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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Is there any way we can get round the security issues as I have
used Xerte on our website and had to change my settings and now IE insists on
warning me each time I load the LexDis pages! I am wondering whether it
is possible to make this setting a default without having to compromise security
as I fear the instructions will have to go on the top of all our pages for
students – I am thinking long term with our LexDis project which will
hopefully have lots of Xerte files. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Julian thanks for all the support as well – Will you be
running another training day? I really am not having much luck trying to
reduce the size of the Xerte area and also changing button placement plus many
other things but really need to take a day out with the expert again!! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Best wishes E.A. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mrs E.A. Draffan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Learning Societies Lab,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>ECS, University of Southampton,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>http://www.emptech.info<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tenney Julian<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 January 2008 15:49<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Text to sound<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Can you get the TTS to work in the accessibility demo on the Xerte
site?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Get that working first - there are some instructions in it. I know
that works. If it doesn't work for you, it will be an issue with your browser.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Then put your pieces online - they should now work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>If they don't, you need to play with the security settings for the
zones, as I described earlier,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ashok ranade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 January 2008 15:15<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Text to sound</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr.Julian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I am constantly amazed by the promptness of your replies
which are so thorough. If only there were more like you
in this world !!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I still have some problems with text to speech. But let me
try my hand at solving them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Ashok Ranade<br>
<br>
<b><i>Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 3.0pt;
margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Text to speech is turned on by default. You don't need to set the
proeprties on an icon for it to work. If you use tab to move around your piece
in IE are you hearing any TTS?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Text to speech doesn't work in the authoring tool - only in the
browser, and then only in Internet Explorer, and then only when it is correctly
setup to do so, and finally, only on Windows.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Text to speech uses the SAPI activex control in IE. The web page
you produce when you publish a piece will try and initialise this activex
control. Your browser needs to be set up to allow 'allow activex controls not
marked as safe for scripting' in the security settings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>In internet explorer go to Tools -> Internet Options ->
Security -> select the zone your pages will be in -> Select Custom level
-> Scroll down looking for the entry 'initialise and script activex controls
not marked as safe for scripting' and set it to either enable or prompt.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Then put your pulished xerte piece in that zone for it to work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Julian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ashok ranade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 January 2008 09:39<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Text to sound</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr.Julian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have a problem regarding text-to- speech. The help file
says that we have to set the speech property (of the text icon) to 1 to enable
the text to speech. However in the drop down list of the text icon I do not
find the speech property.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Also please let me know whether text-to-speech is available
in the prview.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ashok Ranade<br>
<br>
<b><i>Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 3.0pt;
margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>The controls should run along the full width at the bottom of
the movie. Is that not the case? One reason for that is if the movie contains
transparency - Xerte can't then work out how big it should allow for the movie
to play. One solution to that problem is to edit the swf and provide a
background for the movie area, even a transparent one, in the first frame, so
that when the movie loads, Xerte can draw the controls the right length.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>If you want to control the movie independently, use an interaction
icon with some buttons on it for play, stop, pause. Inside those buttons add
some script to control the movie. You will need to give the movie an ID. So if
your movie has an id of myMovie, myMovie.play(), myMovie.pause() and
myMovie.reset() will provide control. You can use custom buttons too if you
want a particular look and feel. The same goes for sound and flv.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>There's no practical limit on the size of Xerte files. We have some
in the region of 500Kb that load and run fine. Most files are in the region of
25 - 100KB. Of course, bigger files are more complex and harder to
maintain. Even a 500KB file is likley to occupt only a small proportion of the
total project's size, when you've factored in graphics, sounds, swfs and video.
You need to bear in mind the bandwidth available to your end-users, which will
determine the ammount and quality of the media you use - if you're expecting
modem users to view a 25MB swf file it may not be trouble free.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Whatever your bandwidth, if you have swfs over about 1MB, it will
pay you to convert them to flv if possible, as they will stream much better,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>J</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ashok ranade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 December 2007 08:34<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] sound from .mov file</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr.Julian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for the quick reply. Well, I have now obtained Flash
MX program.So now I am simply importing the .mov files and exporting them to
get them in swf format. So that problem is solved. Here is another.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>When I include controls in my swf file I am not able to
adjust their position independently of the movie. Also the position of the
controls is not good relative to the movie. Will you please suggest
the way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>I must add that I am liking Xerte very much and intend to
use it do develop interactive content for Engineering college students. Is
there any limitation on the size of the Xerte files? Will there be any problem
if the content becomes very large?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again for your time<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ashok Ranade<br>
<br>
<b><i>Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>You need to convert the file to either swf or flv. Have a
search for converters,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Julian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>
<hr size=3 width="100%" align=center>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ashok ranade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 04 December 2007 10:20<br>
<b>To:</b> xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] sound from .mov file</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is there any way of importing .mov file along with sound?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Ranade<o:p></o:p></p>
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