[Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff

Julian Tenney Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
Wed Sep 19 09:48:14 BST 2012 

> Please test :) Feedback welcome.
This is something to put on the discussions for next month. 'Please test'. How? The problem is, no one is likely to, I've got a rough idea what you're doing, but I haven't the faintest idea how I'd test it - as obvious as it might seem to you. 


-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
Sent: 18 September 2012 22:51
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff

Ok,

Simile timeline internationalised, the export code is now fully modularised

Please test :) Feedback welcome.

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
> The way I see it panning out is that at some point the existing URL 
> starts to use the new runtime, with a fall back to the flash one for 
> non-compatible browsers. One URL for all devices is the goal. So it's 
> still the 'Nottingham' template in effect,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
> Lockley
> Sent: 18 September 2012 11:40
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff
>
> well you've 2 options now
>
> 1) Have a HTML5 template separate from the existing one
> 2) Put a load of if else logic into the xerte code to deal with 
> exporting, and playing (i think exporting is a distant second to
> playing)
>
> Unless
>
> The plan is to have a specific mobile URL, which relies on someone knowing who will access what and from what device. Which seems a little counter-intuitive.
>
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> It sounds like it would be worth talking to Fay about making sure the 
>> export will work with the HTML5 stuff, she's away this week,
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>> Lockley
>> Sent: 18 September 2012 09:32
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff
>>
>> I've only done limited testing of exports (worked for a basic one, and the code isn't pretty).
>>
>> I'd be happy for people to test it
>>
>> I also had to make some changes to config.php - added a new block of code in, I'd probably move that into a new library, but would sooner discuss it first?
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>> If it all works, let's roll it into the current zip file: I'd prefer 
>>> to work more incrementally if we can,
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>>> Lockley
>>> Sent: 17 September 2012 23:38
>>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff
>>>
>>> new code added
>>>
>>> 1) to allow for custom edit and preview sizes
>>> 2) to allow for different file names for different templates
>>> 3) export and publish now modularised / not dependant on xerte 
>>> settings
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Pat Lockley <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> For ref, 1.9 drops in over 1.8
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Jenny.S <jennysong.ss at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Thanks Julian!
>>>>> I've made my site work with XOT seamlessly. Now it's time to learn 
>>>>> how to customize the templates.
>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Julian Tenney 
>>>>> <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Check out the 1.9 branch:
>>>>>> https://xerteonlinetoolkits.googlecode.com/svn/branches/1.9
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of 
>>>>>> Jenny.S
>>>>>> Sent: 17 September 2012 10:05
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>>>>>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello guys,
>>>>>> Is there a link to download newest xerte dev version ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Pat Lockley 
>>>>>> <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, no xerte will be harmed in the making of the new module
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Julian Tenney
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>>> > So you've made a new editor specifically for your content, and 
>>>>>> > you point to that, rather than the default one?
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> > From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> > [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of 
>>>>>> > Pat Lockley
>>>>>> > Sent: 17 September 2012 09:52
>>>>>> > To: For Xerte technical developers
>>>>>> > Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 2) Yes FTP
>>>>>> > 3) Probably easier than adding it into the XML root node (where 
>>>>>> > it is at
>>>>>> > present)
>>>>>> > 4) Probably, it'd make developing a new template easier as you 
>>>>>> > could maintain a xertedev module
>>>>>> > 5) If you hit edit, the edit window is always editor size, but 
>>>>>> > that size is the xerte editor, and my editor isn't the xerte 
>>>>>> > editor, so it doesn't need to be that size (same for preview)
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Julian Tenney 
>>>>>> > <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>>> >> 1. OK.
>>>>>> >> 2. You mean new templates get added diretly into the file 
>>>>>> >> structure, via FTP say? That's OK with me.
>>>>>> >> 3. Fair enough. Sounds easier than at present 4. Yes, also for 
>>>>>> >> the
>>>>>> >> HTML5 stuff (is what you are doing here relevant to that in 
>>>>>> >> other
>>>>>> >> ways?) 5. The wizard? It's coded for that size. What's the problem?
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> >> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> >> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of 
>>>>>> >> Pat Lockley
>>>>>> >> Sent: 16 September 2012 21:30
>>>>>> >> To: For Xerte technical developers
>>>>>> >> Subject: [Xerte-dev] 1.9 stuff
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Hello,
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Committed some new stuff into the 1.9 branch
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Have added a php / html module and made it just about work...
>>>>>> >> but some questions appear
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> 1) Added a new file in management to add in new templates as a 
>>>>>> >> folder traverse script, which is nice if you can ftp.....
>>>>>> >> 2) but what if you upload?
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> (i'd be tempted to turn off the upload)
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> 3) I now define the contents of originaltemplatedetails using 
>>>>>> >> a text file (a la drupal et wordpress), seems neat, but it's 
>>>>>> >> only my say
>>>>>> >> 4) Need to modularise export and publishing
>>>>>> >> 5) Problem with screen sizes - does the editor have to be 
>>>>>> >> "xerte size", could it be generic?
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> I think with agreement on 2,3 and 5 it won't take long to do 4.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Once done, effectively toolkits is a modularised elearning 
>>>>>> >> content CMS (if you want it to be).
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Thoughts / feedback welcome.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Pat
>>>>>> >>
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