[Xerte-dev] Re: 1.9 stuff

Pat Lockley patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
Wed Sep 19 09:57:38 BST 2012 

1) Check export and publish work as expected - only core changes
2) User interface for the timeline creator

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Julian Tenney
<Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 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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