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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>They won't be backwards compatible, but there will be wizards, yes. It's kinda there but needs some more wok on it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Xerte 3 changes the game a bit because in Xerte 2 it's useful to have a wizard to create, say, an accordion, because the underlying code is fiddly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Xerte 3 you get Accordion icons - no need for a wizard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Give it a try.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of johnathan.kemp@ntlworld.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Fri 07/05/2010 11:33<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Xerte] Page Wizards on Xerte 3?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Hello Gevin,<BR><BR>I'll let Julian describe Xerte 3 as I am just coming to grips with it. However Xerte 3 is based on the latest flex technology and as such is not backwardly compatible with Xerte 2. As a result Xerte 2 projects will not run in Xerte 3 and therefor Xerte 2 page wizards will not work in Xerte 3.<BR><BR>I am not part of the Xerte Team and have no influence on the Xerte 3 project. I have asked the question myself as to whether Xerte 3 will support the use of page wizards. It is early days for Xerte 3. As far as I am aware Xerte 3 is at the stage of just offering icon level page building capability. As yet there is no equivalent of the Page Templates project wide template.<BR><BR>It will be interesting to see whether the availability of page wizards in Xerte 2 will influence any decision to implement page wizards for Xerte 3, as I understand the priority for Xerte 2 was to provide the project wide templates in preference to individual page templates (i.e. page wizards). I think this was because the targetted user base was non-technical knowledge experts. Page wizards open up Xerte to a different type of user. Someone who wants the ease of pre-defined pages but also to be able to develop their technical skills so that they can take their learning objects beyond what is available of the shelf.<BR><BR>I am now retired, but I will be staying active in the xerte community. When other commitments allow I am looking at Xerte 3. I am also keen to see page wizards available in that environment.<BR><BR>It is worth remembering that there is a community of Xerte users. The Xerte team supported the development of page wizards and modified Xerte to facilitate their use, but page wizards were not developed as a core part of the Xerte project. I am sure that if interest and effort were available from the Xerte community to make page wizards a reality in Xerte 3 then the support and assistance would be there from the Xerte team.<BR><BR>Kind regards<BR><BR>Johnathan<BR><BR><BR>---- "Gevin Leow Eng Hwa (UniSIM)" <gevinleoweh@unisim.edu.sg> wrote:<BR>> Dear Johnathan,<BR>><BR>> Great job on the Page Wizards you create for Xerte 2.x! They are my no.1 tool I use everyday, so I can have some time for a coffee or 2.<BR>><BR>> Just wonder if we can use the current version Page Wizards in the upcoming Xerte 3? or we need to "tweak & hack" to use them? :)<BR>><BR>> Warm regards,<BR>> Gevin<BR>><BR>><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Xerte mailing list<BR>Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<BR><A href="http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte">http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>