[Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess

[Pat @ Pgogy]

The play URL is now a sort of API

So rather than 

play.php?template_id=1&method=flash

You could have 

play.php?template_id=1&method=XML

Which just returns the XML

So you cold retire the XML page from the root folder (over time)

Now where this could get interesting is you could make an XML remote method to change the file locations and host a single engine at site x, and dynamically bring in content that way. A sort of xpert shop window

Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality

On 12 Apr 2013, at 10:08, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Is that something end users would need to see, or is this tech stuff for an API call?
>  
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
> Sent: 12 April 2013 08:22
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>  
> At the moment XML is a link option for XOT files, but all it does is return the XML.
>  
> As we now have different methods for displaying content for a module, XML could be one of those?
> 
> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
> 
> On 12 Apr 2013, at 07:32, Tom Reijnders <reijnders at tor.nl> wrote:
> 
> Ehmmm... could you be a bit more specific? Last time I checked I still wasn't a mind reader.... :-)
> 
> Op 12-4-2013 0:28, Pat @ Pgogy schreef:
> Tom,
>  
> Thoughts on making XML into a play option?
> 
> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
> 
> On 11 Apr 2013, at 21:52, Tom Reijnders <reijnders at tor.nl> wrote:
> 
> Yes definitely. Added function upgrade_4()
> 
> Tom
> 
> Op 11-4-2013 15:42, Ron Mitchell schreef:
> Was the correct upgrade definitely in the patch?
> If it was my applying of the patch didn't work because that's not in the patched or exported code yet it is in basic.sql
>  
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders
> Sent: 11 April 2013 14:33
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>  
> Strange.
> 
> Upgrade should give you an extra column on templatedetails called extra_flags.
> 
> 
> 
> Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> schreef:
> Cheers got it!
>  
> 
> I'm not sure if anyone else has tried this yet but not quite working for me...
>  
> 
> 1. Applied patch to local copy of svn code
> 2. Exported patched version
> 3. Dropped over a localhost test install
>  
> 
> I can see new options in the properties panel e.g. what is the default engine to use for this project with Javascript (a.k.a. HTML5) ticked
> But I can't untick that or tick the flash option
> When following the flash and html5 links I get an empty wondow
> and when trying to create a new LO I get an empty window with failed to create new template
>  
> 
> I ran upgrade.php but there doesn't seem to be anything new in there?
>  
> 
> HTH
> Ron
>  
> 
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
> Sent: 11 April 2013 13:10
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>  
> 
> I’ve just sent it on…
>  
> 
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders
> Sent: 11 April 2013 12:29
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>  
> 
> Didn't want to send It to the list . Julian has it.
> 
> Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> schreef:
> Happy to test and feedback but where do I get the patch? 752 looks like Fay's update.
>  
> 
> Ron
>  
> 
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders
> Sent: 11 April 2013 11:08
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Modules and htaccess
>  
> 
> I am off-line the rest of the day. I'll send the patch to Julian.
> 
> Op 11-4-2013 11:51, Tom Reijnders schreef:
> As an addition:
> 
> Now you can just use play.php&template_id=4 (or play_4). It will show :
> 1. if the template_frame=xerte  in the engine set by the user
> 2. if the template_frame is site using modules/site/play.php
> 
> Also, you can use play.php&template_id=4&engine=flash or play.php&template_id=4&engine=javascript to force a specific engine.
> 
> Some is true for preview.
> 
> You can also use engine=other (this is used by the wizard when Ctlr+Play is pressed)
> 
> I have to do the same for peer.php, but first would like some feedback ;-)
> 
> Tom
> 
>    
> Op 11-4-2013 11:38, Tom Reijnders schreef:
> Almost finished.
> 
> I didn't change anything yet to modularize the properties page
> 
> - Changed play.php (root) and modules/xerte/play.php and preview
> - Made play_html5.php (root) redirect to new play
> - Make use of the same template files as export does for the play and preview
> - Make wizard toggle the engine on Ctrl-click
> - Move site to its own module dir
> 
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