[Xerte-dev] Re: Preparation of XOT and Xerte test installs

Pat Lockley patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
Tue Apr 3 14:43:38 BST 2012


I think it should be 2 and 2 i.e EN-GB

re buttons - look in website_code/scripts/screen_display.js

function button_check()

line 290

think all of the button code is there

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Tom Reijnders <reijnders at tor.nl> wrote:
> Yes, I'll try to tackle the buttons...
>
> We need to sort out the way we select languages across the board (UI and
> also language string, i.e 'en' v.s. 'en-GB')
>
>
> Op 3-4-2012 15:17, Pat Lockley schreef:
>
>> I think Tom is doing buttons now?
>>
>> The only obvious thing is having a language selection for index.php
>>
>> I think the end of March is erm, unrealistic as a release date
>>
>> The main thing I think is what happens in trunk - as in nothing new
>> should be added (i.e create branch 1.9 and then do nothing until 1.8
>> is released).
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Julian Tenney
>> <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I think we need a number of weeks realistically: if you want to set an
>>> earlier deadline then feel free, but I sense end May may be realistic to
>>> work all the issues through, add anything we find along the way, and then
>>> get a zip built. What do others think?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron
>>> Mitchell
>>> Sent: 03 April 2012 13:16
>>>
>>>
>>> To: 'For Xerte technical developers'
>>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Preparation of XOT and Xerte test installs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Did you mean end of May or end of March? I though the latter was the
>>> target?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian
>>> Tenney
>>> Sent: 03 April 2012 13:11
>>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Preparation of XOT and Xerte test installs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks for this: I think we should try and identify pieces of work
>>> that
>>> need doing before we can get the test server set up and complete them;
>>> then
>>> we should lock down the functionality and test the heck out of what we’ve
>>> got.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think Pat’s work is complete on the language stuff bar the buttons
>>> stuff
>>> being discussed?
>>>
>>> I’m not sure if there’s anything you need me to do? Time is a bit limited
>>> the next three weeks…
>>>
>>> You guys know the score with the templates better than I do, but I sense
>>> it
>>> is more or less there
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So hopefully not too much to do before we can get Ron to host a beta 1
>>> version, and then have a lis of issues, fix them in the svn, maybe a
>>> weekly
>>> upgrade through betas 2 – n until we’re done?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Aim for end of May?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kemp
>>> Johnathan
>>> Sent: 03 April 2012 12:04
>>> To: Xerte Developers Discussion List
>>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Preparation of XOT and Xerte test installs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ron is ready to set up a test server, I have some model and xwd files and
>>> thumbnails that are ready for use but there a re a few things I am not
>>> sure
>>> about. I am posting this to the developer list so that the communication
>>> is
>>> shared with all parties who are helping to put this new development on
>>> the
>>> road.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1.      With respect to the new model and xwd files, Tom have you made
>>> any
>>> changes to copies of the files in the xerte svn pageWizards/models and
>>> pageWizards/en folders? I know you mentioned earlier changing the way
>>> that
>>> "question n of m" was handled in some of the pages. I have not noticed
>>> any
>>> changes to the xwd and rlm files in the pageWizards section of the svn.
>>> If
>>> there are changes where can I get the new version of the files as they
>>> need
>>> adding to the xerte build files and the XOT build files.
>>>
>>> 2.      With respect to a new xerte build am I right in assuming that we
>>> need to add a new "pages" folder to the xerte svn "runtime" folder. This
>>> "pages" folder will contain all the default files for a new "pages"
>>> project.
>>> Also that the runtime folder will need new folders for "php" to contain
>>> the
>>> php language, and "scripts" to contain the php script files that build
>>> the
>>> template.xwd file.
>>>
>>> 3.      With respect to the XOT build, It is my understanding that new
>>> files
>>> are being added directly to the trunk and that I need to add the model
>>> files
>>> (once the issue in 1. is sorted) to the folder
>>> modules/xerte/parent_templates/Nottingham/models/
>>>
>>> 4.      In addition to point 3. I need to create a new folder in
>>> modules/xerte/parent_templates/Nottingham/wizards/en which will contain
>>> the
>>> individual xwd files.
>>>
>>> 5.      I will also add the new thumbnail images to the
>>>  modules/xerte/parent_templates/Nottingham/thumbs folder.
>>>
>>> 6.      Tom what if any php scripts will need adding to the XOT server
>>> and
>>> where will they be located?
>>>
>>> 7.      My knowledge of XOT is limited. Is there anything else we need to
>>> consider in order to be in a position where we can say to Ron that he can
>>> download the XOT trunk and use that to build his test server?
>>>
>>> 8.      Once we have the XOT test server up and running can we review the
>>> situation with the Xerte runtime so that we can get a Xerte build ready
>>> for
>>> testing?
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Johnathan
>>>
>>>
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