<html><head><base href="x-msg://469/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Speaking of Xerte3: I'm about to start a new e-learning project in the next few weeks. It should serve as a kind of best practice example for further developments and I'm very keen of using Xerte3. If I start to create content in Xerte3 now, will it be compatible with the final version of Xerte3? Are there already plans how to use Toolkits with Xerte3? <div>Looking forward for some future information about Xerte3 and thanks for the great work so far!</div><div><br></div><div>Peter<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 10.05.2010, at 04:06, Gevin Leow Eng Hwa (UniSIM) wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">1st let me thank you Julian & your team. Yes, Xerte 3 is a much greater tool indeed. I've installed & tried out/exploring the beta version now. Like what you said, I do find Xerte 3 is a whole new changing game tool, I think me, like other no-tech learning object developer need some time to get fimiliar with the project creation flow. Hope to see a good user guide & more tutorial available in future, :).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Gevin<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Julian Tenney<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, May 07, 2010 10:21 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Xerte discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: [Xerte] Page Wizards on Xerte 3?<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div id="idOWAReplyText11618"><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">They won't be backwards compatible, but there will be wizards, yes. It's kinda there but needs some more wok on it.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">In Xerte 3 you get Accordion icons - no need for a wizard.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Give it a try.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on behalf of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:johnathan.kemp@ntlworld.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">johnathan.kemp@ntlworld.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Fri 07/05/2010 11:33<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Xerte discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Xerte] Page Wizards on Xerte 3?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">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)" <<a href="mailto:gevinleoweh@unisim.edu.sg" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gevinleoweh@unisim.edu.sg</a>> 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><a href="mailto:Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><br><a href="http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Xerte mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><br><a href="http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br><div>
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