[Xerte-dev] Re: Nomenclature

[Mark Berthelemy]

Thanks Pat,  

So, tell me if I've got this wrong…

1) You would use a different template if you wanted to create a set of Learning Objects with a different look and feel? eg. one for one department and one for another? Although it would seem that a template is more than just a "theme pack", given that it contains functionality (ie. page types).

Can 2 templates share the same set of page types? ie. separating presentation from functionality.

2) A load of files from the parent_template are copied to USER_FILES for each new project. Which means that, if I update the parent_template after a project is started the project won't change?

I thought the USER_FILES were just that - containing the files uploaded by the users for each project.



I can see why renaming folders to SCORM might cause a problem later down the line. I'm just trying to find a better name than Xerte. The site module tells you what it's for.

Cheers,

Mark  

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On Tuesday, 3 December 2013 at 18:29, Pat @ Pgogy wrote:

> They are mostly my fault  
>  
> Page type: Correct
> Template: Correct (though the PHP confuses this at times)
> Module: A collection of templates presented in a particular way (eg. Xerte template = general elearning, Site template = Bootstrap website)
>  
> Some questions:
>  
> - I'm unclear on what the other templates inside the Xerte module are for, or why you'd need them?
>  
> Xerte is an engine, and you can send it a wizard to do different things, so by giving it a path parameter it will load and style differently. Since Xenith, the RSS template has gone cold a little
>  
> - What's the difference between parent_templates and templates? In what way is one a parent?
>  
> The parent, is because that is what is copied to instantiate a new template. So some of the template is the template (common files across all users projects), whereas parent templates is the block of the template copied into USER-FILES when a new project is made  
>  
> - Can we rename the Nottingham template to something more meaningful - like SCORM-starter?
>  
> You could, but each folder in USER-FILES has the template in its name (which was stupid, and we should stop) so rename a template and you have to rename a lot of folders  
>  
> - Can we rename the Xerte module to something more meaningful - like SCORM?
>  
> You could do, not sure what it gains, and calling it SCORM seems to deny anything else the right to be scorm?
>  
> - When would you plugin a module as opposed to a template?
>  
> When you have an existing module which has code which can be repurposed. So you could create a D3 module (for visualisations) and use it to display different templates
>  
>  
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Mark Berthelemy <mberthelemy at wyversolutions.co.uk (mailto:mberthelemy at wyversolutions.co.uk)> wrote:
> > Hi all,  
> >  
> > I'm just checking my understanding of some of the Xerte nomenclature:
> >  
> > Page type: A way of presenting a chunk of information or an interaction (eg. graphic + text, multi-choice question, hot spot graphic) - stored as an html file (for the output), and an XML description (for the editor) inside a template  
> > Template: A package of page types and associated files designed for a specific purpose (eg. the Nottingham template for general elearning)
> > Module: A collection of templates presented in a particular way (eg. Xerte template = general elearning, Site template = Bootstrap website)
> >  
> > Some questions:
> >  
> > - I'm unclear on what the other templates inside the Xerte module are for, or why you'd need them?
> > - What's the difference between parent_templates and templates? In what way is one a parent?
> > - Can we rename the Nottingham template to something more meaningful - like SCORM-starter?
> > - Can we rename the Xerte module to something more meaningful - like SCORM?
> > - When would you plugin a module as opposed to a template?
> >  
> > If someone has already documented these structures, please could you point me in the right direction, to save reinventing the wheel.
> >  
> > Thanks,
> >  
> > Mark  
> >  
> >  
> >  
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> > Mark Berthelemy
> > Managing Director
> > Tel: 01773 318 962
> > Mob: 07922 146 761
> > Web: www.wyversolutions.co.uk (http://www.wyversolutions.co.uk)
> >  
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