[Xerte-dev] Re: Idiots guide wanted to add optional property to wizard

[Smith, John]

Thanks Ron,

Hopefully what Johnathan sent me will allow me to do what I think I want.

Yes this is for bookmarking as an end user, if you have a long LO then as you progress the url will change to include a hash #page_number after the url (like section linking within a webpage), without the url refreshing. So I'd like to be able to have to force it on in the wizard so as not to be there for any existing LOs. That's why it will need an slight change to the wizard and to xenith.js. It will mean users can bookmark and leave and then return to the bookmark at a later date which for Long LOs might be very useful. I know you could split them but perhaps not best in all situations...

Will mock this up and see if it works in real life as I imagine it in my head...

Also, I don't think the hashes are sent server side so shouldn't affect the .htaccess at all.

Regards,

John Smith
Learning Technologist
School of Health & Life Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:02 PM
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Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Idiots guide wanted to add optional property to wizard

Hi John
I guess you know this already but to make a property optional you just add optional="true"
However what I'm not sure about is whether there's an easy way to add a new optional property for every page which it sounds like you need?
I'm curious though and maybe misunderstanding are you talking about bookmarking as an author or as a user? If as a user sounds like you need an addition to the engine rather than the wizard?

Also wondering how this going to affect the other issue re .htaccess rules?
Ron

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Smith, John
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Hi,

I have hashtag deeplinking working now in such a way that partway through a LO you can bookmark your page and return to that page at a later date. It appends the page number as a hash which overrides any other deeplinking options set. I'd like to get this checked in so that I can have a clear out of work-in-progress.

I want to make this optional though so as not to affect any existing LOs.

Can anyone tell me how you add optional properties to the wizard or point me in the general direction of any instructions? Any suggestions as to the name for this optional property also welcome or anything else that comes to mind?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

John Smith
Learning Technologist
School of Health & Life Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University


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