[Xerte-dev] Re: rss containing html5 links

[Pat Lockley]

it would "spoil" but it is also

1) Easy
2) Obvious to users what it does
3) Easy to remove when done


On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>wrote:

> We already have preview_html5.php what I don't know how or where to
> achieve is detecting Ctrl + click on the workspace preview button to force
> html5 preview. Maybe there's a better way to do that but clearly there
> isn't really room for another button.****
>
> ** **
>
> If you're suggesting adding a preview_htlm5.php link to the bottom of
> peview.php? that would spoil the look of the Flash preview wouldn't it.***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> Going to park this for now but perhaps someone else can add whatever is
> required.****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 19 November 2012 13:33
>
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: rss containing html5 links****
>
> ** **
>
> edit preview.php in modules xerte and add text at bottom?****
>
> ** **
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
>
> not sure how to do that or more importantly how to detect the Ctrl click.
> Might have to leave that to someone else.****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 19 November 2012 13:19****
>
>
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: rss containing html5 links****
>
>  ****
>
> Why not just add a "preview in HTML / preview default" option at the
> bottom of preview?
>
> Seems neater?****
>
>  ****
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
>
> might have been the play buttons in the main workspace****
>
> ah yeah I mentioned previously that I think the workspace preview button
> needs a similar function to what Julian has added to the editor e.g. hold
> Ctrl + click to preview html5 version. Not sure I can do that.****
>
>
>
> You could have a "click here to see more on RSS" which just opens the
> workspaceproperties page?****
>
> Will have a look at adding something like that...****
>
>  ****
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
>
> Can you remember what it does? Perhaps someone else knows?****
>
>  ****
>
> Part of the problem is that the RSS tab already scrolls vertically because
> there are quite a lot of instructions. I wonder whether a short-term
> solution is just to add an instruction e.g. ****
>
>  ****
>
> The main feed is at http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php. This
> includes all content marked for inclusion from the site's users. Note: to
> share the html5 links rather than Flash links use
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php?html5 instead or simply append
> &html5 to the link below.****
>
>  ****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 19 November 2012 12:28
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: rss containing html5 links****
>
>  ****
>
> I can't remember where the JS is called.....
>
> I think the RSS tab should display a list of feeds that project is in****
>
>  ****
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
>
> responses below...****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 19 November 2012 12:13****
>
>
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: rss containing html5 links****
>
>  ****
>
> I can't remember if there is a JS file, I tried to remember the other day
> but couldn't recall. It has been 2 years after all.****
>
> :-) well it seems to be working without any js changes and I guess in any
> case this is just in addition to what's already there at the moment rather
> than changes to core functionality so shouldn't break anything.****
>
>
>
> The RSS tab is about putting things into a feed, whereas the properties
> window is about that LO? So you could argue perhaps the RSS tab should have
> a "this LO is in the following feeds" list?****
>
>
> Yes probably but at the moment all I've looked to do is to enable the
> html5 rss links to work rather than decide where to display those links.
> However I think most XOT users only see the rss links via LO properties and
> the RSS tab as that's the properties panel they open most. It's only those
> who import projects that ever view the workspace properties panel and even
> then I'm not sure they ever visit the my feeds tab.****
>
>  ****
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
>
> Well yes there are also rss links in workspace properties but for now I
> was concentrating on the rss tab of LO properties e.g. when an author
> selects an LO, clicks properties and visits the rss tab.****
>
>  ****
>
> url_library is one of the files I updated but I haven't updated an .js
> files - what js files need to be updated and why? Can you help with that
> Pat?****
>
>  ****
>
> I've only made changes to my local .htaccess so far (attached as a txt
> file) which is why I posed question 2.****
>
>  ****
>
> Ron****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 19 November 2012 11:58
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: rss containing html5 links****
>
>  ****
>
> Are they not in workspace properties?
>
> if you update .htaccess , or htaccess.conf, you also need to update
> url_library.php and one of the JS files****
>
>  ****
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
>
> Hi all****
>
> I've been testing how to have the rss feeds display html5 links instead of
> flash links and have just committed some changes to enable this. ****
>
>  ****
>
> I discovered something I never knew before last week that appending
> ?export to the end of /rss.php changes the feed and links to show the LO's
> set for the export feed. So now with the changes I've committed appending
> ?html5 (or &html5 if there are other parameters like username and/or
> foldername) changes the links to play the html5 version rather than flash
> version. I think the RSS feeds become even more useful when it comes to
> mobile device consumption.****
>
>  ****
>
> I've uploaded these changes to the techdis install so for example:****
>
>  ****
>
> Normal rss feed: http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php****
>
> HTML5 version http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php?html5****
>
>  ****
>
> Likewise:****
>
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php?username=Ron_Mitchell****
>
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php?username=Ron_Mitchell&html5****
>
>  ****
>
> and also:****
>
>
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php?username=Ron_Mitchell&folder_name=tests
> ****
>
>
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/rss.php?username=Ron_Mitchell&folder_name=tests&html5
> ****
>
>  ****
>
> This raises a couple of questions:****
>
>  ****
>
> 1. Should these links or at the very least instructions be displayed in
> the RSS properties panel?****
>
>  ****
>
> 2. I've tested with apache set to true and had to obviously add additional
> lines in the .htaccess. I looked at adding these changes to htaccess.conf
> in the setup folder but that doesn't seem to have all the current links
> required even without the additional lines required for html5. Has anyone
> been keeping that up-to-date?****
>
>  ****
>
> Cheers****
>
> Ron****
>
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