[Xerte-dev] Re: FW: selected template access

Tue Feb 12 17:07:55 GMT 2013

Agreed - thats exactly how it should work :)

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Smith, John
Sent: 12 February 2013 16:57
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: FW: selected template access

Looks absolutely fine to me... seems wise to use a switch() instead of if-else to cope with more templates...

Only question that I have is would it be better to group all the files (including this information) that is relevant to a "template" inside a relevant folder and then it would only be a matter of dropping in a perfectly formed package to add a template to a system, including the sql files etc... similar to how something like wordpress or drupal would do it?

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> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 4:53 PM
To: 'For Xerte technical developers'
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: FW: selected template access

Hi John
that bit was just moved inside the case from where it was previously so I guess that extra </> has been there for a while.
I've attached the relevant files to this message but I'm just not sure if this is the best way of achieving this so sharing for further comment.
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
Sent: 12 February 2013 16:36
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: FW: selected template access

Looks great Ron, just what I'm looking for...

Just one thing - there seems to be an error in the iframe code in the textarea. It's showing </> before the iframe closing tag...

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> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 4:23 PM
To: 'For Xerte technical developers'
Subject: [Xerte-dev] FW: selected template access

Hi all
I've been testing Julian's new site stuff and wanted to test a way of changing the links displayed in properties when viewing properties with a site LO selected. I have this working locally after adding the additional links to url_library.php and then using a case statement to check for project name in properties_library.php

However I don't want to risk the wrath of the cave! ;-)
Is there a better/elegant/more future proof way to do this?

In properties_library.php I've added a switch checking for template name and if it's 'site' show just the play_site link but if it's not site by default show the flash and html 5 links that we see now. The links obviously come from url_library.php. Here's the relevant code in site properties_library.php:

$query_name_response = mysql_query($query_for_template_name);

        $row_name = mysql_fetch_array($query_name_response);

                              switch($row_name['template_name']){

                                             case "site":
                                             echo "<p><a target=\"new\" href='" . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url . url_return("play_site", $_POST['template_id']) . "'>" . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url . url_return("play_site", $_POST['template_id']) . "</a></p>";
                                                                           break;

                                             default:

                                             echo "<p>" . PROPERTIES_LIBRARY_PROJECT_LINK . "</p>";

        echo "<p><a target=\"new\" href='" . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url . url_return("play", $_POST['template_id']) . "'>" . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url . url_return("play", $_POST['template_id']) . "</a></p>";

                              echo "<p>" . PROPERTIES_LIBRARY_PROJECT_HTML5_LINK . "</p>";

                              echo "<p><a target=\"new\" href='" . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url . url_return("play_html5", $_POST['template_id']) . "'>" . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url . url_return("play_html5", $_POST['template_id']) . "</a></p>";

                              $temp_string = get_template_screen_size($row_name['template_name'], $row_name['template_framework']);

        $temp_array = explode("~",$temp_string);

        echo "<br><br><p>" . PROPERTIES_LIBRARY_PROJECT_IFRAME . "</p><form><textarea rows='3' cols='40' onfocus='this.select()'><iframe src='"  . $xerte_toolkits_site->site_url .  url_return("play", $_POST['template_id']) .  "' width='" . $temp_array[0] . "' height='" . $temp_array[1] . "' frameborder=\"0\" style=\"float:left; position:relative; top:0px; left:0px; z-index:0;\"></></iframe></textarea></form>";

                                                                           break;
                              }}}

and here's what a site template and other/Notts template shows:

[cid:image001.jpg at 01CE0943.7DCF75D0][cid:image002.jpg at 01CE0943.7DCF75D0]

I think I can hear rumblings from the cave already :-(

Ron

From: Julian Tenney [mailto:Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 14:16
To: Ron Mitchell
Subject: RE: selected template access

> Do you want me to have a look at displaying the correct play link in properties? Also .htaccess additions?

BY all means. There is no hurry, though. Now we have the temaplte working I toolkits we can i) decide how far we want to take it; ii) sort all this other stuff out.

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 13:19
To: 'Ron Mitchell'; 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: RE: selected template access

That worked...

changed name to site
parent_templates/site/site.rlt

created a new project

preview_site and play_site both work.

Do you want me to have a look at displaying the correct play link in properties? Also .htaccess additions?

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 13:13
To: 'Ron Mitchell'; 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: RE: selected template access

Tried that but no joy.
Renamed in the db as bootstrap and then changed /parent_templates/site to parent_templates/bootstrap and now it works.

Probably better though to find out why it wouldn't work via parent_templates/site/site.rlt oh just thinking perhaps I needed to create a new project after that change...

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 13:04
To: 'Ron Mitchell'; 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: RE: selected template access

Looks like the code uses the name from the originaltemplatedetails table in the db. Changes that to site and then it looks for /xot19/modules/xerte/parent_templates/site/site.rlt any reason not to rename bootstrap.rlt to site.rlt?

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 12:58
To: 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: RE: selected template access

Turned on debugging... something in the code still looking for the bootstrap folder?

Warning: file_get_contents(/xot19/modules/xerte/parent_templates/bootstrap/bootstrap.rlt)

Don't think it's cache.

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 12:50
To: 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: RE: selected template access

I wouldn't do it in basic.sql although if you don't want it available to all remove the *
Just set who it's available to via management.php

There's a slight issue possibly caused by the renaming...

Have tested on two different installs - I can create a new project based on the template but clicking insert doesn't do anything? It worked when it was called Bootstrap! ;-)

From: Julian Tenney [mailto:Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 11:11
To: Ron Mitchell
Subject: RE: selected template access

In basic.sql, instead of '*' for the access field?

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 11:11
To: 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: selected template access

it's username comma username
e.g. ronm,rmitchell

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 12 February 2013 10:52
To: 'Julian Tenney'
Subject: RE: Bootstrap

BTW Pat didn't answer your question about enabling for specific users - looks like it's username.
Not sure what the delimiter is but I guess either , ; or space - testing that now...

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