[Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT

[Pat Lockley]

In windows 7 it sometimes get's a little confused if it times out (bar
that, nothing AND IT IS FREE)


On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Julian Tenney <
Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> I use WInSCP too, and have never found any problems with it,****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 26 November 2012 10:57
> *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
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> No. ****
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> I did have a WinSCP window open for updating the files on the server so I
> guess that's a possible cause and might explain the inconsistent behaviour.
> Will keep an eye on that...****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Julian Tenney
> *Sent:* 26 November 2012 10:43
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
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> You don’t have xerte (standalone) open do you, that’s always had that PITA
> thing with windows not coming to the fore?****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 26 November 2012 10:45
> *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
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> Yes I do mean that window and as I said anecdotally I don't remember this
> ever happening prior to 1.8 and it's not consistent now, but on occasions
> the browse window has appeared below other windows.****
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> BTW John - I hadn't updated the Techdis install with the html 5 model
> until now and there seems to be some odd stuff going on...****
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> e.g. In IE9 via the html5 version I see page 1 & 3 but not page 2****
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> View the flash version
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/play.php?template_id=150****
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> View the html5 version
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/play_html5.php?template_id=150 page 2 is
> empty****
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> In Chrome it's the reverse I see page 2 but not 1 & 3****
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> Same in Firefox and Safari****
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> HTH****
>
> Ron****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Julian Tenney
> *Sent:* 26 November 2012 10:21
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
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> You mean the native windows browse file dialog? It’s not to the front?
> I’ve never even thought you could control it, I thought it was always to
> the fore (and modal?)****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 26 November 2012 10:22
> *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
> *
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> Hi John****
>
> I just tested this and shared the file with your account on the Techdis
> install.****
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> I can't make it lose any lines etc and importing an image works fine too.
> ****
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> e.g.****
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> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/play.php?template_id=150 ****
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> page 1 I created as a test file for you previously, page 2 I just created.
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> All seems to work fine.****
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> Having said that except for a more general point not unique to this page
> type that I've noticed recently and this is anecdotal rather than 100%
> certain..****
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> I'm fairly sure that previously (pre 1.8) when using a page type that
> allowed for browsing and uploading media the browse window always appeared
> on top of all other windows. Now the browse window often appears below the
> editor window and so can easily be missed. I'm not sure if this is a client
> issue e.g. when using IE I'm now using IE9 rather than IE8. I don't have
> time to test this theory with other browsers at the moment but is it
> possible that when you've been testing adding an image the browse window
> has been behind others?****
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> HTH****
>
> Ron****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Julian Tenney
> *Sent:* 26 November 2012 09:56
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
> *
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> AFAIK, the code in the DRAW class hasn’t changed, nor has the code in the
> drawing editor? At least, I’ve not changed it…****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 25 November 2012 19:57
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Problem with textDrawing (Flash) page in XOT***
> *
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> the drawing app uses some shared object jiggery pokery right?****
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> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Smith, John <J.J.Smith at gcu.ac.uk> wrote:*
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> Hi,
>
> Further to my last message about the image button not working, now there
> is a more serious problem with things disappearing. If you draw some lines
> and then go to 'Save Drawing' on the menu the last 1 (or few) of the lines
> that were drawn just disappear! Can anyone else replicate this? It's only
> been doing this recently so i'm assuming its due to one of the recent
> updates that one of you did and that someone will know where the problems
> lie?
>
> Regards,
>
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