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<p class=MsoNormal>I've used Xerte templates before to create some really good
materials. However, I'm trying to move onto creating some bespoke materials and
I seem to be coming unstuck…. I've tried two approachs as follows….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1) Once I've created a Learning Object using the templates
I'm unable to open the final learning object XML in Xerte editor (as opposed to
the template wizard), doing this would allow me to make small tweaks to the
layout and presentation of page and additional media etc. Is this supposed to
be possible - or is it too tied in with the templates?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>2) Taking the other approach I create a very simple page-based
learning object in the Xerte editor (manually so to speak). Then I think I'd
like to add one of the interactions that the templates already do so well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- Taking a very simple example like "orientation =
orient" I try importing a Model to the object.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- The model imports and I'm able to launch a wizard
specifically interaction by double-clicking the top-icon for the interaction<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- I add some data and save the wizard, close the wizard and
I am returned to the Xerte interface<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- The data seems to been saved as a separate XML file
_orient rather than in the XML of the object I'm working on<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- When I preview / publish the object a page is created for
the "model" bu not content is loaded into the final output !!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This means I'm stuck moving beyond the template prescribed content
OR forced to code very simple object and manually re-create all the
interactions I need which were in the templates… which isn't worth me
doing…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Any help,
tips or suggestions or pointing out my misconceptions would be very helpful :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pete</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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