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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks for all your help :-).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Anyone following the instructions in the help file or
XerteDynamic Templates.pdf file may find the following helpful when using the
tutorial.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009></SPAN><SPAN
class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>By downloading the sample code and referring to it you
should be able to complete your fully working template. I will omit cosmetic
stuff like x and y settings and adding page titles</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>1. The help version of the tutorial omits a "prompt"
node in the xml file, this is shown in the pdf file version of the
tutorial.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>2. Learning Object - Setup</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>There is much more script than is shown in the tutorial -
this includes the defining of quizData and the setting up of arrays
for</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>tracking</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>built</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=364531512-16072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>answers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>3.
options - protoOption - judge</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>The
script shown omits the code to store the answer</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=364531512-16072009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>4.
options</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>I
think the default for the "perpetual" value is 0 and this needs setting to
1</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=364531512-16072009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>5.
options - protoOption</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>The
tutorial does not show how values are set for "y" to cause each option to
appear below the previous one, and for "label" to select the correct label
for each option.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=364531512-16072009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=364531512-16072009>Kind
regards</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=364531512-16072009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=364531512-16072009>Johnathan</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Johnathan Kemp<BR>IT Dev. Manager<BR>Connexions
Staffordshire<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.cxstaffs.co.uk/"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>www.cxstaffs.co.uk</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>01785
355714<BR></FONT></P>
<P> </P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Julian
Tenney<BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 July 2009 12:34<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion
list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] Xerte Dynamic Templates tutorial -
clarification<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Icon
is the script icon you are excuting code in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Icon.nextSibling
is the next icon <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Icon.nextSibling.firstChild
is the first child of the next icon and so on.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Icon.nextSibling.childNodes
is an array of all the children<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Icon.nextSibling.chidNodes[2]
is th second child and so on.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">TemplateData
and quizData are probably the same thing.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Icon.parentNode.index()
returns the index of the aprent Icon, so it will be a question number, not the
number or questions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Johnathan
Kemp<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:52 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte
discussion list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] Xerte Dynamic Templates tutorial
- clarification<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I am
sorry I did not make myself clear.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I
understand that the reference to 'value' was a variable and that duplicate
would result in duplication of the icon, what I was struggling with
was </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">a) the
apparent discrepancy between the code in the image which refers
to </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">icon.nextSibling.childNodes[2]</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">and the
code referred to in the accompanying text which refers
to </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">icon.nextSibling.firstChild</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">b)
trying to figure out what icon.nextSibling.childNodes[2] was actually
identifying in the document tree and why that was
so.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Similarly
I was struggling to figure out, by tracking back up the document tree how it was
that on page 11 in the pdf file (no page number in the xerte help file, but it
is in the section 5 create the template logic
section)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">icon.ParentNode.index(
) -2 would return the
number of questions.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Also I
was puzzled by the reference later in the same section to quizData as I was not
sure where this object had been defined.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Is it
the case that since earlier we set templateDate to point to the quiz.xml file
that quizData is effectively the same as
templateData?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I am
trying not just to duplicate the actions in the tutorial but to understand them,
so that I can create my own templates.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kind
regards</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Johnathan</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Johnathan Kemp<BR>IT
Dev. Manager<BR>Connexions Staffordshire<BR></SPAN><A
href="http://www.cxstaffs.co.uk/"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">www.cxstaffs.co.uk</SPAN></A><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">01785
355714</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US>
<HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2>
</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: 0cm"><B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Julian
Tenney<BR><B>Sent:</B> 15 July 2009 20:20<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion
list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] Xerte Dynamic Templates tutorial -
clarification</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText80619>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">the
parameter just describes how many times you want to duplicate the icon - don't
run it twice!</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(value) is just a
variable, a number, for how many times you want to duplicate the
icon.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>
<HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2>
</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Johnathan Kemp<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wed 15/07/2009 17:02<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion list<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Xerte] Xerte Dynamic Templates tutorial -
clarification</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> I am part way
through the simple quiz example in the dynamic templates<BR>tutorial as
described in the document XerteDynamicTemplates.pdf<BR><BR>I am following
through the example step by step and trying to ensure<BR>that I understand the
logic behind each step, so that I will then be<BR>able to apply this to creating
my own templates.<BR><BR>Can I seek clarification on the following
points?<BR><BR>Page 10<BR>The code uses
icon.nextSibling.childNodes[2].duplicate(quesCount -1)<BR>But the text refers to
icon.nextSibling.firstChild.duplicate(value)<BR><BR>Is this a typing error? Are
both statements required in the code?<BR><BR>Page 11<BR>Why does
icon.parentNode.index( ) - 2 = the number of questions?<BR><BR>Page 12<BR>Where
does the quizData object come from, there appears to be no<BR>previous reference
to it?<BR><BR>And a general question - is there a way of easily identifying
which node<BR>is being referenced at any time by an expression?<BR>E.g. is there
a way of echoing a value for<BR>icon.nextSibling.firstChild.name or
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way<BR>that aid you in debugging your template creation.<BR><BR>Kind
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