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</FONT><FONT size=2><B>From:</B> </FONT></FONT><A
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face=Arial size=2>xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT
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face=Arial size=2> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ari Doucette<BR><B>Sent:</B> 11
December 2007 18:49<BR><B>To:</B> </FONT><A
href="mailto:xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" target=_blank><FONT face=Arial
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size=2> <BR><B>Subject:</B> [Xerte] Just installed, a few
problems?<BR></FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just installed Xerte. Looks like a nice
tool.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few issues right away, though:</FONT></DIV>
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<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>So far, the menu items at "Edit ->
Options" and at "Templates -> Templates..." do not open anything when
I click on them. </FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there gradient fills? How does one get
all of the options in the drawing tool that are available in its
screenshot in the help file?</FONT></LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Ari</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial
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