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

[Ron Mitchell]

Hi John

ok thanks for the clarification.

On a not unrelated note I'm working on a project where we're using a mixture
of Xerte and Articulate Storyline and one of the things the project wants is
for people to be able to return to where they were. Articulate output
provides this option automatically and I wonder if an extension to what
you're talking about here could eventually be similar automated
functionality too. Sounds good!

Cheers

Ron

 

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[mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Smith, John
Sent: 26 April 2013 16:48
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Idiots guide wanted to add optional property to
wizard

 

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

 

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[mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:02 PM
To: 'For Xerte technical developers'
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 

 

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[mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Smith, John
Sent: 26 April 2013 15:40
To: xerte-dev at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Idiots guide wanted to add optional property to wizard
Importance: High

 

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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